Valeri Dimchev Age: 38 Place of Birth: Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Education 1977 – 1982 Folk music school - Shiroka luka, BG 1984 - 1988 Music Academy - Plovdiv, BG tamboura player, teacher Professional experience 1992 – 2000 NHG music school - Blagoevgrad, BG tamboura teacher. 2001 - Tv channel "Pirin /Blagoevgrad/ Additional professional activities - released 6 albums with folk and original, composed music : 1992 Return ticket 1994 The tamboura 1998 I see a light 1998 Friends of the song - children songs2001

The Bulgarian Tamboura /American Recording Productions - USA/2001

Sooner...Later... /Volatile Records - Canada/V.Dimchev has composed the music for TV programs and movies for Bulgarian National TV

Many arrangements of Bulgarian folk songs for different singers
V.Dimchev has played with Bulgarian and International groups, players, singers:
Acoustic, ETNA, ENEKK, ORFEUS, Farmers market, Teodosii Spassov etc. Language English

Awards received
1994 Nomination for the best Europian Jazz group – Carlovy vari, Chechoslovakia with “Valeri Dimchev quartet”
1995 Golden antena for the soundtrack of the TV film “Haramijska zalba”
1996 Pirinfolk - 2 nd prize for arrangement
1999 Festival of the Macedonian song - the award of the audience for a composed song.

Desislava Dimcheva Age: 25 Place of Birth: Pernik, BG Education 1989 - 1994 Folk Music school - Kotel, BG 1994 – 1999 South-West University - Blagoevgrad, BG - music teacher, and folk singer Professional experience 1995 - 1997 ”Philip Koutev” State ensemble Sofia, BG - choir leader and singer1997 - 1999 Teacher and choir conductor in Nederland, where D.Dimcheva also has given many workshops and lessons with Bulgarian and Balkan folk music and singing 2000 - 2001 Art center "Varosha" - Blagoevgrad Albums :1998 - I see a light /Polysound - Bulgaria/, January, 2001 - The Bulgarian Tamboura /ARP- USA/March, 2001 - Sooner... Later... /Volatile Records - Canada/ Additional professional activities: Number of Recordings for Bulgarian National radio and TVMany concerts and workshops with Bulgarian singing in Europe, North America

Language: English

Awards received :
1988 - 1st prize from the Orfeus days in Smoljan
1990 - Golden medal from the National festival in Koprivshtitsa
1994 - 3rd prize from Gjurga Pendzurova competition in Trun1994 - 1st prize for the best presentation of Bulgarian folklore in Poronka - Poland