Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska ( bg, Албена Петрович-Врачанска) (born 20 October 1965 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, pianist and musical pedagogue. In 2007 she received the prestigious commission of the Cultural Year 2007 in Luxembourg and the Greater Region for the composition of "Gladius" for electric guitar and

instrumental ensemble A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, ...

. The Cultural Commission and Madam Mayor, Mrs. Theresa Gantenbein, granted her the "Cultural Award" and also the title of merits for services rendered to the cultural life of the municipality of Hesperange on the event of Excellence Awards. In 2007 she became a Jury member of the International Composition Competition "

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" in Rome, Italy, representing Luxembourg. Very active as a

, she devotes much of her creative energy to the musical CBT and teaching of young talented children. The idea, concept and creation of the Club “Artistes en Herbe” are in large part due to her efforts. Consequently, she is President-Founder of the

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under the

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of the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg.Page for concours international 2017 names AP-V as President and Founder at artistesenherbe.lu
/ref> Master in Musical Composition and Notation, she has been granted awards for piano, solfège,

music theory Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...

, composition and

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. She has taken her place among the Luxembourgian composers, and has written more than 600 works in various music genres.

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Programme mentioning Chorale Ste Cécile de Mertert, Directioun: Albena PETROVIC-VRATCHANSKA at Merter-Musek.luKünstlerinnen komponieren, dichten, malen für Kinder: Nicole Paulus, Albena Petrovic Vratchanska, Catrin Raber: Wann de Piano rose gëtt. Luxemburg Cid-Femmes.lu'Das musikalische Kinderbuch "Wann de Piano rose gëtt" ist das stolze Resultat eines Künstlerinnenauftrags... die Komponistin Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska' at Cid-Femmes.lu via web.archive.orgKunstlerinnen Biografie Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska Komponistin und Pianistin at Kek.luKinder Entdecken Kunstlerinnen: Künstlerinnen - Musik at Kek.luKOMPONISTINNEN ENTDECKEN UNTERRICHTSMAPPE FÜR LEHRERINNEN UND LEHRER DER VOR- UND PRIMÄRSCHULEN at Public.lu via web.archive.orgINECC.luArchive de l'INSTITUT EUROPÉEN DE CHANT CHORAL LUXEMBOURG- cours bref 'Musiques populaires russes', avec Intervenant: Albena PETROVIC-VRATCHANSKA at INECC.lu via web.archive.org27/06/2016 Bonner General-Anzeiger / FEU ''Abgesang mit Flöte und Harfe'' / Die aktuelle Kammermusiksaison des Beethoven Orchesters neigt sich dem Ende. Und damit auch ... (''Farewell with flute and harp'' / The current chamber music season of the Beethoven Orchestra is coming to an end. And therefore ... ... Including) ... Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska ... at genios.de
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110722132441/http://literaturarchiv.lu/en/manifestations/2003/lit_femmes/index.php 'Ad alta voce: Littérature et musique au féminin', 19 juin 2003, at Literatirarchiv.lubr>Plurio.lu
Littérature:

Anise Koltz Anise Koltz (born 1928) is one of Luxembourg's major contemporary authors. Best known for her poetry and her translations of poetry, she has also written a number of children's stories. In 1962, she was a cofounder with Nic Weber of the successful ...

honorée - Le Quotidien, 06/03/2009 via web.archive.org *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722155021/http://www.nowa.lu/index.php?language=en&page=49 "Gladius", 17.10.2007, Sonothèque: oeuvres enregistrées par Noise Watchers Unlimited, at Nowa.lu via web.archive.org] {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic-Vratchanska, Albena 1965 births Living people 21st-century composers 21st-century pianists 21st-century women composers Bulgarian composers Bulgarian pianists Bulgarian emigrants to Luxembourg Luxembourgian composers Musicians from Sofia Women classical pianists 21st-century women pianists