National School for Folklore Arts "Filip Kutev" is a

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n school for folklore located in

Kotel, Bulgaria Kotel ( bg, Котел , ) is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Sliven Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Kotel Municipality. In 2016, the town had a population of 5,329.

History

National School for Folklore Arts "Filip Kutev", named after famous Bulgarian composer

Filip Kutev Filip Kutev ( bg, Филип Кутев), often anglicized Philip Koutev (13 June 1903 – 27 November 1982), was a Bulgarian composer, arranger and founder, with his wife Maria Kuteva, in 1951, of Bulgaria's first professional, state supported ense ...

, was founded on 2 October 1967. Until 2004 the school was called Major Musical School "Filip Kutev". In the school there were vocal groups and choirs. The first classes were focused on Traditional Bulgarian Folklore and folklore from the other Bulgarian regions. The first director of the school is

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Graduates

*Teodosii Spasov - Bulgarian musician *Dancho Radunov - Bulgarian musician *Dimitar Lavchev - Bulgarian musician *Binka Dobreva - Bulgarian singer *Tanya Miteva Nedeva - Singer with Ensemble Filip Kutev

References

Schools in Bulgaria Folklore studies Educational institutions established in 1967 {{Bulgaria-school-stub