The Pirin Folk Ensemble ( bg, Фолклорен ансамбъл „Пирин“, ''Folkloren ansambal „Pirin“'') (also Pirin Folk Song and Dances State Ensemble) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n performance group. It consists of a folk orchestra, a

dance troupe A dance troupe or dance company is a group of dancers and associated personnel who work together to perform dances as a sport, spectacle or entertainment. There are many different types of dance companies, often working in different list of dance ...

, and a women's choir. The ensemble strives to preserve Bulgarian culture by performing traditional music and dance from throughout Bulgaria. It has performed over 6500 concerts in 50 different countries, and produced numerous LPs, CDs, videos, and songbooks. ''National Geographic'' called Pirin "an organic synthesis of the regional folk choral and dance traditions of Bulgaria." The Pirin Folk Ensemble, named after the Pirin Mountains, was founded in 1954 in Blagoevgrad, a town in southwestern Bulgaria. Professor Kiril Stefanov was the Pirin Folk Ensemble's chief art director and conductor for many years.

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*''Magical Voices of Bulgaria'', 1994 *''The Voice of Pirin'', 1995 *'' Ray Lema Professeur Stefanov et les Voix Bulgares de l'Ensemble Pirin'', 1997 *''Pirin Folk'', 1998 *''Bulgarian Voices'', 1999 *''Folk Bouquet: Pirin Pearls'', 2000 *''Zapei, Zemya'', 2002 *''Variegated Folk Kaleidescope, 2003

Videos

*''"My Pirin": Folk Bouquet of melodies, songs and rhythms'' *''All That Youth'', 1996

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Pirin music
{{authority control Bulgarian folk music groups Bulgarian choirs Folk dance companies Musical groups established in 1954 Blagoevgrad

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