Spectrum / Singing Bridges
The vocal group “Spectrum” will hold a concert on July 20 at the open stage in Katolicka Porta, as part of the “Singing Bridges” choral festival.
Spectrum Vocal Band is a five-member Bulgarian a cappella group with a unique style and approach to vocal music. Their performances are exciting and moving, showcasing elegant and beautiful vocal harmonies. The group’s repertoire crosses boundaries between pop, jazz and traditional Bulgarian folk music, thus creating a fresh and distinctive sound. Since its foundation in 2012 the group has performed at some of the most notable stages in Bulgaria, such as the National Palace of Culture, Bulgaria Hall, and Bulgarian National Radio. Spectrum appeared at major jazz, classical, choral and contemporary arts festivals all over Bulgaria, their concerts often broadcast by national radio and television stations. They also had huge success with audiences in Serbia, as they played shows in Bosilegrad and Nis.
The five singers have had productive collaborations, both live and in studio, with some of the finest Bulgarian jazz, classical, folk and pop musicians, such as Theodosii Spassov, Eva Quartet, Hristina Beleva, Orlin Pavlov, Lyubomir Denev, Antoni Donchev, FSB, and the Big Band and the Symphony Orchestra of the BNR.
In 2018 Spectrum were invited to be the opening act for the Manhattan Transfer at their concert in Sofia and were highly praised by the giants of vocal jazz. In 2019 they released their debut album of original music called “Cross Point”, and in 2021 their second album came out. “Singerprints” is a beautiful collection of traditional and original tunes in Bulgarian folklore style, full of rich harmonies, haunting rhythms and vivid vocal colours.
In the past few seasons Spectrum also participated in events with an educational focus, preserving and continuing the traditions of Bulgarian a cappella music. The five members of the
group are all professional vocalists with rich experience in the a cappella, choral, vocal jazz and pop genres, sharing the mutual love of creating a unique and thrilling performance with nothing else but their voices.
Programme:
I Wish – written by Stevie Wonder, arr. by Konstantin Beykov
We Speak Love – mus. and arr. by Konstantin Beykov, lyrics by Yanko Yankov
Baklava – mus. and arr. by Konstantin Beykov
Kossenitsa – mus. and arr. by Konstantin Beykov
Winter (Sandansko horo) – traditional, arr. by Yanko Yankov & Vesela Morova, lyrics by Vesela Morova
Bela sam, bela, yunache (White and Fair) – traditional, arr. by Yanko Yankov
As/Always – written by Stevie Wonder, arr. by Atanas Kulinski
Pod Sjajem Zvezda – mus. and arr. by Predrag Ivanović, lyrics by Mirjana Savić, adapted by Konstantin Beykov
Westwood Walk (A Theme For the Baritone) – mus. by Gerry Mulligan, lyrics by Yanko Yankov, arr. by Konstantin Beykov
De gidi (Hey-Ho) – written by Kiril Todorov, arr. by Konstantin Beykov
It Don’t Matter – written by Jacob Collier, arr. by Konstantin Beykov
Sednalo e Dzhore (Joreh Is A-Sitting) – traditional, arr. by Yavor Uzunov & Konstantin Beykov
Yunak e ranko podranil (A Brave Young Man) – traditional, arr. by Yanko Yankov
The event is accessible to people with disabilities.
Photo: Promo