Background
Ivanov was born in Pleven Bulgaria.
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Milen Ivanov
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He studied at the musical school "Panayot Pipkov" in Pleven and the National Academy of Music "Pancho Vladigerov", specialising in choral conducting in the class of Professor Lilia Gyuleva.
Career
He is an editor in Bulgarian National Television and television host to the tv shows "Bulgarian lessons" and “Goes our music” (“Ide nashenskata musica"). In 1996 Milen creates “Eva Quartet”, where are signing Gergana Dimitrova, Sofia Kovacheva, Evelina Spasova, Daniela Stoichkova, who are singers in "The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices" / Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares too. Foreign a short time the quartet is established as one of the leading chamber folk ensembles.
"Eva Quartet" released several solo albums, and has performances in the most prestigious concert halls in the world.
Since 1998 he's been working with Daniel Spassov. Their creative quests are related to Bulgarian two part singing.
They are searching and recording samples of the most ancient stratums of Bulgarian folklore (Music of Bulgaria), in most of the records they experiment, superimpose voices, find modern music making. In 2003 released their first album with rebel, historical and renaissance songs.
In 2005 they present the album "Bulgarian Diaphonic Singing".
Make a lot of concerts in Bulgaria and private tours abroad - Austria, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Czechoslovakian Republic, Israel, Corsica, Switzerland. In 2009 released the album "Christmas Blessing". "The Mystery of the Ritual" released in 2012, included ritual songs of Bulgarian celebration rituals.
In 2009 Milen Ivanov, Daniel Spassov, Stanimir Ivanov and Ivaylo Madzharov create male vocal formation Svetoglas.
This formation is associated with the Christian music, Traditional music and its contemporary sound. The first musical project Svetoglas is entitled "The Wheel of Life".
In 2014 Svetoglas realizes several recordings of ancient ecclesiastical chants for the second independent project "Ancient Orthodox Hymns". The formation has made a number of successful tours in Russia, England, Norway, Belgium and Spain.
Participates in the international festival "Music of Faith" in Kazan - Russia, the Festival of Spiritual Music in Drammen - Norway, at the Festival of Sacred Music "Maestro de la Roza" in Oviedo - Spain, the International Music Festival in Cartagena, Colombia.
Milen Ivanov conductor of the choir "Slavic sounds".
