Mega Mogula presents

The Bulgarian Orpheus, world-renowned kaval virtuoso
THEODOSII SPASSOV
solo concert
NEWSWEEK: "He actually created a new musical genre."
BERLINER MORGENPOST: "What he manages to produce on his wooden flute is sensational."
(www.theodosiispassov.com)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011
from 8:00 pm

Place: Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church "St. George"
150 S. Alexandria St, Los Angeles, CA

TICKETS: $25 in advance, $30 at the door
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For more information: 310-804-4019, info@megamogula.com

THE CONCERT IS PART OF

THEODOSII SPASSOV'S
2011 NORTH AMERICA TOUR
To celebrate The Bulgarian National Revival Day and
Mr. Spassov’s 50th anniversary
SEE MORE INFO ABOUT THE TOUR HERE: www.BGfocus.com/tour2011

THEODOSII SPASSOV,  kaval, voice
www.theodosiispassov.com

NEWSWEEK: "He actually created a new musical genre."

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "....like a jam session between Ian Anderson and Thelonius Monk."

BERLINER MORGENPOST: "What he manages to produce on his wooden flute is sensational."

HOWARD ROVICS: "His work on the Kaval was nothing short of pure genius."

CHRIS NICKSON: "....Spassov sounds like the late flutist and saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk Except Spassov plays a simple, rural shepherd's flute."

Theodosii Spassov began his early training on the kaval at the Kotel Music School and The Academy of Music and Dance in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The kaval, an eight-hole wooden “shepherd” flute, is one of the oldest instruments in Europe, rich in tone and technical possibilities.  Theodosii Spassov has developed his own unique style of playing the instrument by synthesizing traditional folklore with jazz, fusion and classical music.

For over 20 years, Theodosii has toured all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Canada, and the United States.  In 1994, he performed with Sofia Women’s Radio Choir, which was awarded with a Grammy award for “Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares”.  In April 1995, “Newsweek” magazine recognized Theodosii Spassov as one of the most talented Eastern-European musicians in its “best of the East” article, noting that “Spassov… is not merely surviving the post-communist cultural wasteland. He has actually invented a new musical genre.”

Theodosii Spassov has contributed to 20 CDs, four of his own, which have been noted worldwide.  He has composed and performed numerous film scores including the French-Bulgarian feature film Granitza (The Border), 1993.  He has also recorded themes for films by Italian composers Carlos Siliotto and Ennio Morricone, An Italian Story and The Breakout of the Innocent. At the fourth European Jazz Night, Theodosii Spassov was a featured performer along with other jazz musicians, including Winton Marsalis.

At home, in Bulgaria, Theodosii Spassov is a national figure and musical hero.  He was most recently awarded The Golden Age Medal, the highest recognition of Bulgaria's Ministry of Culture, and has been honored twice with the Music Artist of the Year award (1997, 2002). Spassov is the Artistic Director of the world-renown Philip Koutev Ensemble Of Music, Drama and Dance.  He is a soloist of Bulgarian National Radio.

Theodosii Spassov was a member of the Irish music and dance company Riverdance, 1998-2001.  He is the recipient of The International Academy of Arts in Paris Award (1996), among other international awards. 
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