RAY ON MY MIND SYMPHONY concert on 27 December at 7 pm at the Opera House
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Love, enthusiasm, adoration for the jazz legend Ray Charles in the concert RAY ON MY MIND SYMPHONY - the sequel! The unforgettable hits of the great Ray Charles will shine with the Stara Zagora Opera Orchestra and the Military Big Band - Stara Zagora, conducted by Captain Tsvetomir Vassilev!
RAY ON MY MIND SYMPHONY on December 27 at 7 pm at the Opera House!
RAY ON MY MIND SYMPHONY is the continuation of the project of saxophonist Craig Bailey and jazz musician Peter Salchev. Born several years ago and having experienced its success on various stages in Bulgaria, the RAY ON MY MIND concert returns to shine with the Stara Zagora Opera Orchestra and the Military Big Band - Stara Zagora under the baton of Capt. Tsvetomir Vassilev, to tell in music the life of the legendary Ray Charles. The premiere of the concert was on July 1 and 2 at 9 p.m. on the stage of the Antique Forum "Augusta Traiana" in Stara Zagora, and then RAY ON MY MIND SYMPHONY visited various stages.
The concert features original music arranged especially for symphony orchestra by Craig Bailey, longtime soloist with the legendary Ray Charles Orchestra. Included are some of his unforgettable hits, ranking him among the brightest figures in contemporary American and world culture.
On saxophone in the December 27 concert will be the renowned Bulgarian musician Dimitar Lolev. Born January 7, 1973 in Bulgaria. He graduated from the Secondary Music School in Plovdiv with a degree in bassoon and piano. In 2002 he was accepted to study at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen, the Netherlands. There he studied and graduated from the "New York Comes to Groningen" program with Ralph Peterson (drums), Don Brayden (saxophone), David Burkman (piano), Joris Tepey (bass), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Brian Lynch (trumpet) Dina DeRose (vocals and piano). In 2004, Dimitri reached the finals of the prestigious Dutch Jazz Competition, presenting his band Rakia at the North Sea Jazz Festival. In 2005, he won second prize for jazz soloist in the "Leidse Jazz Stad Competition" in Leiden, the Netherlands. In 2005 he came back to Bulgaria and started a busy concert and performance activity, playing with some of the most famous Bulgarian musicians - Teodosii Spasov, Angel Zaberski Son, Antoni Donchev, Mikhail Yosifov, Hristo Yotsov, Stoyan Yankulov, Hilda Kazasyan, Lili Ivanova and many others. 2008 he started teaching in the Jazz and Pop Department at the AMTII Plovdiv. Currently he is a lecturer in the saxophone class at NMA "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov". Musical director of "July Jazz Festival". Since 2012 he has been playing in the National Radio Big Band. He has been a soloist of the Stara Zagora Military Big Band - both at the Stara Zagora Jazz Forum and with performances in various jazz forums in the country with the Stara Zagora military musicians.
RAY CHARLES brings together many genres in his characteristic style of music making. Recognition has accompanied his entire creative journey, from having Georgia on My Mind proclaimed as the official song of the state of Georgia, to being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, to being inducted into the Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, and Country Music Halls of Fame, as well as being awarded an Honorable Mention from the Kennedy Center. Among his 17 Grammy Awards is the Lifetime Achievement Award.His discography includes numerous chart-topping singles and albums with platinum and gold sales status.
The soloist in the project, Peter Salchev, says: "Ray Charles has been with me since my childhood, when my parents listened to his music all the time. (...) It is a historical legacy to be studied and researched. For me, several missions are intertwined in this project. One is to really study and find out more about Ray's inspiration, motivations and emotions, and the other is to spread and tell the stories and messages of his music, to make it perhaps a little more interesting to young people who increasingly rarely hear about the music of this era."
PETAR SALCHEV is one of the outstanding Bulgarian jazz musicians of our time. His rich creative biography is impressive. He made a number of recordings for the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio, was a soloist of the Bulgarian National Radio Big Band, Big Band - Plovdiv, worked with Angel Zaberski - son, Zhivko Petrov, Hristo Yotsov, Simeon Shterev, Teodosii Spasov, Assen Doykin, Milcho Leviev, Petar Petrov, Kamelia Todorova, Hilda Kazasian, Oliver Yosifovsky, Kostas Maginas, Marius Pop, Dorina Markova, Boris Tonkov, Craig Bailey, Armel Dupa. He has performed on the stages of all jazz festivals in Bulgaria. He has performed in Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Denmark, USA, Turkey, Greece and Romania. Since 2005 he has been an assistant professor at AMTII "Prof. Assen Diamandiev" - Plovdiv, lecturer in pop and jazz singing, pedagogical practice and methodology at the Department of Classical and Pop and Jazz Performing Arts.
