An award-winning youth choir from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, celebrating the “Sister City” bond with Columbia through hauntingly beautiful folklore and contemporary choral music.

This performance is one of several major performances featured during the 2026 Muzika! Festival, which returns to South Carolina for its fifth season while also celebrating the 25th anniversary of its parent organization, Varna International. Led by Maestro Gregory Buchalter of the Metropolitan Opera, the festival brings together more than 50 world-class faculty members who mentor and perform alongside more than 300 emerging artists from around the globe.