The Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty has been a separate academic structure within the Academy – alongside the two other faculties, Instrumental and Vocal – since 1954, when the State Academy of Music was renamed to Bulgarian State Conservatory.
The Faculty is a key unit within the Academy structure. The faculty staff provide instruction in the musical theory courses to students from all faculties.
Students in the Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty can take part in various creative and research projects and science forums and publish articles in the periodicals of the Academy. Those studying conducting can work with two professional ensembles – the Student Symphony Orchestra and the “Prof. Georgi Dimitrov” Mixed Chamber Choir. The Sound Engineering and Sound and Media Design courses also offer significant practical training – in prestigious institutions like the Bulgarian National Television and the Bulgarian National Radio. Among the former and current faculty members are some of the most prominent names in music art and science, many laureates of international competitions, and experts with extensive creative and research work, brilliant representatives of Bulgarian musical culture and of the Academy itself.
DEGREE COURSES AT THE FACULTY
Musicology
Composition
Music Theory
Choral Conducting
Opera and Symphony Conducting
Wind Orchestra Conducting
Sound Recording, Sound and Media Design
Sound Recording and Sound Design for Games
Media Composition
Music Therapy
Music Management
Pedagogy of Music Education
DEANS OF THE FACULTY
Prof. Veselin Stoyanov (1902 – 1969)
Acad. Marin Goleminov (1908 – 2000)
Prof. Dimitar Sagaev (1915 – 2003)
Prof. Dimitar Ruskov (1925 – 2010)
Prof. Georgi Dimitrov (1904 – 1979)
Prof. Benzion Eliezer (1920 – 1993)
Prof. Krum Angelov (1918 – 2006)
Prof. Vasil Arnaudov (1933 – 1991)
Prof. Samuil Vidas (1924 – 1984)
Prof. Alexander Tanev (1928 – 1996)
Prof. Alexander Tekeliev
Prof. Mihail Pekov
Prof. Pravda Goranova, Ph.D.
Prof. Dimitar Tsanev, Ph.D.
Prof. Adriana Blagoeva, Ph.D.
Prof. Kremena Angelova, Ph.D.