The mixed choir “Rodna pesen “ from Burgas (Bulgaria) has more than 90 active years behind - laureate and prize winner in many national and international competitions and festivals. The choir was winner of the fi rst prize on international competitions in Langdlen (Wales), Cork ( Ireland ), Varna (Bulgaria), Tolosa (Spain), Newchatel ( Switzerland), Preveza (Greece). At the International Choral Competitions in Maribor (Slovenia), Bratislava (Slovakia), Prague (Czech Republic) the choir won silver medals. In its repertoire “Rodna pesen” includes musical compositions from all periods, consisting of different styles and also cantata-oratorical pieces. Nikolay Merdzanov has been conducting the choir since 1997. He has performed with different choirs in the U S A, Japan, Mexico and South Africa.