VSOP (Varna Swing Orchestra Project) is a project created by 8 musicians for the 80th anniversary of the Bulgarian National Radio in 2014. It was first presented on a summer stage at the entrance to the Sea Garden as a concert-performance.
Since then, the project has a long history, a number of concerts in Varna, Ruse, Sliven and Sofia, has participated in various festival stages and has joint collaborations with two symphony orchestras – the Varna State Opera and the Ruse State Opera, has accumulated a large audience. The last festival to which the Varna Swing Orchestra Project (VSOP) was invited is the Jazz Festival “Dr. Emil Iliev” 2023 in Borovets. The main idea behind the Varna Swing Orchestra Project is the presentation of swing music, made by Varna musicians, and is one of the few operating in the country that popularizes vocal mastery in this style.
Ten years after its presentation in the year of the 90th anniversary of the Bulgarian National Radio, this project embarks on its development path, and envisages the writing and release of an original album.
At its core are the two vocalists Antoanela Petrova and Neycho Petrov – Reggie and Stratsimir Pavlov in the role of arranger. They are well known on the Varna scene, having already released a total of 3 albums. The remaining musicians are Valeri Tsenkov – drums, Janer Kaptan – double bass, Neyko Bodurov – trumpet, Velislav Stoyanov – trombone and Stoyan Royanov – clarinet, saxophone.
The project “Creating an album of the Varna Swing Orchestra Project (VSOP)” is divided into 2 parts. Its creation and the creative part of writing the music, lyrics and arrangements of 10 songs, together with presenting it for the first time to an audience, is the first stage. The second stage is recording, mixing, editing and mastering of the recorded material, release of a physical medium, advertising and positioning on online platforms, as well as promotion of the album.
The project Creating an album of the Varna Swing Orchestra Project is supported by the Culture Fund of the Municipality of Varna.
