Dimitar Naumov

Dimitar Naumov (b. 1943) graduated from the National Academy of Music in 1970 majoring in Music Pedagogy and Composition (1978-1981) under Zdravko Manolov and Professor Parashkev Hadjiev. He specialised at the Jeunesses Musicales in Torun, Poland, under Professor Witold Lutoslawski (1975). He attended composition workshops at the Moscow (1973) and the Prague (1972) Conservatories. He taught music theory subjects and concurrently worked as music editor at the Bulgarian National Radio (1968-76) and music publisher at the Culture Committee (the today’s Ministry of Culture) (1976-91). Since 1995, he has lived and has worked in Washington teaching Music Theory at the Prince George Community College in Maryland and Piano at the Annandale Community College in Virginia, and also working as a conductor and composer. He composed over 100 opuses including two children’s musical plays; symphony and chamber works; songs and choral music; traditional music arrangements, theatre music; pop music, etc. His works were performed in Europe and the USA.