Marin Valchanov

Marin Valchanov (1949–2017) graduated from the National Academy of Music in 1973 majoring in Bassoon under Professor Hristo Proshkov. Studied Composition under Professor Pencho Stoyanov and Professor Lazar Nikolov. In 1971, he joined the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra as soloist-group leader. In 1974, he was prize-winner at the 6th National Competition for Singers and Instrumentalists. In 1977, he joined the staff of the State Academy teaching Bassoon and in 1998, was promoted full professor. He has had an active concert activity in Bulgaria and abroad as soloist and performer of chamber music. He has been involved with the Academic Wind Quintet including leading wind instruments professors of the State Academy of Music. The ensemble has a rich repertoire. Several Bulgarian composers dedicated works to it. He composed two chamber operas; orchestral music; chamber works; songs; film scores, etc. His compositions and particularly the chamber instrumental ones were performed in Europe, Asia, the USA and Latin America. In 1988, he took part in the Decade of the Bulgarian Culture in Germany.