An exciting collaboration between the Carolina Youth Chorale & the Detska Kitka, award-winning youth choir from Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Featuring a captivating blend of contemporary international choral music, Eastern Orthodox, and Bulgarian folklore.
Conductors: Sara Morey & Yana Deliradeva
Conductor:
Sara Morey is a choral conductor and music teacher who holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Syracuse University. While attending Syracuse University, Ms. Morey worked with the many choirs including the Hendricks Chapel Choir, as well as completed a short residency conducting choirs in Strasbourg, France.
Ms. Morey taught music in the Syracuse School District for 5 years before beginning her position in the Horry County Schools in South Carolina in 2021. Since then, she has founded the Grand Strand Voices Youth Choir, now the Carolina Master Chorale. She now acts as Director and Conductor for the Chorale, while working as Chorus Teacher at Forestbrook Middle School.
Conductor:
Yana Deliradeva is a distinguished Bulgarian choral conductor, widely recognized for her innovative work with children’s choirs and her dedication to music education. She studied choral conducting in both Bulgaria and the United States, earning her master’s degree at Westminster Choir College in Princeton under the mentorship of Prof. Joseph Flummerfelt.
Upon returning to Bulgaria in 2002, Yana joined the renowned Detska Kitka Choir in Plovdiv as Assistant Conductor. Since 2011, she has served as the choir’s Chief Conductor, leading over 120 singers from more than 30 schools in the city.