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Biography
A native from Sofia, Bulgaria, Harpist Tomina Parvanova is a high-demand musician having performed with major orchestras and ensembles such as Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Opera Boston, Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) among others. In 2011 Ms. Parvanova was a harp fellow at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Festival, and currently Ms. Parvanova holds Principal harp positions with Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra and New England Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ms. Parvanova is a winner of numerous awards and honors such as first prize at the Bulgarian International Young Artists Competition “Young Virtuoso”, second prize of the USA International Music Competition, as well as being chosen between candidates from all over the world to perform on the 9th World Harp Congress, Dublin "Focus on Youth" concerts. Ms. Parvanova was also a winner of the "Ann Hobson Pilot Scholarship" (2009, 2011). Other honors include second prize at the National Music Academy Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria and third prize at the International Festival of Music "Coast of Hope" Dobrich, Bulgaria.
As a great collaborator of contemporary music, she has performed with New Music groups such as Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Sound Icon, Ludovico Ensemble, Xanthos Ensemble and Brandeis University Contemporary Ensemble. In addition, she gives class presentation as well as individual consultations to composers who are interested in writing for the harp. Additionally, Ms. Parvanova is featured on recordings with Boston String Quartet, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Providence Singers, “Muziko Monda” World Music Ensemble and Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria.
While in Bulgaria, Ms. Parvanova was a principal harpist with Sofia Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Academy Symphony Orchestra and she has also toured through Europe with collaborative European Orchestras. She also appeared as a soloist with Pazardjic Symphony Orchestra performing the Dottersdorf Concerto for Harp and Orchesta.
Ms. Parvanova attended Master Classes with Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Emily Mitchell and Sioned Williams and has worked closely with Ursula Holliger and Rita Costanzi. In June 2009 Ms. Parvanova was a harp fellow at The Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific, Vancouver B.C. She has performed in some of the most prestigious venues such as Boston Symphony Hall, Seji Ozawa Hall, Jordan Hall, Bulgaria Hall (Sofa, Bulgaria), Konservatorium Wien (Vienna, Austria).
Under a full scholarship, Ms. Parvanova completed her Bachelor of Music Degree in Harp Performance from The Boston Conservatory in 2009. While at the conservatory, Ms. Parvanova was a winner of the Boston Conservatory Chamber Music Honors Competition and was a soloist of the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble premiering “Zusienku” by Igor Iwanek – Poem for Harp and Wind Ensemble, written especially for her. Awarded a full tuition scholarship at Boston University College of Fine Arts, Ms. Parvanova completed her Masters Degree in Harp Performance in 2011.
Ms. Parvanova’s primary teachers were Ann Hobson Pilot, Cynthia Price-Glynn, Ursula Holliger, Malina Hristova and Kohar Andonian.
Instrumentation
Tomina Parvanova: Concert Harp
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Setlist
SOLO REPERTOIRE:
COUPERIN-RENIE
Tic Toc Chock
DAQUIN-RENIE
La Cou-cou
BACH-GRANDJANY
Etudes No.3, 4, 6, Fugue in D
G. HANDEL
Prelude and Toccata
Theme and variations
J. DUSSEK
Sonata C minor
J. PARRY
Second Sonata
G. B. PESCETTI
Sonata in C
D. SCARLATTI
Sonata in E major K. 380
G. KIRCHOFF
Aria and Rigoudon
G. B. Viotti
Sonata for Harp
L. SPOHR
Fantasie in C minor
M. GRANDJANY
Fantasie on a Theme of Haydn
J. IBERT
"Scercetto"
M. TOURNIER
4 Préludes Op.16
Images no 1, Op. 29: no 3, Lolita la danceuce
Vers la Source, dans la Bois
Etude de Concert 'au Matin'
“Feerie” – Prelude and Dance
Jazz Band Op. 33
O. RESPIGHI-GRANDJANY
Siciliana
M. GRANDJANY
Fantasie on a Theme of Haydn
C. DEBUSSY
Clair De Lune
La fille aux cheveux de lin
G. FAURE
"Une Chatelaine en sa tour"
G. PIERNE
Impromptu-caprice
P. HINDEMITH
Sonata for Harp
G. TAILLEFERRE
Sonata for Harp
P. HOUDY
Sonata for Harp
A. CAPLET
Deux divertissements
C. SALZEDO
Scintillation
H. RENIE
Legende d'apres Les Elfes
A. MAAYANI
Toccata for Harp
A. JOLIVET
Prelude for Harp
J. CAGE
In a landscape
D. WARSHAW
Muse of Erato
F. PEROCCO
Tre graffiti
CONCERTO REPERTOIRE:
G. HANDEL
Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra
K. DITTERSDORF
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
C. DEBUSSY
Dances pour Harp
M. RAVEL
Introduction and Allegro
G. PIERNE
Concertstück pour harpe et orchestrer, Op.39
I. IWANEK
“Zusienku” Poem for Harp Solo and Wind Ensemble (Premier 2007)
CHAMBER MUSIC
SAINT-SAENS
Fantasy for violin and harp
G. LAUBER
Four Medieval Dances Op. 45 for flute and harp
C. DEBUSSY
Sonata for flute, viola and harp
J. IBERT
Trio for violin, cello and harp
T. TAKEMITSU
And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind - flute, viola and harp
A. JOLIVET
Chant de Linos - harp and string quartet
RAVEL-SELZEDO
Five Greek Songs - Mezzo and harp
A. BAX
Trio "Elegy" - flute viola and harp
V. PERSECETTI
Serenade for flute and harp
G. SCELSI
Okanagon - harp, tam tam, bass
S. IKONOMOV
Pastoral and Dance - piano and harp
