Ch. assistant dr. of piano at SWU Neofit Rilski, faculty of arts, Music department. Piano teacher with longstanding experience, and manager of “Presto Art School”.

Graduated from SWU “Neofit Rilski” with a Masters in the program “Musical instrument or singing with direction of vocal and instrumental formations.” Plays the electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, tambura, sas. Longstanding professional guitarist in Big Band Blagoevgrad.

Played in bands such as “Epizod”, “Klas”, “Herman’s Wolf Band”, “Sleng”, “DAILY NOISE CLUB” and D2.

Longstanding professional drummer at Big Band Blagoevgrad.

Graduated from NMA “Pancho Vladigerov”. Professional musician, composer, and piano player at Big Band Blagoevgrad.

Teacher of electric, acoustic, and bass guitar

Graduated highschool in the music class of NHH “St. Kiril and Metodii”, Blagoevgrad. Simultaneously studied guitar at Presto Music School with Stanislav Kaychev. At present, Anton studies at the SWU “Neofit Rilski” faculty of arts, Music department, with specialization “Pedagogy of musical art”, focus subject guitar.

Recepient of multiple awards from national and international contests, among which the International guitar contest, Pleven, and the national contest “Music without borders”, Sofia.

Anton Stoychev is also a part of the band Rockids, finalists in the TV show “The great rock recess” on BNT 1.

Participated in many concerts and festivals, some of which with Big Band Blagoevgrad, Chamber opera Blagoevgrad,the BG Radio Awards concerts, and the collaboration between Presto Music School and the band D2 - “Together for the children of Blagoevgrad”, etc.

Graduated from SWU “Neofit Rilski”, program “Performance art” – pop and jazz singing in the class of Orlin Goranov. Composer and performer experienced on stage, teaches rock, pop and jazz singing. One of the soloists of Big Band Blagoevgrad.

Teacher of piano, ukulele, singing

Graduated from Foreign language highschool “Akad. Lyudmil Stoyanov”, profile french and engliesh language. Simultaneously studied at Presto with instructors Tsvetomira Sabotinova and Valentin Vassev. At present, Milena studies at SWU “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad in the faculty of arts, Music department, with focus topic piano.

Recipient of multiple awards of national and international contests. Participated in many concerts and festivals, some of which with Big Band Blagoevgrad, Chamber opera Blagoevgrad, the BG Radio Awards concerts, in the collaboration project of Presto Music School and the band D2 - “Together for the children of Blagoevgrad”, etc.

Milena Ilieva is also a part of the band Rockids, finalists in the TV show “The great rock recess” on BNT 1, and a member of the band “Presto”, finalists in the TV show “Bulgaria seeks talent” on BTV.

vocal instructor

Graduated from the musical class of NHH “St. Kiril and Metodii”, Blagoevgrad. At present Sonya studies at SWU “Neofit Rilski”, Music department, in the program “Performance art” and “Pedagogy of musical art”.

Recipient of multiple awards in prestigious national and international contests, finalist in the TV show “The voice of Bulgaria”, where she ranked 4th.

Fine art teacher

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Graduated from NHH “St. Kiril and Metodii”, Blagoevgrad, with a profile in Fine art, with teachers the painters Jivko Yanev and Atanas Yanev. She received additional training in the Youth House - Blagoevgrad, with the painter Stefan Stoyanov.

Alexandra completed her Bachelor's degree with specialization “Pedagogy of fine art” from SWU “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, in 1998. In 2000, she received a Master's degree from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.

Alexandra went on to obtain a degree in “Interior and furniture design” from the University of Forestry in 2010, and professional qualifications in “Graphic design” and many others. She holds a second professional qualification level at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”., Department of information and development of teachers.

Since September 15, 1998, she has been a teacher of art at NHH “St. Kiril and Metodii”, Blagoevgrad. Since May 20, 2018, she has also been teaching art at “Presto”.

Alexandra works with students from all age groups, in different areas of visual art in school and extracurricular settings. She boasts many awarded students in prestigious contests and plain airs.

Recipient of multiple awards, notably the Honorary Distinction “Neofit Rilski” for long-standing overall professional work activity in the system of preschool and school education, the Diploma “Teacher of the Year”, 2018, in the XXI National contest of the Bulgarian Union of Teachers, track “Arts and sport”.

Graduated from NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov” in 2017 in the class of prof. Bonyo Lungov with profile AKT.

Participated in movies, series, and TV shows:

• “In circle”, director Stefan Komandarev
• “All Inclusive”, TV series, director Todor Nikolov
• “Guilt”, TV seriees, director Viktor Bozhinov
• “The stars within us”, musical show on Nova TV, director Magarditch Halvadjian.

Plays of the Municipal puppet theater Blagoevgrad

• “The fabled taletellers” play “Borvels”, playwright Yana Borisova, director Vezhen Velchovski
• “The magic mirror”, director Kiryakos Argiropoulos
• “The princess and the pea”, director Todor Valov
• “For a regular red riding hood”, paywright Atanas Ilkov, director Bonyo Lungov
• “Aladdin and the magic Viktor”, playwright and director Yana Borisova
• “The Bremen town musicians”, director Yana Borisova
• “Three little pigs”, director Galya Savova
• “Folklore magic from Pirin”, director Bonyo Lungov
• “Garvin the Magician”, playwright Yana Borisova, director Vezhen Velchovski. Ikarus Award for best puppet performance.
• “The little fairy”, director Albena Georgieva
• “The snow queen”, director Todor Valov

Graduated from NSMSA “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov”, Burgas with major “Stage arts” with instructor Simeon Dimitrov, and NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov” Sofia, with major AKT under professor Bonyo Lungov.

Participated in the series

• “Stolen Life” by Alexander Kosev
• “The road of honor” by Stanislav Todorov - Rog

And in the theater plays

• “My boundless love”, based on “Butterflies are free” - Don Baker - Alexander Galperin (DT “Nikola Vaptsarov”, Blagoevgrad)
• “The picture of Dorian Gray” - Viktor - director Stayko Murdzhev (DT “Nikola Vaptsarov”, Blagoevgrad)
• “Aladdin and the magic Viktor”, director Yana Borisova
• “The jolly monk Enichius”
• “Vaptsarov: Songs for man”, directors Teya Sugareva, Stayko Murdzhev and Boyan Ivanov
• “Tartuffe” - Valer - director Damyan Tenev
• “Vanity Fair” - George Osborne - director Margarita Macheva
• “The importance of being earnest” - Doctor Chasuble - director Anton Ugrinov