LOVE IS... VOICE

Here’s how and why!

❗ December 12, Saturday
❗ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
❗ Campus 90

Our cause:
The twelfth edition of LOVE IS... under the title

❤ LOVE IS... VOICE ❤ IN SUPPORT OF YOUNG FLUTIST SOFIA IVANOVA

The funds raised during the charity culinary celebration will be used to purchase a piccolo flute for Sofia.

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🎼 We present to you Sofia Ivanova - the face and personality of “Love is… VOICE”!

Sofia Ivanova is not an ordinary girl! And it’s not just about her talent, her numerous artistic performances and awards - truly impressive for her tender age. It’s also about her gift to captivate attention and impact people.

To continue her development as a musician - flutist, Sofia needs a new musical instrument - A PICCOLO FLUTE. Like all true jewels, the piccolo flute is small, exquisite, and… expensive. But we know that together we can raise the funds for it to shine in the hands of a great musician.

And why do we believe we can define Sofia this way - get to know her and judge for yourself!
And let each of us with a strong voice say: I will be part of Love is… ! And then let actions follow words!

🎶🪈🎤 “My name is Sofia Ivanova, I am 17 years old from Varna. I am a flutist, and I actively engage in opera singing. I have been studying at the National School of Arts “Dobri Hristov” for 12 years in Mr. Nikolay Yordanov’s flute class; at the same time, I have been a junior flute student with Prof. Matthew Gousy-Anselin at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria for the third year now.

🪑🍭📺🎶 Since I was very little, I have pulled my little chair in front of the TV to watch and listen to the New Year's concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, which is traditionally watched by my family every year! My musical journey began at the age of 4, in the children’s choir “Sea Stars” with conductor Maria Groidis. My first music and piano teacher was Desi Gozmanova-Kostadinova, to whom I owe my preparation and excellent score for the entrance exam in solfeggio in the first grade at the National School of Arts “Dobri Hristov”! 🪈I really wanted to play the flute, and when asked “why,” I answered “I don’t know! My heart wants it that way!”.

🎶 I started engaging in classical singing at the age of 7 to develop my breathing correctly, which would help me with the flute! The tenor - Maestro Arseniy Arsov introduced me to the opera repertoire, but I could not detach myself from this art! In my later training, Maria Zhekova-Pavlikova and Roberta Mateli joined, with whom I still work today!

📚🎵✈️✨ As a person, I am extremely curious and love the question “why?” - I read, I am interested in music and history, I love to travel, to try different foods, to get to know different cultures, to meet different people, to communicate in different languages - I speak English, Italian, and German; recently, I started teaching myself to play the guitar! I love to develop musically, and that’s why I regularly attend flute academies (in Switzerland, Croatia, Italy), as well as master classes with renowned professors, including: Sir James Galway, Denis Buryakov, Davide Formisano, Andrea Oliva, Patrick Gallois, Vincent Luca, Vincent Cortrevan, Robert Wynn, Kersten McCall, and many others.

🏅 I believe that participating in competitions is extremely important, not so much for the awards themselves, but for the experience, patience, self-control, going on stage in front of a jury and audience, and most importantly - everything learned in the preparation process, as well as the memories and meetings with wonderful people! This stays for a lifetime - I say this from experience, as I have participated in 85 national and international competitions in 12 countries, on three continents, and I have won 116 awards, including numerous Grand Prix, absolute first places (over prize-winning), and first prizes - like this one in XXXX MMK “Citta Di Stresa” - Italy, IX “A tutto flauto” - Venice, XII “Severino Gazzelloni” - Naples, Italy, XXII “Davorin Jenko” - Serbia, IX “Sole mio” - Russia, and many others. Among the special awards are: that of the Union of Artists in Bulgaria - Gold badge for contribution and achievements on three continents, as I became their youngest member three years ago, the Special Award from the Union of Bulgarian Musical and Dance Workers for the brightest performance; the largest award from the Rotary Club Varna-Evksinograd in the category “Art”, the Rector’s Award of AMTII “Asen Diamandiev” in the category of Classical Singing, and others.

🌟🎥 One of my most emotional musical childhood memories from a competition is from my participation in “Bulgaria’s Got Talent,” where I became a finalist just after turning 11 years old.

🎵 Since I was 13 years old, I started playing as a solo flutist with numerous orchestras in Bulgaria and Italy, including the Varna Philharmonic, the Representative Wind Orchestra of the Naval Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria, the state philharmonic Razgrad, the symphonietta Shumen and Vidin, the orchestra “Anima,” the chamber string orchestra “Puglia” - Italy. I am the first flute in the Youth Symphony Orchestra and in the Representative Wind Orchestra of the National School of Arts; I am a guest first flute of the Representative Wind Orchestra of the Naval Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria, being only the second woman to ever play in the orchestra’s over 140-year history!

🎶💗 Music for me is not just a sheet of notes - it makes my life more colorful, filled with nuances, teaches me patience, faith, love, perseverance, and how to live.

I love the stage - there I get to know myself - I am stronger, more confident, and braver on it. I am grateful for every opportunity to create and be heard! I love to tell stories through the flute and singing, to inspire people, that’s why since I was 15, I have had solo recitals - so far 4 - in Varna; in Sofia (museum “Boris Hristov” and Sofia City Art Gallery); and in Italy (Castelfranco Veneto).

✨ I have always said that the voice of every musician is their instrument - mine is the flute! This is the instrument that comes closest to the human voice, which is why flute teachers often say “sing it first” and then play it! But every voice has a different timbre! Just like the voice, the alto flute has a low register; the “normal” voice is known to everyone as the transverse flute; and the highest register is achieved by the piccolo flute, which is the smallest in size of all, but the most heard instrument in every symphony orchestra! I am grateful to the National School of Arts “Dobri Hristov” that so far, I have had the opportunity to play on a piccolo flute - provided to me by the school! I am about to purchase my own piccolo, whose voice will be heard! With your help, I believe this will be possible.” ❤️🙏

❤ If you are wondering how you can participate in our culinary charity celebration, we have a precise answer! Even 4 precise answers!

Option 1
By preparing a culinary temptation - sweet, savory, favorite, experimental, or whatever else you desire and providing it for our charity bazaar (for details, write to us here or contact us at phone 0887 48 00 66);

Option 2
By coming to our celebration and buying from the culinary temptations at absolutely symbolic prices. December 12, Campus 90, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM.

Option 3
If you are busy or will not be in town, or for any other reason cannot come during the event - you can donate by depositing/transferring funds to the following bank account: IBAN BG61UNCR70001523149329, BIC CODE / SWIFT UNCRBGSF, UniCredit Bulbank AD, account holder Todor Tzvetanov Sotirov.

Option 4
If none of the above 3 options are convenient for you, you can quickly and easily send the amount you wish to donate via Revolut to number 0888 294 162 - Todor Tzvetanov Sotirov.

You can deposit or transfer your donation by 2:00 PM on December 13, 2026. On December 14, on the page of “Love is...” we will publish a bank statement for all incoming amounts* and a statement from the Revolut platform, without personal data of the donors.

You can participate in any one or all of the mentioned options! It’s not important to give a lot, but to gather many!

The amount needed and desired for the piccolo flute is 5,000 euros. We believe that together we can achieve this goal!

🍰 It will be a true culinary journey, a pre-Christmas warm experience, meaningful and smiling time spent!

Welcome! Participate!

If you have questions or need further information, please write or call anytime at phones 0888 294 162, 0887 48 00 66. If you wish to donate, but the methods mentioned above are not convenient for you, please call so we can find the best option together.

THANK YOU!

And also on December 12!

A wonderful musical program of gifts and surprises for all attendees! Follow our page - https://www.facebook.com/Lubovta.e.Glas

The initiative is hosted by Campus 90! Thank you!
@kampus90varna

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!