Kaval Sviri

When I joined Dekoor there were a few rehearsals early on where, for the last 15 minutes, the Bs/Br/T went to a different room than the A/M/S. While I was having a great time with The Rocky Road to Dublin, I knew the highs were singing some Bulgarian song that was apparently very complex with a few six way split close harmonies.

During my first months with the choir, this piece became sort of a mythical part of the repertoire because it was the only song I haven't heard yet! And when I finally did get to hear it (on a Sunday morning of a rehearsal weekend where I connected so deeply with all these new lovely people in my life, but also wisely was both the last one to go to bed and the first one to rise two nights in a row) it was the most magical experience; the highs sang it beautifully, the triangular roof caused insane reverberations and because I don't speak Bulgarian I could project whatever I wanted on the canvas of the lyrics.

A year later I finally found the guts to try to properly record this song. And both current and past members of Dekoor were kind enough to lend me their voices.

S1 Gianna Marsman
S1 Mai Lin Stas
S2 Ella van der Kooij
S2 Noortje Pater
M1 Annélène Lammers
M2 Laura de Vries
M2 Romy Both
A1 Paulien van Staalduinen
A1 Esmee van Amelsfort
A2 Tinka Veldhuis
A2 Ronneke Nieuwenhuis

Recorded on 28/01/2024 at HKU Studio 3
Mix - Ludo Vliegenthart & Floris van Lent
Recording Engineers - Joachim Grevelink, Tije de Haan, Amèl Joore
Film - Viky Pryyomska & Floris van Lent