Program

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

of XVIII Festival of Wind Orchestras "Diko Iliev" - Montana 2024

The event is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Bulgaria

31st May, 2024

11:00 a.m. Opening ceremony of the exhibition of the International Children Atr Contest “The music and dances of my people” – 2024
Exhibition hall «Kutlovitsa»
7:00 p.m.  Ceremony in front of memorial of the composer Diko Iliev
7:30 p.m.  March in procession
Opening ceremony of the festival

Program of the first festival evening:
Representative guards brass band at the National Guards Unit – Sofia, Bulgaria
Representative Brass Band and Majorettes Group "Dimitar Mechev" - Velingrad, Bulgaria
Wind Orchestra from Bursa - Turkey
Representative municipal youth brass band with Majorettes - Troyan, Bulgaria
Municipal Brass Band - Targovishte, Bulgaria
Celebration of 15 years Brass Band VIVO Montana - Montana, Bulgaria
Central square 

01st June, 2024

7:30 p.m. March in procession
Program of the second festival evening
First school guard orchestra with cheerleaders at the Secondary School "Ivan Vazov" – Pleven, Bulgaria
Municipal Wind Orchestra – Pleven, Bulgaria
Municipal Wind Orchestra – Botevgrad, Bulgaria
Sofia Wind Orchestra at the Iskar House of Culture – Sofia, Bulgaria
Mezzoforte Soul Music Orchestra Otopeni - Romania
Central square 

02nd June, 2024

7:30 p.m. March in procession
Program of the third festival evening
Youth Wind Orchestra with Majorettes - Botevgrad, Bulgaria
Wind Orchestra at Community Centre "Razvitie - 1869" - Vratsa, Bulgaria
Symphonic Wind Orchestra - Cesis, Latvia
Representative Youth Wind Orchestra with Majorettes - Lovech, Bulgaria
Diko Iliev Wind Orchestra at the Razum - 1883 Community Centre and Cheerleading Ensemble at the Municipal Youth Home - Montana, Bulgaria
Central square