whats on Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares Scroll down for info on reserving a pre-show meal with Margins Cafe . For tickets to this event click BOOK NOW button above. The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares) Female Vocal Choir known in the past as The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir is an ensemble of rare artistic gift and enormous popular appeal. The choir truly represents one of the most amazing success stories in music. Created in the early 1950’s the choir’s first mission was to record authentic and arranged for multiple voices choral folk songs to be recorded and broadcast first on the radio and later on TV. The Swiss music producer Marcel Cellier discovered the beauty of the Bulgarian folk songs, folk singers, their unique voices and choral skills and in 1975 released his first album with songs performed by the choir – Volume I, which he called “Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares” (The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices). The album soon became a best seller. In 1987 he released Volume II which in 1990 was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording. It was at that time that the choir adopted the name “Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares”. Since then, the choir has performed more than 1,500 concerts outside Bulgaria in some of the most prestigious venues in the world. Choir members have also worked with artists as diverse as Kate Bush and U2, the songs of the choir have been sampled and remixed by Drake, DJ Tiesto, FKA Twigs, Bring Me The Horizon and many others. Once described as “the marriage of the avant-garde and the Middle Ages”, the magic of the ensemble stems from its success in mastering Bulgaria’s diverse, age-old vocal traditions while simultaneously sounding strikingly modern and original, thanks to the unique choral music structure – multi-part a cappella arrangements that transform its collective sound into strange colours as if something other than the human voice is being heard. In May 2018, the Mystery of The Bulgarian Voices released their first album of new studio recordings in over two decades entitled ‘BooCheeMish’, where the esteemed Bulgarian choir performs together with Lisa Gerrard (co-founder of the duo Dead Can Dance) on several tracks, thereby uniting two of the most distinctive vocal acts working in music. Following the release of ‘BooCheeMish’ in the spring of 2020 the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices released a new EP – ‘Shandai Ya/ Stanka’, featuring new versions of songs from ‘BooCheeMish’ and two new songs with Lisa Gerrard and the world beatbox champion SkilleR. 2022 marks the 70th anniversary of the choir. To celebrate this special occasion, the Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices will pay a special tribute to the large array of talented composers who arranged music for the choir by reintroducing some ‘gold classics’ back into their repertoire. Tribute will be paid also to the singers, who’s talent and songs contributed to the name ‘The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices’ and some of whom are no longer among us. http://www.themysteryofthebulgarianvoices.com/ https://www.facebook.com/lemysteredesvoixbulgares/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiTJ0TCIMYrhKUZ7mRHhBug Book For A Pre-Show Dinner Make your dinner reservation to eat at our Margins Cafe before the show! You must have a general admission ticket for the show to gain entry for dinner. Doors will open for early dinner ticket holders at 18:00. The Margins Cafe serves delicious, freshly prepared food at gigs and events. All profits go towards The Margins Project , based here at the Chapel which works with people who face issues of homelessness and crisis. Book Your Dinner Reservation HERE More Information: For Accessibility, please click here. The venue is seating only. All seats are unreserved and are taken on a first come first serve basis. Please arrive early before event door times if you have preferred seats. Due to the nature of our venue, please be prepared to queue for entry. The venue is fully accessible, with use of ramps and the upstairs bar is accessible with use of a platform lift. Please email [email protected] with your accessibility requirements as soon as you purchase your ticket as requests are dealt with on a first come, first serve basis. The bar is located on the first floor of the venue and will be open from the stated door time and remain open after the show. Alcohol consumption will be limited to the bar area only, it is not permitted to take alcohol to the main chapel space. An array of soft drinks and snacks will also be available and are permitted in the main space – please note the Union Chapel bar and kiosk accept card payment only. Strictly no food or drink may be brought from outside into the venue. Water bottles must be emptied before entering the venue, with refilling stations available inside. Seats for Margin’s Cafe Early Dinners can be reserved via the links above. Margin’s Cafe accepts both cash and card. If you have any queries about Margins Cafe, please contact [email protected]