Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Bojil Groubechliev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He began playing piano at age 10 and percussion at age 12. He earned his bachelors degree in percussion and teaching, from the Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, and went on to earn a masters degree in percussion, music history and teaching from the Music Conservatory of Bulgaria, where he studied with Dodri Paliev. After immigrating to the United States, he earned a second masters degree from Hunter College, where is studied with Erik Charlston of the New York Philharmonic.

Bojil joined the faculty of the Music Conservatory of Westchester in 2003. He teaches percussion instruments, drums, and sightsinging. Formerly, he taught percussion and drums at Vanier College in Montréal, Canada, and percussion and solfege at the Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria.

“I teach my students to love music, and to appreciate the creativity and uniquenss of all musical styles. I strive to develop students’ technical abilities so they can express themselves musically to their fullest potential.”

Bojil has been active as a performer. He was Principal Timpanist with the Sofia Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra of Choir Guillame-Couture in Montreal. He was Principal Percussionist with Sofia Symphony Orchestra and Hunter College Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he was the drummer for the Hunter Jazz Band. Renowned conductors with whom he has performed include Valery Gergiev, Yevgeni Svetlanov, Franco Ferrara, Emil Tchakarov, Yuri Temirkanov, and Edward Downs.

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Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success." —Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught
Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success."
—Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

Bojil Groubechliev | Percussion

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