Born on March 4th, 1961. He began his early training on the kaval at the Kotel Music School and The Academy of Music and Dance in Plovdiv/Bulgaria. Theodosii Spassov has developed his own unique style of playing the instrument by synthesizing traditional folklore with jazz, fusion and classical music. He has toured all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Canada and United States. In 1995, "Newsweek" magazine recognized Theodosii Spassov as one of the most talented Eastern-European musicians in its "best of the East" article. At home in Bulgaria, Theodosii Spassov is national figure and musical hero. He is currently member of the company of the Irish music and dance "Riverdance" (1998-2001). Theodosii has worked with many composers and musicians like Ennio Morricone, Andy Sheppard, Yildiz Ibrahimova, Milcho Leviev, Ivo Papazov, Trilok Gurtu, etc. Mr. Spassov was honored with many prestigious awards like The Special Prize of Detroit Flute Festival, The International Academy of Arts in Paris Award, "Music Artist of the Year" at the National Music Awards, etc.