CONTEMPORARY ROMANIAN MUSICIANS
Ana Maria AVRAM, composer

Romanian Romanian


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Last Update:
February 22, 2007

Ana-Maria AVRAM

– Composer, Pianist, Conductor –

ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY
Born in 1961 in Bucharest, Romania.

1980-1985 – she accomplished studies of composition at the Superior National Conservatories in Bucharest.
1992 DEA of musical aesthetics at Sorbonne Paris
1994 Great Prize of the Romanian Academy

Since 1988 she is a Member of Hyperion Ensemble from Bucharest – group of composers and interpreters representing a new, experimentalist and innovative direction in Romanian music, she realized a lot of European tours, as well as conductor and composer.

Her music incorporates the outward semblences of abstraction of archetypal sound, achieving its full development in the synthesis of electroacoustic and instrumental sources.

Her main works are: «Threnia I-II», «Orbit of Eternal Grace», for orchestra and soloists, «Ekagrata», «Swarms», «Seconde Axe», «Ec-Statoc Crickets», for chamber orchestra, «De Sacrae Lamentationem», «In Nomine Lucis», for large orchestra, «Zodiaque I-IV», «Notturno I-II», «Labyrinthe I-III», «Signum Gemini», «Ikarus I-IV», «Traces, Sillons, Sillages», «Doryphories», «New Arcana», «Ascent» – electronic & instrumental music, «Archae», «Metaboles», «Axe», «Quatre études d'ombre», «Ikarus-Kronos Quartet», «Assonant I-III» – instrumental and chamber musics, «Horridas Nostrae Mentis Purga Tenebras», «Novel Archae» – computer assisted music.

Her music is published by Edition Modern (London), Electrecord (Bucharest), Editura Muzicala (Bucharest), Artgallery (Paris), ReR Megacorp (London), Musicworks (Toronto), Bananafish (Los Angeles).

Her music was performed in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Stanford, in Vienna (in the Wien Modern Festival in 1992 and 1994) at Paris (several times at «Radio France» and «Theatre de la Ville»), in London (at Royal Festival Hall), Nancy, Allicante, Lisbon, Baden-Baden, Darmstadt, Moscow, Belgrade etc.

Her music was commissioned by prestigious ensembles such as Kronos Quartet (San Francisco) «20 Jahrhundert» from Vienna, soloists from l'Orchestre National de France, orchestras as Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra, Romanian National Orchestra, Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, L'Orchestre de Chambre de Roumanie, Radio-France, CCMIX, Ars Nova Ensemble, Institut International de Musique Electroacoustique Bourges.

«On the Abolition of the Soul» – a Radio France commission was released on a double CD- Radio France, as an anthology of Prix Italia since 1949.

Founder and director, with Iancu Dumitrescu, of the International Fezstival of Electronic andc Computer Music ''Acousmania'' Bucharest, – in partnership with Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, ''Musica Nova'' International festival (Ploiesti), Spectrum XXI 5-(Paris), Siberfest 2007 (Sibiu).Founder of the Romanian Community of Electronic and Computer Music (2004). Vice-President of CIME (Intenational Cummunity of Electronic Music – UNESCO).

Musicological contributions in ''Musica''- Bucharest, ''Bananafish''- Los Angeles, ''Musicworks'' – Toronto, ''Roumanie, Terre du neuvième ciel'' – Bucarest, Axis Mundi, 1992. & CREMAC- 2006 – in collaboration with Harry Halbreich. sus

CATALOG OF WORKS

MUSIC FOR SOLOISTS

MÉTABOLES (I) (1986) for flute (12')
World Premiere: 1986, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Virgil Frâncu
First recording: Artgallery – Paris ESL 009-ED MN 1007

MUSIQUE POUR MALLARMÉ (1987) for piano (11')
World Premiere: 1987, Romanian Radio House, Bucharest, Ana-Maria Avram
First recording: LP, ELECTRECORD, 1988 ST-ECE 16790/88

COSMOPHONIE (1988) for orgue (14')
World Premiere: 1988, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Dan Racoveanu

MÉTABOLES (II) (1991) for bass clarinet (13')
World Premiere: 1992, Paris, Radio France, ''Présences '92'' Festival, Didier Pernoît

REFLETS (1992) for percussion (10')
World Premiere: 1993, Cluj-Napoca, International Festival of New Music ''Cluj Modern'', Ensemble ''Ars Nova'' , dir.Cornel Taranu

ARCHAE (I) (1992) for solo voice (13')
World Premiere: 1992, Bucharest ''International New Music Week'', Romanian Atheneum, Soloist: Elena Vassilieva (France)
First recording: Edition MODERN ED MN 1004

QUATRE ÉTUDES D'OMBRE (1992 ) for bass flute (14' 30'')
World Premiere: 1994, Paris, Isabelle Hureau
First recording: Artgallery – Paris ESL 009-ED MN 1007

SWARMS (I) (1993) for 8 superposed violins (11')
World Premiere: 1994, Bucharest, Ioan Marius Lacraru

AXE (II) (1998) for cello (14' 30'')
World Premiere: 1998, Bucharest , ''G.Enesco'' Philharmonic, Andrei Kivu
First recording: 2000 Edition Modern ED MN 1013

FLASHES (I) (2000) for trombone (11' 30'')
World Premiere: 2000, Bucharest, Victor Arsene

PENUMBRA (I) (2003) for tenor saxophone (12' 30'')
World Premiere: 2003, Tokyo, Asashi Hall, Trio Kya, Robert Reigle,
First recording: Edition Modern ED MN 1019, 2003

APOKATASTASIS (II) (2003) for percussion (16' 30'')
World Premiere: 2004, San Diego (USA), UCSD, Gustavo Aguilar

GALAXY-REFLECTION (2004) for percussion (11')
World Premiere: 2004, San Diego (USA), UCSD Spring New Music Festival, Gustavo Aguilar
First recording: Edition Modern ED MN 1020, 2005

UMBRE (II) (2003 ) for clarinet (10')

AXE (VII) (2004 ) for doublebass (12')
World Premiere: 2004, Paris, ''Instants Chavirés''(Montreuil). Cond: Jean-Pierre Robert

SEVEN ROMANIAN FOLKSONGS FROM BELA BARTOK's COLLECTIONS (2005) for piano (21')


CHAMBER MUSIC

STRING TRIO (1986) for violin, viola, violincello (11')
World Premiere: 1986, Bucharest, ''Romanian Atheneum'', ''Trio Romantica''

CUVINTE PESTE POARTA DIN URMA (1986) for soprano and piano (13')
World Premiere: 1986, Bucharest, Romanian Radio House, Georgeta Stoleru (soprano), Ana-Maria Avram (piano)

CANCIONES DE LA SOLEDAD (1987) for mezzosoprano bassoon and percussion (14')
World Premiere: 1988, Bucharest,''G. Enesco'' International Festival,
Steliana Calos (voice), Mihai Tanasila (bassoon), Ana-Maria Avram (perc.)
First recording: LP ELECTRECORD, 1988 ST-ECE 16790/88

NOMOS (1987) for soprano, flute, piano, percussion and strings trio (14')
World Premiere: 1987, Romanian Atheneum; B. Manoleanu (soprano), V. Frâncu (flute), V. Ciurila (percussion) Ana-Maria Avram (piano) & ''Trio Romantica''

TWO SONGS (1987) for barytone and prepared piano on poems by N. Stanescu (9')
World Premiere: 1987, Cluj-Napoca, Gheorghe Rosu (barytone) & Ana-Maria Avram (pn)

DIALOGURI CONCERTANTE (1987) for doublebass and percussion (14')
World Premiere: 1988, Cluj, ''ARS NOVA'' Ensemble, Cond: Cornel Taranu. Soloist: Dorin MARC

CANCIONES DE LA SOLEDAD (1988) for mezzosoprano and b.cl (14') World Premiere: 1989, NEW-YORK, Steliana Calos, Leontin Boanta (bcl)

SIGNUM GEMINI (I) (1988) for clarinet and percussion (12')
World Premiere; 1988, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Aurelian Octav Popa (clarinet), Viorica Ciurila (percussion)

SIGNUM GEMINI (II) (1989) for clarinet, prepared piano, 2 percussiongropus and electronic tape (14')
World Premiere: 1989 PARIS, Radio France, HYPERION Ensemble
Conductor:Ana-Maria AVRAM
First recording: Edition Modern ED MN 1002 (1992)

MOMENTE (1990) for trombone and ensemble (14')
World Premiere: 1991, ALICANTE, Hyperion Ensemble, Soloist: Victor Arsene, Cond: Iancu Dumitrescu

MÉTABOLES (III) (1990) for clarinet and prepared piano (13')
World Premiere: 1991, ALICANTE, A.O.POPA (clarinet) and Ana-Maria Avram (piano)

OUÏR DANS SA CHAIR PLEURER LE DIAMANT (1991) for ensemble (14')
World Premiere: 1991, Bucharest, International New Music Week, HYPERION ENSEMBLE, Cond: Ana-Maria Avram

ARCHAE (II) (1992) for soprano, saxophone and ensemble
(1fl,1 cl, 1pec, 1violin, viola, cello, doublebass) (12')
World Premiere: 1992, Bucharest, International New Music Week Romanian Atheneum. Soloists: Elena VASSILIEVA (soprano), Claude DELANGLE (saxophone), HYPERION ENSEMBLE
Cond: Ana-Maria Avram

IRMOS (1992) for solo saxophone and saxophones ensemble (15')
(3 s-nino sax. muta in 3 s-no, 3 alto sax., 3 tenors, 3 barytones)

ASSONANT (III) (1993) for flutes, percussion and piano (12')
World Premiere: 1993, PARIS, Isabelle HUREAU (fl.),nr. 15 (perc.)
First recording: Artgallery – Paris, ESL 009-ED MN 1007

ASSONANT (II) (1993) for saxophones and percussion (12')

SWARMS (II) (1993) for string quartet (11')

IKARUS (II) KRONOS QUARTET (1994) for string quartet (14')
World Premiere: October 17 1994, ''Théâtre de la Ville'', Paris, Kronos Quartet
First recording: EDITION MODERN ED MN 1008, 1997

LE JARDIN DES SENTIERS QUI SE BIFURQUENT (1996) for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, electronics and tape (12')
World Premiere: Cluj, ''Ars Nova'' Ensemble, Cond: Cornel Taranu

ARCANA MAGNA (1997) for string quartet, clarinet, saxophone and prepared piano (16')
World Premiere: March 17 1998, London, Royal Festival Hall, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond.: Iancu Dumitrescu

ANANDA ASUR ELY (I) (1997) for saxophone and strings (11')
World Premiere: 1997, ''George Enesco'' Philharmonic, Hyperion Ensemble

AXE (I) (1998) for cello and percussion (14')
World Premiere: Andrei Kivu and Thierry Miroglio, Paris 1998
First recording: EDITION MODERN ED MN 1010

NOUVEL AXE (1998) for viola, two cellos and doublebass (14')
World Premiere: 17 May 1998 Nancy, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond.: Ana-Maria Avram
First recording: ReR Megacorp – London, DACH01-1999

NEW ARCANA (1998) for solo bass clarinet, clarinet, bassoon,trombone, precussion, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 doublebasses (13')
World Premiere: ''George Enesco'' Bucharest Philharmonic, November 1998. Hyperion Ensemble, Soloist: Tim Hodgkinson, Cond.: Ana-Maria Avram
First recording: EDITION MODERN: EDMN 1015

ASCENT (1999) for bass clarinet, bassoon, trombone, percussion, viola, 2 cellos, 2 doublebasses. (15')
World Premiere: March 1999 ''George Enesco'' Bucharest Philharmonic, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond.: Ana-Maria Avram
First recording: EDITION MODERN: EDMN 1014

DORYPHORIES (I) (2000) for bass clarinet, bassoon, trombone, 2 percussion groups, viola, cello , 2 doublebasses (11')
World Premiere: International New Music Week, May 29 2000, Romanian Radio House, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond.: Ana-Maria Avram
First recording: EDITION MODERN: EDMN 1016

DORYPHORIES (II) (2000) for bass clarinet, bassoon, trombone, 2 percussion groups, viola, cello, 2 doublebasses (10')
World Premiere: Belgrade, May 2000, Ring-Ring International Festival, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond.: Ana-Maria Avram

TRACES, SILLONS, SILLAGES (II) (2000) for ensemble
(1fl, 1cl, 1bass, 1trb, 1perc, pno, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 doublebasses). (13')
World Premiere: May 2000, Ring Ring International Festival, Belgrade, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond.: AM Avram

ANANDA ASUR ELY (II) (2000) for clarinet and viola (10')
World Premiere: May 2001, Bucharest Radio House, International New Music Week, Aurelian Octav Popa and Sanda Craciun

AXE (III) (2001) for clarinet and cello (11')
World Premiere: November 2002, Romanian Radio House, Tim Hodgkinson (clarinet) and Andrei Kivu (cello)

TWO ROMANIAN FOLKSONGS FROM BELA BARTOK's COLLECTIONS (2001) for four bassoons (7')
World Premiere: ''George Enesco'' Bucharest Philharmonic, December 2001 ''Acolade'' Ensemble

TEXTURES (I) (2002) for ensemble (1cl,1bass,1trb, pec, piano, 2 viola, 2 cellos ,2 doublebasses) (10')
World Premiere: June 2002, Bucharest. Hyperion Ensemble, Cond: Ana-Maria Avram

ASANA (2002) for clarinet, viola, cello, doublebass (9')
World Premiere: 2002, Bucharest, Hyperion Ensemble, ''George Enesco'' Philharmonic

SEVEN ROMANIAN FOLKSONGS FROM BELA BARTOK's COLLECTIONS (2003) for viola and piano (21')
World Premiere: November 2003, ''George Enesco'' Bucharest Philharmonic, Cornelia Petroiu (viola) and Ana-Maria Avram (piano)

ESQUISE (I) (2003) for panpipe and 8 bassoons (7')
World Premiere: October 2003, Bucharest, Romanian Radio House, Yumika Nozaki (panpipe) & ''Acolade'' Ensemble, Cond: Ana-Maria Avram

NOUVEL AXE (VII) (2004) for nine strings (2 violins I, 2 violins II, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 1 doublebass) (12')
World Premiere: June 2004, Bruxelles, La Bellone, ''Musiques Nouvelles'' Ensemble, Cond.: Jean-Paul Dessy

ASCENT (II) London Sinfonietta Version (2004) for ensemble (16')
(alto fl, bass fl, cl, bcl, bassoon, hr, bass trp, trbone, tuba, 3 perc, 2 v-lins, viola, cello, d-bass)

ASSONANT (IV) (1993- 2005) for oboe, percussion and piano (12')
World Premiere: Bucharest, May 2005, International New Music Week, Trio ''SurPlus''

SEVEN ROMANIAN FOLKSONGS FROM BELA BARTOK's COLLECTIONS (2006) for violin / or cello/ and piano (21')
World Premiere: August 2006, Brasov. Sherban Lupu(violin) Ana-Maria Avram (pno)

TEXTURES (I) (2006) for soloists and ensemble (12')
(solo: bcl, ten.sax, hr, perc. Ens: 1.0.2.1.0.0.2.0.str: 0.0.1.1.2 , 1 pno, perc.
World Premiere: 3.05.2006 ''Acousmania'' Festival. Hyperion Ensemble, soloists: T.Hodgkinson, Robert Reigle, D. Simandy, G; Aguilar. Cond. A.M. Avram

QUATRE ETUDES ORPHIQUES (2006) for female voice and bass clarinet
World Première: November 18, Paris, Festival SPECTRUM XXI, Janet Pape (voice), Tim Hodgkinson (clarinet & bass clarinet)


ELECTRONIC AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

ZODIAQUE (I) (1990) for prepared piano and electronic tape (16')
World Premiere: April 1990, Juvisy-sur-Orge, France, Soloist: Ana-Maria Avram (piano)

NOTTURNO (I) (1990) for oboe and electronic tape Duration: 14'
World Premiere: April 1990, Juvisy-sur-Orge, France, Soloist: Adrian Petrescu (oboe)

ZODIAQUE (II) (1991) for percussion and tape Duration: 16'
World Premiere: 1990, ''G. Enesco'' Bucharest Philharmonic, Soloist: Thierry Miroglio (perc.)

ZODIAQUE (III) (1991) for prepared piano, percussion and tape (17')
World Premiere: May 1991, '' International New Music Week'' Bucharest, Ana-Maria Avram (piano) and Doru Roman (percussion).
First recording: EDITION MODERN ED MN 1002 (1992)

SYMETRIES (1992) on texts by G. Astalos, (with Iancu Dumitrescu)(25')
Soloist: Pierre Lamy (speaker)
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1004

DE L'ABOLITION DE L'ÂME (1995) broadcasting work on texts by E.M. Cioran for female voice, speaker, bass flutes, percussion, trombone, doublebass, prepared piano and electronic tapes. (19' 05'')
Radio France Commission & Realisation
World Premiere: February 14,1996, Radio France, Paris, ''Présences'' Festival
First recording: Radio France double CD/ Prix Italia 1949-1995

IKARUS (III) (1997) for vioda bassa and electronic tape. (16')
World Premiere: I.M. Lacraru, London, Royal Festival Hall, March 1997

IKARUS (VI) (1997) for viola and tape. (15')

LABYRINTHE (I) (1997) for string ensemble and tape (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 doublebasses) (16'30'')
World Premiere: Hyperion Ensemble, Conductor AM Avram, Bucharest, International New Music Week, May 1997.
First recording: Ediyion Modern ED MN 1009

DE L'ABOLITION DE l'AME (III) (1998) for ensemble and tape (20')
World Premiere: Hyperion Ensemble, Conductor AM Avram, 18 May 1998 International Festival ''Musique Action'', Nancy

NOUVEL ARCHAE (II) (1998) for live and computer assisted voices (14'11'')
World Premiere: June 1 2001, London, Royal Festival Hall, Luminita Fara & Ana-Maria Avram

ASSONNANCES (III) (2000) for voice, bass flute and electronics (17')
Commission and Realisation of the tape: UPIC Studios, Paris

TRACES, SILLONS, SILLAGES (I) (2000) for ensemble and computer assis-ted sounds (1cl, 1bass., 1 trb., perc., piano, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 Db).(13')
World Premiere: June 2000, Hannover, Hyperion Ensemble, Conductor A-M. Avram
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1016

TELESMA (2001) for computer assisted sounds and two percussion groups (14'20'')
World Premiere: June 1 2001, London, Royal Festival Hall, Luminita Fara & Ana-Maria Avram (percussion)

ZODIAQUE ANTIQUE (2001) for prepared piano, percussion and electronic tape (17')
World Premiere: June 1 2001, London, Royal Festival Hall, Luminita Fara (percussion) & Ana-Maria Avram (piano)

TELESMA (II) (2001) for bass clarinet and computer assisted sounds (15')
World Premiere: Tim Hodgkinson, Bucharest, November 2001, ''George Enescu'' Philharmonic
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1017

TELESMA (IV) (2002) for percussion and computer assisted sounds (14')
World Premiere: Gustavo Aguilar, 2003, UCSD, San Diego

APOKATASTASIS (I) (2002) for trombone and computer assisted sounds (13')
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1017

QUINCONCE (I) (2002) for viola and computer assisted sounds (13')
World Premiere: May 2003, Romanian Radio House, International Festival of Electronic and Computer Music ''Acousmania'' Soloist: C.Petroiu
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1018

TRANSMUTATIONS (2002) for bass clarinet, ensemble and computer assisted tape (1cl, 1 bass, 1 trb, 1 perc, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 d-b) (13')
World Premiere: November 2002, Romanian Radio House, Hyperion Ensemble & Tim Hodgkinson (bass clarinet), Cond: Ana-Maria Avram
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1019

LABYRINTHE INTÉRIEUR (2004) for bass flute, percussion and computer assisted sounds. (15')
World Premiere: Romanian Radio House, International Festival of Electronic and Computer Music ''Acousmania'', May 2004 by Lisa Cella (flute) and Morris Palter (percussion)

LUX ANIMAE (I) (2004) for ensemble and computer assisted sounds
(0.1.2.0,0.0.0.0, crds:1.1.1.1.) (11')
World Premiere: Bucharest, ''George Enesco'' Philharmonic, 19 June 2004, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond: AM Avram

LUX ANIMAE (II) (2004) for ensemble and computer assisted sounds
(1.0.2.1,0.0.1.0, crds 0.2.1.1.), perc (13')
World Premiere: Bucharest, SIMN, 2004, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond: AM Avram
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1020

FLASHES (II) (2005) for horn and electronics. (11')

FLASHES (III) (2005) for wind soloists, wind ensemble, percussion and computer assisted sounds. (14')
World Premiere: Romanian Radio House, International Festival of Electronic and Computer Music ''Acousmania'', May 2005, Hyperion Ensemble, Soloists: Tim Hodgkinson, Robert Reigle, Denis Simandy, Chris Cutler, Cond: AM Avram.

QUINCONCE (II) (2005) for viola and computer assisted sounds (13')
World Premiere: August 2005, Bruxelles, Dominica Eyckmans (viola)

THE ENDLESS BURNING FIRE (2005) for bass clarinet, prepared piano, percussion, harp and computer assisted sounds. (15')
World Premiere: May 2005, ''Musique Action'' Festival, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, Tim Hodgkinson (bass clarinet), Chris Cutler(percussion), Rhodri Davies (harp), Iancu Dumitrescu(doublebass), Ana-Maria Avram (prepared piano, conducting), Ellio Martusciello (sound projection)

LUX ANIMAE (III) (2005) for ensemble and computer assisted sounds
(1fl, 2cl, 1bass, trb, perc, strings) (13')
World Premiere: Bucharest, Romanian Radio House, ''George Enescu'' International Festival, Hyperion Ensemble, Cond: Ana-Maria Avram

VOICES OF THE DESERT (2006)
For ensemble, soloists and computer sounds (16')
World Premiere: Paris, Auditorium Saint Gérmain, November 20
Hyperion Ensemble, soloists: TimHodgkinson, Gustavo Aguilar, Denis Simandy, Robert Reigle. Cond: Ana-Maria Avram

LUX ANIMAE (IV) for saxophone, ensemble and computer sounds (14')
World Premiere: paris, Auditorium Sain Germain, November 21. Claude Delangle (-nino sax. , Hyperion Ens. Cond: Ana-Maria Avram


ELECTRONIC MUSIC

IKARUS (I) (1994) (14')
Realisation: Hyperion Studios
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1006

HORRIDAS NOSTRAE MENTIS PURGA TENEBRAS (1999) for computer assisted sounds. (9'30'')
World Premiere: International Festival of Electronic and Computer Music ''Acousmania'', 2002
First recording: EDITION MODERN EDMN 1015

NOUVEL ARCHAE (II) (1998) for live and computer assisted voices (14'11'')
World Premiere: June 1 2001, London, Royal Festival Hall, Luminita Fara & Ana-Maria Avram

ETUDE (I) (2001) for computer assisted sounds (11')
First recording:BANANAFISH – San- Francisco (USA) Nr. 15 / 2001

IYDAM (2005) for computer assisted sounds.(6'30'')
World Premiere: International Festival ''Synthèse'', Bourges, June 2005

LUX ANIMAE (VII) (2005) for computer assisted sounds. (15'21'')
World Premiere: «Musica Nova 2005 international Festival»

FOCUL VIU (2005) for computer assisted sounds (11'20'')
An International Institute for Electronic Music Bourges – IMEB commission
World Premiere: Festival Synthèse, Bourges, 5 june 2006


MUSIC FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE

LA CURTILE DORULUI (1985) for mezzosoprano and ensemble
(1-1-1-1, 1-0-0-0, 3 perc. gr., p-no, strings 1-1-1-1-1). (15')

DOUA CANTECE (1987) for barytone and ensemble (1-1-1-1, 2-0-2-0, 3 gr perc, pno, 1-1-1-1-1) (10')

THRENIA (II) (1990) for voices, chamber choir and ensemble (1-1-1-1, 1-1-2-0, 1perc, pn, strings: 4-3-2-1-1) (16')
A Commission of Juvisy-sur-Orge Town
World Premiere: October 1990 Juvisy-sur-Orge, Ensemble and Choir of the Conservatoire National de Région, Cond: Jean-Louis Vicart.

EKÂGRÂTA (II) (1993) for large ensemble (1-1-1-1, 1-2-2-0, pn, 2 perc. gr., strings: 4-3-2-1-1) (14')
World Premiere: November 1993, ''Wien Modern'' Festival , Konzerthaus, Vienna, ''20 Jahrhunderdt'' Ensemble, Cond: Peter Burwik

INSTANTS ORPHIQUES (2003) for ensemble and Soloists (14')
(1.1.1.1, 0.0.0.0, 1perc, Crds)
World Premiere: SIMN, mai 2003, Romanian Radio House, Soloists: Robert Reigle (saxophone) , Keiko Hatanaka (soprano), Hyperion Ensemble Cond: AM Avram
LPS and COMPACT DISCS

''Musique pour Mallarmé'' / ''Canciones de la soledàd'' LP ELECTRECORD, 1988 ST-ECE 16790/88

''Zodiaque'' for two prepared pianos and electronic tape / ''Ekagrâtâ'' for orchestra / ''Signum Gemini'' for clarinet, prepared piano and two percussion groups
Edition MODERN ED MN 1002

''Symétries'' for speaker and electronics / ''Archae'' – for solo voice
Edition MODERN ED MN 1004

''De sacrae Lamentationem'' for large orchestra /
''Ikarus (I)'' for electronic tape –
Edition MODERN ED MN 1006

''Quatre études d'ombre'' for bass flute / ''Assonant 3'' for flutes and percussion /
''Métaboles'' for solo flute –
Artgallery – Paris ESL 009-ED MN 1007

''De l'abolition de l'âme'' for instruments, voice and electronics. Radio France Commission /
''IKARUS II'' for Kronos Quartet
Edition MODERN ED MN 1008

''SWARMS'' (III) for string orchestra /
''LABYRINTHE'' for strings and electronic tape
Edition MODERN /ReR MEGACORP ED MN 1009

''CHAOSMOS'' (II) for two orchestra /
AXE (I) for cello and percussion
Edition MODERN /ReR MEGACORP ED MN 1010

''AXE II'' for cello. CD 'Musicworks' number 71, Toronto, Canada Summer 1998

''NOUVEL AXE'' for strings ''Musique Action '98''
Edition MODERN /ReR MEGACORP, ED MN 1011/ ReR Megacorp DACH01

''ANAMORPHOSIS'' for string quartet /
''SECONDE AXE'' for string orchestra
Edition MODERN /ReR MEGACORP ED MN 1012

''NOUVEL ARCHAE'' computer assisted music / ''AXE'' for cello
Edition MODERN EDMN 1013

''ORBIT OF ETERNAL GRACE'' for clarinet, percussion and orchestra / ''ASCENT'' for ensemble
Edition MODERN ED MN 1014

''NEW ARCANA'' for bass clarinet and ensemble /
EC-STATIC CRICKETS (II) for strings /
''HORRIDAS NOSTRAE MENTIS PURGA TENEBRAS'' computer assisted music
Edition MODERN EDMN 1015

''EC-STATIC CRICKETS (I)'' for strings 'Musicworks' number 76, Toronto, Canada 1999

''TRACES, SILLONS, SILLAGES'' for ensemble and tape /
''DORYPHORIES'' (I) for ensemble
Edition MODERN EDMN 1016

''ETUDE I for computer assisted sounds'' BANANAFISH, San-Francisco (USA) Nr. 15 / 2001

''TELESMA (II)'' for bass clarinet and computer assisted sounds / ''APOKATASTASIS'' (I) for trombone and computer assisted sounds
Edition MODERN ED MN 1017

''TRANSMUTATIONS'' for bass clarinet, ensemble and computer assisted sounds /
''PENUMBRA'' for tenor saxophone
Edition MODERN ED MN 1019

''INCANTATIO'' for viola and large orchestra /
''QUINCONCE'' for viola and computer assisted sounds
Edition MODERN ED MN 1018

''GALAXY-REFLECTION'' for solo percusson /
''QUATRE ETUDES D'OMBRE'' for bass flute /
''LUX ANIMAE'' for ensemble and computer sounds
EDITION MODERN ED MN 1020

''INCREAT (I)''
Hyperion Ensemble. Soloist: Chris Cutler (percussion, electronics) Cond: A.M. Avram
''INCREAT (II)'' (12'21'')
Hyperion Ensemble. Solist: Tim Hodgkinson (bassclarinet) Cond. A.M. Avram
''STRANGE ATTRACTOR'' for ensemble
EDITION MODERN EDMN 1021


Press excrepts:

''A great CD!!!! 5 pieces; three new works by IANCU DUMITRESCU (two for chamber ensemble – with electronics – tracking sound to its furthest lairs, and one for Orchestra; two by ANA-MARIA AVRAM, one for Orchestra (''de Sacrae...'' an indispensable classic ) and one for Tape.
Chris CUTLER – ReR RECOMMENDED – London

''Romanian composer IANCU DUMITRESCU and his associate, ANA-MARIA AVRAM, leading figures in the Eastern European school of modern classical music have issued many stunning works through the years, but this is the first to be issued in America.'' Los Angeles, sept.1999

''Of the three CD's issued thus far, one also contains three excellent works by a pupil of his: Ana-Maria AVRAM, whose compositional style is every bit as fascinating and innovative, and is certainly a talent to look out for...''
Alan FREEMAN: ''AUDION'', Leicester , March 1993

''ANA-MARIA AVRAM recently composed a quartand for Kronos, and followed it up with ''Nouvelle Axe'', peformed here by the strings of Romania's Hyperion Ensemble, who also work with DUMITRESCU. It's an uncompromising piece with a tendency to noise throughout, drawing blizzards of pizzicato, high – pitched sounds and lots of glissandos from the panoply of avant garde string effects.''
ANDY HAMILTON: ''THE WIRE'' (49), august 1999, London

''Both Avram and Dumitrescu are convinced that if they have been able to open new doors in music, it is because they have made or found precisely those connections bandween musical activity and inner life that remain unarticulated in conventional musical training. This is not, however, simply a matter of theit philosophy and motivation as artists. The psychological reality if their music is directly grounded in a conception of the acoustic reality iof sound.''
Tim Hodgkinson, ''Musicworks'' No 71, Summer 1998,Toronto.

«Both Avram and Dumitrescu are convinced that if they have been able to open new doors in music, it is because they have made or found precisely those connections between musical activity and inner life that remain unarticulated in conventional musical training. This is not, however, simply a matter of theit philosophy and motivation as artists. The psychological reality if their music is directly grounded in a conception of the acoustic reality iof sound.»
Tim HODGKINSON, Musdicworks No 71, TORONTO, Summer 1998

« ... Works also features three compositions by ANA-MARIA AVRAM, born in Bucharest in 1961. Wonderful to hear music where textural innovations aren't employed to colour pre-existing structures, but evolve form in process. On Zodiaque she plays prepared piano opposite Dumitrescu, a percussionist and magnetic tape.
Seems like these Romanians are engaged in a similar kind of sonic research to that which resulted in the masterpieces of Giacinto Scelsi and Ennio Morricone: collective endeavour, genuine 'deep listenning'. The results are similarly overpowering a milion miles from the tootling inconsecuence of most of what passes for New Music in the classical world.» BEN WATSON – The WIRE, LONDON, May 1995. sus