Music College of Ploiesti – piano section, prof. Huba Bertalan 1976-1980
Music University of Bucharest – composition Diploma, prof. Stefan Niculescu 1981-1986
Specialitys:
Composition, music forms, prof. Stefan Niculescu
Orchestration, prof. Nicolae Beloiu, Tiberiu Olah
Harmony, prof. Alexandru Pascanu
Orchestra conductor, prof. Constantin Bugeanu, Iosif Conta
Scores reading, prof. Iosif Csire
Summer courses:
Music Holidays in Piatra Neamt – Romania (1982-1986) – prof. Myriam Marbe, Aurel Stroe, Pascal Bentoiu, Stefan Niculescu
Seminars of Music Forms Analyse, Busteni – Romania (1991, 1992, 1995, 1997) – prof. Aurel Stroe
High professional qualification:
PhD in Musicology, prof. dr. Anatol Vieru (1996), prof. dr. Octavian Nemescu (1997)
Orchestra conducting style, Master Degree 2000-2001, prof. Cristian Brâncusi
COMPONISTIC ACTIVITY:
Member – Union of the Romanian Composers and Musicologists (UCMR), 1990 –
Member – in The Symphonic Committee of UCMR, 2002 –
Laureate:
IInd Prize at The International Meetings of Choral Singing Tours (France): 1984
UCMR Prize at The "Gh. Dima" Composition Contest, Cluj (Romania): 1985
Ist Prize at The Choral Creation Contest for the Youth, Bucharest (Romania): 1984
IInd Prize at The Choral Creation Contest for the Youth, Bucharest (Romania): 1985
IInd Prize 1985;
Ist Prize at The National Contest of Choral Creation, Bucharest (Romania): 1993, 1995
UCMR Prize for Chamber Musical Creation, Bucharest: 2002
PEDAGOGIC ACTIVITY:
Associate Profesor – Music University, Harmony and Reading Scores, Bucharest: 1990-1994
PUBLIC ACTIVITY:
Vicepresident – the Romanian Musical Youth, Bucharest: 1990-1994
Music adviser – Ministry of Culture, Bucharest: 1990-1994
Artistic Manager – the Romanian National Opera, Bucharest: 1997-2000
Coordinator – the Aesthetics Department in the Musical Editorial Board of The Romanian Broadcasting Company, Bucharest: 2000
Collaborating Editor – the Romanian Broadcasting Company, Bucharest
Producer – the weekly broadcast "Romanians Composers from A to Z" , Radio Romania Cultural Channel, 2000-2002
Artistic Consultant – the "Ion Dacian" Operetta Theatre, Bucarest: 2001-
Orchestra Conductor – the "Ion Dacian" National Operetta Theatre, Bucharest, 2002-
PIANISTIC ACTIVITY:
Piano Accompaniment – University Choir from Bucharest, 1982-1987
Piano Accompaniment with Romanians artists in tours: China (1996), USA (2002), North Korea (2002)
ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING:
Participant – the International Festival of Young Conductors, Sinaia – Busteni (Romania): 1985, 1986, 1988
The Young Conductors Contest Craiova (Romania) – Prize "IONEL PERLEA", 1993
Tours – with Musical Theatres from Romania: Italy (1996, with the "Nae Leonard" Musical Theatre of Galati), Germany (1994, with the "Ion Dacian" National Operetta Theatre), Israel (1996, with the "Ion Dacian" National Operetta Theatre), Italy (2003, with Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera House)
OPERA, OPERETTA, BALLET, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES: MISS CHRISTINA by Serban Nichifor – Timisoara Romanian Opera House: 1994
RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi – Galati Opera House: 1996, Timisoara Romanian Opera House: 1998, Craiova Opera House: 2000
TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi – Timisoara Romanian Opera House: 1993
DON PASQUALE by Gaetano Donizetti – Oradea Philarmonic Ensemble: 1999
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by P.Mascagni – Iasi Opera House: 1995
ROMEO & JULIET by Serghei Prokofiev – Bucharest National Opera House: 1995
URMUZICA by Sorin Lerescu – Bucharest National Opera House: 1999
DIE FLEDERMAUS by J. Strauss – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 1995
WEST SIDE STORY by L. Bernstein – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 1993
VICTORIA UND IHR HUSAR by P.Abraham – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 1995
The BIRDS SELLER by C. Zeller – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 1995
The GONDOLLIERS by A. Sullivan – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 1996
PAGANINI by Fr. Lehar – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 1996
The FLOWER FROM HAWAII by P. Abraham – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 2000
The BLANDUZIA'S WELL by C. Trailescu – Bucharest National Operetta Theatre: 2002
SILVIA by E. Kalman – Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera House: 2003
COMPOSITION WORKS
ON ROMANIAN FOLK CAROLS Piano Suite – 1982 SONATA Clarinet and Piano – 1983 STRINGS QUARTET – 1984 Songs Cycle Soprano and Piano (on lyrics by George Bacovia): AUTUMN – 1982; LANDSCAPE – 1983; LEAD – 1984 THE STORY OF A WING Seven Clarinets – 1985 LACUSTRIAN poem / oratorio – Baritone, Mixed Choir, Orchestra (on lyrics by G. Bacovia) – 1986 AMPHION Solo Guitar – 1987 VARIS Cello and Percussion – 1987 TRIO Flute, Oboe, Basson – 1998 STORY Chamber Orchestra – 1986 FIR CELEBRATION Mixed Choir (10 choral songs on romanian folk carols) – 1989 THE ALIVE FIRE Clarinet and Percussion – 1990 THE MEETING Chamber Orchestra – 1991 THE STEP OF THE AIR Instrumental Ensemble – 1992 PIANO SUITE – 1992 RHOE Clarinet, Violin, Piano – 1994 SONS SONG five meetings between Reciter and Orchestra (on lyrics by Marin Sorescu) – 1995 TO FIR poem, Mixed Choir – 1995 THE SONG OF DAWNS Orchestra – 1996 CALLING Big Orchestra – 1997 POINTS FOR ARHIMEDE Soprano and Piano (three lieds on lyrics by Doru Râmniceanu) – 1997 PROODOS Percussion Quartet – 1998 BETWEEN TIMES Clarinet, Violin, Piano – 1999 TO TWILIGHT Winds Ensemble, Piano, Percussion – 1999 RESONANCE Soprano, Clarinet, Percussion (thre Lieds on lyrics by J. W. Goethe) – 1999 SWING AT DUSK Instrumental Ensemble – 2000 Two Lieds (on lyrics by Mihai Eminescu): ON STRIKE FOR THE MIDNIGHT and ONLY THE POET Soprano and Piano – 2000 TOWERS I, II, III Soprano, Violin, Piano (on lyrics by Ion Stratan) – 2000 ON A POEM BY EMINESCU – trio Voice, Piano, Percussion – 2001 LER, DOAMNE ! Mixed Choir (Three Songs on romanian folk carols) – 2001 Three Madrigals (on lyrics by Mihai Eminescu): AND IF...; THROUGH SILENT NIGHTS; IN THE WINDOW TO THE SEA Mixed Choir – 2002 TO VIOLIN solo – 2002 PRIOR TO AWARENESS for Recitatore, Mezzo-S., Bass and Instrumental
Ensemble (2003)
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