Iulia Narcisa CIBISESCU-DURAN

– Composer, Conductor, Lecturer dr., Pianist, Poet –

ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION:
1972-1984 – Music Lyceum, Cluj-Napoca (Romania); Diploma in piano
1985-1990 – Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca (Romania); Studied composition with Prof. Emeritus dr. Cornel Taranu
1990 – Diploma in Music, Major in composition
1991-1996 – Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca (Romania) Studied orchestra conducting with Prof. Univ. Conductor Emil Simon and Prof. Univ. Conductor Petre Sbarcea
1996 – Diploma in Music, Major in conducting orchestra

WORKSHOP – participation:
1991-1998 – Composition – Workshop, Busteni (Romania), Instructor Prof. Aurel Stroe
1995, 1996 – Composition – Workshop, "Jougend Festpieltreffen", Bayreuth (Germany), Instructor Wilfried Hiller
1996 – Composition – Workshop, Centre Acanthese, Villeneuve les Avignon (France), Instructors: Ph. Manoury, M. Reverdy, A. Solbiatti
1997 – Internationaler Meisterkurs für Komposition, Brandenburgisches colloquium für neue musik (Germany), Instructors: M. Spahlinger, G. Stäbler, F. Goldmann, Paul-Heinz Dittrich

JOB EXPERIENCE:
1990-1995 – Teacher of harmony, conterpoint, theory, music history at Music Lyceum of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
1995 – University assistant at Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
1998 – University lecturer at Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
1990-1996 – Wrote a lot of musical chronics, interviews at specialty newspapers
1992 – Founded my own contemporary music group "Art Contrast"
1992-1997 – Concerts contemporary music with "Art Contrast" Group
1992 – Member of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists
1994 – Conducting Philharmonic Orchestra of Ploiesti (Romania), in the "International Young Conductor Festival", Busteni (Romania)
1994 – Conducting the Students' Orchestra of the Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca, Alba-Iulia (Romania)
1995 – Member of jury for selection the romanian melody participating to Eurovision
1995-1996 – Conducting Philharmonic Orchestra of Craiova in the "Competition of Young Conductors" Craiova (Romania)
1996 – Conducting the Students' Orchestra of the Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
1996-2001 – Conducting concerts with Philharmonic orchestras of Sibiu, Craiova, Ploiesti, Targu-Mures, Brasov, Botosani
1997 – Participation of the Musicologie Colocvium in Rheinsberg (Germany), with the work "The influences of Schönberg's music on my own composition"
1997 – Participation of the International Conference of Musicologic in Chisinau (Republic of Moldavia) with the work "Aspects of the complexity in the romanian postmodern music"
2000 – Member of "Professional Women's Advisory Board" at American Biographical Institute
2001 – Doctor in Stilistic of Music
1991-2005 Participation with compositions at "Toamna Muzicala Clujeana" Festival in Cluj-Napoca
1987-2005 – Recitals with my own compositions at "Musical Season", Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
2003 – Member of A.R.F.A.
2005 – Participation at "Cluj Modern" Festival in Cluj-Napoca

AWARDS:
1986 – "Prize of Music Academy" of Cluj-Napoca at "Ghe. Dima Competition" for Two lieder for soprano and piano and Quartet for winds
1987 – "The second prize" at "Ghe. Dima Competition" Cluj-Napoca, for the composition "Sonata for piano"
1988 – "The second prize" at the "Festival of the the students' creation", Targu Mures (Romania), for "Passacaglia for piano"
1988 – "The first prize" at "Ghe. Dima Competition", Cluj-Napoca (Romania), for Humanitas-mixtet choir, lyrics by Otilia Cazimir
1989 – "The first prize" at the "Festival of the students' creation", Iasi (Romania), for the composition Trio for winds
1989 – "The first prize" at "Ghe. Dima Competition", Cluj – Napoca (Romania) for Second Cantate for Mezzosoprana and 5 instruments, lyrics by Ana Blandiana
1990 – "The prize of Composers Union" at "Ghe. Dima Competition", Cluj-Napoca (Romania), for String Quartet nr.1
1992 – "The second prize" at "Ghe Dima International Competition", Cluj-Napoca (Romania), for Poemés pathétiques for choir mixt, lyrics by Appollinaire and Baudelaire
1995 – Mention at "National Competition of choral composition", Bucharest (Romania), for the choir Humanitas, lyrics by Otilia Cazimir
1995 – "Jean and Constantin Bobescu Prize" for conducting in Competition of Young Conductors, Craiova (Romania)
1996 – "Filip Lazar Prize", for conducting in Competition of Young Conductors, Craiova (Romania)
1996 – "The first prize" to the National Competition of Composition, Iasi (Romania), for Melancolia Egeei, lieder for sopranomezzosoprano and piano, lyrics by Greek contemporary poets
1996 – "The Romanian Television Prize", Iasi (Romania) for Melancolia Egeei lieder for sopranomezzosoprano and piano, lyrics by Greek contemporary poets
1996 – The "Lucian Blaga" Prize, at "Lucian Blaga International Festival", Sebes (Romania), for Three lieder for soprano and chamber orchestra, lyrics by Lucian Blaga
1999 – The 2nd Prize of "Lucian Blag International Festival for the composition" Three lieder for tenor, viola and piano, lyrics by Lucian Blaga, Sebes (Romania)

PUBLISHED BOOKS:
Ascunzisuri de masti – vers, Editura Mesagerul, 1995, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Taina egipteana – vers, Editura Cogito, 1997, Oradea (Romania)
Structuri polimorfe în postmodernismul muzical românesc – musicology, Editura Media Musica, 2002, Cluj – Napoca (Romania)
Cvartet de coarde nr. 3 – score and parts, Editura Media Musica, 2002, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Poeti clujeni contemporani-anthology – Editura Ana, 1997, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Dictionar de poeti-Clujul contemporan-de Petru Poanta-anthology – 1988, Fundatia Culturala Forum, 1998, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Stefan cel Mare si Sfant-500-Culegere de coruri – Editura Musatinii, 2004, Suceava
Scriitori clujeni contemporani-de Horia Muntenus-anthology - Editura Diotima, 2004, Cluj-Napoca