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Sorin LERESCU, composer

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Sorin LERESCU

– Composer –

Official website: http://lerescu.wordpress.com/
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ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY

Sorin Lerescu was born in Craiova, Romania, on 14 November 1953.

Studies: He graduated in composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest in 1979, where he studied with Tiberiu Olah, Anatol Vieru. (composition), Ștefan Niculescu (musical analysis), Alexandru Pașcanu (harmony), Liviu Comes (counterpoint), Nicolae Beloiu (orchestration). Postgraduated studies with: Gayle Mosand, at Dragvoll University in Trondheim (Norway), in 1983, Ton de Leeuw (The Nertherlands), Brian Ferneyhough (UK), Morton Feldman (USA), at Georg Büchner Schule, Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt (Germany), in 1984.

He earned his PhD at the "Gheorghe Dima" Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca in 1999 with Ede Terényi.

Professional activity: In 1982 he founded the TRAIECT New Music Group (The ATM - Romanian Musical Critics Award in 1983), a chamber ensemble comprising seven instruments (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, trombone, percussion and piano), which introduced to the public, both at home and abroad, a large number of contemporary works, covering a wide range of styles and aesthetic trends characteristic to the new music.

He is the founder and director of the MEETINGS OF NEW MUSIC International Festival in Brăila. President of the Romanian Section of ISCM between 2003-2013. Director and co-director of the 14th and 19th INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF NEW MUSIC – SIMN Bucharest. Director of the MERIDIAN, ISCM-Romanian Section International Festival Bucharest (2005-2012). Member of SACEM (France) and of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists.

He has been invited to participate in major festivals of contemporary music: Trondheim, Darmstadt, Tallinn, Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Chisinau, Belgrade, Cluj-Napoca, Gent, Bucharest, Brăila, Budapest, Timișoara, Odessa, Reggio Emilia, Minsk, Tirana, Plovdiv, Sofia, Curitiba, Minneapolis, ISCM World Music Days: Romania / Republic of Moldova 1999, Slovenia 2003, Switzerland 2004, Croatia 2005, Germany 2006, Hong Kong 2007, Lituania 2008, Sweden 2009, Australia 2010, Croatia 2011, Belgium 2012.
In 2001 Sorin Lerescu was invited as professor of composition at the Istituto Musicale "Achille Peri" in Reggio Emilia (Italy). In November 2003 he was invited as member of the International Composition Jury of "Valentino Bucchi di Roma Internazionale" (Italy) and as professor of composition (master class). Member of the International Jury of ISCM-CASH Young Composer Award 2006 in Stuttgart (Germany). In 2008 he was invited as professor of composition at the Faculty of Music, West University of Timisoara. President of the International Jury of Composition in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (2008) and member of the International Jury of Composition in Sofia (Bulgaria) (2010 and 2013) and Curitiba (Brazil) (in 2011).

In 2014, Sorin Lerescu was invited to hold lectures on his music and Romanian contemporary music in the United States in Minneapolis (MN) at the Anderson Music Building of Augsburg College, at the University of Minnesota – Institute for Global Studies and at James Dillon's composition class at the University of Minnesota's School of Music.

Prizes: The Prize of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists for chamber music (2003), The Romanian Academy's 2003 "George Enescu" Award for Musical Creation, The Cultural Merit, Bucharest (2004).

Scores by Sorin Lerescu were published by Editura Muzicală in Bucharest (Romania), CARCIOFOLI Verlagshaus in Zürich (Switzerland) and LUCIAN BADIAN EDITIONS in Ottawa (Canada).

His works were performed in concerts and recitals in: France, Belgium, US, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, Australia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Kosovo, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria, Brazil; recorded or broadcast through the radio and the television by: BBC - Radio 3, Magyar Radio, Polski Radio, Radio Romania Muzical, Radio Romania Cultural, Radio Iași, Radio Cluj, TVR, TV SIGMA, Radio 3 Gent, Beogradski Televizja, TVH, SMEI-UCMR, Radio Parana, KFAI Radio Minneapolis, Radio Moldova, TV 7, TV Moldova 1. Some of his compositions have been recorded on LPs, audio cassettes or CDs: in Romania, by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, ELECTRECORD, INTERCONT MUSIC, Star Media Music, the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists (UCMR); in UK by METTIER Sound & Vision Ltd., in Australia by MOVE RECORDS, in France by NOVA MUSICA.

Sorin Lerescu published music analyses and reviews, was an accomplisher or a guest on radio and TV shows, and held conferences about the Romanian contemporary music and his works at home and abroad.

He currently teaches counterpoint and composition at the Faculty of Arts of the Spiru Haret University in Bucharest.

Editor-in-Chief at Annals of Spiru Haret University – Arts Studies (Music, Theatre) Journal.

CREATION

SYMPHONIC MUSIC WITH/WITHOUT SOLOIST(S)
MODALIS I for orchestra (1979)
Duration: 15'. First performance: 1981: Satu Mare, State Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Paul Popescu). Instruments: 2 Fl, Fl.picc. (o Fl.3), 2 Ob., C.ingl. (o ob.3), 2 Cl. , Cl.b., 2 Fg. Cfg.(o Fg.3), 4 Cni., 3 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, 3 Timp., Sil., Vibr. (o Mba. ad libitum), Legno., 2 T.-toms (acuto, medio), Gr.c., Trgl., 2 Ptti. (acuto, medio), T.-tam, Arpa, Pf., 12 Vni. I, 10 Vni. II, 8 Vle., 6 Vlc., 4 Cb.
AMBIANŢE – concert for string orchestra (1981)
Duration: 23'. First performance: 1982: Sibiu, State Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Dorin Frandeş).
SIMFONIA I (1984)
Duration: 22'. First performance: 4.09.1985: Craiova, Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Theodor Costin). Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl.3 anche Fl.picc.), 3 Ob., 3 Cl. (Cl.3 anche Cl.b.), 3 Fg. (Fg.3 anche Cfg.), 4 Cni., 3 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, Perc. I (2 Timp., W.bl., 2 Mar., Sgli., Vibr.), Perc. II (3 Bgs., 2 Ptti., Sil., Camp., 2 T.-toms, Gr.c.), Perc. III ( Car., Mba., Trgl., T.-tam), Arpa, Pf. e Cel. (un esecutore), 12 Vni. I, 12 Vni. II, 10 Vle., 8 Vlc., 6 Cb. Edited: Bucharest: Editura Muzicală, 1988.
MODALIS II – concerto per flauto e orchestra (1986)
Duration: 21'30''. First performance: 11.01.1987: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian National Radio Orchestra (conductor Ludovic Bacs, soloist Virgil Frâncu). Instruments: Ob. (o C.ingl.), Cl. (o Cl.b.), Fg.(o Cfg.), 2 Tr., 2 Trb., Perc. I (Vibr., Mba., Trgl.), Perc. II (3 T.-toms: acuto, medio, grave, W.bl., Mar., Camplli.), Perc. III (2 Timp., T.-tam., 2 Ptti.: acuto, medio, Camp.), Vni. I, II, Vle., Vlc., Cb. Edited: Bucharest: Editura Muzicală, 1995. Recorded: Bucharest: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 03790, 1991.
SIMFONIA II (1987)
Duration: 21'30''. First performance: 31.03.1988: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian National Radio Orchestra (conductor Cristian Brâncuşi). Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl.3 muta in Fl. Picc.), 3 Ob. (Ob.3 muta in C.ingl.), 3 Cl. (Cl.3 muta in Cl.b.), 3 Fg. (Fg.3 muta in Cfg.), 4 Cni., 3 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, Perc. I (4 Timp., Gr.c., Mar., Sgli., Sim.), Perc. II (3 T.-toms: acuto, medio, grave, Camp., Sil. ossia Mba., Cv.), Perc. III (Vibr., 2 Ptti.: acuto, medio – con arco, T.-tam.- con arco, Trgl., Camplli., Ucc.), Pf., Cel. e Clav. (un esecutore), Arpa, 24 Vni., 10 Vle., 8 Vlc., 6 Cb. Recorded: Bucharest: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 03790, 1991 .
SIMFONIA III (1994)
Duration: 22'. First performance: 19.01.2000: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra (conductor Cristian Brâncuşi). Instruments: 2 Fl. (Fl.2 muta in Fl.picc.), 2 Ob. (Ob.2 muta in C.ingl.), 2 Cl. (Cl.2 muta in Cl.b), 2 Fg., 2 Cni., 2 Tr., Perc.-un esecutore (Frs., Trgl., W.bl., Vibr., Camp., 2 Ptti. – acuto, medio, T.-tam, Sgli., Glock., Sil. ossia Mba., 3 Timp., Gr.c.), 8 Vni. I, 6 Vni. II, 6 Vle., 4 Vlc., 2 Cb.
SIMFONIA IV (with organ) (2001)
Duration: 25'. First performance: 20.06.2004, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, The International Festival Days of New Music, The Tele-Radio Moldova Company Symphony Orchestra (conductor Gheorghe Mustea). Instruments: Picc., 2 Fl., 2 Ob., C.A., 2 Cl., B.Cl., 2 Bsn, Cbsn., 4 Hn., 3 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Tba., Percussion: I (4 Timp.), II (Tub. B, Vib.), III (Glock., T.-t, Tri., W. Bl.), Hp., Org., Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Vc, Cb.
MOMENTE – for string orchestra (2001)
Duration: 12'30''. First performance: 14.07.2001: Brăila, 5th International Festival MEETINGS OF NEW MUSIC, Maria Filotti Theatre, Constantin Silvestri Chamber Orchestra of Bucharest (conductor Iosif Ion Prunner). Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002
SAX-CONCERTO – for saxophones(s) and orchestra (2004)
Duration: 17'. First performance: 26.05.2004: Bucharest, 14th International New Music Week, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian Chamber Radio Orchestra (conductor Cristian Brâncuşi, soloist: Daniel Kientzy, France). Instruments: 2 Fl. (Fl.1 muta in Picc.), 2 Ob. (Ob.2 muta in C.A.), 2 Cl. (Cl.2 muta in B.Cl.), 2 Bsn. (Bsn.2 muta in Cbsn.), 2 Hn, 2 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Percussion: I (Mar., T.-t., Glock.), II (3Timp., Tub. B.), III (Tom-t. A., m., Vib.), Vln. I, Vln. II, Vla., Vc., Db.
MODALIS III - Concerto for flute and flute orchestra (2006)
Duration: 13'. First performance: 22.03.2007, Paris, Cortot Concert Hall, Orchestre de Flûtes Français (OFF), conductor Pierre-Alain Biget, soloist: Pierre-Yves Artaud (France). Work dedicated to Pierre-Yves Artaud and OFF. Commissioned by Pierre-Yves Artaud.Instruments: 8 Fl. (Fl. muta in Picc.), 6 A. Fl., 6 B. Fl., 4 Cb. Fl.. Soloist: Fl. (muta in A. Fl.).
SIDE BY SIDE – Double Concerto for Saxophone(s), Viola and Orchestra (2009-2010).
In memory of my parents: Maria și Emil Lerescu. Commissioned by Daniel Kientzy și Cornelia Petroiu.
Duration: 25'. First performance: 28.05.2010, Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, 20th International New Music Week, Romanian National Radio Orchestra, conductor: Horia Andreescu, soloists: Daniel Kientzy – saxophone(s) (France), Cornelia Petroiu – viola. Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl. 1 muta in Picc.), 3 Ob. (Ob. 3 muta in C.A.), 3 (Cl.) (Clarinet 3 muta in B. Cl.), 3 Bsn. (Bsn. 3 muta in Cbsn.), 4 Hn. in F, 3 Tpt. in C, 3 Tbn., Tba., 4 Percussionists: I: Vib., W. Chim., Tub. B., Tamb., II: 3 Timp., 2 T. Bl. (hi, low), Mrcs., III: B. D., 3 Tom-t. (hi, medium, low), S. D., Tri., IV: Mar., T.-t., Glock., 2 Cym. (hi, medium), Vln. I, Vln. II, Vla., Vc., Db. Soloists: A. Sax. muta in: S. Sax., B. Sax.; Solo Vla.
SYMPHONY NO 5 ("dreams") (2012)
Duration: 22'. First performance: 23.05.2012, Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, 22nd International Week of New Music, Romanian National Radio Orchestra, conductor: Tiberiu Soare. Instruments: 3 Fl. - Fl. 3 changes in Picc., 2 Ob., C.A., 3 Cl. - Cl. 3 changes in B. Cl., 3 Bsn.) - Bsn. 3 changes in Cbsn., 4 Hn., 3 C Tpt., 3 Tbn., Tba., 4 Percussionists: I - 3 Timp.; II - Tub. B., S. D., Cym. (medium); III - Vib., 3 Tom-t. (hi, medium, low), Tri.; IV - Mar., T.-t., B. D., Hp., Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Vc., Db.


VOCAL-SYMPHONIC MUSIC
CANTATA I for 3 concertino groups, tenor, barytone and vocal group of children (1979)
Duration: 12'. First performance: Bucharest, Orfeu Chamber Orchestra of the MUZICA Society (conductor Radu Cozărescu). Instruments: 1st concertino group (Vno., Vla., Vlc.), 2nd concertino group (2 Whistles, 2 Ptti.- acuto, medio, T.-tam, 3 Timp., Camp.), 3rd concertino group (Trb., Cl., Fl.).
CANTATA II for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra (1988)
Duration: 15'. First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Horia Andreescu, soloists: Georgeta Stoleriu, Florin Diaconescu). Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl.3 anche Fl.picc.), 3 Ob. (Ob. 3 anche C.ingl.), 3 Cl. (Cl.3 anche Cl.b.), 3 Fg. (Fg.3 anche Cl.b.), 4 Cni., 2 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, Perc. I (Vibr., Trgl., T.-tom acuto, Ptto. Acuto, Sim., Camp.,), Perc. II (3 Timp., Glock., W.bl., T.-tam., T.-tom., Mar.), Perc. III (Mba., Sil., Ptto. medio., Sgli., Gr.c.), Pf. e Cel. (un esecutore), Vni. I, II, Vle., Vlc., Cb.


CHAMBER MUSIC
LEGENDE for chamber ensemble (1977)
Duration: 10'. First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall (conductor Sorin Lerescu). Instruments: Fl., Cl., Pf., Perc. I (Sil., Vibr.), Perc. II (Legno, Tamb. picc., T.-tom, Gr.c.), Perc. III (Trgl., 2 Ptti., T.-tam)
CVARTET DE COARDE Nr. 1 (String Quartet No.1) (1978)
Duration: 8'. First performance: Bucharest, ARTIS String Quartet. Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001
SONATA PENTRU FLAUT ŞI PIAN (Sonata for Flute and Piano) (1978)
Duration: 12'. First performance: Bucharest, Dana Ivanciovici (Fl.), Viorica Boerescu (Pno.)
MUZICĂ PENTRU SAXOFON ŞI PERCUŢIE (Music for Saxophone and Percussion) (1980)
Duration: 17'. First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Ilie Ştefănescu (Sax.), Gabriel Teodorescu (Perc.) – OMNIA concert. Instruments: Sax. alto in Mi b, Perc. (Sgli., 2 Mar., Tamb., 2 Cv., W.bl., Tamb. picc.- senza corde, T.-tom – acuto, grave, Gr.c., 3 Timp., 2 Bgs., 3 Ptti. – acuto, medio, grave, Hi-Hat, Trgl., T.-tam, Sil., Vibr., Camp.)
O ORĂ DE IUBIRE (An Hour of Love) – song cycle for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass and Piano, lyrics by Gheorghe Tomozei (1982) – I. 'Oră fără tine' ('An Hour Without You') – for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980); II. 'Amor livresc' ('Bookish Love') – for Bass and Piano (1982); III. 'Uitare' ('Oblivion') – for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1982); IV. 'Sonuri' ('Sonorities') – for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980); V. 'Declin' ('Decline') – for Bass and Piano (1981); VI. 'Nu sîntem numai noi în sărut' ('We aren't alone in a kiss') – for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass and Piano (1982).
Duration: 27'. First performance: 1982: Bucharest, Casa de Cultură 'Friedrich Schiller' Kulturhaus- TRAIECT concert, soloists: Steliana Callos (Mezzo-Soprano), Pompei Hărăşteanu (Bass), Mihai Vârtosu (Piano). Edited: Zürich: CARCIOFOLI Verlagshaus, 1997.
PHONOLOGOS II for keyboards, trombone, double bass, percussion and tape (1983)
Duration: 15'. First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu).
SUNET-FORMĂ-CULOARE I (Sound-Form-Color I) for n instruments and tape (1983)
Duration: 13'. First performance: 1984: Darmstadt, Internationale Sommerkurse für Neue Musik, Georg Büchner Schule – CONCORDIA concert. Instruments: Fl., Cl., Ob., Fg., Cno., T.-tam
SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination: Music for percussion (1985)
Duration: 10'. First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Viorica Ciurilă – TRAIECT concert. Instruments: Trgl., Cves., Mar., Sgli., 2 Bgs., Glock., 2 Ptti., T.-tam., 3 Timp
CONFIGURAŢII – String Quartet No.2 (1988)
Duration: 15'. First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall, ARTIS String Quartet
PHONOLOGOS IV for 6 instrumentalists (1991)
Duration: 15'30''. First performance: 1991: Chişinău, ARCHAEUS Ensemble (conductor Liviu Dănceanu). Instruments: Cl., Perc.-un esecutore (Sim., Sgli., 2 Bott.-acuto, medio, Mar., Trino., 3 T.-toms-acuto, medio, grave, Vibr., T.-tam, Camp.), Chit., Synthe. e Pf.-un esecutore, Vno., Vlc.
SUONO-TEMPO for 9 instrumentalists (1991)
Duration: 15'. First performance: 1991: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum – TRAIECT concert (conductor Sorin Lerescu). Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Perc. I (Camp., Vibr., Camplli., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio), Perc. II (Trgl., T.-tam, 4 Timp., Mar., Cv.), Pf., Vno., Vlc., Cb. Recorded: Bucharest: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE, 1991
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001
REFLEX-QUATTRO for saxophones quartet (1992)
Duration: 10'35''. First performance: 1992: Bucharest, International New Muisc Week, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Quatuor EMPHASIS (France). Instruments: S. Sax. in B flat, A. Sax. in E flat, T. Sax. in B flat, B. Sax in E flat
EIKONA for 7 instrumentalists (1993)
Duration: 20'. First performance: 9.04.1993: Chişinău, The International Festival Days of New Music – TRAIECT concert (conductor Sorin Lerescu). Instruments: Fl. (muta in Ucc.), Cl. (muta in Trino.), Trb. (muta in Mar.), Perc.-un esecutore (2 T.-toms – acuto, medio, T.bl., Bamb., Trgl., Trino., Glock., Vibr. Ossia Glock., Camp. ossia Glock., Mar., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio, T.-tam ossia Ptto. grave sospeso, Ucc.), Pf. (muta in Met.), Vno. (muta in Bamb.), Vlc. (muta in Mar.)
PHONOLOGOS V for 7 instrumentalists (1993)
Duration: 13'30''. First performance: 1994: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu). Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Perc.-un esecutore (T.-tam, Ptto. medio, Trgl., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio, Trino., Mar.), Pf., Vno., Vlc. Recorded: Bucharest, INTERCONT MUSIC – UCMR – ROR – IMMC 3010, 1997; SMEI-UCMR: 2002
LES JEUX SONT FAITS for instrumental ensemble (1995)
Duration: 13' . First performance: 1996: Gent (Belgium), The International Festival of Contemporary Music, Royal Conservatory Hall, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu). Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Perc.-un esecutore (Trgl., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio, Glock. Ossia Vibr., T.-tom medio, Met., Ptto. medio., W.bl.), Pf., Vno., Vlc. Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002.
REFLEX 5 for percussion groups (1996)
Duration: 14'. First performance: 1997, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Modern Festival, The Concert Hall of the Academy of Music, The Percussion Ensemble of the Cluj-Napoca Academy of Music led by Grigore Pop. Instruments: Perc. I ( Sil., Vibr.,Timp., Met. a, T.-tam, Bgs. a., Camp. ), Perc. II (Trgl., Met. m., Mba., T. -tom a., Ptto. a., Tamb. picc., Trino., Glock., W.bl), Perc. III (Sil., Mba. Vibr., Timp., T. -tom m., Ptto. m., Bgs. m., Trgl., Camp.) Perc. IV ( Trgl., Met. m., Mba., T.-tom g. Ptto. g.,Tamb. picc., Trino., Glock., W. bl.), Perc. V (Sil., Vibr., Timp., Met. g., Gong, Bgs. g., Camp.). Edited: Bucharest: Editura Muzicală, 2001; Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001.
PHONOLOGOS I pour des groupes instrumentaux (1996)
Duration: 15'30''. First performance: Bucharest, 1996, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu). Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Vno., Vlc., Pf., Perc.-un esecutore (Vibr., 3 Timp., W.bl., 2 T.-toms -acuto, medio, Camp.).
SIDE SHOW for trombone and chamber ensemble (1997)
Duration: 14'10''. First performance: 1997: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu, soloist Barrie Webb (Great Britain). Instruments: Trb.1 (muta in Ucc.), Fl. (muta in Castag.), Cl. (muta in Mar.), Trb.2 (muta in Cow bell), Perc.-un esecutore (Gr.c., T.-tom grave, Vibr., Tamb. picc.-senza corde, Sgli.), Pf., Vno., Vlc.(muta in Guiro). Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002.
TEMPERO for clarinet, percussion and tape (1999)
Duration: 10'. First performance: 30.05.1999: Bucharest, Cantacuzino Palace Hall, International New Music Week, Cristian Mancaş – clarinet, Georgeta Scurtu – percussion, TRAIECT concert. Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001.
DOPPIO ... for instrumental ensemble (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, violin and violoncello) (1999)
Duration: 12'. First performance: 2000, Bucharest, ARCHAEUS Ensemble (conductor Liviu Dănceanu). Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001
SAILING for 7 instrumentalists (2002) – commissioned by the MUSICA DANUBIANA Ensemble of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Duration: 8'. First performance:20.11.2002: Ljubljana (Slovenia), Studio 14 of the Slovenian Radio, MUSICA DANUBIANA Ensemble led by Pavel Mihelcic. Instruments: Fl., Cl. în Sib, Trb., Perc. (a performer) (Vib., T.bl., Tom.-t a., m., Gong), Pno., Vla., Vlc.
PROPORTIONS II for flute and chamber ensemble (2002) – work dedicated to Pierre Yves Artaud and to the TRAIECT New Music Group at its 20th anniversary.
Duration: 12'. First performance:10.12.2002: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group. Conductor: Sorin Lerescu. Soloist: Pierre Yves Artaud (France). Instruments: Fl. 1 (muta in Fl alto în Sol), Fl. 2, Cl. în Sib, Trb., Perc.(un executant) (Vibr., Camp., Trgl., T.-tam., Tom-t. a., m., g., Tamb. picc.), Pno.,Vna., Vlc.
(DIS)CONTINUUM for instrumental ensemble and tape (2003) – commissioned by the ARCHAEUS Ensemble
Duration: 8'. First performance:21.09.2003, Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, George Enescu International Festival (conductor Liviu Dănceanu). Instruments: Ob., Cl. in Bb, Bsn., Percussion (un esecutore) (Glock., Vib., Tom.-t. a., m., g., Bongos a., m., T.-tam), Pno., Vln., Vc.
VOICES for flute, clarinet, trombone and percussion (2003)
Duration: 8'. First performance:24.05.2003: Bucharest,International New Music Week, 'Mihail Jora' Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society.
TRAIECT New Music Group: Alexandru Hanganu – flute, Cristian Mancaş – clarinet, Eugen Niţă – trombone, Georgeta Scurtu – percussion. Conductor: Sorin Lerescu.
SOUL TRIO for Alto Saxophone, Viola and Piano (2005)
Duration: 9'.First performance: 11.01.2006, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Studio Hall, Trio ALTO: Daniel Kientzy – saxofon (France), Cornelia Petroiu – viola, Mihai Vârtosu – piano.
TOPOS for 14 instrumentalists (2006)
Duration: 9'.First performance: 31.05.2006, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum. Commissioned by the International Festival 'Week of Contemporary Music', PROFIL Sinfonietta, conductor: Tiberiu Soare. Work dedicated to Dan Dediu and Ensemble PROFIL.Instruments: Fl., Ob., Cl. in Bb, Bsn., Hn. in F, Tpt. in C, Tbn., Tba., Percussion (1 player): 2 Timp., Vib., Glock., 2 Tom-t. (hi-low), W. Bl., Cymbal (medium), Pno., Vln., Vla., Vc., Db.
GEÖFFNETE AUGEN for instrumental ensemble (2007)
Duration: 8'3''.First performance: 19.05.2007, Sibiu, Thalia Hall of the State Philharmonic of Sibiu, International instrumental ensemble conducted by Dorel Pașcu-Rădulescu. Commissioned by the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs and of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists for Sibiu- Hermannstadt – European Capital of Culture 2007. Instruments: Fl., Cl., A. Sax., Hn. in F, Tbn., Percussion: T.-t., 2 Tom-t. (medium, large), Glock., Vib., Hp., Pno., Vc.
SOLI INSIEME for flute, percussion and piano (2007)
Duration: 10'. First performance: 26.05.2007, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Week of Contemporary Music, Trio Contraste: Ionuț Ștefănescu – flute, Sorin Petrescu – piano, Doru Roman – percussion.
FJORD for instrumental ensemble (2007)
Duration: 9'. First performance: 12.12.2007, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, 3rd MERIDIAN, ISCM-Romanian Section International Festival, CAPUT Sinfonietta (Iceland), conductor: Guðmundur Óli Gunnarsson (Iceland). Instruments: Fl., Ob., Cl. in Sib, Fg., Hn. in F, Tpt. in C, Tbn., Percussion (1 player): Vib., Cymbal (low), Chim., Pno., Vln. 1,Vln. 2, Vla., Vc., Db.
ÉCHANTILLONS for instrumental quintet (2009)
Duration: 9'. First performance: 24.05.2009, Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, 19th International New Music Week, Ensemble LINEA (France), conductor: Jean-Philippe Wurtz.Instruments: Fl., Cl. in B, Vln., Vc., Pno.
IMPRESSIONS, String Quartet no 3 (2010)
Duration: 15'30''. First performance: 16.12.2010, Bucharest, Cantacuzino Palace Hall, 6th MERIDIAN, ISCM-Romanian Section International Festival, Florilegium Quartet: Ioan Marius Lăcraru – violin I, Mălina Dandara – violin II, Maria Ciurduc – viola, Anca Vartolomei – violoncello.
SOLITUDE (violin and piano) (2011)
Duration: 2’45”. First performance: 25.05.2014, Bucharest, "George Enescu" National College of Music, 24th International New Music Week, Ioana Popescu – violin, Mihnea Mlak Mărginean – piano.
PHONOLOGOS VI for 2 accordions (2012)
Duration: 6′. First performance: 20.07.2012, Țintea, 4th "Țintea Muzicală" Festival, Țintea-Băicoi, Romania, Terhi Sjöblom, Marija Kandić (Finland).
SUONO TEMPO II for chamber ensemble (2012)
Duration: 10’30″. First performance: 7.10.2012, Ljubljana, Slovenia, UNICUM 2012 International Contemporary Music Festival, Slovenska Filharmonija, Ensemble TRAIECT (Bucharest), conductor: Sorin Lerescu.
PORTRAIT IMAGINAIRE pour mezzo-soprano, saxophone et piano (2013)
Duration: 4′. First performance: 8.06.2013, Paris, France, 36e Festival franco-anglais de poésie, Espace "59 Rivoli", Anne Le Coutour – mezzo-soprano, Marc Sieffert – saxophone alto, Christine Marchais – piano. Lyrics: Hélène Dorion (Québec, Canada) – "Portrait imaginaire".
RELATIO for tenor, flute, clarinet, cello and piano (2014)
Duration: 9′. First performance: 27.04.2014, Minneapolis, United States, Balkanicus: 10th Annual Concert of Balkan Contemporary Music, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall – Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota, Balkanicus Ensemble (Minneapolis): the tenor John De Haan, the cellist Nickolai Kolarov, the clarinetist Patrick O’Keefe, the flutist James DeVoll, the pianist Jill Dawe. Music Director: Nickolai Kolarov. Lyrics: Ioana Ieronim (Bucharest, Romania) – "Relatio".


MUSIC FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT
PRELUDIU PENTRU PIAN (Prelude for Piano) (1975)
RONDO (for piano) (1975)
DIPTIC PENTRU PIAN pe teme folclorice (Dyptich for piano on folklorical themes) (1976)
VARIAȚIUNI PENTRU PIAN pe o temă proprie (Variations for piano on an own theme) (1976)
SCHERZO (for piano) (1976)
DIVERTISMENT for solo clarinet (1977)
Duration: 12'. First performance:1977: Bucharest, 'George Enescu' Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, soloist Gheorghe Pulcă.
ACTIO for solo violin (1980)
Duration: 8'. First performance:1981: Bucharest, Studio Hall of the 'George Enescu' Philharmonic in Bucharest, Ladislau Horvath – TRAIECT concert.
PIANO-CANTO for solo piano (1980)
Duration: 8'. First performance: 21.06.1981: Bucharest, 'Dalles' Hall, soloist Paul Rogojină.
SOLO-MULTIPLI – Music for a clarinet player (1983)
Duration: 8'. First performance:1984: Bucharest, 'Dalles' Hall, Leontin Boanţă
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001.
PHONOLOGOS III for organ or solo piano (1984)
Duration: 10'. First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Nicolae Licareţ (organ), 'George Enescu' Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, Constantin Sandu (piano).
PROPORTIONS – pour flute seule (amplifiée) (1984)
Duration: 8'. First performance:1984: Bucharest, Studio Hall of the 'George Enescu' Philharmonic in Bucharest, Alexandru Naghi – TRAIECT concert.
SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination: Music for a double bass player (1985)
Duration: 8'30''. First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Ovidiu Bădilă – TRAIECT concert.
SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination: Music for a trombone player (1986)
Duration: 9'. First performance:1984: Bucharest, Studio Hall of the 'George Enescu' Philharmonic in Bucharest, Nicolae Ioniţă – TRAIECT concert. Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001
SAX-ETUDES pour Daniel Kientzy (1993) – I. Etude NORMAL pour Sax. Bas; II. Etude RESPIRATION, EXPIRATION pour Sax. T; III. Etude INVERSON pour Sax. A; IV. Etude MARTELÉ BREF pour SAX. A; V. Etude LIBRANCHE' pour Sax. S; VI. Etude GLISSADE pour Sax. A; VII. Etude TUKUSONIE – OUVERTE pour Sax. T
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001.
SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination: Music for a cello player (1996)
Duration: 10'. First performance:1996: Bucharest, 'Alfred Alessandrescu' Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Viorica Nagy.
AER MARIN for solo violin (1997)
Duration: 9'. First performance:9.03.1998, Giurgiu, Cătălin Tuţuianu – TRAIECT concert. Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001.
AUSTRAL for solo clarinet (2001)
Duration: 9'. First performance:13.07.2001: Brăila, 5th International Festival MEETINGS OF NEW MUSIC, Maria Filotti Theatre, Peter Handsworth (Australia). Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001. Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002.
ACTIO II for Viola (2005)
Duration: 7'30''. First performance: 18.12.2005, Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, 1st ISCM-Romanian Section International Festival, Cornelia Petroiu - in "devotioModerna" concert.
VENICE-RIO for a percussionist and tape (2008)
Duration: 13'30''. First performance: 4.03.2008, Timisoara, Banatul Phiharmonic, Capitol Hall, Percussion Recital: Doru Roman. Instruments: 2 Bng., W. Chim., Carnival Tpt., Whist., 4 Timp., Vib., 2 Cymbals (medium, large), T.-t. (large), Mar., 2 Tom-t. (medium, large), Tri., Cuica, 2 Congas, S. Bells.
- Tape (Track 1, Track 2)
- Video Tape (where is available)
VOICI, VENIR... pour saxophone alto (2008)
Duration:7'30''. First performance:18.06.2008, Paris, Festival franco-anglais de poésie, Centrul Cultural Român (Romanian Cultural Centre), Marc Sieffert (France). Lyrics: Gabrielle Althen (France) – Voici venir...
GUARATUBA (for solo Tuba) (2011)
Durata: 4'30''. P.a.: 13.12.2011, Daniel Mureșan, Universitatea Națională de Muzică din București (UNMB), Sala "George Enescu"


STAGE MUSIC
URMUZICA opera in 2 acts and 4 scenes (after Fuchsiada erotic-heroic and musical poem by Urmuz). Libretto and stage version: Pavel Puşcaş (1998).
Duration: 55'. First performance:27.11.1999: Bucharest, Romanian National Opera (conductor George Balint). Instruments: Fl., Cl. in B, Trp., Trb., Perc. I, Perc. II, Pf., Vno., Vla., Vlc., Cb. e Nastro magnetico.


BOOKS

His books Teatrul instrumental (Instrumental theatre), Sinteze de Contrapunct (Synthesis of counterpoint), Contrapunct (Counterpoint) and Contrapunct – în tehnologie IFR (Counterpoint – in part-time learning technology) were published in 2001, 2003, 2011 and 2012 in Bucharest by Editura Fundației `România de Mâine` (`România de Mâine` Foundation Publishing House).

Another book by Sorin Lerescu, În lumea muzicii contemporane (In the world of contemporary music), was published in 2011 by Editura Muzicală in Bucharest.


VARIOUS WRITINGS
Octavian Nemescu – 'Capacităţile semantice ale muzicii' – 'Les capacités semantique de la musique'
'Muzica'. – Bucharest, 1984. – no.10, p.46-47
Cornel Ţăranu, Simfonia IV 'Ritornele'
'Muzica', Bucharest, 1988. – no..3, p.16-18
Sinteza Orient-Occident în creaţia simfonică a lui George Enescu
'Paidea', Bucharest, 1994. – no.2, p.53-55
O perspectivă filosofică asupra semnului muzical
'Muzica' – Bucharest, 1994. – no.4(20), p.25-30
Vizualizarea muzicii
'Arta vocală în toate ipostazele ei', symposium, Cluj-Napoca: 'Gh. Dima' Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, March 1994
Semnul muzical
Symposium, 'Gh. Dima'Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, June 5-7, 1996
Metalimbajul în muzica contemporană – structurare şi restructurare semantică
'MUSICOLOGORUM COLLEGII COLLOQUIUM – 'Gh. Dima'Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, June 5-7, 1998
Voici, venir…, Confluences poétiques, Revue annuelle de l’Association Confluences poétiques, ISBN 978-2-953397-2-6, Paris, No. 4, Avril 2011, pages 211-214
Simfonismul enescian – o viziune aparte în muzica secolului XX (Enescu’s Symphonism – A Different Vision in 20th Century Music), "George Enescu" International Symposium, 8.09.2011, Bucharest


COMMENTS ON SORIN LERESCU

'The composer you are going to discover on this record is, in his colleagues' unanimous opinion, in the front line of present-day prospective Romanian music. He owes his position to his unfailing capacity for synthesizing in a personal, seductive language everything of importance that has been accumulated in the music of the last few decades, as well as to the simplicity of his vocabulary and the clarity of his structural ideas achieved through a relentless polishing of the sound matter. (...) The Second Symphony reveals a highly developed musical thinking. Sorin Lerescu sets out to solve the thorny difficulties posed by the orchestral writing, arising from the explorations that have been made in the latter half of this century: the outsized sonic volumes (textures), the spatial shift of the polyphonic or heterophonic combinations, the insertion of the 'chamber' fragments (sections) and modules of a discourse which is, in fact, monolithic. The Second Symphony by Sorin Lerescu is undoubtedly an outstanding success of present-day Romanian symphonic literature'.
Fred Popovici. – In: Sorin Lerescu – L.P. / Bucureşti: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 03790, 1991

The Romanians of the Day is a concert that reflects a vital relationship between composers of Victoria and Romania. In 2000 the Melbourne Composers League was given the opportunity by Dr Sorin Lerescu to present the first all-Australian concert in Romania by the Ensemble Traiect. Featuring eight Australian composers, the concert was held as part of the Meetings of New Music in 2000 in Braila, by the Danube delta near the Black Sea. The town is of no small significance, being where Xenakis lived until the age of sixteen, in a beautiful home by shady trees near the fast flowing Danube River. Here one understands that Xenakis, although of Greek parentage absorbed the musical culture of the Romanians, and particularly their distinctive vitality that often endows their music with great rhythmic energy. The Festival was held only a short a shortwalk from Xenakis's childhood home. Joel Crotty accompanied Eve Duncan on this trip and he returned to Braila in 2001 with Australian clarinettist Peter Handsworth to present a concert of Australian and Romanian clarinet works. The concert acknowledges the incredible generosity of Dr Sorin Lerescu, leader ofthe Ensemble Traiect and his sincere interest in Australian music.
Eve Duncan – In: CD The Romanians of the Day, Foreword, March 2002

The 14th International New Music Week will commence on 23rd May and continue through until 30th May. This year the festival director is Dr. Sorin Lerescu, and he has created an interesting mix of concerts ranging from traditional orchestral affairs through to jazz and experimental multimedia performances. The music will resonate in a number of venues around Bucharest including the University of Music, Romanian Radio, Cantacuzino Palace, and the National Opera Theatre. Theatre works by George Balint and Dan Dediu will nestle alongside the more intimate portrait events featuring work by the giants of Romanian music including Myriam Marbe, Tiberiu Olah, Two of Bucharest's leading orchestras – the Chamber Radio Orchestra and National Radio Orchestra – have once again been commissioned to perform with soloists Daniel Keintzy (saxophone) and Peter Handsworth (clarinet). Music ensembles from abroad such as Caput (Iceland), Leipziger Streichquartett (Germany) and Musica Danubiana (Slovenia) have been engaged to perform, and their acceptance of Lerescu's invitation demonstrates, once again, the importance of this festival with new music performers across Europe. Not only does the festival boost Bucharest's local economy with the arrival of performers and composers from across the globe but also the event enables constructive relationships to be formed between Romanians and performers from abroad. One such relationship has been between clarinettist Peter Handsworth, who is currently living in Melbourne, and composers Lerescu and Maia Ciobanu. Some years ago Lerescu wrote a small solo clarinet work for Handsworth which has been performed in Australia on a number of occasions. (...)
Joel Crotty – In: VIVID, MUSIC REVIEW, May 2004 sus
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