ISCM-Romanian Section

In the 2003-2004 season, the Romanian Section continued to promote the contemporary music phenomenon on the Romanian musical scene by means of numerous concerts, radio and television broadcasts, international festivals organized in Romania, musicology symposiums as well as press articles and publications.

The concerts season, organized by the ISCM-Romanian Section either on its own or in collaboration with the foreign culture centres in Bucharest, included the following: Bridges (Pro Contemporania Ensemble), Audition - An Adventure (Traiect Ensemble), Forum-Art Season (Inter-art and Archaeus Groups).

In the same context, contemporary music concerts organized by the members of the ISCM-Romanian Section were performed: Liviu Dănceanu (Archaeus), Cornel Ţăranu (Ars Nova), Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana-Maria Avram (Hyperion), Dan Dediu (Profil).

Composer Doina Rotaru, member of the Executive Committee of the ISCM-Romanian Section, participated in a cycle of broadcasts at Radio Romania Cultural, entitled "New recordings received from the ISCM".

Musicologist Carmen Stoianov achieved television sho ws as well broadcast by the "Romania de Mâine" Television (TvRM), which enjoyed participation of the ISCM-Romanian Section members: Doina Rotaru, Irinel Anghel, Maia Ciobanu, Fred Popovici, Octavian Nemescu, Sorin Lerescu. These broadcasts reflected both the contemporary music creations and the international contacts of the Romanian musicians.

During this period, the second number of our newsletter in English, Contemporary Music – Romanian Newsletter, edited by the ISCM-Romanian Section, was published.

The most important musical event organized by the ISCM-Romanian Section in this period was the 14 th edition of the Festival of the Union of the Romanian Composers and Musicologists, the Internatio nal New Music Week, the most important new music festival in Romania. This Festival, which enjoyed great success, was organized in Bucharest between 23-30 May 2004, in collaboration with the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Cults, the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company and ARCUB – the Centre for Cultural Projects of the City of Bucharest. There were 37 performances: cameral and symphonic concerts, symposiums, first performances of opera and contemporary ballet, experimental jazz, fusion music, sound installation, composer portraits. The participants included composers and performers from Slovenia, Switzerland, France, Israel, Australia, Iceland, Germany, Great Britain, Republic of Moldova, USA, Taiwan, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Venezuela, Belgium, Austria, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Canada, South Korea, Japan and Romania.

In the same period, a Romanian delegation of the ISCM-Romanian Section consisting of Sorin Lerescu, Octavian Nemescu, Doina Rotaru and Mihaela Vosganian has participated in WMD 2003 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

George Balint, member of the Executive Committee of the ISCM-Romanian Section, also participated in the Meeting of the Balkan Contemporary Music Information Centres, which took place in Tirana, Albania, being organized by the Albanian Section of the ISCM.

In the season 2003-2004 several contemporary music festivals were organized in Romania by the ISCM-Romanian Section members: Liviu Dănceanu: "Archaeus" International Festival (Bucharest), Contemporary Music Days (Bacău), Sorin Lerescu - Meetings of New Music (Brăila), Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana Maria Avram: Acusmania (Bucharest), Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana Maria Avram, Fred Popovici: Musica Nova (Ploieşti).

Sorin Lerescu, President