news2012 In September, Marinescu will be a guest composer at the University of North Carolina Greensboro New Music Festival. Moto Perpetuo will be recorded by the Orchestra of Our Time in New York. On May 21, the Traiect Ensemble will perform Harmonic Fields during the International New Music Week in Bucharest. In May, Marinescu will present a series of lectures at the National University of Music in Bucharest. Following a national call for scores, A-Gain was selected for performance at Bowling Green State University, on April 12. On March 11, two recent chamber works were presented on the Faculty Composers Recital at CSUN. Echoes and Pastiche were performed at CSUN by Sarah Wass and Steve Thachuk on March 2. On February 21, Marinescu presented a lecture on his chamber music at University of California Irvine. 2011 Moto Perpetuo was performed by the Discovery Players at CSUN on November 14. Tempo music ensemble presented Über Alles at University of Maryland on October 31. Bach Variations was performed by Eric Honour at the Electroacoustic Barn Dance Festival in Virginia, on October 29. Marinescu was invited to present his research on the music of Horatiu Radulescu at the European Music Analysis Conference, held at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome between September 29 and October 2. Bach Variations was released by Navona Records in August. Marinescu received an AscaPlus award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. Homage Collage was performed at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church by Sarah Wass and Traci Esslinger on July 6, at noon. Marinescu was a fellow at the 2011 Composers Conference, held under the leadership of Mario Davidovsky at Wellesley College. An extended interview with Sorina Goia was broadcast by the National Romanian Radio in Bucharest on June 9. Contempo Flux Ensemble performed Harmonic Fields at UCLA on June 5, in the Popper Auditorium. Homage Collage received its European premiere on May 24 in Bucharest, during the International Week of New Music. Harmonic Fields was performed by the Nimbus Ensemble in Westwood, Los Angeles, on May 1. Fragments from John Schneider's April 28 live interview with Marinescu on Pacifica Radio, KPFK Los Angeles, are now available online. Discovery Players gave the second performance of Flux on April 21, at CSUN. Loren Roberts and Hearken Creative Media produced a short film documenting the rehearsal and performance of Harmonic Fields under the leadership of Young Riddle. On April 6, Marinescu presented a lecture on his chamber works at Chapman University. In early April, Nimbus Ensemble recorded Harmonic Fields for an upcoming CD. The North/South Consonance Ensemble presented Moto Perpetuo at Christ & St. Stephen's Church in New York City, on March 14. Flux for three percussionists was featured in the annual CSUN Faculty Composers Recital, on March 13. On March 5, Marinescu gave a lecture on the Quodlibet Sonata during the New Music Festival at CSU Fullerton. Harmonic Fields was performed at Arizona State University on March 4. Moto Perpetuo was performed during the New Music Festival at Florida State University, on January 28. Daniel Kessner recorded Echoes for an upcoming Compact Disc release in Los Angeles. 2010 On December 19, Resonance was performed by the Tapestry Ensemble in Paris. The American Music Center has awarded a grant for the creation and performance of Harmonic Fields in Los Angeles. On November 15, Harmonic Fields for chamber ensemble was performed by the Discovery Players at CSUN. Harmonic Fields was premiered at Northern Arizona University by the Flagstaff New Music Ensemble, on November 14. Bach Variations was selected for recording and release on the Society of Composers annual compact disc series. Marinescu received an AscaPlus award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. The Tapestry Ensemble has recorded Resonance in Los Angeles for an upcoming release on Parma Recordings. Moto Perpetuo was performed on May 28 by What's Next Ensemble, during the Los Angeles Composers Project Festival. The European premiere of Echoes was presented by Ana Chifu in a May 26 concert with Ensemble Devotio Moderna, during the International New Music Festival of Bucharest. Echoes for flute and pre-recorded sounds was premiered at CSUN by Daniel Kessner on March 28. A movie of the performance is now available on YouTube. The premiere of Quodlibet Sonata for solo viola was presented at CSUN by Agnes Schwartz on March 21. A brief fragment from this performance can be seen on YouTube. 2009 Between December 2 and 23, Liviu Marinescu presented his works and lectured on contemporary American music at the Bucharest National University of Music, in a program sponsored by the Fulbright Commission in Washington D.C. Resonance for clarinet, oboe and piano was performed on October 18 in the Faculty Recital Series at CSUN. The U.S. premiere of Resonance took place at California State University Dominguez Hills on October 15, in a concert featuring Julia Heinen, Richard Kravchak and Dmitry Rachmanov. Between September 28 and October 1, Marinescu presented four lectures on new music from the U.S. and Romania at the Trondheim Conservatory in Norway. Tempo Music Ensemble gave a performance of Über Alles in Los Angeles, on September 19. On September 14, Moto Perpetuo was performed by the Pearls Before Swine Experience Ensemble at the Musica Viva Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. In June, Marinescu was included on the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster. Homage Collage was performed at the Brand Library in Glendale, on May 17. On April 20, Homage Collage was presented in a CSUN recital focused on clarinet works written by Los Angeles composers. On April 18, KPCC Radio/NPR Los Angeles broadcasted an interview with Liviu Marinescu discussing the orchestral works of Esa-Pekka Salonen. Bach Variations for alto saxophone and pre-recorded sounds was performed on April 3 by Eric Honour in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the Society of Composers National Conference. Moto Perpetuo was published by the Society of Composers and Schott Music Corporation in the 43rd volume of the annual SCI Journal of Scores. Postmodern Music in Europe and the United States, an essay which discusses a wide range of chamber and symphonic works written over the past four decades, was published by Editura Muzicala in Bucharest. 2008 On November 3, the Swedish group Pearls Before Swine Experience presented in Stockholm the fifth European performance of Moto Perpetuo this year. On October 31, cellist Ovidiu Marinescu performed Quodlibet Sonata at the Barge Music Series in New York City. A compact disc with seven new chamber works was released by Capstone Records in New York. California State University Northridge issued a news release announcing the Capstone Records album. Moto Perpetuo was performed on October 11 in Goteborg, Sweden, at the Geiger Festival. Pastiche was performed on October 5 at California State University Northridge by Steve Thachuk. On June 22, 23, and 24, multiple lectures and performances of music by Marinescu were presented at the Forfest International Festival, in the Czech Republic. On June 19, Steve Thachuk performed Pastiche at the Las Vegas Guitar Festival. A second Romanian performance of Moto Perpetuo by The Pearls Before Swine Experience Group took place in Cluj, on May 31. Moto Perpetuo was performed in Bucharest on May 29 during the International Week of Contemporary Music Festival by The Pearls Before Swine Experience Group. Postmodern Music in Europe and the United States, a research paper focused on works written over the past four decades, was presented on May 27 in Bucharest, during the International Week of Contemporary Music Festival. Instant, Morphing, and Focus were recorded at California State University, Northridge on May 18 by the Nimbus Ensemble, directed by Young Riddle. An avant-garde poetry, music and painting show presented by actress Lidia Lazu, composer Liviu Marinescu and painter Jerry McDaniel premiered in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Palm Springs in early May. Nimbus Ensemble presented the world premiere of Focus and Instant in Los Angeles on April 26, at the Wilshire United Methodist Church, together with the U.S. premiere of Morphing. A documentary about this concert is available on YouTube. Marinescu received the Exceptional Creative Accomplishment Award from California State University Northridge. On April 24, Liviu Marinescu was a guest composer on KCSN Radio, 88.5 FM in Los Angeles. Fragments from his dialogue with Martin Perlich are now available online. Two grants from the American Music Center and Meet the Composer Fund were awarded in support of the creation and performance of Focus, in collaboration with the Nimbus Ensemble. 2007 Homage-Collage was performed on October 31 in Trondheim, Norway, by Dolly and Daniel Kessner, who also gave a lecture on music by Liviu Marinescu at Trondheim University. Quodlibet Sonata was performed in Bucharest by cellist Anca Vartolomei on October 26. Loren Roberts and the Hearken Creative Media Studio began filming a documentary on the composition and premiere of Focus in Los Angeles. A-Gain was performed by the Archaeus Ensemble at the prestigious George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest, on September 3. A new recording of Bach Variations performed by Douglas Masek was released by Centaur Records, and can be purchased on Amazon.com. Cellist Anca Vartolomei performed Quodlibet Sonata in Bucharest, on June 12. The Bucharest National Radio (Radio Cultural) hosted Marinescu on three radio shows featuring interviews and recordings on his music. Morphing was premiered at the International New Music Week in Bucharest in May 2007 by the Profil Chamber Orchestra. Marinescu was awarded a grant from the American Music Center for the creation and performance of Morphing in Bucharest. Homage Collage, performed by Julia Heinen and Shari Raynor was released by Centaur Records, and is now available on Amazon.com Moto Perpetuo for oboe, bass clarinet, percussion and viola was premiered at California State University Northridge on March 18. Quodlibet Sonata for cello solo was performed at West Chester University, PA on March 8. On February 26, a concert of music by Liviu Marinescu was presented at the Bucharest Music Academy by the Archaeus Ensemble. Homage Collage was performed on February 23, at the Society of Composers Conference hosted by Clarke College, in Dubuque, IA. Duo Perpetuo for bass clarinet and percussion was premiered at California State University Northridge in February by Julia Heinen and John Roscigno. A recording of A-Gain was broadcast by the Czech National Radio on January 10. Highlights from previous years: Article from Los Angeles Times regarding the Fromm Prize. |
