From Afar: Romanian Musical Colors
Chamber Music Concert
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 2 p.m.
Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit
2700 E. West Maple Road, Commerce Charter Township, MI 48390
Bridge Cultures
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From Afar: Romanian Musical Colors / October 25, 2025
October 25, 2025 / 2:00 pm
Join the American Romanian Festival for an intimate afternoon of chamber music performed by musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Romanian Musical Colors presents a program where tradition and innovation meet, featuring Ionica Pop’s Impresii din România, a recent work commissioned by the Festival, and Theodor Grigoriu’s evocative On the River Argeș, inspired by Romanian folk melodies and poetic imagery. The concert also includes Ciprian Porumbescu’s beloved Ballad in a new arrangement for string quartet, alongside Ion Dumitrescu’s joyous and dynamic String Quartet in C Major No.1—a work that transcends borders with its joyous music inspired by Romanian folk dances.
Artists
Sujin Lim, violin
Marian Tanau, violin
Eva Stern, viola
Jeremy Crosmer, cello
Ionica Pop, visiting composer
Concert Program
Ionica Pop (b. 1967)
Impresii din România (2024)
••• Commissioned by the American Romanian Festival. •••
Theodor Grigoriu (1926-2014)
On the River Arges (1953)
I. Ballade: Moderato poco rubato
II. Dance with flute
III. A la sorce: Lento soave
IV. The small willow: Allegro molto
INTERMISSION
Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883) arr. Jeremy Crosmer
Ballad (1880)
Ion Dumitrescu (1913-1996)
String Quartet No. 1 in C Major
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante soave molto semplice
III. Allegro scherzando giusto e rustico
IV. Allegro risoluto
