2009 American Romanian Festival
Program Book United States September 17–October 25, 2009 December 9–13, 2009 Romania November 3–7, 2009
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Conversations on Europe Lecture: 1989: A Twenty-Year Balance Sheet of that Annus Mirabilis
1636 International Institute/SSWB 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSeptember 17, 2009, 4–5:30 p.m. 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI Conversations on Europe Lecture: 1989: A Twenty-Year Balance Sheet of that Annus Mirabilis. Andrei S. Markovits, Arthur F. Thurnau and Karl W. Deutsch Professor of German and Political Science, U-M. Sponsor CES-EUC – Center for European Studies-European Union Center
Romanian Film Series: Installment I
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSaturday, October 10, 2009, 7:00 p.m. University of Michigan Museum of Art Free Admission Possible discussions between movies to be facilitated by U of M Film Department faculty or students. Screenings BELA LUGOSI THE FALLEN VAMPIRE 52 min, Florin Iepan, narrated in English A documentary about the life of the Hollywood film legend Bela Lugosi…
Evening of String Quartets
Alexander Recital Hall, Eastern Michigan University N101 Alexander Building, Ypsilanti, MI, United StatesSunday, October 11, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Alexander Recital Hall, Eastern Michigan University Free Admission Artists American Romanian Festival Quartet Penny Kruse, violin Marian Tanau, violin Eva Stern, viola Paul Wingert, cello Concert Program Samuel Barber (1906–1975) String Quartet op. 11 Molto allegro e appassionato Molto adagio – attaca: Molto allegro (come prima) Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884)…
String Octet Concert
Schaver Recital Hall, Wayne State University 480 W Hancock St, Detroit, MI, United StatesWednesday, October 14, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Schaver Recital Hall, Wayne State University Free Admission Artists Vasile Beluska, violin Penny Kruse, violin Laura Roelofs, violin Marian Tanau, violin Eva Stern, viola Megan Fergusson, viola Alan Smith, cello Paul Wingert, cello Concert Program Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) String Octet op. 11 Prelude Scherzo Thomas L. Read Octet for…
Art, Food, & Music at Schoolcraft 2009
VisTaTech, Schoolcraft College 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI, United StatesSaturday, October 17, 2009 VisTaTech, Schoolcraft College, Livonia 5:00 p.m. Art Opening Visiting Romanian Artist Lia Popescu Free Admission 6:00 p.m. Romanian Food Cooked by the Master Chefs at Schoolcraft College Authentic Romanian cuisine will be offered in a small plate format, permitting guests to sample a number of dishes. sold out 8 p.m. Chamber…
Sonatas at Wayne State University
Schaver Recital Hall, Wayne State University 480 W Hancock St, Detroit, MI, United StatesSunday, October 18, 2009, 3:00 p.m. Schaver Recital Hall, Old Main, Wayne State University Free Admission Artists Laura Roelofs, violin Judith Vander Weg, cello Robert Conway, piano Concert Program Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935) Partita for Violin and Piano (1930) Intrada Sarabande: Variations on a theme by Johann Mattheson Divertissement Finale des tendres Adieux - INTERMISSION…
Chamber Music Concert at Bowling Green
College of Musical Arts Pinkberry - Bowling Green State University 1031 E Wooster St, Bowling Green, OH, United StatesTuesday, October 20, 2009, 12 pm College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green, Ohio Free Admission Artists Penny Kruse, violin Vasile Beluska, violin Laura Roelofs, violin Marian Tanau, violin Eva Stern, viola Megan Ferguson, viola Alan Smith, cello Paul Wingert, cello Concert Program Theodor Grigoriu (b. 1926) String Quartet “On the River Arges” Ballade: Moderato poco…
WCED Lecture: Purity and Danger in Romania’s ‘Transitional Justice’: Purging Enemies through the Securitate Files.
1636 International Institute/SSWB 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesThursday, October 22, 2009, 4–5:30 p.m. 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI Purity and Danger in Romania’s ‘Transitional Justice’: Purging Enemies through the Securitate Files. Katherine Verdery, Julien J. Studley Faculty Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, City University of New York Graduate Center. Sponsors CES-EUC – Center for European Studies-European Union…
Kerrytown Recital Evening
Kerrytown Concert House 415 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesThursday, October 22, 2009, 8 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House $25, $15, $10, tickets at the door admission Artists Laura Roelofs, violin Robert Conway, piano Judith Vander Weg, cello Concert Program Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935) Partita for Violin and Piano (1930) Intrada Sarabande: Variations on a theme by Johann Mattheson Divertissement Finale des tendres Adieux Laura…
Photography & Music Fusion Event
Kerrytown Concert House 415 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesFriday, October 23, 2009, 8 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House $25, $15, $10, tickets at the door admission Photography Exhibit and Lecture Uniquely Detroit Donald Jones Presentation by James Hartway Chamber Music Concert Program James Hartway City Sketches for Violin, Cello and Piano (1987) Assembly Line Holy Cathedral Marble Fountain Abandoned House Festival Weekend Vasile Beluska,…
Romanian Film Series: Installment II
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSaturday October 24, 2009, 7:00 p.m. University of Michigan Museum of Art Free Admission Possible discussions between movies to be facilitated by U of M Film Department faculty or students. Screenings BRAN CASTLE, VLAD TEPES VS DRACULA, RASNOV STRONGHOLD 2005, Nicolae Margineanu, 60 min, narrated in English The Castle owes its fame to the legendary…
Octet Chamber Concert
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSunday, October 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m. University of Michigan Museum of Art $10 at the door Admission Artists Penny Kruse, violin Vasile Beluska, violin Laura Leigh Roelofs, violin Marian Tanau, violin Megan Fergusson, viola Eva Stern, viola Alan Smith, cello Paul Wingert, cello Concert Program Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) String Octet op. 11 Prelude Scherzo Thomas…
CREES Brown Bag Lecture
1636 International Institute/SSWB 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesOctober 28, 2009, 12-1:30 p.m. 1636 International Institute/SSWB, 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI “Grounding Socialism: Architecture, Archeology, and Conflicting Materialities in Bucharest’s Old Court Area (1953-1967).” Emanuela Grama, doctoral candidate in anthropology, U-M. Sponsors: CREES, CES-EUC Sponsor Acronym Key CES-EUC – Center for European Studies-European Union Center CREES – Center for Russian and East…
Romanian Film Evening at MOCAD
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MoCAD) 4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, United StatesThursday, October 29, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Free Admission Screening ARCHITECTURE AND POWER 1994, Nicolae Margineanu, 52 min narrated in English Political power always betrays its intentions through architecture. This is a history of Bucharest seen through the eyes of totalitarian architecture. BRAN CASTLE, VLAD TEPES VS DRACULA, RASNOV STRONGHOLD 2005,…
Project Hot Air
Piata Victoriei Timisoara, RomaniaNovember 3–7, 2009 Piata Victoriei, Timisoara, Romania visit blog and view photos Installation of an inflatable monument commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Romanian revolution, workshop and lecture for the architecture students of Timisoara Polytechnic University. Anca Trandafirescu, assistant professor of architecture, U-M. Sponsors: U-M’s WCED, TCAUP, CREES, CES-EUC
Trio & Sonatas Recital
The West University of Timișoara Strada Plautius Andronescu, Timișoara, RomaniaTuesday, November 3, 2009, 7:00 p.m. ORPHEUM RECITAL HALL, FACULTATEA DE MUZICA TIMISOARA, ROMANIA Artists Vasile Beluska, violin Laura Roelofs, violin Alan Smith, cello Robert Conway, piano Concert Program CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER PARTITA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Intrada Sarabande: Variations on a theme by Johann Mattheson Divertissement Finale des tendres Adieux JAMES HARTWAY CITY SKETCHES…
Bartok & Enescu Chamber Concert
November 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m. CAPITOL HALL, TIMISOARA, ROMANIA Artists Vasile Beluska, violin Penny Thompson Kruse, violin Laura Roelofs, violin Marian Tanau, violin Megan Fergusson, viola Eva Stern, viola Alan Smith, cello Paul Wingert, cello Robert Conway, piano Concert Program BÉLA BARTÓK PIANO QUINTET Andante Vivace (Scherzando) Adagio Poco a poco piu vivace VASILE BELUSKA,…
Recital de Cvartete
Recital de Cvartete Joi, Noiembrie 5, 2009, 19:00 Sala Filarmonicii sau Sala Perian American Romanian Festival Quartet Penny Kruse, vioara Marian Tanau, vioara Eva Stern, viola Paul Wingert, violoncel Cvartet de Coarde op. 11 Samuel Barber (1906-1975) Molto allegro e appassionato Molto adagio – attaca: Molto allegro (come prima) Cvartet de Coarde in Mi minor…
Timisoara Philharmonic: Symphonic Concert in Romania
Symphonic Concert: Timisoara Philharmonic November 6, 2009 Romania
Recital de Muzica de Camera
Recital de Muzica de Camera Sambata, Noiembrie 7, 2009, 17:00 Muzeul Bartok, Sannicolaul Mare Aria pe Coarda Sol de Johann Sebastian Bach Cvartet de Coarde “Pe Arges In Sus” Theodor Grigoriu (1926-) Balada: Moderato poco rubato Dans cu fluier La izvoare: Lento soave Salcioara: Allegro molto Penny Kruse, viori Marian Tanau, viori Eva Stern, viola…
Lecture with Andrei Codrescu: Politics of Writing Lecture
Rackham Auditorium 915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesLecture with Andrei Codrescu December 9, 2009, 7–8:30 p.m. Rackham Auditorium, 915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI Politics of Writing Lecture How to Make a Revolution: A Guide to Romania’s Fin-de-Siècle Media Spectacle as Performed by a Dying Regime, a Willing Populace, and the International Press Corps. Sponsors CREES, Avant Garde Interest Group, CES-EUC,…
Conversations on Europe/CREES Lecture: Plus ça change?
1636 International Institute/SSWB 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDecember 10, 2009, 4–5:30 p.m. 1636 International Institute/SSWB 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI Conversations on Europe/CREES Lecture: Plus ça change? The Romanian Revolution of 1989 and its Aftermath. Grigore Pop-Eleches, assistant professor of politics and public and international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. Sponsors CES-EUC, CREES, WCED. Sponsor…
Romanian Film Series: Installment III
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesRomanian Film Series: Installment III Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3:00 p.m. University of Michigan Museum of Art Free and open to the public 3:00 p.m. CHILDREN OF THE DECREE (2004, 68 min, narrated in English) Florin Iepan A fascinating documentary, taking a trip through twenty-five years of Ceausescu's rule in Romania during which he tried…