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SUMMARY:Musical Delights / October 28\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nChamber Concert\nSaturday\, October 28\, 2023\, 3 p.m.\nSteinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI 48390\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Tickets: $25 adults / $10 students[vc_raw_html]JTNDZm9ybSUyMGFjdGlvbiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnBheXBhbC5jb20lMkZjZ2ktYmluJTJGd2Vic2NyJTIyJTIwbWV0aG9kJTNEJTIycG9zdCUyMiUyMHRhcmdldCUzRCUyMl90b3AlMjIlM0UlMjAlM0NpbnB1dCUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJoaWRkZW4lMjIlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyY21kJTIyJTIwdmFsdWUlM0QlMjJfcy14Y2xpY2slMjIlMjAlMkYlM0UlMjAlM0NpbnB1dCUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJoaWRkZW4lMjIlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyaG9zdGVkX2J1dHRvbl9pZCUyMiUyMHZhbHVlJTNEJTIyOVFZOUFLN0RGSDZFMiUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRSUyMCUzQ3RhYmxlJTNFJTIwJTNDdHIlM0UlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUyMCUzQ2lucHV0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMmhpZGRlbiUyMiUyMG5hbWUlM0QlMjJvbjAlMjIlMjB2YWx1ZSUzRCUyMlRpY2tldHMlMjIlMkYlM0UlMjBUaWNrZXRzJTIwJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMjAlM0MlMkZ0ciUzRSUyMCUzQ3RyJTNFJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlMjAlM0NzZWxlY3QlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyb3MwJTIyJTNFJTIwJTNDb3B0aW9uJTIwdmFsdWUlM0QlMjJBZHVsdCUyMiUzRSUyMEFkdWx0JTIwJTI0MjUuMDAlQzIlQTBVU0QlMjAlM0MlMkZvcHRpb24lM0UlMjAlM0NvcHRpb24lMjB2YWx1ZSUzRCUyMlN0dWRlbnRzJTIyJTNFJTIwU3R1ZGVudHMlMjAlMjQxMC4wMCVDMiVBMFVTRCUyMCUzQyUyRm9wdGlvbiUzRSUyMCUzQyUyRnNlbGVjdCUzRSUyMCUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTIwJTNDJTJGdHIlM0UlMjAlM0MlMkZ0YWJsZSUzRSUyMCUzQ2lucHV0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMmhpZGRlbiUyMiUyMG5hbWUlM0QlMjJjdXJyZW5jeV9jb2RlJTIyJTIwdmFsdWUlM0QlMjJVU0QlMjIlMjAlMkYlM0UlMjAlM0NpbnB1dCUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJpbWFnZSUyMiUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnBheXBhbG9iamVjdHMuY29tJTJGZW5fVVMlMkZpJTJGYnRuJTJGYnRuX2J1eW5vd0NDX0xHLmdpZiUyMiUyMHRhcmdldCUzRCUyMl9ibGFuayUyMiUyMGJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyc3VibWl0JTIyJTIwdGl0bGUlM0QlMjJQYXlQYWwlMjAtJTIwVGhlJTIwc2FmZXIlMkMlMjBlYXNpZXIlMjB3YXklMjB0byUyMHBheSUyMG9ubGluZSUyMSUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMkJ1eSUyME5vdyUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRSUyMCUzQyUyRmZvcm0lM0U=[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us on Saturday\, October 28\, 2023\, at Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit for the chamber music concert “featuring compositions by Dvořák\, Crosmer\, and Dumitrescu. \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nSujin Lim\, violin\nMarian Tănău\, violin\nMike Chen\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nThe Program\n  \nAntonín Dvořák (1841–1906) \nTerzetto in C Major\, Op. 74 (B. 148) \nIntroduzione: Allegro ma non troppo \nLarghetto \nScherzo: Vivace—Trio: Poco meno mosso \nTema con variazioni \n  \nJeremy Crosmer (b. 1987) \nString Quartet No. 6\, “Reflections” \nTempo I Presto \nAndante maestoso \nAllegro vivace \nAndante cantabile \nAllegretto \n  \nINTERMISSION \n  \nIon Dumitrescu (1913–1996)
 \nString Quartet No. 1 in C Major \nAllegro con brio \nAndante soave molto semplice \nAllegro scherzando giusto e rustico \nAllegro risoluto \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nProgram Notes\nAntonín Dvořák—Terzetto in C Major\, Op. 74 (B. 148)\nWritten in about two weeks\, the Terzetto in C Major was composed in January 1887 with the intention of being performed by two of Dvořák’s violinist friends and himself on viola. Such a performance never took place\, however\, as the viola part proved to be too difficult for Dvořák. The first public performance of the Terzetto took place on March 30\, 1887\, in Prague\, given by Karel Ondříček\, Jan Buchal\, and Jaroslav Šťastný. Composed in four movements\, the work is a classic\, full of beautiful themes and singing melodies contrasted with energetic moments\, dotted and rapid rhythms\, and tempo changes. \nJeremy Crosmer—String Quartet No. 6\, “Reflections”\n“Throughout my life\, my music has been inspired by the great “Americana” composers such as Copland\, Bernstein\, and Ives. With this quartet\, I wanted to reflect on what it means to be American. The special thing about being American is that it is different for everyone\, because our identity is made up of fragments that reflect the people around us. For instance\, my version of America includes a deeply rooted Asian culture. Forming a melodic throughline from these diverse fragments is the basis of the first movement. The American Dream is also a journey that differs for each individual: The second movement bubbles and echoes motifs from the first\, as if from a distant world. Finally\, being American means wandering through the unknown possibilities the future holds for each of us\, and creating our own path along the way—a path that mirrors the experiences we’ve had and the people we’ve met.” – Jeremy Crosmer \nIon Dumitrescu —String Quartet No. 1 in C Major\nIon Dumitrescu was born in 1913 in the Vâlcea region of Romania and studied composition in Bucharest with renowned composers such as Mihail Jora and Ionel Perlea. He was an important representative of the Romanian school of composition\, and his works are rooted in Romanian folklore. Dumitrescu’s String Quartet No. 1 is in the key of C major and has four movements. The first movement\, composed in sonata form\, has two melodic themes. The first one has a folk-dancing character while the second one is a singing theme. The second movement\, Andante soave molto semplice\, has the components of a lied\, reminiscent of the Romanian folk song “Doina.” The third movement has a characteristic folk-tune rhythm full of life and dynamism. The final movement is a Rondo in which the principal melody is influenced by Romanian Christmas carols called “Colinde.” A second theme is then introduced that suggests the character of bagpipes. This concert marks the Detroit debut of this work. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/musical-delights-october-28-2023/
LOCATION:Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023 American Romanian Festival,2023 Concert Series,American Romanian Festival Events
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SUMMARY:In Memoriam: Cornel Țăranu / February 24\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nIn Memoriam: Cornel Țăranu\nChamber Music Concert\nSaturday\, February 24\, 2024 / 3 p.m.\nSteinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI 48390[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Tickets: $20 adults / $10 students[vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us for the chamber music concert “In Memoriam: Cornel Țăranu” on Saturday\, February 24\, 2024\, at the Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit. Cornel Țăranu (June 20\, 1934–June 18\, 2023) was a Romanian classical composer\, musicologist\, conductor and cultural manager. A native of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania\, he was always attached to this region and contributed to cultural cooperation between Romanian and ethnic Hungarian musicians. The Romanian Academy remembers him as “a complex personality of contemporary Romanian cultural life\, an illustrious creator and teacher.” This concert is the world premiere of Remembering Ţăranu\, composed by Ionica Pop\, which was commissioned by the American Romanian Festival after the death of Romanian composer\, musicologist\, and conductor Cornel Ţăranu in 2023.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nHai-Xin Wu\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nMike Chen\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello\nSarah Lewis\, oboe\nZhihua Tang\, piano\nSara Aldana\, conductor \nComposers Featured\nCornel Țăranu\, composer\nIonică Pop\, composer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Kyoko Kashiwagi\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Eva Stern\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Ionică Pop\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Sarah Lewis\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Sara Aldana\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Hai-Xin Wu\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Michael Chen\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Alexandru Şura\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Jeremy Crosmer\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Zhihua Tang\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Cornel Țăranu\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Marian Tanau\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nConcert Program\nGyörgy Ligeti (1923–2006)\nBallad and Dance (1950)\nHai-Xin Wu & Marian Tănău\, violins \nCornel Ţăranu (1934–2023)\nString Trio (1952)\nHai-Xin Wu\, violin; Mike Chen\, viola; Jeremy Crosmer\, cello \nCornel Ţăranu\nRemembering Bartók (1995)\nMarian Tănău & Hai-Xin Wu\, violins; Mike Chen\, viola; Jeremy Crosmer\, cello; Sarah Lewis\, oboe  \nINTERMISSION \nCornel Ţăranu\nBaroccoco (2004)\nI. Preludio ostinato\nII. Madrigal\nIII. Siciliana-swing\nIV. Swing\nHai-Xin Wu & Marian Tănău\, violins; Jeremy Crosmer\, cello; Zhihua Tang\, piano \nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nRemembering Ţăranu* (2024)\n•••World premiere; commissioned by the American Romanian Festival.•••[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”2232″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/cornel-taranu/”][vc_column_text] \nCornel Țăranu\ncomposer\nCornel Țăranu (1934–2023) was a distinguished Romanian composer of mostly orchestral\, chamber\, and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe and North and South America. \nProf. Țăranu studied composition with Sigismund Toduță at the Gheorghe Dima Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca from 1951 to 1957\, where he later earned a Doctorate in Musicology in 1974. He also studied with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire from 1966 to1967 and with György Ligeti\, Bruno Maderna\, and Christoph Caskel in Darmstadt from 1968 to 1972. \nAmong his many honors are the Great Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit (2004\, Romania)\, five prizes from the Romanian Composers Union (1972\, 1978\, 1981\, 1982\, 2001)\, the Prize of the Academy of the SR of Romania (1973) and the International Koussevitzky Award (1982\, for a recording of Garlands). He has been a member of the Romanian Academy since 1993 and was named a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2002. \nProf. Țăranu founded the chamber orchestra Ars Nova in Cluj-Napoca in 1968 and served as its Artistic Director and Conductor until his death. He also served as the Vice-President of the Romanian Composers Union from 1990 to 2023 and as director of the Cluj Modern Festival from 1995 to 2023. He published many musicological works\, as well as the book Enescu în Conștiința Prezentului (1969\, Editura pentru Literatură). \nHe taught at the Gheorghe Dima Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca from 1957 to 2023\, where he was Professor of Composition. Prof. Țăranu also gave lectures in Germany\, Israel\, Switzerland\, and the USA. © 2023 by Cristina Taranu. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”2366″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/ionica-pop/”][vc_column_text] \nIonică Pop\ncomposer\nIoan (Ionică) Pop was born in Sîngeorz–Băi\, Romania\, on August 20\, 1967. He studied oboe and piano at the Lyceum of Music in Cluj-Napoca from 1977 to 1985. He continued with graduate studies in composition at the Gheorghe Dima Conservatory of Music in Cluj-Napoca from 1986 to 1991\, under Professor Cornel Ţăranu\, who directed his doctoral thesis\, Tendencies and Structures in Today’s Music. Ionică obtained his Ph.D. in music in June 2004.  \nIn 2006\, Mr. Pop completed a diploma as Director of Musical Theatre at the Gheorghe Dima Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca\, and in 2009 graduated from a module course in organ in Professor Erik Turk’s class. He performs piano and organ concerts both at home and abroad.  \nCurrently\, Mr. Pop is Associate Professor at the Department of Musicology of the Gheorghe Dima National Academy of Music\, in the Section for Theory\, Solfeggio\, and Dictation. His works have been performed in prestigious festivals such as Cluj Musical Autumn\, Cluj Modern\, and George Enescu International Festival; at the George Enescu Museum in Bucharest; and in Netherlands\, Germany\, Italy\, Denmark\, France\, Israel\, and the U.S. In recent years\, he organized the Aurel Stroe Festival and Symposium from Buşteni\, Romania.  \nMr. Pop is interested in investigating the convergence between composition and direction in instrumental theatre\, and also in original ways to compose for voice using his own poems as lyrics. Since 2008\, he has been leading the contemporary music ensemble Impact XXI\, which includes soprano\, trombone\, piano\, and percussion.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram Notes\nGyörgy Ligeti (1923–2006)\nBallad and Dance (1950)\nGyörgy Ligeti composed Baladă și joc (Ballad and Dance) in 1950. The work is a short composition for two violins based on two Romanian folk songs\, the result of Ligeti’s Romanian folk music research conducted at the Folklore Institute of Bucharest in 1949. The work’s two movements are Ballad\, a slow\, melodic\, contrapuntal\, and highly expressive work\, followed by Dance\, which is energetic\, exuberant\, and virtuosic. \nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nRemembering Ţăranu (2024)\nRemembering Ţăranu was commissioned by the American Romanian Festival after the death of Romanian composer\, musicologist\, and conductor Cornel Ţăranu in 2023. The work is written for string quartet and piano and employs a twelve-tone row\, which also serves as a musical cryptogram\, as the unifying feature. Pop uses Ţăranu’s full name in the cryptogram as follows: C-do\, O-do#\, R-re\, N-fa#\, E-mib\, L-labb; U(t)-do4b\, N-to\, A-fa\, R-re2#\, Ă-la#\, T-dob\, with “Ţăranu” musically spelled in retrograde as “unarăŢ.” Juxtaposed with the incredible structure a twelve-tone work requires is the free implementation of several musical quotations. Among them is the children’s song “Ţăranu e pe câmp” (“The peasant is in the field”). The inclusion of a song that includes “Ţăranu” in its title is doubly meaningful\, as this song was also a favorite of Ţăranu’s daughter\, Cristina\, when she was a child. Other quotations used by the composer include Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik\, a Romanian “Happy Birthday” song\, “O Tannenbaum\,” Ţăranu’s Remembering Bartók\, and the opening rhythm of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The middle of the work is aleatoric and improvisatory in nature\, so that no two performances will ever be the same. This is the world premiere of Remembering Ţăranu. \nNichita Stanescu\nHow to invent a flower (A inventa o floare)\nPassages from the poem will be read during the performance of the Remembering Ţăranu. \nRomanian:\nDin nou mă sprijin numai de cuvinte\nNu e nici o muzică să izbucnească din osul nimănui\nȘi nici sufletul nu are în sine liniștea potrivită orelor fericite legănate în adaosul de alcool blând.\nȘi nici prietenul cel puternic și apropiat tristeților și marilor idei.\nȘi nici femeia credincioasă\ncă o bătrână vulpe gravidă și atotștiutoare\nîn amănunțitele treburi ale câmpiei.\nȘi nici îngerul tatuat cu hărți\,\nnici unul\nnu este de față.\nNumai cuvintele\, numai ele prea puțin doritele\,—\ncă niște mercenari nervoși\nîmi urmăresc gestul inimii amorțind\,\njetul privirii pulverizând\nimaginile tradiționale ale lumii mele\nalergând sub ramuri\, înotând în mare levitând în aerul plin de simunuri\nEnglish:\nAgain I rely only on words\nThere is no music erupting from anyone’s bone of the heart\nAnd neither does the soul have within itself the tranquility suitable for hours swayed in the addition of mild alcohol.\nAnd neither is the strong and close friend of sorrows and grand ideas\,\nAnd neither the faithful woman\nlike an old fox\, pregnant and all knowing\nin the detailed affairs of the field\nAnd neither the angel tattooed with maps\,\nNot one of them\nIs present.\nOnly the words\, only they the ones very little desired\,\nlike angry mercenaries\nfollow the gesture of my heart\, numbing\,\nthe jet of a gaze pulverizing\nthe traditional images of my world\nrunning under the branches\, swimming in the sea levitating in the air full of simooms[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/in-memoriam-cornel-taranu-february-24-2024/
LOCATION:Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240322T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240322T113000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20231108T025225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T195805Z
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SUMMARY:The Amazing Cimbalom with Virtuoso Alexandru Șura / March 22\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Amazing Cimbalom with Virtuoso Alexandru Șura\nConcert & Workshop\nFriday\, March 22\, 2024 / 11:30 a.m.\nWayne State University\, Schaver Recital Hall\, 480 W Hancock St\, Detroit\, MI 48201 \nFree Admission\nJoin us for a concert and workshop on Friday\, March 22\, 2024\, at the Shaver Music Recital Hall. Romanian cimbalom virtuoso Alexandru Şura performs.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nAlexandru Şura\, cimbalom\nMarian Tănău\, violin\nSujin Lim\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nDavid LeDoux\, cello[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Tetiana Shafran\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Eva Stern\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Alexandru Şura\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Sujin Lim\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		David LeDoux\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Marian Tanau\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nConcert Program\narr. Alexandru Șura\nCimbalom medley \nColin Martin (b. 1993)\nHammered Light\n••• World premiere ••• \nAntonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) (arr. Alexandru Șura)\n“Summer” (L’estate) from The Four Seasons\nI. Allegro non molto\nII. Adagio e piano arr. Alexandru Șura\nIII. Presto \nCamille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) (arr. Alexandru Șura)\nIntroduction and Rondo Capriccioso [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/cimbalom-from-folk-to-jazz-to-classical/
LOCATION:Schaver Recital Hall\, Wayne State University\, 480 W Hancock St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240323T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240323T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20231109T025224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T195825Z
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SUMMARY:The Music of the Cimbalom: An Afternoon with Cimbalom (Ţambal) Virtuoso Alexandru Șura
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Music of the Cimbalom: An Afternoon with Cimbalom (Ţambal) Virtuoso Alexandru Șura\nConcert\nSaturday\, March 23\, 2024 / 2 p.m.\nSteinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI 48390 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]TICKETS: $25 ADULTS / $10 STUDENTS[vc_raw_html]JTNDZm9ybSUyMGFjdGlvbiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnBheXBhbC5jb20lMkZjZ2ktYmluJTJGd2Vic2NyJTIyJTIwbWV0aG9kJTNEJTIycG9zdCUyMiUyMHRhcmdldCUzRCUyMl90b3AlMjIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0NpbnB1dCUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJoaWRkZW4lMjIlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyY21kJTIyJTIwdmFsdWUlM0QlMjJfcy14Y2xpY2slMjIlMjAlMkYlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0NpbnB1dCUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJoaWRkZW4lMjIlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyaG9zdGVkX2J1dHRvbl9pZCUyMiUyMHZhbHVlJTNEJTIyRTQ4Vk5GRVpMM01WOCUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUzQ3RhYmxlJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdHIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ2lucHV0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMmhpZGRlbiUyMiUyMG5hbWUlM0QlMjJvbjAlMjIlMjB2YWx1ZSUzRCUyMlRpY2tldHMlMjIlMkYlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBUaWNrZXRzJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZ0ciUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ3RyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0NzZWxlY3QlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyb3MwJTIyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDb3B0aW9uJTIwdmFsdWUlM0QlMjJBZHVsdCUyMiUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMEFkdWx0JTIwJTI0MjUuMDAlMjBVU0QlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZvcHRpb24lM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0NvcHRpb24lMjB2YWx1ZSUzRCUyMlN0dWRlbnRzJTIyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwU3R1ZGVudHMlMjAlMjQxMC4wMCUyMFVTRCUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQyUyRm9wdGlvbiUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQyUyRnNlbGVjdCUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDJTJGdHIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZ0YWJsZSUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUzQ2lucHV0JTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMmhpZGRlbiUyMiUyMG5hbWUlM0QlMjJjdXJyZW5jeV9jb2RlJTIyJTIwdmFsdWUlM0QlMjJVU0QlMjIlMjAlMkYlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0NpbnB1dCUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJpbWFnZSUyMiUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LnBheXBhbG9iamVjdHMuY29tJTJGZW5fVVMlMkZpJTJGYnRuJTJGYnRuX2J1eW5vd0NDX0xHLmdpZiUyMiUyMGJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBuYW1lJTNEJTIyc3VibWl0JTIyJTIwdGl0bGUlM0QlMjJQYXlQYWwlMjAtJTIwVGhlJTIwc2FmZXIlMkMlMjBlYXNpZXIlMjB3YXklMjB0byUyMHBheSUyMG9ubGluZSUyMSUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMkJ1eSUyME5vdyUyMiUyMCUyRiUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRmZvcm0lM0U=[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us on Saturday\, March 23\, 2024\, at the Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit for the chamber music concert “The Music of the Țambal (Cimbalom): An Afternoon with Țambal Virtuoso Alexandru Șura.” Romanian cimbalom virtuoso Alexandru Şura performs. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nAlexandru Şura\, cimbalom\nMarian Tănău\, violin\nSujin Lim\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nDavid LeDoux\, cello[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Tetiana Shafran\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Eva Stern\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Alexandru Şura\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Sujin Lim\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		David LeDoux\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Marian Tanau\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nConcert Program\narr. Alexandru Șura \nCimbalom medley \nGeorges Bizet (1838-1875) (arr. Alexandru Șura)\nCarmen Fantasy  \nColin Martin (b. 1993)\nHammered Light\n••• World premiere ••• \nAntonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) (arr. Alexandru Șura)\n“Summer” (L’estate) from The Four Seasons\nI. Allegro non molto\nII. Adagio e piano arr. Alexandru Șura\nIII. Presto \nCamille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) (arr. Alexandru Șura)\nIntroduction and Rondo Capriccioso  \nFranz Liszt (1811-1886) (arr. Alexandru Șura)\nHungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in c-sharp minor \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/the-music-of-the-tambal-cimbalom-an-afternoon-with-tambal-virtuoso-alexandru-sura/
LOCATION:Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240413T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240413T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20240121T141619Z
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SUMMARY:Mozart\, Schumann\, Enescu\, & Tăutu Chamber Music / April 13\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nSteinway “Saturdays with Classics” collaborates with the American Romanian Festival to present:\nMozart\, Schumann\, Enescu\, & Tăutu Chamber Music\nChamber Music Concert\nSaturday\, April 13\, 2024 / 2 p.m.\nSteinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI 48390[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tickets: General Admission: $20 / Steinway Society Members: $15 / Ages 18 & Under: $10\nPayments Accepted: Cash Or Check\, Payable At The Door. No Reservations Necessary. \nJoin us for the chamber music concert “Mozart\, Schumann\, Enescu\, & Tăutu Chamber Music” on Saturday\, April 13\, 2024\, at the Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit. This is a collaboration between Saturdays with Classics and the American Romanian Festival.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nMike Chen\, viola\nDavid LeDoux\, cello\nTomoko Mack\, piano\nKazimierz Brzozowski\, piano[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][vc_single_image image=”1661″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/michael-chen/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”711″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/david-ledoux”][vc_single_image image=”2297″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/tomoko-mack/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1155″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/kazimierz-brzozowski/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nConcert Program\nCornelia Tăutu (1938–2019)\nRota II for Violin and Cello (2005)\nMarian Tănău\, violin; David LeDoux\, cello \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)\nPiano Quartet No. 1 in g minor\, K. 478 (1785) \n1. Allegro\n2. Andante\n3. Rondo (Allegro)\nMarian Tănău\, violin; Mike Chen\, viola; David LeDoux\, cello; Tomoko Mack\, piano \nINTERMISSION \nGeorge Enescu (1881–1955)\nConcertstück for Violin and Piano (1906)\nMarian Tănău\, violin; Kazimierz Brzozowski\, piano \nRobert Schumann (1810–1856)\nPiano Quartet in E-flat Major\, Op. 47 (1842) \nI. Sostenuto assai—Allegro ma non troppo\nII. Scherzo: Molto vivace—Trio I—Trio II\nIII. Andante cantabile\nIV. Finale: Vivace\nMarian Tănău\, violin; Mike Chen\, viola; David LeDoux\, cello; Kazimierz Brzozowski\, piano[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/mozart-schumann-enescu-tautu-chamber-music-april-13-2024/
LOCATION:Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241013T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20240904T021346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T005208Z
UID:2466-1728846000-1728846000@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Different Trains / October 13\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nDifferent Trains\nChamber Music Concert\nSunday\, October 13\, 2024 / 7 p.m.\nThe War Memorial\, Alger Center Ballroom\, 32 Lake Shore Drive\, Grosse Pointe Farms\, MI 48236[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]buy tickets[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]General Admission: $25\nStudents (through undergraduate with ID): $10 \nThe American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with an evening of works centered around the subject of travel and different geographic locations. First on the program is the recently commissioned piece by Ionica Pop\, Impressions from Romania\, reflects through music the joy of celebration and the need for human communion and peace. \nIn The Seven Dreams of Frida Kahlo for Clarinet and String Quartet\, composer Ovidiu Marinescu takes us on an imaginary journey of dreams\, from Mayan ritual dances\, to mariachi music\, to be-bop jazz—which Frida Kahlo heard in New York in her travels with partner Diego Rivera\, to an Arabic dream\, as well as a pagan dance of Russian character. \nSteven Reich’s Different Trains for String Quartet and pre-recorded performance tape\, expresses the basic idea that carefully chosen speech recordings generate the musical materials for musical instruments. The piece is inspired by the composer’s childhood. When Steven Reich was one year his parents separated. The mother moved to Los Angeles and the father remained in New York. He travelled back and forth by train frequently between New York and Los Angeles from 1939 to 1942 accompanied by the governess. While the trips were exciting and romantic at the time Steven Reich is looking back as an adult realizing that if he had been in Europe during this period\, as a Jew he would have had to ride very different trains. \nGuests for the evening will be poet Dorel Tataru and composer Ovidiu Marinescu. \nThe concert will be held at The War Memorial in the Alger Center Ballroom. \nDoors open at 6 p.m.; Concert Begins at 7 p.m. \nCash Bar Available. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nSujin Lim\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nDavid LeDoux\, cello\nShannon Orme\, clarinet\nOvidiu Marinescu\, composer\nDorel Tataru\, poet[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1347″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/sujin-lim/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][vc_single_image image=”2409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/eva-stern/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”711″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/david-ledoux”][vc_single_image image=”2538″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/shannon-orme/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2540″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/ovidiu-marinescu/”][vc_single_image image=”2596″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/dorel-tataru/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nPoetry Reading with Dorel Tataru \nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nImpressions from Romania\n••• World premiere; commissioned by the American Romanian Festival •••\n \nOvidiu Marinescu (b. 1965)\nThe Seven Dreams of Frida Kahlo for Clarinet and String Quartet\nI. Prologue\nII. New York\nIII. Mayan Ritual Dance\nIV. Amor. Bésame—Homage to Consuelo Velasquez (1940)\n••• World premiere ••• \nINTERMISSION \nSteven Reich (b. 1936)\nDifferent Trains for String Quartet and Pre-Recorded Performance Tape\nI. America—Before the War\nII. Europe—During the War\nIII. After the War \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/different-trains-war-memorial-october-13-2024/
LOCATION:The War Memorial\, 32 Lake Shore Dr\, Grosse Pointe Farms\, MI\, 48236\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241019T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241019T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20240905T001053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241006T161403Z
UID:2499-1729346400-1729346400@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Consonance vs Dissonance / October 19\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nConsonance vs. Dissonance—Bentoiu & Mozart String Quartets\nChamber Music Concert\nSaturday\, October 19\, 2024 / 2 p.m.\nSteinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E. West Maple Road\, Commerce Charter Township\, MI 48390 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]buy tickets[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]General Admission: $25\nStudents (through undergraduate with ID): $10 \nMozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major\, K. 465\, is nicknamed “Dissonance” due to the unusual\, dissonant counterpoint found in its slow introduction. It is perhaps the most famous of his quartets. The 22-bar Adagio opens with quiet eighth-note Cs in the cello. The viola then joins on A-flat and the second violin on E-flat. The first dissonance is created once the first violin enters on an A\, thus creating tension between the A-flat and A that will be a recurring feature in the entire quartet. This introduction presents the major ideas that will recur throughout the piece. Almost two hundred years later\, Romanian composer Pascal Bentoiu’s String Quartet No. 2\, “Consonance\,” is an example of very tonal music in an age when dissonance is taken to exaggerated levels and reigns in much music of the time. Bentoiu believed that perhaps the consonant chords in his work will provoke the same unpleasantness as Mozart’s dissonant chords did in his String Quartet No. 19. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nSujin Lim\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nMike Chen\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello\nPompilian Tofilescu\, poet[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1347″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/sujin-lim/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1661″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/michael-chen/”][vc_single_image image=”1350″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/jeremy-crosmer/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2599″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/pompilian-tofilescu/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nPoetry Reading with Pompilian Tofilescu \nPascal Bentoiu (1927–2016)\nString Quartet No. 2\, “Consonance\,” Op. 19\nI. Adagio—Allegretto\nII. Giusto\nIII. Larghetto\nIV. Allegro molto moderato \nINTERMISSION \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)\nString Quartet No. 19 in C Major\, “Dissonance\,” K. 465\nI. Adagio—Allegro\nII. Andante cantabile\nIII. Menuetto and Trio. Allegro\nIV. Allegro molto \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/consonance-vs-dissonance-october-19-2024/
LOCATION:Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241110T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20240905T004141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T211204Z
UID:2509-1731265200-1731265200@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Into the Shadows / November 10\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nDetroit Symphony Orchestra & American Romanian Festival Present \nInto the Shadows—An evening of chamber music\nChamber Music Concert\nSunday\, November 10\, 2024 / 7:00 p.m.\nThe War Memorial\, Alger Center Ballroom\, 32 Lake Shore Drive\, Grosse Pointe Farms\, MI 48236 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]buy tickets[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra & The American Romanian Festival celebrating its 20th-anniversary season present an evening of works centered around the subject of death. The first work on the program\, Rota II by Romanian composer Cornelia Tăutu\, is a duet for violin and violoncello that opens slowly and austerely and evokes the contemplative nature of a long-forgotten ancestral melody. George Crumb’s reaction to the horrors of the Vietnam War is expressed through his threnody\, Black Angels. The work is structured around the numbers 13 and 7\, numerals often related to fate and destiny\, and several tonal musical quotations can be found throughout the piece\, including snippets from our next work on the program\, Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” string quartet. Written in 1824\, Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” was the composer’s coming to terms with his long-term illness and impending death\, and has been called “one of the pillars of the chamber music repertoire.” \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nHeidi Han\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nWill Haapaniemi\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”873″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/heidi-han/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2123″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/will-haapaniemi/”][vc_single_image image=”1350″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/jeremy-crosmer/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nConcert Program\nCornelia Tăutu (1938–2019)\nRota II for Violin and Cello (2005) \nGeorge Crumb (b. 1929)\nBlack Angels for Electric String Quartet (1970)\nI. Departure\n1. THRENODY I: Night of the Electric Insects\,\n2. Sounds of Bones and Flutes\n3. Lost Bells\n4. Devil-music\n5. Danse Macabre (Duo alternativo: Dies Irae)\nII. Absence\n6. Pavana Lachrymae (Der Tod und das Mädchen) (Solo obbligato: Insect Sounds)\n7. THRENODY II: BLACK ANGELS!\n8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura (Solo obbligato: Insect Sounds)\n9. Lost Bells (Echo) (Duo alternativo: Sounds of Bones and Flutes)\nIII. Return\n10. [Solo: Aria accompagnata] God-music\n11. Ancient Voices\n12. Ancient Voices (Echo)\n13. THRENODY III: Night of the Electric Insects \nINTERMISSION \nFranz Schubert (1787–1828) \nString Quartet No. 14\, “Death and the Maiden”\nI. Allegro\nII. Andante con moto\nIII. Scherzo – Allegro molto\nIV. Presto[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/into-the-shadows-november-10-2024/
LOCATION:The War Memorial\, 32 Lake Shore Dr\, Grosse Pointe Farms\, MI\, 48236\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250131T193000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20240905T103933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250105T184152Z
UID:2518-1738351800-1738351800@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Into the Shadows / January 31\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nChamber Music Concert\nInto the Shadows\nFriday\, January 31\, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.\nKerrytown Concert House\, 415 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Buy Tickets[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with an evening of works centered around the subject of death. The recently commissioned piece by Ionica Pop\, Remembering Ţăranu\, employs a twelve-tone row\, which also serves as a musical cryptogram to honor the recently deceased Romanian composer Cornel Ţăranu. George Crumb’s reaction to the horrors of the Vietnam War is expressed through his threnody\, Black Angels. The work is structured around the numbers 13 and 7\, numerals often related to fate and destiny\, and several tonal musical quotations can be found throughout the piece\, including snippets from our next work on the program\, Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” string quartet. Written in 1824\, Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” was the composer’s coming to terms with his long-term illness and impending death\, and has been called “one of the pillars of the chamber music repertoire.” \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nHeidi Han\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nWilliam Haapaniemi\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello\nZhihua Tang\, piano[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”873″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/heidi-han/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2123″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/will-haapaniemi/”][vc_single_image image=”1350″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/jeremy-crosmer/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2278″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/zhihua-tang/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nRemembering Ţăranu (2024)\n•••Commissioned by the American Romanian Festival••• \nGeorge Crumb (b. 1929)\nBlack Angels for Electric String Quartet (1970)\nI. Departure\n1. THRENODY I: Night of the Electric Insects\,\n2. Sounds of Bones and Flutes\n3. Lost Bells\n4. Devil-music\n5. Danse Macabre (Duo alternativo: Dies Irae)\nII. Absence\n6. Pavana Lachrymae (Der Tod und das Mädchen) (Solo obbligato: Insect Sounds)\n7. THRENODY II: BLACK ANGELS!\n8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura (Solo obbligato: Insect Sounds)\n9. Lost Bells (Echo) (Duo alternativo: Sounds of Bones and Flutes)\nIII. Return\n10. [Solo: Aria accompagnata] God-music\n11. Ancient Voices\n12. Ancient Voices (Echo)\n13. THRENODY III: Night of the Electric Insects \nINTERMISSION \nFranz Schubert (1787–1828) \nString Quartet No. 14\, “Death and the Maiden”\nI. Allegro\nII. Andante con moto\nIII. Scherzo – Allegro molto\nIV. Presto[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/into-the-shadows-january-31-2025/
LOCATION:Kerrytown Concert House\,  415 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20250105T040229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T020750Z
UID:2630-1740236400-1740236400@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Romanian Resonance: A Conversation and Concert with Alexandru Șura & Marian Tănău / February 22\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nThe University of Michigan Residential College\, the Stearns Collection\, & the American Romanian Festival Present a\nRomanian Resonance: A conversation and concert with Alexandru Șura\, cimbalom\, and Marian Tănău\, Artistic Director\, celebrating 20 years of the American Romanian Festival\nConcert & Conversation\nSaturday\, February 22\, 2025\, 3 p.m.\nThe Keene Theater (East Quadrangle)\, 701 East University Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109 \nFree AdmissionThe American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with a wonderful collaboration with the University of Michigan Residential College and the Stearns Collection. The Lecture-Recital will feature Romanian folk tunes for cimbalom as well as other arrangements by virtuoso cimbalom player Alexandru Șura\, who will also speak about the art of cimbalom playing. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nKyoko Kashiwagi\, violin\nMarian Tănău\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nKatri Ervamaa\, cello\nAlexandru Şura\, cimbalom[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Kyoko Kashiwagi\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Katri Ervamaa\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Eva Stern\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Alexandru Şura\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Marian Tanau\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nA selection of works for the cimbalom all arranged by Alexandru Șura\, including: \nBarbu Lăutaru Medley \nJ.S. Bach\n“Badinerie” from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor\, BWV 1067 \n“Cimbalom Medley”\nTheme and Variations on “La cules de cucuruz” (“Corn Harvest”) \nBeethoven\nPiano Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp minor\, Op. 27\, “Moonlight Sonata” \nI. Adagio sostenuto \nKhachaturian\n“Sabre Dance” from Gayane \nRimsky-Korsakov\n“Flight of the Bumblebee”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/romanian-resonance-a-conversation-and-concert-with-alexandru-sura-marian-tanau-february-22-2025/
LOCATION:The Keene Theater (East Quadrangle)\, 701 East University Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250223T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250223T193000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20240905T110744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250105T192547Z
UID:2523-1740339000-1740339000@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Romanian Echoes / February 23\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nThe University of Michigan Residential College & The American Romanian Festival Present:\nRomanian Echoes\nChamber Music Concert\nSunday\, February 23\, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.\nKerrytown Concert House\, 415 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Buy Tickets[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with an evening of unique music by Enescu and other Romanian composers. Also featured are works for cimbalom\, including a recent commission by composer Colin Martin for string quartet and cimbalom. Enjoy an evening of lyrical lines\, dynamic and punctuated rhythms\, and Romanian flair. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nArtists\nJennifer Goltz\, soprano\nKyoko Kashiwagi\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nKatri Ervamaa\, cello\nAlexandru Şura\, cimbalom\nNaki Sung Kripfgans\, piano[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2553″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/jennifer-goltz/”][vc_single_image image=”2559″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/kyoko-kashiwagi/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/eva-stern/”][vc_single_image image=”2556″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/katri-ervamaa/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1417″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/katri-ervamaa/”][vc_single_image image=”2551″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/naki-sung-kripfgans/”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nFelicia Donceanu (1931–2022)\n“Cu Penetul”\n“La mijloc de codru des”\n(Text by Mihai Eminescu) \n“Coşarul alb”\n“Nici nu-ţi pasă”\n“Noaptea”\n(Text by Tudor Arghezi) \n“Paşii”\n(Text by George Călinescu) \nColin Martin (b. 1993)\nHammered Light \narr. Alexandru Șura\nCimbalom medley \nGeorge Enescu (1881–1955) \nPiano Quartet\, No. 1\, Op. 16 (1909)               \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/romanian-echoes-february-23-2025/
LOCATION:Kerrytown Concert House\,  415 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250320T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20250105T184130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T223412Z
UID:2625-1742497200-1742497200@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Different Trains / March 20\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nDifferent Trains\nChamber Music Concert\nThursday\, March 20\, 2025 / 7 p.m.\nWasserman Projects\, 3434 Russell St\, #502\, Detroit\, MI 48207[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]BUY TICKETS[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nThe American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with an evening of works centered around travel that’s sure to cure the wanderlust in us all. First on the program is a recently commissioned piece by Ionica Pop\, Impresii din România\, that reflects the joy of celebration and the need for human communion and peace through music. In The Seven Dreams of Frida Kahlo for Clarinet and String Quartet\, composer Ovidiu Marinescu takes us on an imaginary journey of dreams\, from Mayan ritual dances to mariachi music to bebop jazz—which Frida Kahlo heard in New York in her travels with partner Diego Rivera—to an Arabic dream and pagan dance with Russian flair. Lastly\, Steve Reich’s Different Trains for String Quartet and Pre-Recorded Performance Tape expresses the basic idea that carefully chosen speech recordings can generate musical materials for musical instruments. The piece is inspired by the composer’s childhood: When he was only 1 year old\, Reich’s parents separated. His mother moved to Los Angeles while his father remained in New York. He traveled back and forth by train frequently between New York and Los Angeles from 1939 to 1942\, accompanied by the governess. Different Trains is a reflection of Reich’s realization that as a Jew\, had he been in Europe during those years\, he easily could have been riding a very different kind of train. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nSujin Lim\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nDavid LeDoux\, cello\nShannon Orme\, clarinet[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1347″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/sujin-lim/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/eva-stern/”][vc_single_image image=”711″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/david-ledoux”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2538″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/shannon-orme/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nImpresii din România (2024)\n••• Commissioned by the American Romanian Festival. •••\n \nOvidiu Marinescu (b. 1965)\nThe Seven Dreams of Frida Kahlo for Clarinet and String Quartet (2023)\nI. Prologue\nII. New York\nIII. Mayan Ritual Dance\nIV. Amor. Bésame—Homage to Consuelo Velasquez (1940)\nV. Caravan\nVI. Trotsky: Love\, Death and Punishment\nVII. Black Angel \nINTERMISSION \nSteven Reich (b. 1936)\nDifferent Trains for String Quartet and Pre-Recorded Performance Tape (1988)\nI. America—Before the War\nII. Europe—During the War\nIII. After the War\n(Played without pause)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/different-trains-march-20-2025/
LOCATION:Wasserman Projects\, 3434 Russell Street\, #502\, Detroit\, 48207\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251025T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20250919T135647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T185054Z
UID:2683-1761400800-1761400800@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:From Afar: Romanian Musical Colors / October 25\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nFrom Afar: Romanian Musical Colors\nChamber Music Concert\nSaturday\, October 25\, 2025\, 2 p.m.\nSteinway Piano Gallery Detroit\n2700 E. West Maple Road\, Commerce Charter Township\, MI 48390 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]BUY TICKETS[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nSujin Lim\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello\nIonica Pop\, visiting composer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1347″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/sujin-lim/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/eva-stern/”][vc_single_image image=”1350″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/david-ledoux”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2366″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/shannon-orme/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nImpresii din România (2024)\n••• Commissioned by the American Romanian Festival. •••\n \nTheodor Grigoriu (1926-2014) \nOn the River Arges (1953) \nI. Ballade: Moderato poco rubato\nII. Dance with flute\nIII. A la sorce: Lento soave\nIV. The small willow: Allegro molto \nINTERMISSION \nCiprian Porumbescu (1853-1883) arr. Jeremy Crosmer \nBallad (1880) \nIon Dumitrescu (1913-1996) \nString Quartet No. 1 in C Major\nI. Allegro con brio\nII. Andante soave molto semplice\nIII. Allegro scherzando giusto e rustico\nIV. Allegro risoluto[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/from-afar-romanian-musical-colors-october-25-2025/
LOCATION:Steinway Piano Gallery Detroit\, 2700 E West Maple Rd\, Commerce Charter Twp\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251026T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251026T193000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20250919T135650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T183840Z
UID:2686-1761507000-1761507000@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:From Afar: Quartets by Grigoriu\, Smetana\, and More / October 26\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nFrom Afar: Quartets by Grigoriu\, Smetana\, and More\nChamber Music Concert\nSunday\, October 26\, 2025\, 7 p.m.\nKerrytown Concert House\n415 N. 4th Ave.\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]BUY TICKETS[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join the American Romanian Festival for an intimate evening of chamber music performed by musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. From Afar: Quartets by Grigoriu\, Smetana\, and More 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 Bedřich Smetana’s powerful String Quartet in E Minor\, “From My Life”—a work that transcends borders with its deeply personal reflections on love\, loss\, and resilience. Experience music that whispers across time and geography\, offering both heartfelt nostalgia and bold expression.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nSujin Lim\, violin\nMarian Tanau\, violin\nEva Stern\, viola\nJeremy Crosmer\, cello\nIonica Pop\, visiting composer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”1347″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/sujin-lim/”][vc_single_image image=”1657″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/marian-tanau/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2409″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/eva-stern/”][vc_single_image image=”1350″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”http://americanromanianfestival.org/project/david-ledoux”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2366″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/shannon-orme/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nIonica Pop (b. 1967)\nImpresii din România (2024)\n••• Commissioned by the American Romanian Festival. •••\n \nTheodor Grigoriu (1926-2014) \nOn the River Arges (1953) \nI. Ballade: Moderato poco rubato\nII. Dance with flute\nIII. A la sorce: Lento soave\nIV. The small willow: Allegro molto \nINTERMISSION \nCiprian Porumbescu (1853-1883) arr. Jeremy Crosmer \nBallad (1880) \nBedrich Smetana (1824-1884) \nString Quartet in E minor “From My Life” \nAllegro vivo appassionato\nAllegro moderato a la Polka\nLargo sostenuto\nVivace[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/from-afar-quartets-by-grigoriu-smetana-and-more-october-26-2025/
LOCATION:Kerrytown Concert House\,  415 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T122853
CREATED:20260427T161613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T194958Z
UID:2706-1779544800-1779544800@americanromanianfestival.org
SUMMARY:Award-Winning Pianist Tetiana Shafran in Recital / May 23\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nAward-Winning Pianist Tetiana Shafran in Recital\nPiano Recital\nSaturday\, May 23\, 2026\, 2 p.m.\nCampus Galeria\, Galeria\, Orchard Lake Schools\n3535 Indian Trail\, Orchard Lake\, MI 48324[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]BUY TICKETS[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join the American Romanian Festival and the Polish Institute of Culture & Research for an inspiring afternoon with award-winning pianist Tetiana Shafran\, winner of the 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition. This captivating recital showcases a rich and expressive program spanning Romantic and early modern masterworks. The performance features Beethoven’s beloved “Moonlight” Sonata\, Lysenko’s poignant Elegy\, Busoni’s virtuosic Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Chopin\, Enescu’s lyrical Pavana\, Op. 10\, and concludes with Chopin’s powerful Sonata No. 3. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience an artist of exceptional sensitivity and brilliance in a program of depth\, drama\, and elegance.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text css=””] \nArtists\nTetiana Shafran\, piano[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2703″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https://americanromanianfestival.org/project/sujin-lim/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=””] \nConcert Program\nLudwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)\nPiano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor\, Op. 27\, No. 2 “Moonlight” \nI. Adagio sostenuto\nII. Allegretto\nIII. Presto agitato \nMykola Lysenko (1842–1912)\nElegy \nFerruccio Busoni (1866–1924)\nVariations and Fugue on a Theme by Chopin \nGeorge Enescu (1881–1955)\nPavana\, Op. 10 \nFrédéric Chopin (1810–1849)\nPiano Sonata No. 3 in B minor\, Op. 58 \nI. Allegro maestoso\nII. Scherzo: Molto vivace\nIII. Largo\nIV. Finale: Presto non tanto[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://americanromanianfestival.org/event/tetiana-shafran-piano-recital/
LOCATION:Galeria\, 3535 Indian Trail\, Orchard Lake\, MI\, 48324\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024/25 American Romanian Festival,American Romanian Festival Events
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