MON, April 30, 7:30 pm | RCI – Auditorium
DINU GHEZZO: Memories and Celebrations of 38 years of Romanian-American collaborations
A special concert celebrating the retirement of Mr Ghezzo, professor of music at New York University, and director of the NYU Composition Studies, and the 38 years of musical activities in the US. The concert will feature collaborations with numerous American musicians, friends, colleagues and former students.
Music by/with: Tom Beyer, Joseph Church, Leo Kraft, Robert Rowe, Ron Sadoff, Joseph Pehrson, Wendy Luck, Pedro Da Silva, Christina Ghezzo, Sebastian Danila, Dinu Ghezzo and guests.
Special performance: Lory Wallfisch (piano) – George Enescu: Final Movement, Piano Sonata, Op. 24, No.1
Dinu Ghezzo received his education in theory, conducting, and in composition at the Romanian Conservatory in Bucharest (1964 & 1966), and subsequently earned a PhD. in composition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1973. He is a professor of music at New York University, and director of the NYU Composition Studies. Dr. Ghezzo is much involved in national and international music projects, as founder and director of the INMC Inc. (International Music Consortium), the Assisi International Music Days, among others, and is past director of ANMC Inc., Todi International Music Days, Gubbio Festival, Molfetta Festival, CIPAM Festival in Montevarchi (Italy), Constanta International Music Days, The Week of Romanian American Music in Oradea, Romania, the ICIA Inc. (International Composers and Interactive Artists), etc.
He is a recipient of a honorary doctorate from Ovidius University, Constanta (Romania), and of many awards, prizes, residences, and commissions: Fulbright Senior Scholar (2006), visiting composer at the American Academy in Rome, composer-in-residence at Dresden Festival and guest composer at the Berlin Hochschuel der Kunste (Germany), at the Jerusalem Music Academy (Israel) and at the Music Academy in Krakow (Poland), CAPS Award – New York, George Enescu Awards, ASCAP Awards, NYSCA and NEA Grants, leading international ensembles and soloists, and residencies as guest composer, conductor and performer.
MON, April 30, 7:30 pm
Romanian Cultural Institute – Auditorium
200 East 38th St, New York, NY 10016
FREE ADMISSION. RSVP: icrny@icrny.org, 212-687-0180.
ROMANIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN NEW YORK
200 East 38th Street (at 3rd Avenue), New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-687-0180 – Fax: 212-687-0181
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