Date and place of birth  : 14 May 1962, Timişoara, ROMÂNIA

Status: Married, one child — SILVANA, 22 years

Address:  300489 Timişoara ROMÂNIA

str. Dr. Pavel Vasici Ungureanu nr. 27

Tel. +40 (0)722233943 şi +40 (0)256217273

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Education

2003–2006

Studying for a doctoral degree at the National Music University from Bucharest, the folklore department, University Professor Dr. Gheorghe Oprea

1991–1996

University of West, Timişoara, The Faculty of Music,

Major: Instrument playing  – Musical  instrument teacher

1973–1981

 „ION VIDU” Music Highschool, Timişoara

Professional experience

2004–present

Secondary schoolmaster at „ION VIDU” National Art College from Timişoara

2003–present

Conductor and instrument soloist of Timişoara Radio Orchestra

2000–present

Member of the International Folklore and Popular Traditions Organisation (IOV) from Viena

1997–present

Collaborator of Novi Sad RadioTv Orchestra – SERBIA

1996–present

Tenurial teacher of clarinet at „ION VIDU” National Art College from Timişoara

1991–present

Collaborator of „BANATUL” Choir  from Timişoara

1988–1996

Wind instrument teacher (clarinet, saxophone, taragoto) at Popular Art School from Timişoara

1981–1988

Instrument soloist at „BANATUL” Professional Choir from Timişoara

1981–present

Participating as an instrument soloist (clarinet, taragoto, flute, ocarina, pipe) and as a conductor at over 2000 folk festivals in the country and abroad

Participation at festivals and international tours

1990

1991

1991

1991

1995

1996

1996

1998

1999

2001

2002

2003

2006

    France: International  Folklore Festival  at Confolens

France: International Folklore Festival at Felletin

Switzerland: Tour at Lucerna 

France: International Folklore Festival at Nice

U.S.A.: The Festival of the Romanian people in Florida „The Romanian Rhapsody”

France: Tour at Angouleme with the „Timiş Pastoral”

Switzerland: Tour at Zürich

France: Tour at  Limoges with the „Timiş Pastoral”

U.S.A.: Tour at New York, Chicago and in Florida

France: Tour at  Lucon with the „Timiş Pastoral”

U.S.A.: Tour at Chicago, New York and in Florida

Canada: Tour at Kitchener

U.S.A.: Tour at New York

Scientific work and creation

2003–2006

Doctoral thesis: The wind instruments in the folk practice in Banat

1997–present

Collecting folklore from  Banat in the counties Timiş and Caraş-Severin

1997–present

Editing 4 solo albums with traditional music from Banat at saxophone, clarinet and flute

1997– present

Participation with papers in the field of Romanian folklore at the following conferences:

 - „The music in Banat in time”  (2004,2005,2006),

 -  „THE COLUMN 2000” (2005)

 -  „Alexandru Mocioni – 160 years from his birth” (2005)

1992–present

1985–present

Audio-video recordings with over 50 vocal and instrument soloists from Banat

Radio-tv appearances:

TVR1 Bucharest, RadioTV  Novi-Sad, TV Analog Timişoara, TV Europa Nova Timişoara, TVR  Timişoara, TV Europa Nova Lugoj, TVR2 Bucharest, TVCanal 3 Chicago, TV Etno Bucureşti, TV France 3, TV Terrasat Reşiţa, TVR Internaţional, TV Favorit

Specialization in the country and abroad

2003–2006

Specialization in folklore at the National Music University in Bucharest, University Professor Dr. Gheorghe Oprea’s class

2002

Participation as a taragoto teacher at the Gărâna international seminar of the DOMIDE pan-pipe school in Switzerland

Publishing

2006

Author of the collection 100 dance airs from Banat, written and arranged for flute, taragoto and alto saxophone, Mirton Publishing House

2004–2005

Author and coauthor of 3 books in the field:

—Ways of stimulating the musical thought and creativity;
—Song Anthology from the repertoire of  the pupils in grades I-IV;

—Contributions to the history of education in Timişoara
published at Mirton and Pardon Publishing Houses from Timişoara

2001–2005

Author of several articles in the field of folklore that appeared in the local papers and in jurnals

Diplomas and awards

     The Honour Diploma at the category Music teacher confered by the „CITTA DI ROMA” Academy  — Rome, ITALY (2003)

Virtuousness Diploma confered by ,,LAURENŢIU CIUCUR” Foundation  Timişoara (2002,2003)

Diploma awarded at the anniversary of 35 years of activity at „BANATUL” Professional Choir Ansamblului Profesionist (2005)

Diploma for the support of artistic education confered by Timiş County School Inspectorate (2004,2005)

Honourable Member of „BANATUL” Cultural Society — Timişoara (2000)

Hounourable Citizen of Padureni village Diploma, Timiş county (2002)

Hounourable member of the National Association ,,CULTUL EROILOR” Timişoara branch (2005)

Skills

Foreign languages: English, Italian, French, Serbian

PC skills : Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe      

                       Photoshop, etc.

Hobbies: Folklore collections, sport, travelling.