Sunday, July 25, 2010

"O SUTA DE KILOMETRI PE ROLE - pentru sinistratii din Romania"

WEBMASTERUL ROMANI.CO.UK ALEARGA O SUTA DE KILOMETRI PE ROLE PENTRU A STRANGE FONDURI PENTRU SINISTRATII DIN ROMANIA

In urma cu doua saptamani liderii website-ului comunitatii romanesti din UK, www.romani.co.uk, ai publicatiei online Roman in UK si conducerea restaurantului romanesc londonez The Britannia au demarat Campania “Daruieste sinistratilor si adu-le o raza de speranta”. Aceasta campanie isi propune strangerea de ajutoare si donatii banesti pentru sustinerea victimelor inundatiilor recente din Romania.
Acestui proiect i se alatura personal la Londra Inno Brezeanu, webmaster al www.romani.co.uk care duminica, 25 iulie 2010 va parcurge pe role o distanta de 100 de kilometrii, Londra- Cambridge in cadrul unei curse organizate de organizatia filantropica "Breakthrough Breast Cancer". In cadrul acestei curse peste 10,000 de biciclisti si 15 roler skateri vor parcurge distanta, fiind motivati de strangerea de fonduri sub forma de donatii din partea prietenilor, cunostintelor si colegilor de servici. Fiecare participant va dona suma stransa unei cauze nobile.

Inno Brezeanu, webmaster al www.romani.co.uk va alerga cei o suta de kilometrii pe role pentru a strange donatii pentru sinistratii din Nord-Estul Romaniei. Vazand disperarea care a cuprins Romania in urma inundatiilor si victimele ramase pe drumuri, conducerea www.romani.co.uk si a publicatiei online Roman in UK a hotarat sa se implice si sa incerce sa stranga fonduri si ajutoare pentru sinistrati, deoarece cu putin de la fiecare se poate, si mai ales pentru ca motto-ul organizatorilor a fost mereu: “ Impreuna ne este mai usor”. Donatiile se pot face prin website-ul justgiving.com si urmeaza sa fie transferate la sfarsitul campaniei ( 2 august 2010) in contul organizatiei caritabile Relief Fund for Romania Limited, care cu multa bunavointa va realiza transferul sumei stranse catre Patriarhia Romana, in contul de donatii pentru sinistrati. Patriarhia Romana urmeaza sa distribuie apot fondurile primite catre zonele afectate de inundatii din Bucovina si Moldova.


Sustine si tu aceasta cauza acum prin donatia ta. Donatiile pot fi facute prin plata de pe card sau paypal la urmatoarele adrese:

http://www.justgiving.com/inno
http://romani.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=718&Itemid=124
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=137264892975139&ref=mf
http://twitter.com/RomaniinUK

Thursday, July 22, 2010

[parohiabirmingham] Pilgrimage of St. Bertram, Ilam 07 Aug

Dragii nostri,

In fiecare an, credinciosii ortodocsi din Marea Britanie vin in pelerinaj la Ilam (langa Staffordshire) sa se roage la altarul Sf.Bertram. (link-uri utile mai jos)
Ilam gazduieste de mai multi ani si Festivalul National al tineretului Ortodox.

Anul acesta, Pelerinarul la Ilam va avea loc in data de 07 Aug si este organizat de Fr. Samuel Carter of St. Michael's Audley.

Programul este dupa cum urmeaza:

Liturghia la ora 11.00 am
Agapa/picnic (suntem invitati sa aducem fiecare cate ceva de mancat si baut)
Blessing of the Holy Spring in the hill
Rugaciunea de seara
Vizitarea pesterilor monahale
Sa speram ca vremea o sa fie frumoasa.
Cei care doresc sa participe la pelerinaj si nu au transport, va rugam anuntati-ne din timp.
Va asteptam cu drag.

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The Pilgrimage of St. Bertram in Ilam, lead by Fr. Samuel Carter of St. Miachael’s Audley, is going to be on Saturday 7 August.

The programme is always as following:

Divine Liturgy (usually at 11am; please remind me later to confirm this when I receive their August’s Newsletter),
picnic lunch (people bring their own foods and drinks),
Blessing of the Holy Spring in the hills,
the Vespers, walking to the monastic caves and crosses by the river. Let’s hope the weather will be clear on that day.

Life of St Bertram (monk from the 8th c.):
http://www.stmichae ls-audley. org.uk/bertram. htm
http://www.stmichae ls-audley. org.uk/orthodox. htm

St Bertram’s Service:
http://www.orthodox england.org. uk/servbert. htm

Ilam (the one in England, and not in Iran!):
http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Ilam,_Staffordsh ire
http://www.peakdist rictinformation. com/visits/ ilamch.php
http://www.peakdist rictinformation. com/towns/ ilam.php
http://news. bbc.co.uk/ local/stoke/ hi/people_ and_places/ religion_ and_ethics/ newsid_8388000/ 8388209.stm http://www.national trust.org. uk/main/w- ilampark
http://www.yha. org.uk/find- accommodation/ peak-district- sherwood/ hostels/Ilam/ index.aspx
http://www.derbyshi reuk.net/ ilam.html

Întâlnirea Ambasadorului României cu un grup de ciclişti englezi care vor pedala până în România în scop caritabil

Ambasada Românie-Londra/ Ambasadorul României în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii şi al Irlandei de Nord, Dr. Ion Jinga, a avut o întâlnire cu membri ai unui grup de ciclişti care, în perioada 1-18 august 2010, vor pedala de la Londra la Timişoara, în scop caritabil.

Turul ciclist Londra-România „Din grijă pentru copii” este un program iniţiat de un tânăr român, Bogdan Cristea, întreprinzător privat autorizat la compania Amway din Marea Britanie. Acesta, împreună cu colegii săi englezi de la Amway, vor parcurge peste 1600 km, trecând prin 9 ţări şi 5 capitale europene, cu scopul de a strânge fonduri necesare reabilitării Centrului de terapie prin artă „Doina Pocioianu” din Timişoara.

Grupului de ciclişti care va porni la 1 august 2010 din Londra i se vor alătura pe parcursul traseului, pe porţiuni scurte sau până la destinaţia finală, ciclişti din statele europene traversate. Cicliştii speră să strângă 1 euro/1 liră de la fiecare IPA Amway din fiecare ţară pe care o vor traversa: Marea Britanie, Franţa, Belgia, Olanda, Germania, Austria, Slovacia, Ungaria şi România, obiectivul fiind strângerea a 60.000 de lire sterline.

Pentru mai multe informaţii despre această campanie vizitaţi:
www.amway.ro sau www.cycleslam.eu

Romania's National Museum of Art in Bucharest is putting on a three month exhibition of paintings and manuscripts on prince Vlad Tepes the Impaler

Inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula was 'not all that bad and simply misunderstood' a new exhibition has claimed
By NICK PISA Last updated at 11:39 PM on 11th July 2010
The inspiration behind the blood sucking Count Dracula was not all that bad and simply misunderstood, a new exhibition has claimed.
Prince Vlad the Impaler, who hailed from Transylvania, was the inspiration for author Bram Stoker's classic 1897 book Count Dracula which went on to spawn dozens of films.
In an attempt to shake off the negative image of the evil Count , Romania 's National Museum of Art in Bucharest is putting on a three month exhibition of paintings and manuscripts on prince Vlad Tepes the Impaler.



Christopher Lee in the 1958 horror film Dracula which was inspired by Bram Stoker's novel

Curator Margot Rauch said: 'The exhibition is based on historical studies showing that the legends related to Vlad Dracula were aimed at presenting eastern Europe as a primitive land and a source of evil.
'Vlad Dracula was doubtlessly cruel, but not more so than other princes of his time. In fact he was a victim of bad propaganda from his western European peers.'
Called 'Dracula - Voivode and Vampire', the exhibit for the first time puts on display in Romania portraits of Vlad Tepes, who reigned twice, between 1456-1462 and then in 1476.





Bram Stoker's classic 1897 book Count Dracula went on to spawn dozens of films

Manuscripts and engravings depicting him as a 'blood-thirsty tyrant' are also on display - among them is one showing him eating his breakfast in front of dozens of prisoners impaled on sharpened stakes.
A large part of the exhibition is devoted to vampirism, several alleged cases of which were reported in the early 18th century, especially in southeastern Europe .
Ms Rauch added that Prince Vlad's reputation as a vampire was no doubt down to Stoker's novel but added: 'It's time to see Vlad Dracula in another light than that given by Hollywood



Bran Castle in Transylvania was a temporary residence of Prince Vlad the Impaler

' Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, to give him his proper title, died in 1476 aged 45 years old and he was known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and for the cruel punishments he imposed on his enemies.
In a letter written in 1462 after a particularly bloodthirsty campaign he wrote: 'I have killed men and women, old and young... 23,884 Turks and Bulgarians without counting those whom we burned alive in their homes or whose heads were not chopped off by our soldiers.'
His Russian surname was Dracula and this coupled with his blood thirsty reputation was the inspiration behind Stoker's classic - Vlad himself was captured by the Turks, executed and his body displayed on a stake.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1293851/Inspiration-Bram-Stokers-Dracula-bad-simply-misunderstood-new-exhibition-claimed.html#ixzz0tSVhB3FL

Sunday, July 18, 2010

6th CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEAN FORUM (CEEF)

Monday 19th July 2010 19.00 – 21.00

at

St Mungo’s Training Rooms, 7 Kings Bench Street, London SE1 0QX

The Forum aims to promote contacts among Central & Eastern European Nationals and the Agenices who work with them. It seeks to encourage good practise and shared knowledge amongst its members Please feel free to bring along printed material that promotes your service. Places are restricted to 2 persons per organisation. We ask you to confirm your attendance by email.
For telephone queries please call 07967312207

6th CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEAN FORUM (CEEF)


‘Administrative Removal’ will not appear on the agenda of the CEE forum until we have invited a guest speaker who can speak with authority on the subject. At present there is a danger of misinformation and the steering group has a responsibility to ensure that this does not happen. By doing so, we will protect both the integrity of the CEE Forum and the services that we represent. Following a talk by a guest speaker, the subject of administrative removal will be fully discussed at CEEF.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Details :
http://www.ur4jobs.co.uk/57/Central+East+European+Forum

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEAN FORUM TEAM

Invitation to composers -Musical seminar -22 July at 6pm

Dear Friends,

Thank you very much to those many who came to our As You Like It event in the Romanian Cultural Institute last week and gave us an enthusiastic full house to perform for. The four composers came to London from the US, Romania, Italy and Croatia, to hear the World Premieres of their works. They had a very satisfying time with us and we have now recorded their works for the first CD of the project.

Next week, on 22 July at 6pm we are holding a seminar with musical illustrations at 72 Warwick Gardens, followed by a buffet party. The event will be presented by myself, the London Schubert Players and the 78 years-old Swedish composer of German origin, Eberhard Eyser. His work, The Nightingale was singing all night long is written for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, and inspired by Schubert's Trout Quintet.

Performers:
Anda Anastasescu - Piano
Darragh Morgan - Violin
Ricardo Zwietisch - Viola
Sebastian Millett - Cello
Michael Cretu - Double Bass

Places at £15/person. Seating is limited and early booking is advised.

We hope to share this evening with you and send our best wishes,
Anda and the Schubert Players
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk

Our next London concert will be on November 28th in the Royal Academy of Music. Meanwhile, we continue our musical journey to Norfolk, Edinburgh, Paris, Bucharest and Cluj.





Anda and the Schubert Players
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk


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Comment from the European Commission:

Invitation to composers become one of 'Success Stories' written up for the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) and are now available online at http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc2410_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc/na/3long_en.pdf


Extending Europe’s classical music repertoire

When the London Schubert Players’ Chamber Orchestra (LSP) issued its first
‘Invitation to Composers’ they had a clear goal in mind – to extend the European
repertoire of new contemporary classical music for specific, and rare, chamber music
combinations.

The first ‘Invitation to Composers’ was issued in 2008 to composers of any age and
nationality to write short works for “specific chamber music combinations which do not exist
or are very rare in the standard classical music repertoire”. For Anda Anastasescu, LSP’s
founder and artistic director, the inspiration for the project came as a result of difficulties
experienced in finding quality works for specific instrumental combinations.
“For 18 years, as a professional performing group we encountered difficulties in
programming a number of great chamber works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns,
Messiaen and Enescu – because they are each written for a specific instrumental
combination for which no other noted composer has so far written. In addition, we were
seduced by the idea of performing interesting combinations which the standard European
repertoire does not offer,” explains Anda.
The project is a partnership between the UK, France and Romania. It includes the
organization of concerts, seminars, workshops and conferences in all three countries, with
performances and presentations of the most inspired of the new works submitted to the
project. For this project, the LSP is collaborating with the Romanian Cultural Institute in Paris
and the Asociata Info Manager (AIM) in Bucharest. The official launch of the project in
London was held on 31 March 2010 at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in the presence
of Philip Cashian, Head of Composition at the RAM and a very influential figure in musical
composition..

A rich selection
A total of 22 works were selected during the first year of the project, submitted by composers
from 11 countries (Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Romania,
Sweden, UK and the US). The works were inspired by four models: Schubert’s Trout Quintet
for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass; Mendelssohn’s concerto for solo piano, solo
violin and string quintet; Saint-Saens septet for trumpet, piano and string quintet; and
Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps for piano, violin, clarinet and cello.
Norwegian composer, Bj¢rn Bolstad Skjelbred, saw in the ‘Invitation to Composers’ project
something different from the many other calls for scores and invitations to composers. “This
project stood out from the others because of its reference to specific pieces of music,
composers and instrumental combinations, and because of the musical calibre of its models.
The main motivation for my contribution to the project was imagining a piece of my own
music being compared to or put next to a landmark piece.”
For UK composer, Drew Wilson, the ‘models’ also provided an immediate creative impetus,
while leaving a free reign to the imagination: ”It will be very interesting to hear the different
approaches taken from the same starting point, especially given the very diverse cultural
backgrounds of the composers taking part.”
The composers will also have the opportunity to meet each other at the various events and
concerts organised. This is expected to provide further scope for the exchange of ideas and
comparison of musical approaches. “Cultural exchange in one's own field is always
interesting and instructive. Those of us from different countries will be the product of different
teaching and to some extent aesthetic environments, which throw a revealing light on one's
own preferences and - yes - prejudices, which hopefully get reduced as we are better
informed!” notes Drew.

Linking past and present
As well as filling gaps in Europe’s musical repertoire and enriching it with new and
interesting pieces from across the continent, the project also serves as a bridge between
past and contemporary composition.
“The project aims to create a new dimension in the art of composing in the field of classical
music,” says Anda. ”It inspires and provokes composers' imagination and skills to transmute
some of the greatest European musical ideas of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries into the
21st – providing a direct connection between great European musical traditions and
contemporary thought.”
A fundamental premise of the project is that the new pieces will be played alongside the
‘model’ they were inspired by. This is expected to bring new attention and a fresh eye to the
older pieces. “Somehow, you hear new things in them when they are set against the
contemporary compositions,” adds Anda. “They seem more modern, more courageous, and
you can imagine how it was when they were first composed.”
For the composers, too, the approach chosen fosters an appreciation of the past. “Through
this link with important compositions of the past, contemporary musicians can identify with
the West’s extraordinary musical tradition,” notes Roberto Brisotto (Italy), who based his
composition – Evocations Rituelles – on Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps.

Collaborative creation
Another key aspect of the project is the close collaboration between the musicians and the
composers. For the composer Ivan Božičević (Croatia), concerned by contemporary music’s
tendency to focus on complexity over beauty, this was a major consideration: “It seemed to
me that the ‘Invitation to Composers’ contained a genuine quest for beauty in new music.
The works were to be judged by future performers themselves, not by some complexityseeking
composer peers.”
The close collaboration between the musicians and the composers is appreciated by all
those involved. “For most composers, access to musicians is pretty limited,” says Drew
Wilson. “Having the opportunity to hear your piece played, participate in rehearsals and get
feedback from the players is really quite exciting. Sometimes things are not quite as you
imagined them, or are even not possible in practice. The interaction with the musicians
allows you to adapt the piece, refine it, before it is actually performed in front of the public.”
For the musicians, too, the exchange with the composers is very satisfying. Violin and viola
player, Ricardo Zwietisch, will be performing many of the new pieces with the London
Schubert Players: “It is very motivating to be discovering completely new pieces of music
and being able to get direct feedback from the composers themselves. It allows a creative
collaboration which helps to shape the piece and enrich the musical interpretation.”
As a viola player, he is also very pleased to see the creation of new pieces for viola. “There
are very few classical pieces written for the viola, so these new pieces will be an important
addition to the viola repertoire.”



The Invitation to Composers project is coordinated by Anda Anatasescu, founder and
artistic director of the London Schubert Players’ Chamber Orchestra. It is supported
by the European Commission’s Culture Programme 2007-2013 [Ref:…… ] The
selected works of the project will be published and recorded on CD, and a book will
be published about the composers.

More information:
The European Commission’s Culture Programme:
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm
The London Schubert Players’ Trust - Invitation to Composers
http://www.londonschubertplayers.co.uk/

The material is part of 'Success Stories' written up for the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) and can be found http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc/na/3long_en.pdf



Invitation to composer Project Team
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Ajutor pentru sinistrati

Dragi romani,

"Parohiile ortodoxe romanesti din Scotia Intampinarea Domnului (Glasgow) si Sf Parinti Ioachim si Ana (Aberdeen) se alatura efortului facut de alte parohii din Marea Britanie si fac apel la fratiile voastre sa ajutati dupa puteri sinistratii din regiunile puternic afectate de inundatiile din Romania. Donatii in haine, alimente neperisabile sau bani sunt asteptate la bisericile parohiilor toata saptamana aceasta 12-18 iulie 2010 urmand ca saptamana urmatoare un camion sa fie inchiriat pentru a le transporta in Romania. De asemenea, va rugam sa ajutati daca puteti cu banii la costul inchirierii camionului (1500 lire). Pentru mai multe detalii luati legatura cu Parintele Marcel (Glasgow) la 07817762075 sau Parintele Gabriel (Aberdeen) la 07975949363. Multumim!"

La TVRi părerea ta contează!

TVR internaţional este şi în acest an aproape de telespectatorii săi, românii din toate colţurile lumii.

Începând de miercuri, 14 iulie 2010, TVRi lansează un chestionar care poate fi completat online la adresa http://www.tvr.ro/chestionartvri/ în care telespectatorii pot spune care sunt dorinţele şi aşteptările lor de la postul Televiziunii Române. Chestionarul va fi disponibil pe site-ul TVR până în data de 1 septembrie 2010.

După primirea şi analizarea tuturor răspunsurilor, TVR internaţional va face toate demersurile necesare pentru a ţine cont de părerile dumneavoastră în construirea grilei de programe, după cum explică directorul canalului, Beatrice Comănescu. „Acest demers este foarte important pentru noi. Vrem să fim aproape de telespectatorii noştri şi să răspundem în permanenţă nevoilor lor specifice, oferindu-le o gamă largă de programe. Aşa că, îi aşteptăm pe toţi cei doritori să ne răspundă şi să ne transmită punctele lor de vedere!”

Completează chestionarul la http://www.tvr.ro/chestionartvri/ şi vei vedea că TVR internaţional ţine cont de părerea ta!

RomaniOxford] Pottery Workshop with Romanian Master Craftsman at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre in London would like to invite you to Oxford for a:

POTTERY WORKSHOP WITH MASTER CRAFTSMAN CORNEL SITAR
in association with the exhibition

THE LOST WORLD OF OLD EUROPE, The Danube Valley, 5000 – 3500 BC
supported by the Leon Levy foundation

Saturday 24 July 2010 at 11 am, 12.30 pm, and 2.30 pm, Education Studio, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Free Admission • Tel. 01865 278 000 • education.service@ ashmus.ox. ac.uk • www.ashmolean. org
Clay, water, a potter’s wheel - and a technique almost unchanged for thousands of years.

Come to the Ashmolean on Saturday 24 July 2010 and meet the craftsman CORNEL SITAR, a true master of ancient Romanian traditional pottery skills. Watch him create pots from scratch, using the same materials used by his ancestors.

The pottery demonstrations are free for all, drop-in sessions starting at 11 am, 12.30 pm, and 2.30 pm. Children are most welcome.
See the exhibition THE LOST WORLD OF OLD EUROPE (ticketed exhibition, details below), and then under the master’s guidance, try your hand at creating your very own traditional clay pot.

CORNEL SITAR is a traditional craftsman from the Baia Mare region in north-western Romania. He learned his trade from his parents, having first come into contact with the potter’s wheel in 1962, at the age of 13. From 1978, Cornel Sitar began working in the workshop inherited from his father. Pottery and ceramics became not only a way of preserving an ancient skill, but also a business, the entire Sitar family being involved in the workshop.

Today, Cornel Sitar produces 12,000 pieces every year, in about 160 shapes and sizes. The traditional ceramics from his workshop are specific to the Baia Mare, Baia Sprie and Targu Lapus areas, and comprise pots, plates, bowls, jugs and jars, among other forms.

• THE LOST WORLD OF OLD EUROPE
until 15 August 2010, Temporary Exhibition Galleries, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tel. 01865 278 000 • Tickets: £6.00 / £4.00 concession • www.ashmolean. org

With major loans from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, ‘The Lost World of Old Europe’ presents more than 250 artefacts recovered by archaeologists from the settlements and cemeteries of ‘Old Europe’. This remarkable exhibition of gold, pottery and archaeological finds from the prehistoric civilisation of the Danube Valley, in southeast Europe, is presented in Britain for the first time.

Highlights of the exhibition include the ‘Thinker’ and Female Figurine from Cernavoda, as well as many ceramic and metallurgical pieces from the Cucuteni culture in Romania.

The exhibition has been organised by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University (ISAW) in collaboration with the National History Museum of Romania, Bucharest, and with the participation of the Varna Regional Museum of History, Bulgaria and the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova, Chisinau; and has been made possible by the Leon Levy Foundation.

Image above: Globular vessel with lid, fired clay. Cucuteni, Scanteia, 4200 – 4050 BC, Moldova National Museum Complex, Iasi, Romania

Metodologia de şcolarizare a cetăţenilor de origine etnică ro

Vă informăm că Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării, Tineretului şi Sportului a finalizat metodologia de şcolarizare a cetăţenilor de origine etnică română din Republica Moldova, Republica Albania, Republica Bulgaria, Fosta Republică Iugoslavă a Macedoniei, Republica Serbia, Ucraina şi Republica Ungară precum şi a etnicilor români cu domiciliul stabil în străinătate în învăţământul de stat din România, pentru anul şcolar/ universitar 2010 – 2011
(publicată pe site-ul: www.edu.ro /relaţii internaţionale/românii de pretutindeni).

Mai multe informaţii precum şi documente privind:
- Metodologia de şcolarizare pentru anul universitar 2010-2011;
- Calendarul de înscriere;
- Cererea de înscriere la concurs;
- Oferta locurilor de studii – realizată în baza propunerilor instituţiilor de învăţământ superior de stat din România, conform reglementărilor legale în vigoare – în vederea completării adecvate a cererii de înscriere la concurs.
pot fi accessate de pe site-ul Ambasadei:

http://londra.mae.ro/index.php?lang=ro&id=110707

Cristina-Narcisa Nita
Press Attaché
Embassy of Romania in the UK

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Invitation to composers Project-Summer events 2010





As You Like It
Thursday 8 July 2010 at 8pm
Romanian Cultural Institute
1, Belgrave Square,
LONDON SW1X 8PH

An evening of carnivalesque effervescence, colour, instrumental dialogue, intense emotions, humour, piquanterie and folk tunes from the Balkans.
Presented by the London Schubert Players Trust and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.
And with the participation of:
Romanian composer Lucian Zbarcea,
Serbian composer Ivan Božičević
American composer Rodney Waschka.
and Italian composer Uberto Pieroni.

With the London Schubert Players Septet (string quintet, trumpet and piano).
Pianists: Anda Anastasescu, Eralys Fernandez (Cuba) and Lachezar Stankov (Bulgaria)


There are no tickets issued for this concert and a donation of £10/person is kindly suggested. If you wish us to reserve your seats please send us a cheque payable to: London Schubert Players Trust, 72 Warwick Gardens, London W14 8PP. We will put your names on the attendance list available on the door on the night. Thank you very much indeed.

We are honoured on this occasion by the presence of a delegation from the European Commission.

We hope to see many of you at this concert and to celebrate together the interesting work of the four contemporary composers.

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Hear The Nightingale was singing all night long
on 22 July at 6pm,
in a Seminar held by Anda Anastasescu and the 78 years-old Swedish composer of German origin,
Eberhard Eyser,
at 72 Warwick Gardens, followed by a buffet party.

The Nightingale is written for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.

Places at £15/person. Seating is limited and early booking is advised. Thank you.
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Spend the weekend of 24/25 July in North Norfolk listening to our first
Schubertiade Festival
where rivers Ant and Bure meet.
Concerts take place in beautiful old churches and an art historian will take you through the churches' history and architecture, as well as a tour of some of the most interesting in the area. Strawberry teas will be served.

Leaflet enclosed.
We have a list of welcoming and comfortable guest houses if you are interested.
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We are thrilled to participate for the first time at
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
on August 26th,
performing in the Arts Centre of the very school which, for 10 years, offered the Silvestri scholarship places to the young Romanian scholars supported by my Silvestri Foundation. ___________________________________________________________________

We are looking forward to see you at our events and entertain you with our musical programmes.
Our next London event will be on November 28th in the Royal Academy of Music. Meanwhile, we continue our musical journey in Paris, Bucharest and Cluj.

Sending our warm wishes,

Anda and the Schubert Players
www.invitationtocomposers.co.uk