VIII th Edition

27-30 June 2013

Timişoara

Sala Capitol, Filarmonica "Banatul"

 

Organizers:

Asociaţia Pro Philharmonia

Universitatea de Vest – Facultatea de Muzică Timişoara

Consiliul Judeţean Timiş

Consiliul Local Timişoara

 

The Contest is open to all young singers, irrespective of nationality, being focused on promoting talent and asuring a wider knowledge of the Romanian contemporary creations, especially the one of Sabin V. Dragoi, as well as the international one.

 

„Timişoara is reviving the Romanian musical tradition.”
prof. univ. Ionel Voineag, Univ. de Muzică, Bucureşti

 

„The seriousness with which, even from the first edition in 1997, the selection of the best voices was made, selection that lead to immediate exposure on the national and international scene, as was the case of Aura Twarowska, Cecilia Costea, Nicoleta Colceiar, Gheorghe Petean, Daniel Trăilă, Cristina Simionescu, gave a good sense of confidence and it attracted many valuable participants in want of a trophy in Timişoara.”
Ioan Tomi, musicologist

 

„It is a tough competition; the participants must be physically and psychologically very fit. I think of this competition as a very serious and professional one. I am glad to it is centered on the creation of such an exceptional mind.”
Prof. univ. Vasile Spătărelu, Univ. de Arte Iaşi

        Sabin V. Drăgoi (1894-1968) awas a composer and folklorist. He did his studies in Iaşi, Cluj and Prague. He was first and foremost a great folklorist, collecting traditional Romanian songs such as the ones published under the titles "303 colinde cu text şi melodie", "360 melodii din Arad şi Hunedoara".
        Sabin Drăgoi is one of the fathers of the Romanian Music School based on traditional folklore, being also the author of more than 100 pieces of music in many different genres.

                In the view of Prof. Gheorghe Firca, musicologist, Sabin V. Drăgoi, is a great personality of Romanian music, being the one who was closes to his source of inspiration: folklore. To achieve this, as Bela Bartok did, he became he scientist also, dedicating time and effort to collecting and studying the antonyms art of the peasant.

        He immediately saw the resources in the rhythm and melodicity in folklore, and through his own creation he made away with all doubt persisting in relation to the idea that folklore can stand in its own right as a base for serious compositions (such as Divertisment rustic).

        In 1928 he was awarded the Fist Prize for Composition, "G. Enescu", for the piece Divertismentul rustic, which would become the one to consecrate him as a symphonic piece composer. He didicates himself to choir music, much to the delight of the people in Banat region.

        The tradition of the choir in Banat, from which the two Masses sprung out, one for a male choir and one for a mixt one, is sustained by his talend to a professional level that marked the coming of age in Romanian composing. Leader also in the opera genre he composed Năpasta, after the work by I. L. Caragiale, in which he deals with everyday life in a village.

        Deschizător de drum şi în genul operei, Sabin V. Drăgoi, a înzestrat, prin Năpasta, după I. L. Caragiale, peisajul muzical autohton, cu prima lucrare cu caracter dramatic, legată de viaţa satului şi în care limbajul este ancorat în aceleaşi principii ale şcolii naţionale.

        It had a triumphant opening in 1928 in Bucharest, and a very warm welcome in the Banat region.

        "Cântarea" is the best represented element of his musical composition, be it an attribute of the choir, a piano accompanied piece or an opera aria. The Vocals is a royal way into the creation of Sabin V. Drăgoi.

        The Canto competition in Timisoara, already international at its 3rd edition, which is named after the composer is both significant and meaningful and is made know through the voices of the young contestants.

 

 

        In his career he was:

 

Harmony, counterpoint and composition Professor (1924-1942)at the Timişoara Conservatory

Director of choirs Doina and Banatul from Timişoara (1924-1932)

Director of the Timisoara Conservatory (1925-1943)

Conductor of mixt choire Crai Nou, Timişoara (1936-1940)

Director (1942-1944) of Art Institute and Conservatory Cluj

Professor de armonie, contrapunct and composer at same institutions (1943-1944)

Harmony, counterpoint and Composition Professor (1946-1950)at the Timişoara Conservatory

Director of the Institute of Folklore in Bucharest (1950-1964)

 

 

        Biographical Highlights:

 

•1894 - he is born on the 6th of June in Selişte, Arad county. He spends his childhood in the village, close to his mother, from which he learnt to appreciate folklore and traditional songs. He starts school in the village, but then he is sent to the hungarian school in Petriş.

•1906 - once he graduated from the 5th grade he is sent to a school in Arad, where he will also study music.

•1908 - he gradutes well from middle school and decides to follow the classes at the State School in Arad to become a primary school teacher.

•1909-1912 - he starts classes and studies music with Matyas Zoltai, who brought out his talent. He finishes school and obtains a certificate in music.

•1914 - he is appointed teacher in a village close to Budapest, but he is then sent to the battlefield. He is taken prisoner and kept in a prisoner camp close to Tashkent for two years.

•1920 - he is mobilized to Cluj, where he entrers the exam for the Music and Dramatic Arts Conservatory. He then leaves for Bucharest to get a schollarship. There he meets Victor Eftimiu and Octavian Goga, who was then the Minister of Art. He obtains money that enable him to go to Prague for the continuation of his studies.

•1922 - he is awarded second prize at the Enescu Competition and finishes his studies in Prague. He is married to Livia Munteanu. He is appointed locum tenens teacher at the Normal School for Teachers in Deva. He starts collecting folklore from the Deva and Lipova regions.

•1923 - he is awarded secon prize "Enescu" for "Suită de dansuri populare românești pentru pian". His daughter, Florica is born, but sadly dies a year later.

•1924 - he moves to Timişoara, and is appointed Professor at the Conservatory, while he still collects folklore form Hunedoara area.

•1926 - his son, Virgil Mihai, is born, folowed by another daughter a few years later, Sabina.

•1928 - the "Năpasta" opera is premiered, following the play by I.L. Caragiale, He is awarded the prize for the best opera written by a Romanian, by the Romanian Opera House in Bucharest and the Fist Prize "George Enescu" for "Divertisment rustic".

•1942 - he publishes the musical monography of Belint "Monografie muzicală a comunei Belinţ", and some 90 melodies. A year later his wife passes away.

•1944 - he marries singer Ana Sidonia Varna, and a year later a forth child is born to him, Dinu. He resigns all other functions and he is hired at the "Corala Banatului" in Timisoara.

•1946 - The Music and Dramatic Art Conservatory is founded in Timisoara, where he is named professor of harmony, counterpoint, soon to be Rector and professor of composition, when the Conservatory becomes and Art Institute. He is elected member in the Composers Union.

•1950 - he becomes a professor at the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory, in Bucharest and Director of the Folklore Institute.

•1955 - he is appointed a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.

•1968 – on the 31st of December, at the age of 74, he passes away in Bucharest, unable to finish his musical anthology.

 

        Works

 

Opera:

Năpasta

Horia

Păcală

Kir Ianulea

Constantin Brâncoveanu

 

Symphonic Pieces:

Petrecere populară

Divertisment rustic

Rapsodia bănăţeană

Concert pentru pian şi orchestră

 

Piano pieces:

Ce aude Murăşul

 

Miniaturi pentru pian:

Moderato;

Allegreto;

Andantino;

Allegro;

Andante;

 

Film music

Mitrea Cocor

 

       

 

RULES OF ENTRY AND PARTICIPATION

 

1. The competition is open to singers, irrespective of nationality, that are not older than 30 years, for women, and 35 years for men, at the date of entry, 10th of June 2013. There will be no exceptions regarding the age limit.

2. All eligible participants will send
-a filled-in application form,
-copy of an ID card (passaport or any id with picture and birth date), ,
-copy of the deposit receipt for the entry fee,
-recent portrait photograph (min. 1200 x 1200 pixeli) şi
-un Curriculum Vitae,
at the e-mail prophilharmonia@ymail.com, until 10th of June 2013, inclussive.

The participants will specify in the entry form ig they require lodging. Lodging and meals will be supported by the Organizing Institutions. . Transport fees are not included and are to be paid by the participants .

3. Entry deadline 10th of June 2013. Any documents received after this date will not be taken into consideration.

4. Entry fee is 50 euros.The payment will be made by deposit of the sum (or RON equivalent, at the BNR exchange rate for the day the deposit is made) in the respective account:

ASOCIATIA PRO PHILHARMONIA
PIRAEUS BANK TIMISOARA
P-TA VICTORIEI NR 7, TIMISOARA, ROMÂNIA
CONT IBAN LEI RO33PIRB3700720910003000
CONT IBAN EURO RO96PIRB3700720910004000
COD SWIFT PIRBROBU

The copy of the deposit receipt must be attached to the application form and documents as explained at point 2. Fee will not be returned in the event of absence from competition.

5.The competition will take place during a 4 days period, from 27th to the 30th of June 2013 at the„Capitol” Concert Hall, Filarmonica „Banatul”, Romania, Timişoara, No. 2, C. D. Loga Street,and will be divided into 3 parts as scheduled 27th of June – Random selection of entry numbers and 1st part, 11 am, Capitol Concert Hall 28th of June - 2nd part, 17 pm, Capitol Concert Hall 29th of June - Etapa a III-a, 18 pm, Capitol Concert Hall 30th of June – Winner Gala, 19 pm, Capitol Concert Hall Any modifications will be comunicated on the site, e-mail and Facebook accounts.

6. The mandatory and of choice repertory will be as follows:

1st Part:
1. Crizanteme Lied or Flori Albe Lied by Sabin V. Drăgoi
2. An opera or concert aria arie de operă by W. A. Mozart.

2nd Part:
1. Aria of choice by:
-J. S. Bach,
-G. F. Händel,
-H. Purcell,
-A. Vivaldi,
-G. B. Pergolesi,
-Chr. W. Gluck,
-J. Haydn

2. Opera aria from universal repertory.

3rd Part:

1.A.Romanian participants will prepare an aria Sabin V. Drăgoi’s works:
-Năpasta,
-Horia,
-Constantin Brâncoveanu,
-Kir Ianulea,
-Păcală.
In case no representative aria for a specific voice exists, an aria from Romanian contemporary works can be sung.

1.B.Foreign participants will present an opera aria from an contemporary artist from country of origin.

2. Aria of choice from universal repertory.

 

Note:For the foreign participants the Sabin Dragoi lieds will be sung in Italian. They can be transcribed in the appropriate tonality. All other works will be sung in the language they were written in. All arias will be sung from memory.

7. The accompaniament will be provided Lect. Univ. Dr. Silviana Cîrdu (Facultatea de Muzică, Timisoara) in case the participants do not bring their own.

8.The jury will give 4 prizes (Grand prize, 1st, 2nd, 3rd), one onorable mention, special prizes „Marius Iuliu Mare” and „Mirela Zafirii” , wich will composed of money, but also prizes that will be composed of contracts for a number of concerts.

The Jury will be composed of well known artists, Romanian and foreign. We mention:

1. Conf. Univ. Dr. Ana Stan Slusar
Facultatea de Muzică, Timişoara

2. Radu Popa
Conductor, Filarmonica „Banatul” Timişoara, Romania

3. Conf. Univ. Dr. Bianca Manoleanu
Dean, Universitatea Naţională de Muzică, Bucureşti, Romania

4. Prof. Univ. Dr. Elena Moldovan
Dean, Academia de Muzică „Ghe. Dima”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

5. Dr. Aura Twarowska
Solist, Opera de stat Viena, Austria

6. Mag. art. Soyung Yu
CMS International Wien

7. Rajmond Janssen
Conductor, Holland

9. The Winner Gala is mandatory for all prize winners. Unattendance will result in the jury’s reclaiming the prize.

 

10. The jury’s decisions are final and can not be contested.

 

 

 

REPERTORY

 

The competition will take place during a 4 days period, from 27th to the 30th of June 2013 at the„Capitol” Concert Hall, Filarmonica „Banatul”, Romania, Timişoara, No. 2, C. D. Loga Street,and will be divided into 3 parts as scheduled 27th of June – Random selection of entry numbers and 1st part, 11 am, Capitol Concert Hall 28th of June - 2nd part, 17 pm, Capitol Concert Hall 29th of June - Etapa a III-a, 18 pm, Capitol Concert Hall 30th of June – Winner Gala, 19 pm, Capitol Concert Hall Any modifications will be comunicated on the site, e-mail and Facebook accounts.

The mandatory and of choice repertory will be as follows:

1st Part:
1. Crizanteme Lied or Flori Albe Lied by Sabin V. Drăgoi
2. An opera or concert aria arie de operă by W. A. Mozart.

2nd Part:
1. Aria of choice by:
-J. S. Bach,
-G. F. Händel,
-H. Purcell,
-A. Vivaldi,
-G. B. Pergolesi,
-Chr. W. Gluck,
-J. Haydn

2. Opera aria from universal repertory.

3rd Part:

1.A.Romanian participants will prepare an aria Sabin V. Drăgoi’s works:
-Năpasta,
-Horia,
-Constantin Brâncoveanu,
-Kir Ianulea,
-Păcală.
In case no representative aria for a specific voice exists, an aria from Romanian contemporary works can be sung.

1.B.Foreign participants will present an opera aria from an contemporary artist from country of origin.

2. Aria of choice from universal repertory.

 

Note:For the foreign participants the Sabin Dragoi lieds will be sung in Italian. They can be transcribed in the appropriate tonality. All other works will be sung in the language they were written in. All arias will be sung from memory.

The accompaniament will be provided Lect. Univ. Dr. Silviana Cîrdu (Facultatea de Muzică, Timisoara) in case the participants do not bring their own.

 

 

 

LAUREAŢII CONCURSULUI NAŢIONAL DE INTERPRETARE VOCALĂ
"SABIN V. DRĂGOI"

EDIŢIA I
15 -18 iulie 1997

 

MARELE PREMIU:        AURA TWAROWSKA

PREMIUL I:                     CELLIA COSTEA

PREMIUL I ŞI PREMIUL SPECIAL AL FUDAŢIEI DE CULTURĂ "FIRST":                            NICOLETA COSTEA

PREMIUL II:                    GHEORGHE PETEAN

PREMIUL III:                   DANIEL TRĂILĂ

PREMIUL III:                   CRISTINA SIMIONESCU

 

EDIŢIA a II -a
5 -8 iulie 1999

 

MARELE PREMIU:        ARDELEAN NICOLETA MIHAELA

PREMIUL I:                     DUMITRESCU DAN PAUL

PREMIUL II ŞI PREMIUL SPECIAL AL FUDAŢIEI DE CULTURĂ "FIRST":                            OCHEŞEANU RODICA ANDREEA

PREMIUL III:                   ONCIOIU CORNELIA

MENŢIUNE I:                  NEGU MARIA SIMONA

MENŢIUNE II:                 NOVAC VIOLINA

PREMIUL SPECIAL AL JURIULUI ŞI PREMIUL SPECIAL AL STUDIOULUI TERITORIAL DE RADIO TIMIŞOARA:                    MAXIM MIHAELA

 

LAUREAŢII CONCURSULUI INTERNANAŢIONAL DE INTERPRETARE VOCALĂ
"SABIN V. DRĂGOI"

 

EDIŢIA a III -a
5 -8 iulie 2001

 

MARELE PREMIU:        ARDELEAN IOAN

PREMIUL I:                     ONCIOIU CORNELIA

PREMIUL II                     LUŢSCU SIMONIDA

PREMIUL III:                   GHEORGHIU TEODORA

PREMIUL SPECIAL
AL JURIULUI:                 VLAICU OCTAVIAN

MENŢIUNE I:                  LAL ECATERINA AURORA

MENŢIUNE II:                 CHERA LAURA FELICIA

 

PREMII SPECIALE " GAUDEAMUS "
OFERITE DE
UNIVERSITATEA DE VEST TIMIŞOARA

 

PREMIUL I:                       SALENO DIMITRIE

PREMIUL II:                      BOTEZ ALINA MONICA

PREMIUL III                      MIHAL ELVANA

PREMIUL SPECIAL:        PETROVICI ALEXANDRU

PREMIUL SPECIAL AL TINEREŢII
AL JURIULUI:                    SIME COZMIN VASILE

PREMIUL SPECIAL PENTRU CEA MAI BUNĂ INTERPRETARE ACORDATA DE PROF. TOMA POPESCU
VIENA-EX AEQUO:         VLAICU OCTAVIAN
                                              GHEORGHE TEODORA

PREMIUL CRITICILOR
MUZICALI "JORA":           LAL ECATERINA

 

EDIŢIA a IV -a
10 -13 iulie 2003

 

MARELE PREMIU:            TRALLA JUHAN HANNES
                                              (ESTONIA)

PREMIUL I:                         IUGA IOANA MIA

PREMIUL II:                        SIMIONCA FLORIN

PREMIUL III                       NICA ELENA SIDONIA

MENŢIUNE:                       VLAICU OCTAVIAN

 

EDIŢIA a V -a
21-24 iulie 2007

 

PREMIUL I:                         ZAH DANIEL

PREMIUL I:                         BUNOAICA MIRELA-IOANA

PREMIUL II:                        POP ŞTEFAN

PREMIUL II                         MRVOS IVA

PREMIUL III:                       MATEIANU DANIEL

PREMIUL III:                       FILIP OTILIA GEORGIANA

PREMIUL III:                       ARDELEANU CRISTIAN IOAN

MENŢIUNE I:                      MARKOVIC JELENA

MENŢIUNE II:                     BACIU BOGDAN

 

EDIŢIA a VI -a
21-24 iulie 2007

 

MARELE PREMIU:              ZAH DANIEL

MARELE PREMIU:              AŞTEFĂNOAIEI FLORIN

PREMIUL I:                           PURCEL DANIEL OVIDIU

PREMIUL I:                           VERESS ORSOLYA AGNES

PREMIUL II:                          PASCU EMANUELA

PREMIUL II:                          BARDON ANTAL

PREMIUL II:                          CERCHEZ NADEJDA

PREMIUL III:                         UIFĂLEAN VASILE NATANAEL

PREMIUL III:                         DOBREA GELU

PREMIUL III:                         LOPEZ MENDOZA HECTOR

PREMIUL III:                         BLEDEA CRISTINA

MENŢIUNE:                          SÂMBOTEANU MIHAI FLORIN

MENŢIUNE:                          BACIU BOGDAN

MENŢIUNE:                          GRIGORAŞ CRISTINA

 

EDIŢIA a VII -a
1-4 iulie 2011

 

MARELE PREMIU:              BACIU BOGDAN

MARELE PREMIU:              ANUŞCA VERONICA:

PREMIUL SPECIAL
AL JURIULUI:                       PUŢINTICĂ MARINA

PREMIUL SPECIAL
"MARIUS IULIU MARE":   BOGDAN ZAHARIEA

PREMIUL I:                           MAIER NICOLETA CORINA

PREMIUL I:                           CERCHEZ NADEJDA

PREMIUL I:                           MOGOŞANU CRISTIAN

PREMIUL II:                          IOSIP IULIAN

PREMIUL II:                          ZAHARIA ADELA

PREMIUL II:                          DOBREA GELU

PREMIUL III:                         PASCU EMANUELA

PREMIUL III:                         DIMITRIU ANA

MENŢIUNE:                          MĂRGEAN BIANCA

MENŢIUNE:                          TALOŞ BOGDAN