Un último beso a tus calles, Cluj una última caricia de mis ojos a tus murallas. Suena el rumor de tus bosques en tu música Toduță, Țürk, Țăranu Pop, Țună, Murariu. Habla tu historia de sangre y fronteras de reinos e imperios pasiones, pensamientos, iluminaciones en los ojos de tu […]
End of an era On Friday 6 September 2019 I tendered my resignation, bringing to an end nearly twenty-five years’ work at Newcastle University, first as lecturer in what was then called the Music Department, then as senior lecturer, and then as professor in the by now renamed International […]
With some delay I write a few lines on this year’s Sigismund Toduță Festival, which took place from 11 to 17 May in Cluj-Napoca. This year’s was my third visit to the Festival. The Festival is an impressive display of organisation by the staff at Academia de Muzică Gheorghe Dima, […]
Well, even the most beautiful things must come to an end, although in their beauty lies an assurance that they will live on. Thank you, Academia de Muzică Gheorghe Dima, for your generosity and kindness towards me. Thank you, Prof Banciu and Mrs Banciu, Adrian Pop, Edith Gergely and Oana Balan for looking after […]