Euterpe
Bucharest, Romania
Georgeta Aldea - conductor
Pavlenco Camelia - piano accompaniment
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Posle moma na voda | D. Shuplevski | Traditional Macedonian |
| Urare de dragoste / Wish of love | Irina Odagescu | Folk lyrics |
| Canco de finestra / Song at window | Josep Vila Casanes | Miguel Desclot |
| Lautareasca / Fiddler’s song | Vinicius Grefiens | Folk lyrics |
| Ma luai, luai | Tudor Jarda | Folk lyrics |
Folk Section
| Title | Composer |
|---|---|
| Trecui dealu' la Baiut | Constantin Arvinte |
| Iac-asa | Simeon Nicolescu |
| Braul amestecat | P. Vlaiculescu |
| Sarba pe loc | Gh. Danga |
The “Euterpe” Choir was founded in 1990 by teacher Georgeta Aldea. Made up of young girls, students and former students of the Pedagogical High School of Bucharest, the group comprises various professions.
The “Euterpe” Choir’s repertoire is varied, containing a wide range of universal and Romanian music. The choir has a prominent musical history. It has successfully participated in numerous national and international festivals in France (1995), Poland (1996), Austria (2000), Greece (2004 and 2009), Spain (2006) and the Czech Republic (2007).
The choir won the Bronze Medal in the International Festival of Religious Music (Preveza, Greece, 2004) and the Silver Medal in the International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music (Prague, Czech Republic, 2007).
In addition, with the occasion of 20th anniversary, the National Choral Association of Romania awarded the Diploma of Excellence for ”the exemplar way of representing the Romanian choral art in national and international competitions” to the ”Euterpe” Choir.
Georgeta Aldea graduated from the National University of Music of Bucharest with a bachelor ‘s degree in musical pedagogy and choral conducting.
Involved in music education, she published anthologies of songs for children, didactic materials and a book on “Didacic of Musical Education for primary classes.”
