Address:

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Sorin Lerescu was born in Craiova, Romania on 14 November 1953.

Studies: He studied composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest with Tiberiu Olah and Anatol Vieru. Postgraduated studies with Ton de Leeuw, Brian Ferneyhough, Morton Feldman. Doctoral studies at the 'Gh. Dima' Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca (1999).

Professional activity: In 1982 he founded the TRAIECT New Music Group (ATM Prize in 1983). During its over 20 years of musical activity, TRAIECT has introduced to the public, both at home and abroad, a large number of contemporary works, covering a broad spectrum of styles and aesthetic trends characteristic to the new music.

He founded (in 1997) and directs the MEETINGS OF NEW MUSIC Festival in Braila.
In April 2003 Sorin Lerescu was elected as President of ISCM-Romanian Section.
Member of SACEM and of the Symphonic Commitee of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists.
Artistic Director of the INTERNATIONAL NEW MUSIC WEEK in Bucharest (2004).

He has been invited to participate in major festivals of contemporary music: Trondheim, Darmstadt, Tallinn, Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Chisinau, Belgrade, Cluj, Gent, Bucharest, Braila, Budapest, Odessa, Reggio Emilia, Minsk,ISCM World Music Days: Romania / Republic of Moldova 1999, Slovenia 2003, Switzerland 2004, Croatia 2005.

In october 2001 Sorin Lerescu was invited as a composition professor at the Istituto Musicale 'AchillePeri' in Reggio Emilia (Italy). In november 2003 he was a member of the International Composition Jury of the 'Valentino Bucchi' Competition in Rome, as well as invited professor (master class in composition).

Prizes: The Prize of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists for chamber music (2003), The Romanian Academy's 2003 "George Enescu" Award for Musical Creation, The Cultural Merit, Bucharest (2004).

Several of his works have been published by the Musical Publishing House in Bucharest, CARCIOFOLI Verlagshaus in Zürich and LUCIAN BADIAN Editions in Ottawa. His music has been recorded by Radio Romania - Bucharest, Radio Iassy, Radio Cluj, TVR, TV SIGMA, Radio 3 Gent, TVM, TvRM, SMEI-UCMR and also broadcasted at radio and television, performed in concerts and recitals in France, Belgium, USA, Italia, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia), Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, Australia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary. Some of them have been recorded by RADIO ROMANIA, ELECTRECORD, INTERCONT MUSIC, METTIER Sound & Vision Ltd. (Great Britain) and MOVE RECORDS (Australia).

Sorin Lerescu published musical analyses, chronicles, and was invited as lecturer at international festivals, at radio and television broadcasts (Radio România Muzical 'George Enescu', TvRM).
He currently teaches counterpoint at the Faculty of Music of the 'Spiru Haret' University in Bucharest.


CREATION

Symphonic music with/without soloist(s)
MODALIS I for orchestra (1979)
Duration: 15'
First performance: 1981: Satu Mare, State Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Paul Popescu)
Instruments: 2 Fl, Fl.picc. (o Fl.3), 2 Ob., C.ingl. (o ob.3), 2 Cl. , Cl.b., 2 Fg. Cfg.(o Fg.3), 4 Cni., 3 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, 3 Timp., Sil., Vibr. (o Mba. ad libitum), Legno., 2 T.-toms (acuto, medio), Gr.c., Trgl., 2 Ptti. (acuto, medio), T.-tam, Arpa, Pf., 12 Vni. I, 10 Vni. II, 8 Vle., 6 Vlc., 4 Cb.

AMBIANŢE - concert for string orchestra (1981)
Duration: 23'
First performance: 1982: Sibiu, State Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Dorin Frandeş)

SIMFONIA I (1984)
Duration: 22'
First performance: 4.09.1985: Craiova, Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Theodor Costin)
Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl.3 anche Fl.picc.), 3 Ob., 3 Cl. (Cl.3 anche Cl.b.), 3 Fg. (Fg.3 anche Cfg.), 4 Cni., 3 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, Perc. I (2 Timp., W.bl., 2 Mar., Sgli., Vibr.), Perc. II (3 Bgs., 2 Ptti., Sil., Camp., 2 T.-toms, Gr.c.), Perc. III ( Car., Mba., Trgl., T.-tam), Arpa, Pf. e Cel. (un esecutore), 12 Vni. I, 12 Vni. II, 10 Vle., 8 Vlc., 6 Cb.
Edited: Bucharest: Editura Muzicală, 1988

MODALIS II - concerto per flauto e orchestra (1986)
Duration: 21'30'
First performance: 11.01.1987: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian National Radio Orchestra (conductor Ludovic Bacs, soloist Virgil Frâncu)
Instruments: Ob. (o C.ingl.), Cl. (o Cl.b.), Fg.(o Cfg.), 2 Tr., 2 Trb., Perc. I (Vibr., Mba., Trgl.), Perc. II (3 T.-toms: acuto, medio, grave, W.bl., Mar., Camplli.), Perc. III (2 Timp., T.-tam., 2 Ptti.: acuto, medio, Camp.), Vni. I, II, Vle., Vlc., Cb.
Edited: Bucharest: Editura Muzicală, 1995
Recorded: Bucharest: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 03790, 1991

SIMFONIA II (1987)
Duration: 21'30'
First performance: 31.03.1988: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian National Radio Orchestra (conductor Cristian Brâncuşi)
Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl.3 muta in Fl. Picc.), 3 Ob. (Ob.3 muta in C.ingl.), 3 Cl. (Cl.3 muta in Cl.b.), 3 Fg. (Fg.3 muta in Cfg.), 4 Cni., 3 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, Perc. I (4 Timp., Gr.c., Mar., Sgli., Sim.), Perc. II (3 T.-toms: acuto, medio, grave, Camp., Sil. ossia Mba., Cv.), Perc. III (Vibr., 2 Ptti.: acuto, medio - con arco, T.-tam.- con arco, Trgl., Camplli., Ucc.), Pf., Cel. e Clav. (un esecutore), Arpa, 24 Vni., 10 Vle., 8 Vlc., 6 Cb.
Recorded: Bucharest: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 03790, 1991


SIMFONIA III (1994)
Duration: 22'
First performance: 19.01.2000: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra (conductor Cristian Brâncuşi)
Instruments: 2 Fl. (Fl.2 muta in Fl.picc.), 2 Ob. (Ob.2 muta in C.ingl.), 2 Cl. (Cl.2 muta in Cl.b), 2 Fg., 2 Cni., 2 Tr., Perc.-un esecutore (Frs., Trgl., W.bl., Vibr., Camp., 2 Ptti. - acuto, medio, T.-tam, Sgli., Glock., Sil. ossia Mba., 3 Timp., Gr.c.), 8 Vni. I, 6 Vni. II, 6 Vle., 4 Vlc., 2 Cb.

SIMFONIA IV (with organ) (2001)
First performance: 20.06.2004, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, The International Festival Days of New Music, The Tele-Radio Moldova Company Symphony Orchestra (conductor Gheorghe Mustea)
Duration: 25'
Instruments: Picc., 2 Fl., 2 Ob., C.A., 2 Cl., B.Cl., 2 Bsn, Cbsn., 4 Hn., 3 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Tba., Percussion: I (4 Timp.), II (Tub. B, Vib.), III (Glock., T.-t, Tri., W. Bl.), Hp., Org., Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Vc, Cb.

MOMENTE - for string orchestra (2001)
Duration: 12'30'
First performance: 14.07.2001: Brăila, 5th International Festival MEETINGS OF NEW MUSIC, Maria Filotti Theatre, Constantin Silvestri Chamber Orchestra of Bucharest (conductor Iosif Ion Prunner)
Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002

SAX-CONCERTO - for saxophones(s) and orchestra (2004)
Duration: 17'
First performance: 26.05.2004: Bucharest, 14th International New Music Week, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian Chamber Radio Orchestra (conductor Cristian Brâncuşi, soloist: Daniel Kientzy, France)
Instruments: 2 Fl. (Fl.1 muta in Picc.), 2 Ob. (Ob.2 muta in C.A.), 2 Cl. (Cl.2 muta in B.Cl.), 2 Bsn. (Bsn.2 muta in Cbsn.), 2 Hn, 2 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Percussion: I (Mar., T.-t., Glock.), II (3Timp., Tub. B.), III (Tom-t. A., m., Vib.), Vln. I, Vln. II, Vla., Vc., Db.

Vocal-Symphonic Music
CANTATA I for 3 concertino groups, tenor, barytone and vocal group of children (1979)
Duration: 12'
First performance: Bucharest, Orfeu Chamber Orchestra of the MUZICA Society (conductor Radu Cozărescu)
Instruments: 1^st concertino group (Vno., Vla., Vlc.), 2^nd concertino group (2 Whistles, 2 Ptti.- acuto, medio, T.-tam, 3 Timp., Camp.), 3^rd concertino group (Trb., Cl., Fl.).

CANTATA II for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra (1988)
Duration: 15'
First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Horia Andreescu, soloists: Georgeta Stoleriu, Florin Diaconescu)
Instruments: 3 Fl. (Fl.3 anche Fl.picc.), 3 Ob. (Ob. 3 anche C.ingl.), 3 Cl. (Cl.3 anche Cl.b.), 3 Fg. (Fg.3 anche Cl.b.), 4 Cni., 2 Tr., 3 Trb. e Tuba, Perc. I (Vibr., Trgl., T.-tom acuto, Ptto. Acuto, Sim., Camp.,), Perc. II (3 Timp., Glock., W.bl., T.-tam., T.-tom., Mar.), Perc. III (Mba., Sil., Ptto. medio., Sgli., Gr.c.), Pf. e Cel. (un esecutore), Vni. I, II, Vle., Vlc., Cb.

Chamber music
LEGENDE for chamber ensemble (1977)
Duration: 10'
First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall (conductor Sorin Lerescu)
Instruments: Fl., Cl., Pf., Perc. I (Sil., Vibr.), Perc. II (Legno, Tamb. picc., T.-tom, Gr.c.), Perc. III (Trgl., 2 Ptti., T.-tam)

CVARTET DE COARDE Nr. 1 (String Quartet No.1) (1978)
Duration: 8'
First performance: Bucharest, ARTIS String Quartet
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

SONATA PENTRU FLAUT ŞI PIAN (Sonata for Flute and Piano) (1978)
Duration: 12'
First performance: Bucharest, Dana Ivanciovici (Fl.), Viorica Boerescu (Pno.)

MUZICĂ PENTRU SAXOFON ŞI PERCUŢIE (Music for Saxophone and Percussion) (1980)
Duration: 17'
First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Ilie Ştefănescu (Sax.), Gabriel Teodorescu (Perc.) - OMNIA concert
Instruments: Sax. alto in Mi b, Perc. (Sgli., 2 Mar., Tamb., 2 Cv., W.bl., Tamb. picc.- senza corde, T.-tom - acuto, grave, Gr.c., 3 Timp., 2 Bgs., 3 Ptti. - acuto, medio, grave, Hi-Hat, Trgl., T.-tam, Sil., Vibr., Camp.)

O ORĂ DE IUBIRE (An Hour of Love) - song cycle for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass and Piano, lyrics by Gheorghe Tomozei (1982) - I. 'Oră fără tine' ('An Hour Without You') - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980); II. 'Amor livresc' ('Bookish Love') - for Bass and Piano (1982); III. 'Uitare' ('Oblivion') - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1982); IV. 'Sonuri' ('Sonorities') - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980); V. 'Declin' ('Decline') - for Bass and Piano (1981); VI. 'Nu sîntem numai noi în sărut' ('We aren't alone in a kiss') - for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass and Piano (1982)
Duration: 27'
First performance: 1982: Bucharest, Casa de Cultură 'Friedrich Schiller' Kulturhaus- TRAIECT concert, soloists: Steliana Callos (Mezzo-Soprano), Pompei Hărăşteanu (Bass), Mihai Vârtosu (Piano)
Edited: Zürich: CARCIOFOLI Verlagshaus, 1997

PHONOLOGOS II for keyboards, trombone, double bass, percussion and tape (1983)
Duration: 15'
First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu)

SUNET-FORMĂ-CULOARE I (Sound-Form-Color I) for n instruments and tape (1983)
Duration: 13'
First performance: 1984: Darmstadt, Internationale Sommerkurse für Neue Musik, Georg Büchner Schule - CONCORDIA concert
Instruments: Fl., Cl., Ob., Fg., Cno., T.-tam

SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination:
Music for percussion (1985)
Duration: 10'
First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Viorica Ciurilă - TRAIECT concert
Instruments: Trgl., Cves., Mar., Sgli., 2 Bgs., Glock., 2 Ptti., T.-tam., 3 Timp

CONFIGURAŢII - String Quartet No.2 (1988)
Duration: 15'
First performance: Bucharest, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall, ARTIS String Quartet

PHONOLOGOS IV for 6 instrumentalists (1991)
Duration: 15'30'
First performance: 1991: Chişinău, ARCHAEUS Ensemble (conductor Liviu Dănceanu)
Instruments: Cl., Perc.-un esecutore (Sim., Sgli., 2 Bott.-acuto, medio, Mar., Trino., 3 T.-toms-acuto, medio, grave, Vibr., T.-tam, Camp.), Chit., Synthe. e Pf.-un esecutore, Vno., Vlc

SUONO-TEMPO for 9 instrumentalists (1991)
Duration: 15'
First performance: 1991: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum - TRAIECT concert (conductor Sorin Lerescu)
Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Perc. I (Camp., Vibr., Camplli., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio), Perc. II (Trgl., T.-tam, 4 Timp., Mar., Cv.), Pf., Vno., Vlc., Cb
Recorded: Bucharest: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE, 1991
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

REFLEX-QUATTRO for saxophones quartet (1992)
Duration: 10'35'
First performance: 1992: Bucharest, International New Muisc Week, Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Quatuor EMPHASIS (France)
Instruments: S. Sax. in B flat, A. Sax. in E flat, T. Sax. in B flat, B. Sax in E flat

EIKONA for 7 instrumentalists (1993)
Duration: 20'
First performance: 9.04.1993: Chişinău, The International Festival Days of New Music - TRAIECT concert (conductor Sorin Lerescu)
Instruments: Fl. (muta in Ucc.), Cl. (muta in Trino.), Trb. (muta in Mar.), Perc.-un esecutore (2 T.-toms - acuto, medio, T.bl., Bamb., Trgl., Trino., Glock., Vibr. Ossia Glock., Camp. ossia Glock., Mar., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio, T.-tam ossia Ptto. grave sospeso, Ucc.), Pf. (muta in Met.), Vno. (muta in Bamb.), Vlc. (muta in Mar.)

PHONOLOGOS V for 7 instrumentalists (1993)
Duration: 13'30'
First performance: 1994: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu)
Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Perc.-un esecutore (T.-tam, Ptto. medio, Trgl., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio, Trino., Mar.), Pf., Vno., Vlc.
Recorded: Bucharest, INTERCONT MUSIC - UCMR - ROR - IMMC 3010, 1997; SMEI-UCMR: 2002

LES JEUX SONT FAITS for instrumental ensemble (1995)
Duration: 13'
First performance: 1996: Gent (Belgium), The International Festival of Contemporary Music, Royal Conservatory Hall, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu)
Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Perc.-un esecutore (Trgl., 2 Bgs.-acuto, medio, Glock. Ossia Vibr., T.-tom medio, Met., Ptto. medio., W.bl.), Pf., Vno., Vlc.
Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002

REFLEX 5 for percussion groups (1996)
Duration: 14'
First performance: 1997, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Modern Festival, The Concert Hall of the Academy of Music, The Percussion Ensemble of the Cluj-Napoca Academy of Music led by Grigore Pop.
Instruments: Perc. I ( Sil., Vibr.,Timp., Met. a, T.-tam, Bgs. a., Camp. ), Perc. II (Trgl., Met. m., Mba., T. -tom a., Ptto. a., Tamb. picc., Trino., Glock., W.bl), Perc. III (Sil., Mba. Vibr., Timp., T. -tom m., Ptto. m., Bgs. m., Trgl., Camp.) Perc. IV ( Trgl., Met. m., Mba., T.-tom g. Ptto. g.,Tamb. picc., Trino., Glock., W. bl.), Perc. V (Sil., Vibr., Timp., Met. g., Gong, Bgs. g., Camp.)
Edited: Bucharest: Editura Muzicală, 2001; Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

PHONOLOGOS I pour des groupes instrumentaux (1996)
Duration: 15'30'
First performance: Bucharest, 1996, Alfred Alessandrescu Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu)
Instruments: Fl., Cl., Trb., Vno., Vlc., Pf., Perc.-un esecutore (Vibr., 3 Timp., W.bl., 2 T.-toms -acuto, medio, Camp.)

SIDE SHOW for trombone and chamber ensemble (1997)
First performance: 1997: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, TRAIECT New Music Group (conductor Sorin Lerescu, soloist Barrie Webb (Great Britain)
Duration: 14'10'
Instruments: Trb.1 (muta in Ucc.), Fl. (muta in Castag.), Cl. (muta in Mar.), Trb.2 (muta in Cow bell), Perc.-un esecutore (Gr.c., T.-tom grave, Vibr., Tamb. picc.-senza corde, Sgli.), Pf., Vno., Vlc.(muta in Guiro)
Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002

TEMPERO for clarinet, percussion and tape (1999)
Duration: 10'
First performance: 30.05.1999: Bucharest, Cantacuzino Palace Hall, International New Music Week, Cristian Mancaş - clarinet, Georgeta Scurtu - percussion, TRAIECT concert.
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

DOPPIO ... for instrumental ensemble (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, violin and violoncello) (1999)
First performance: 2000, Bucharest, ARCHAEUS Ensemble (conductor Liviu Dănceanu)
Duration: 12'
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

SAILING for 7 instrumentalists (2002) - commissioned by the MUSICA DANUBIANA Ensemble of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
First performance:20.11.2002: Ljubljana (Slovenia), Studio 14 of the Slovenian Radio, MUSICA DANUBIANA Ensemble led by Pavel Mihelcic.
Duration: 8'
Instruments: Fl., Cl. în Sib, Trb., Perc. (a performer) (Vib., T.bl., Tom.-t a., m., Gong), Pno., Vla., Vlc.

PROPORTIONS II for flute and chamber ensemble (2002) - work dedicated to Pierre Yves Artaud and to the TRAIECT New Music Group at its 20th anniversary.
First performance:10.12.2002: Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, TRAIECT New Music Group. Conductor: Sorin Lerescu. Soloist: Pierre Yves Artaud (France).
Duration: 12'
Instruments: Fl. 1 (muta in Fl alto în Sol), Fl. 2, Cl. în Sib, Trb., Perc.(un executant) (Vibr., Camp., Trgl., T.-tam., Tom-t. a., m., g., Tamb. picc.), Pno.,Vna., Vlc.

(DIS)CONTINUUM for instrumental ensemble and tape (2003) - commissioned by the ARCHAEUS Ensemble
Duration: 8'
First performance:21.09.2003, Bucharest, Mihail Jora Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, George Enescu International Festival (conductor Liviu Dănceanu)
Instruments: Ob., Cl. in Bb, Bsn., Percussion (un esecutore) (Glock., Vib., Tom.-t. a., m., g., Bongos a., m., T.-tam), Pno., Vln., Vc.

VOICES for flute, clarinet, trombone and percussion (2003)
Duration: 8'
First performance:24.05.2003: Bucharest,International New Music Week, 'Mihail Jora' Concert Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society.
TRAIECT New Music Group: Alexandru Hanganu - flute, Cristian Mancaş - clarinet, Eugen Niţă - trombone, Georgeta Scurtu - percussion. Conductor: Sorin Lerescu.


Music for solo instrument
DIVERTISMENT for solo clarinet (1977)
Duration: 12'
First performance:1977: Bucharest, 'George Enescu' Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, soloist Gheorghe Pulcă.

ACTIO for solo violin (1980)
Duration: 8'
First performance:1981: Bucharest, Studio Hall of the 'George Enescu' Philharmonic in Bucharest, Ladislau Horvath - TRAIECT concert.

PIANO-CANTO for solo piano (1980)
Duration: 8'
First performance: 21.06.1981: Bucharest, 'Dalles' Hall, soloist Paul Rogojină.

SOLO-MULTIPLI - Music for a clarinet player (1983)
Duration: 8'
First performance:1984: Bucharest, 'Dalles' Hall, Leontin Boanţă
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001.

PHONOLOGOS III for organ or solo piano (1984)
Duration: 10'
First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Nicolae Licareţ (organ), 'George Enescu' Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, Constantin Sandu (piano)

PROPORTIONS - pour flute seule (amplifiée) (1984)
Duration: 8'
First performance:1984: Bucharest, Studio Hall of the 'George Enescu' Philharmonic in Bucharest, Alexandru Naghi - TRAIECT concert

SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination:
Music for a double bass player (1985)
Duration: 8'30'
First performance: Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Ovidiu Bădilă - TRAIECT concert

SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination:
Music for a trombone player (1986)
Duration: 9'
First performance:1984: Bucharest, Studio Hall of the 'George Enescu' Philharmonic in Bucharest, Nicolae Ioniţă - TRAIECT concert
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

SAX-ETUDES pour Daniel Kientzy (1993) - I. Etude NORMAL pour Sax. Bas; II. Etude RESPIRATION, EXPIRATION pour Sax. T; III. Etude INVERSON pour Sax. A; IV. Etude MARTELÉ BREF pour SAX. A; V. Etude LIBRANCHE' pour Sax. S; VI. Etude GLISSADE pour Sax. A; VII. Etude TUKUSONIE - OUVERTE pour Sax. T
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

SOLO-MULTIPLI for soloist instruments or their different combination:
Music for a cello player (1996)
Duration: 10'
First performance:1996: Bucharest, 'Alfred Alessandrescu' Hall of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society, Viorica Nagy

AER MARIN for solo violin (1997)
Duration: 9'
First performance:9.03.1998, Giurgiu, Cătălin Tuţuianu - TRAIECT concert
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001

AUSTRAL for solo clarinet (2001)
Duration: 9'
First performance:13.07.2001: Brăila, 5^th International Festival MEETINGS OF NEW MUSIC, Maria Filotti Theatre, Peter Handsworth (Australia)
Edited: Ottawa: Lucian Badian Editions, 2001
Recorded: SMEI-UCMR: 2002

Stage music
URMUZICA opera in 2 acts and 4 scenes (after Fuchsiada erotic-heroic and musical poem by Urmuz). Libretto and stage version: Pavel Puşcaş (1998). Prolog and Epilog;
Duration: 55'
First performance:27.11.1999: Bucharest, Romanian National Opera (conductor George Balint)
Instruments: Fl., Cl. in B, Trp., Trb., Perc. I, Perc. II, Pf., Vno., Vla., Vlc., Cb. e Nastro magnetico


BOOKS

Teatrul instrumental (Instrumental Theatre), published in 2001 by the Publishing House of the Tomorrow Romania Foundation.
Sinteze de contrapunct (Counterpoint syntheses) published in 2003 by the Publishing House of the Tomorrow Romania Foundation.

VARIOUS WRITINGS

Octavian Nemescu - 'Capacităţile semantice ale muzicii' - 'Les capacités semantique de la musique'
'Muzica'. - Bucharest, 1984. - no.10, p.46-47

Cornel Ţăranu, Simfonia IV 'Ritornele'
'Muzica', Bucharest, 1988. - no..3, p.16-18

Sinteza Orient-Occident în creaţia simfonică a lui George Enescu
'Paidea', Bucharest, 1994. - no.2, p.53-55

O perspectivă filosofică asupra semnului muzical
'Muzica' - Bucharest, 1994. - no.4(20), p.25-30

Vizualizarea muzicii
'Arta vocală în toate ipostazele ei', symposium, Cluj-Napoca: 'Gh. Dima' Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, March 1994

Semnul muzical
Symposium, 'Gh. Dima'Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, June 5-7, 1996

Metalimbajul în muzica contemporană - structurare şi restructurare semantică
'MUSICOLOGORUM COLLEGII COLLOQUIUM - 'Gh. Dima'Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, June 5-7, 1998

Comments on Sorin LERESCU

'The composer you are going to discover on this record is, in his colleagues' unanimous opinion, in the front line of present-day prospective Romanian music. He owes his position to his unfailing capacity for synthesizing in a personal, seductive language everything of importance that has been accumulated in the music of the last few decades, as well as to the simplicity of his vocabulary and the clarity of his structural ideas achieved through a relentless polishing of the sound matter. (...) The Second Symphony reveals a highly developed musical thinking. Sorin Lerescu sets out to solve the thorny difficulties posed by the orchestral writing, arising from the explorations that have been made in the latter half of this century: the outsized sonic volumes (textures), the spatial shift of the polyphonic or heterophonic combinations, the insertion of the 'chamber' fragments (sections) and modules of a discourse which is, in fact, monolithic. The Second Symphony by Sorin Lerescu is undoubtedly an outstanding success of present-day Romanian symphonic literature'.
Fred Popovici. - In: Sorin Lerescu - L.P. / Bucureşti: ELECTRECORD ST-ECE 03790, 1991

The Romanians of the Day is a concert that reflects a vital relationship between composers of Victoria and Romania. In 2000 the Melbourne Composers League was given the opportunity by Dr Sorin Lerescu to present the first all-Australian concert in Romania by the Ensemble Traiect. Featuring eight Australian composers, the concert was held as part of the Meetings of New Music in 2000 in Braila, by the Danube delta near the Black Sea. The town is of no small significance, being where Xenakis lived until the age of sixteen, in a beautiful home by shady trees near the fast flowing Danube River. Here one understands that Xenakis, although of Greek parentage absorbed the musical culture of the Romanians, and particularly their distinctive vitality that often endows their music with great rhythmic energy. The Festival was held only a short a shortwalk from Xenakis's childhood home. Joel Crotty accompanied Eve Duncan on this trip and he returned to Braila in 2001 with Australian clarinettist Peter Handsworth to present a concert of Australian and Romanian clarinet works. The concert acknowledges the incredible generosity of Dr Sorin Lerescu, leader ofthe Ensemble Traiect and his sincere interest in Australian music.
Eve Duncan - In: CD The Romanians of the Day, Foreword, March 2002

The 14th International New Music Week will commence on 23rd May and continue through until 30th May. This year the festival director is Dr. Sorin Lerescu, and he has created an interesting mix of concerts ranging from traditional orchestral affairs through to jazz and experimental multimedia performances. The music will resonate in a number of venues around Bucharest including the University of Music, Romanian Radio, Cantacuzino Palace, and the National Opera Theatre. Theatre works by George Balint and Dan Dediu will nestle alongside the more intimate portrait events featuring work by the giants of Romanian music including Myriam Marbe, Tiberiu Olah, Two of Bucharest's leading orchestras - the Chamber Radio Orchestra and National Radio Orchestra - have once again been commissioned to perform with soloists Daniel Keintzy (saxophone) and Peter Handsworth (clarinet). Music ensembles from abroad such as Caput (Iceland), Leipziger Streichquartett (Germany) and Musica Danubiana (Slovenia) have been engaged to perform, and their acceptance of Lerescu's invitation demonstrates, once again, the importance of this festival with new music performers across Europe. Not only does the festival boost Bucharest's local economy with the arrival of performers and composers from across the globe but also the event enables constructive relationships to be formed between Romanians and performers from abroad. One such relationship has been between clarinettist Peter Handsworth, who is currently living in Melbourne, and composers Lerescu and Maia Ciobanu. Some years ago Lerescu wrote a small solo clarinet work for Handsworth which has been performed in Australia on a number of occasions. (...)
Joel Crotty - In: VIVID, MUSIC REVIEW, May 2004

AUDIO FILES - Momente (14MB); Phonologos V (18MB); Les jeux sont faits (13MB); Side Show (14); Austral (9MB); Proportions II (14MB); URMUZICA - Prolog (2MB); Epilog (1MB)