Dora Cojocaru

Dora Cojocaru (born August 20, 1963 in Baia-Mare ) is a Romanian composer .

Cojocaru studied at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca , where he graduated in 1986 in the subjects of composition, pedagogy and piano. After studying with Johannes Fritsch at the Cologne University of Music , she received a master's degree in composition. In 1997, she earned with a thesis on György Ligeti the degree of Ph.D. of musicology. After its publication in 1999, the work was awarded a literary prize in Romania.

From 1990 to 2002 she taught at the Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca, and from 1993 to 1995 she also worked for the West German Broadcasting Corporation . She has lived in Montreal since 2002 and teaches at McGill University .

Works

• Structuri for orchestra, 1985
• Luci, soare, luci , cantata for choir and orchestra, 1986
• Bocet pentru Manole , cantata for vocal soloists and chamber ensemble, 1987
• Cantos ll for mezzo-soprano and clarinet, 1991
• Vitalitate! for string orchestra, 1991
• Poarta Soarelui for flute and percussion, 1992
• A3 for clarinet, piano and percussion, 1992 (CD: Hungaroton, Budapest, 1998)
• Trills , String Trio, 1992
• String Quartet No. 1 , 1994
• Riga Crypto si Lapona Enigel , Chamber Opera, 1994
• Concertare , trombone quartet, 1995
• Gallows songs in the night , chamber cantata after Christian Morgenstern for soprano and ensemble, 1995
• Fragmenti for trombone solo, 1996
• 5 Moments Efemere for wind quintet, 1996
• String quartet No. 2 "... esser loro Padre, Guida ed Amico! - in memoriam A. Kaercher" , 1996
• ... on revient toujours! for clarinet and ensemble, 1996
• Refrains for solo clarinet, 1997 (CD: Computer Music Production, Cluj, 2002)
• Qu.-Sax. , Saxophone quartet, 1997
• Trio Violinissimo , 1998
• Violinissimo for string ensemble, 1998
• Concerto for percussion and orchestra , 1999
• Dati-mi lampa lui Aladin , chamber cantata for soprano and ensemble, 1998 (CD: Computer Music Production, Cluj, 2002)
• The other side of silence for oboe, violin, viola and cello, 2001 (CD: GunPowderTower Studio, Sibiu, 2002)
• Concerto for oboe and strings, 2001 (CD: Sibiu, 2002)
• Transparences for clarinet and ensemble, 2002
• Basel Concerto for Trombone and Chamber Ensemble, 2002
• De doinit for flute and harpsichord, 2003
• Etudes oubliées , Clarinet (bassoon) quartet, 2003
• Virelais et virelangues , chamber cantata for voice and ensemble, 2003
• Shadow play for oboe and cello (or clarinet), 2004
• Clopote si orgi for organ, two organ positives and tubular bells, 2004
• Venice for voice, flute, baroque cello and harpsichord (text after Friedrich Nietzsche ), 2005

Web links

• Information on Dora Cojokaru , at muzicieni.cimec.ro (English, Romanian).