The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York

200 East 38th Street, New York

in collaboration with

NYU Composers Ensemble

Presents

Mostly Eminescu Poetry and Music

An evening of poetry and music with

Dinu Ghezzo & Friends

Friday, January 28th, 2005, at 7.30 PM

The Romanian Cultural Institute

200 East 38th Street/3rd Ave

New York

Christine Ghezzo , Soprano

Lia Lungu, Ethnic Singer

John Gilbert. Main Narrator

Timotei Ursu, Main Narrator

Wendy Luck, Flutes, Soprano

Ron Mazurek, Synth

Dimitri Lambrianos, Piano

Dinu Ghezzo, Piano, Synth

Narrators: Anda Onesa, Sebastian Danila

John Crawford - Videodance Animation

Lisa Naugle - Videodance Choreography

Video Dancers - Christine Chrest, Anna Kaiser, Carlene

Lai

Program:

Romanian Song on a poem by M. Eminescu

(title and composer to be announced)

Lia Lungu, Soprano

Dimitri Lambrianos, Piano

The Lost Letters ...... John Gilbert

John Gilbert, Narrator

Wendy Luck, Flutes, Voice

Ron Mazurek, Synth

Dinu Ghezzo, Piano

John Gilbert, Narrator, Electronics

Ce te legeni ........ Gheorghe Costinescu, on the poem by M. Eminescu

(CD playback, of Soprano and Piano)

Grandma Rose ...........Wendy Luck

Wendy Luck , Flutes, Singer, and Tape

The Evening Star (Luceafarul) .... Dinu Ghezzo, on the poem by M. Eminescu*

English Translation by Adrian Sahlean

John Gilbert - Main Narrator (in English)

Timotei Ursu - Main Narrator (in Romanian)

Romanian Chorus: Timotei Ursu, Anda Onesa, Lia Lungu

English Chorus: John Gilbert, Christine Ghezzo,

Sebastian Danila

Christine Ghezzo - Soprano

Wendy Luck - Flute, Soprano

John Crawford - Videodance Animation

Lisa Naugle - Videodance Choreography

Video Dancers Christine Chrest, Anna Kaiser, Carlene

Lai

Hubble Space Images by NASA's Space Program

Dinu Ghezzo - Piano, Conductor

Dimitri - Lambrianos, Technical Assistant

Free Admission

* first performance