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Vlad, Ulpiu (b. January 27, 1945, Zărneşti). Romanian composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe.
Prof. Vlad initially studied music theory with Filaret Barbu and oboe with Pavel Tornea at the Music High School in Bucharest from 1958–64. He then studied with Tudor Ciortea, Dan Constantinescu, Octavian L. Cosma, Victor Giuleanu, Myriam Marbe, Aurel Stroe, Zeno Vancea, and Anatol Vieru at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where he graduated in 1971. He also attended composition seminars with Virgilio Mortari at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome in 1971–72.
His honors include a prize for oboe at the Festival of Young Performers of Romania (1964), the Special Prize from the National University of Music in Bucharest (1971), a Second-Class Medal for Distinction in Culture (1983), and the George Enescu Prize of the Romanian Academy (1985). He has also earned First Prize from the Romanian Composers Union at the National Song of Romania festival (1987) and four prizes from the Romanian Composers Union (1990, 1995, 2000, 2003) and was named an Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit by the government of Romania (2004).
Prof. Vlad is also active in other positions. He worked as a researcher in Romanian folk music at the National University of Music in Bucharest from 1971–77 and at the Ethnology and Dialectology Research Institute in Bucharest from 1977–80. In addition, he served as editor of the publisher Editura Muzicală from 1980–84 and as its manager from 1984–92.
He served as director of the music department at the Romanian Ministry of Culture in Bucharest in 1992–93 and has taught as a professor at the National University of Music in Bucharest since 1993.
He is married to the composer Marina-Marta Vlad.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: romanvlad@dnt.ro
Street address: Prof. Ulpiu Vlad, Str. Av. Andrei Popovici 18, Bldg. 8A, Sc. C, Et. 4, Apt. 39, 712542 Bucharest, Romania
Telephone: + 402 1230 6712
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: As Hardly from Depths (sinfonia concertante), cello, piano, orchestra, 1971, revised 1981; Dreams I, string orchestra, 1972; Remembrances, 3 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, string orchestra, 1973; The Time of Mirrors, small orchestra, 1974; Inscriptions in Hearts – Simfonia Brevis, 1978; Symphony I, 'Roads in the Light', 1979; Dreams II (concerto), string orchestra, 1982; The Scales of Light, small orchestra (15 players), 1982 (variation of Mosaic); Symphony II, 'From our Hearts', 1984; Sources (symphonic poem), small orchestra (4 clarinets [all + saxophone], 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, percussion), 1987; Lights in the Sunset, 1991; From the Joy of Dreams (concerto), string orchestra, 1991; The Game of Dreams I (concerto), small orchestra, 1992; Suddenly, Dreams (concerto), small orchestra, 1994; The Light of Dreams, 1995; Interlocking Dreams II, small orchestra (13 players), 1997; Resonances on a Pale Background (concerto), harp, string orchestra, 2002; Through the Light of Resonances – Piece for Cello and Chamber Orchestra, 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC: Sonata, oboe, piano/harpsichord, 1969; Septet, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, piano (all except piano + percussion), 1970; Thoughts, flute, harp, 1971; Sketch I, flute, 1974; Sketch II, viola, 1975; Quintet, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, piano, 1977 (variation of Mosaic); Commentary of Mosaic, 8 French horns, 1977; Mosaic, violin, viola, cello, 1978; Watercolours, oboe, 1981; Winter Landscape, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1981 (variation of Mosaic); Flowers for Peace, string quartet, 1982; Mosaic, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1983; The Spring (string trio no. 1), violin, viola, cello, 1984; Codex Caioni, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1984; Voices of Peace, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, tape, 1986; Portraits, harp, 1987; String Trio, violin, viola, cello, 1987; Sunlit Landscape (string trio no. 2), violin, viola, cello, 1987; On this Sunny Land (string trio no. 3), violin, viola, cello, 1988; String Trio, violin, viola, cello, 1990; The Joy of Dreams I, flute, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 1990; The Joy of the Passage (string trio no. 4), violin, viola, cello, 1991; The Secret of Dreams I, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1992; The Time of Dreams, flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, 1993; The Secret of Dreams II, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, harp, 1993; The Joy of Dreams II, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 1994; The Legend of Dreams, flute/oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1994
CHAMBER MUSIC: Flash of Dreams, flute, violin, viola, cello, 1995; From the Light of Dreams I, flute, violin, viola, cello, 1995; From the Light of Dreams II, flute, violin, viola, cello, 1996; Beyond Dreams, any number of winds, any number of strings, any keyboard instrument, 1996; The Secret of Dreams III, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, piano, percussion, 1996; Interlocking Dreams I, 3 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, piano, accordion, percussion, 1997; Resonances on a White Background, soprano saxophone (+ alto saxophone, bass saxophone), trombone, piano, percussion, 1999; Resonances on a Mauve Background, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2000; Resonances on a Light Blue Background, flute, cello, 2000; Resonances in the Future (11 solo pieces), flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, harp, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1997–2001; Resonances on a Green Background, flute, harp, cello, 2001; Resonances on a Light Blue Background II, flute, trumpet, cello, 2004; Resonances on a Red Background II, flute, piano, percussion, tape, 2004; The Light of Blue Resonances I – Concertino for Ensemble and Tape, 2005; The Light of Blue Resonances II – Piece for Viola and Tape, 2005; Flowers and Resonances – Trio for Saxophones, Viola and Piano, 2005
CHORAL: Lead (text by George Bacovia), 4 mixed voices, flute, clarinet, 2 trombones, tuba (any player + gong), 1970; This is the Earth (cantata, text by Eugen Frunză), mixed chorus, orchestra, 1970; The Joy of Achievement – Wedding Songs, mixed chorus, 1988
VOCAL: Mosaic (24 solo pieces, text by the composer), soprano, alto, tenor, bass, piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, B-flat trumpet, trombone, tuba, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 3 percussion, 1974–78 (also three variations: Quintet; Winter Landscape; The Scales of Light); The Tears (text by Lucian Blaga), soprano, English horn, piano, 1970; Mosaic, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, 1984; Interlocking Dreams III (text by the composer), soprano, small orchestra (13 players), 1999; The Poetry of Dreams (text by the composer), soprano, small orchestra (12 players), tape, 2003
PIANO: Resonances in the Future XI B – Music for Piano and Tape, 2004
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Resonances on a Red Background I – Music for Tape, 2004
DISCOGRAPHY
Dreams I. Paul Staicu/Orchestra Camerata (Electrecord: ST-ECE 03516) (LP)
Winter Landscape; The Scales of Light. (Electrecord: ST-ECE 01980) (LP)
Beyond Dreams. Partita Radicale (Edition Pro Viva: ISPV 186)
The Joy of Achievement – Wedding Songs. Marin Constantin/Madrigal Chorus (Electrecord: ST-EXE 03475)
Suddenly, Dreams. (Editura Muzicală)
The Legend of Dreams. Pro Contemporania (Editura Muzicală/Star Media Music: 037, 2005)
(Last updated on September 6, 2005)
