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Marin Constantin
Birth name Marin Constantin
Born 27 February 1925 (1925-02-27) (age 87)
Urleta, Romania
Died January 1, 2011(2011-01-01) (aged 85)
Occupations Musician, composer, conductor

Marin Constantin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011)[1] was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor and composer.[2]

Biography

Constantin was born in Urleta, Prahova County, Romania. He was the founder in 1963 of the Madrigal Chamber Choir and had been its conductor and director ever since. He was well-known all over the world for his expertise on Renaissance music, Baroque, Gregorian songs and Traditional Romanian music. He was designated a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1992.[3]

References

  1. ^ Iancu, Ana-Maria (2011-01-05). "Madrigal Choir founder Marin Constantin dies". Nine o'Clock, Bucharest, Romania (www.nineoclock.ro). http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?issue=4837&page=detalii&categorie=culture&id=20110105-508392. 
  2. ^ "Marin Constantin: Presentation". International Festival "George Enescu", Romania (www.festivalenescu.ro). 2009. http://www.festivalenescu.ro/site2009/eng/artisti/marin_constantin.html. 
  3. ^ (French) "Biographie de Marin CONSTANTIN". UNESCO (portal.unesco.org). 2010. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=9981&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html. 



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