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Carmen Mateiescu– Pianist, Composer, Ethnomusicologist, Concert Organizer

December 28, 2014 By Eric Leave a Comment

Priscilla Faustini talks to Carmen Mateiescu, a pianist, composer, ethnomusicologist and concert organizer who resides in West Windsor.

  • 0:36:  Her musical training in her native Romania
  • 3:05:  Developing an interest in early music and ethnomusicology
  • 5:28:  after graduating from her master’s degree in Romania
  • 6:49:  Her high school experience in Romania
  • 8:47:  Moving to the United States in 1986, to South Brunswick in particular
  • 10:40:  Carmen’s work as an organizer of early music concerts
  • 17:20:  Organizing world music concerts
  • 19:43:  Teaching Romanian carols to young Romanian Americans
  • 24:26:  Teaching ethnomusicological techniques to her student, and watching Indian dance in Princeton
  • 29:05:  Carmen’s musical compositions
  • 33:36:  Her husband’s involvement in Sting’s Dowland project
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Filed Under: Classical Music, Music and Ideas, Oral Histories, Popular and Folk Music, World Music Tagged With: Carmen Mateiescu, early music, ethnomusicology, Indian dance, John Dowland, Romanian carols, Sting

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