Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Editor, translations and cover design
Maria Enescu
Maria Enescu
Maria Enescu (Pitești, 1986) PhD assistant professor at the Department of Music of the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitești University Center at the disciplines of Music History, Music Theory and Musical Ear Education. She completed her doctoral studies at the West University of Timișoara (2024), under the coordination of the distinguished prof.univ.dr.habil. Lucian Emil Roșca, with the topic The Role of Gavriil Musicescu in the Evolution of Romanian Music.
She is intensely involved in various teaching, cultural and scientific activities through scientific papers published in specialized journals, participation in national and international conferences.
Since 2020, she has been a member of the editorial team as editor and translator of the works included in the journal Research and Studies in the Field of Ethno-Musicology, Byzantium and Ethnology, in the organizing committee of scientific and cultural events at the national level, as well as those organized by the Banat Culture Association.
Articles and studies
- • Valorization of musical folklore in the choral creations of Gavriil Musicescu in: Musicological and Educational Interferences, Vol. 1/2025, Music Publishing House, 2025, Pitești University Center.
- • Annual International Conference of the Association for Banat Culture, Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology Sciences and the practice of folklore in the Balkans, 4th edition in: Journal of Research and Studies in Ethno-Musicology, Byzantinology and Ethnology, no. 7/2024, Eurostampa Publishing House, 2024, Banat Culture Association Timișoara.
- • Valorization of folklore in Romanian choral creation – Dor, dorule by Gavriil Musicescu in: Journal Ro Act, vol. 2/2022, Eurostampa Publishing House, 2024, Timișoara.
- • Anton Pann – Complex personality of Romanian music and culture, by Vasile Vasile in: Journal Muzica, no. 5/2022, U.C.M.R Publishing House, 2022, Bucharest.
PARTICIPATION IN COLLOQUIUMS AND CONFERENCES
- • International History Conference Acta Historica Civitatis Lugosiensis, 4th edition, Lugoj, December 6-8, 2024: Ethnic perspectives resulting from the analysis of Romanian musical folklore in the conception of George Breazul.
- • Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Ethnological Sciences of Romania (ASER), Dynamics of Tradition. Cultural Realities and Theoretical Reflections, Timișoara, November 21-23, 2024: Musical Folklore – Ethnic and Social Foundations in the Vision of George Breazul.
- • Scientific Research Conference in Ethnomusicology and Byzantinology, Repertoires and Ethnofolklore Typologies, 3rd Edition, Institute of Culture of Romanians in Vojvodina, Zrenianin, Serbia, December 9-10, 2022: Gavriil Musicescu – promoter of the valorization of Romanian folklore in cult creations.
- • Symposium Culture, Tradition, Art in the Intercultural Space of Romanians in Diaspora, 2nd Edition 2022, Gyula, Hungary, October 22, 2022: Valorization of Folklore in Romanian Choral Creation – Dor, dorule by Gavriil Musicescu.
CONFERENCES (ORGANIZING MEMBER)
- • International Conference on Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology, Sciences of Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology and Folklore Practice in the Balkans 5th edition, Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia, 26-29 July 2024.
- • National Symposium on Ethno-Musicology dedicated to the folklorist and composer Sabin Drăgoi – 130 years old – corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, Timișoara, 3 June 2024.
- • Annual International Conference of the Association for Banat Culture Sciences of Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology and Folklore Practice in the Balkans 4th edition, Kikinda, Serbia, 12-13 December 2023.
- • Scientific Research Conference on EthnoMusicology, Byzantinology, Ethnography – Repertories and Traditions, 3rd edition, Serbia, Mese Selimovica, Institute of Culture of Romanians in Vojvodina, December 9-10, 2022.
Projects
- • Cool Poli Fest, National University of Sciences and Technology Politehnica Bucharest -Pitești University Center: Musical interpretation workshop, May 23-25, 2024.