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Contemporary American Music at American Corner Constanta

On October 2 and 4, 2007, American Corner Constanta hosted a three-hour workshop on Contemporary American Music by Dinu Ghezzo, composer, conductor, performer, professor of music, director, Doctor Honoris Causa of Ovidius University Constanta.

Mr. Ghezzo talked about the variety of music genres and traditions in America: folk music, African-American, American-Indian, and Hispanic and about the gradual overlap of cultures brought by the early settlers. He focused on jazz and he also considered that real jazz is free jazz: it expresses the freedom of the mind. Among jazz players, he mentioned Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and others.

The audience listened to different songs such as: “The Pigeon Song” and “A Hunting Song” - very similar to war songs, considering that hunting is a preparation for war; as well as “Pueblo”, “The Ghost Dance”, “The Rabbit Dance”, “Prison” (blues), “Preaching In The Church” (blues), “Getting Into The Piano Bar” - representing the beginning of jazz.

The workshop was attended by distinguished guests: Professor Dr. Adina Ciugureanu, the Dean of the Faculty of Letters, and Dr. Ana-Maria Munteanu, as well as students of New York University and other undergraduate and graduate students majoring in American Studies and English at Ovidius University, Constanta. On October 2, there were 28 participants, while on October 4, there were 12 participants and all of them enjoyed every moment of the event and actively engaged in discussions with Mr. Ghezzo.

Muzica Americana Contemporana la American Corner Constanta

In zilele de 2 si 4 octombrie 2007, American Corner Constanta a gazduit un workshop de trei ore pe tema “Muzica Americana Contemporana”, sustinut de domnul Dinu Ghezzo, compozitor, dirijor, interpret, profesor de muzica, director, Doctor Honoris Causa al Universitatii Ovidius Constanta.

Domnul Ghezzo a discutat despre o varietate de genuri de muzica si traditii in America: muzica folk, afro-americana, indiano-americana, hispanica si despre intrepatrunderea treptata de culturi adusa de catre primii colonisti. El a pus accentul pe jazz si, de asemenea a considerat ca adevaratul jazz este stilul liber: exprima libertatea de gandire. Printre cantaretii de jazz, el i-a mentionat pe Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson si altii.

Publicul a ascultat diferite cantece, cum ar fi: “Cantecul Porumbelului”, si un “Cantec de vanatoare”, foarte apropiat de cantecele de razboi, considerand ca vanatoarea este o pregatire pentru razboi, dar si cantecele “Pueblo”, “Dansul Fantomei”, “Dansul Iepurelui”, “Inchisoare”(Blues), “Predicand in Biserica”(Blues), “Intrand in Piano Bar”, reprezentand inceputul jazz-ului.

La workshop au asistat oaspeti distinsi: Profesor Dr. Adina Ciugureanu, Decan al Facultatii de Litere si Dr. Ana Maria-Munteanu, dar si studenti ai Universitatii New York, precum si alti studenti si absolventi specializati in Studii Anglo-Americane de la Universitatea Ovidius Constanta. Marti, 2 octombrie au fost 28 de participanti si joi, 4 octombrie au fost 12 participanti, toti bucurandu-se de fiecare moment al evenimentului si angajandu-se in discutii cu domnul Ghezzo.

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