Astazi vin sa-mi plec genunchii by Nicolae Moldoveanu
Click here to view the embedded video. A hauntingly beautiful Romanian Christmas carol that I love, written by Nicolae Moldoveanu.
View ArticleDomnuleţ şi Domn din cer
Click here to view the embedded video. This is a Romanian Christmas carol that I love, composed by Gheorghe Cucu. The sheet music is available online. There are a number of different recordings of it...
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The War on New Year
Apparently the forces of darkness are mounting an attack, this time on the Christian holiday of New Year’s Day, which commemorates and worshipfully celebrates the anniversary of the day on which a...
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A Romanian Smuggler of Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Romanian news outlet Adevărul is reporting that a Romanian citizen has been apprehended attempting to cross the border between Switzerland and Italy with a stash of Dead Sea Scrolls of great value....
View ArticleDomnuleţ şi Domn din cer
Click here to view the embedded video. It’s time to start sharing Romanian Christmas music again. This is a favorite of mine, performed by the Bucharest Madrigal Choir.
View ArticleAstăzi vin să-mi plec genunchii
Click here to view the embedded video. Another favorite Romanian Christmas carol, this one written by Nicolae Moldoveanu.
View ArticleTrei Crai
Click here to view the embedded video. A Romanian Christmas carol, “Three Kings,” performed by the Bucharest Madrigal Choir.
View ArticleLa Betleem Colo-n Jos
Click here to view the embedded video. Another hauntingly beautiful Romanian Christmas carol, performed by the Bucharest Madrigal Choir.
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Serbian Academics Dupe Romanian Magazine
If scholarly publications in the English-speaking world can be duped (think the Sokal hoax) into publishing a spoof as a serious article, how much more, one might think, could this happen in Eastern...
View ArticleHow To Roll Your Rs
Click here to view the embedded video. This is the video that I have been waiting for someone to produce for a long time. I really appreciate Justin Stoney’s videos in the New York Vocal Coaching...
View ArticleLearn to Roll Your Rs
I have long wanted to be able to make the rolled “r” sound that one finds in Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and many other languages. Until recently I was unsuccessful. But I have made major progress over...
View ArticleRomanian Christmas Music
Click here to view the embedded video. It doesn’t feel like Christmas without the Bucharest Madrigal Choir singing Romanian Christmas songs like “O Ce Veste Minunata.” My family performed what may be...
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God as Thou
Matthew Cobb shared this entertaining infographic about when to use “tu” or “vous” in French:I am tempted to make one for Romanian, which would be much more complex. When do you use tu, voi, dumneata,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, George Enescu
Click here to view the embedded video.Romanian composer and violinist George Enescu was born on this day in 1881. To mark the occasion, I’ve shared his Symphony No.3 above. But he is best known for his...
View ArticleAstăzi vin să-mi plec genunchii
Another favorite Romanian Christmas carol, this one written by Nicolae Moldoveanu.
View ArticleTrei Crai
A Romanian Christmas carol, “Three Kings,” performed by the Bucharest Madrigal Choir.
View ArticleLa Betleem Colo-n Jos
Another hauntingly beautiful Romanian Christmas carol, performed by the Bucharest Madrigal Choir.
View ArticleSerbian Academics Dupe Romanian Magazine
If scholarly publications in the English-speaking world can be duped (think the Sokal hoax) into publishing a spoof as a serious article, how much more, one might think, could this happen in Eastern...
View ArticleHow To Roll Your Rs
This is the video that I have been waiting for someone to produce for a long time. I really appreciate Justin Stoney’s videos in the New York Vocal Coaching YouTube channel in general. But as someone...
View ArticleLearn to Roll Your Rs
I have long wanted to be able to make the rolled “r” sound that one finds in Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and many other languages. Until recently I was unsuccessful. But I have made major progress over...
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