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Liviu Marinescu (born February 12, 1970, in Bucharest) is a Romanian composer of orchestral and chamber music. He teaches at California State University, Northridge.

Early life

He studied music composition at the National University of Music Bucharest with Adrian Iorgulescu, and Cleveland State University with Edwin London. In 2000 he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at University of Maryland, where he worked with Lawrence Moss.

Career

His music has been recorded and released by Capstone Records, Centaur Records, Navona Records and has been performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Orchestra 2001, Bohuslav Martinu Symphony, as well as the National Chamber Radio Orchestra and the Bucharest Music Academy Symphony in Romania.

In 2002 he was awarded a prize and commission by the Fromm Foundation at Harvard University.

In 1994 began working as a professor. Marinescu taught at Concordia College, West Chester University, University of Maryland and Cleveland State University, and lectured at universities across Europe, including Trondheim Conservatory in Norway, Palacky University in the Czech Republic and the National University of Music in Bucharest.

Compositions

Bent (2015) — piano and electronics
Bounce (2014) — trumpet and electronics
Sway (2013) — percussion and electronics
Shadows (2012) — piano and electronics
Shifting Sands (2011) — chamber ensemble
Harmonic Fields (2010) — fl/cl/perc/pno/vn/cello (1st version) fl/cl/sopr.sax/pno (2nd version) fl/ob/cl/pno (3rd version)
Echoes (2009) — flute and pre-recorded sound
Focus (2008) — chamber orchestra
Instant (2008) — chamber orchestra
Resonance (2008) — ob/cl/pno
Morphing (2007) — chamber orchestra
Moto Perpetuo (2007) — ob/bass cl/perc/vla (1st version) fl/vn/cello/pno (2nd version) ob/cl/bsn/perc/pno/vn/cello (3rd version)
Duo Perpetuo (2006) — bass clarinet and percussion
Ostinato (2005) — cello solo and chamber orchestra
Homage Collage (2004) — clarinet and piano
Mirage (2003) — large orchestra
Pastiche (2003) — guitar solo
Cadenza (2003) — clarinet solo
Über Alles (2002) — cl/vn/cello/pno/perc
Bach Variations (2002) — alto sax and pre-recorded sound
Deja Vu (2001) — chamber orchestra
Mozamorphosis (2000) — fl/vn/cl
A-gain (1999) — fl/cl/hn/perc/pno/vn/vc/cb (1st version) ob/cl/bn/perc/pno/vn/vc (2nd version)
Quodlibet Sonata (1996) — cello (1st version) viola (2nd version)
Gulag (1996) — chamber orchestra
A Piacere (1996) — fl/ob/tp/perc/pno
Ars Nova (1996) — organ
Spirals (1995) — chamber orchestra
Equillibrium (1994) — large orchestra
Chamber Concerto (1993) — string orchestra
Points, Lines, Spheres (1992) — fl/cl/bn/vn/cello/pno/perc
40% Obscurité (1992) — vn/vla/cello/cbass/pno/2 perc
Sequences (1991) — cl/pno
0.001 (1990) — piano
String Quartet No.1 (1990) — 2 vlns/vla/cello