The launch of the DIMITRIE CANTEMIR Project - Romanian sound of the Orient - in Galati
With the support of the Lower Danube Archdiocese, on October 21, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., in Galati, within the Episcopal Palace - "Lower Danube Museum of Christian History, Culture and Spirituality", the "Dimitrie Cantemir" Cultural Project was launched – Romanian sound of the Orient", financed by the Ministry of Culture, with the support of Computerland Romania.
The event enjoyed the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Cassian of Lower Danube, who also gave a speech at the end of the event about Dimitrie Cantemir and the importance of culture in Romanian society.
More than 100 people had the pleasure of visiting the photo-documentary exhibition with images from documents and artifacts from the period of Dimitrie Cantemir's life, more precisely from the 17th-18th centuries, organized by the National Archives of Romania, in partnership with the Romanian Academy, the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and the National Museum of Romanian Literature, which was presented by Mrs. Codruța Mihailovici - the curator of the "Dimitrie Cantemir - Romanian sound of the Orient" .
The exhibition includes reproductions of the main Cantemirian works, literary writings, including musical manuscripts, map reproductions, stamps and validation marks (seals) covering both the period of Prince Cantemir's stay in Istanbul, the years of his reign on the Moldavian throne, as well as the period of refuge in Russia .
The "Anton Pann" Early Music Chamber Ensemble delighted the audience with 7 musical compositions, which are known with certainty to have been created by Dimitrie Cantemir. The compositions are taken from his work "Book of the Science of Music according to the shape of the letters" and are sonically contextualized with the help of the musician-researchers from the "Anton Pann" Ensemble and guest musicians from Turkey, Greece and Lebanon.
The uniqueness of the show was given by the use of period-specific instruments and interpretation, along with the video projection of Prince Dimitrie Cantemir, who "personally" presented his musical creations.
"Dimitrie Cantemir - Romanian sound of the Orient" project will continue in Constanța, on October 23, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., at the "Jean Constantin" Multifunctional Educational Center for Youth.
Project Partners: Archdiocese of Lower Danube, Lower Danube Museum of History, Culture and Christian Spirituality, Galati City Hall, Romanian Academy, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, National Museum of Romanian Literature, National Archives of Romania, Romanian Television Society, Radio Romania, Trinitas TV, Software Imagination & Vision (SIMAVI), SPHERA GROUP, BAUMIT, Continental Hotels, Prodal 94 and Carpatina.
