Het eerste werk van mijn afstudeerprogramma is voor vibrafoon en geprepareerde piano, getiteld 'Lost in Labyrinth'. Het doel was één continue muzikale stroom gradueel te laten 'verdwalen' om vervolgens terug aan de oppervlakte te komen tussen andere meer dynamische lagen.
Het tweede werk heet simpelweg 'Rehearsal – Concert – Afterparty', een suite voor klarinet, cello en piano waarin ik op humoristische wijze een beeld tracht te schetsen van de dagelijkse strijd van jonge muzikanten die moeten voorbereiden, spelen en het feestvieren achteraf.
Vervolgens staat een screening van de kortfilm True Romance van de Romeense regisseur Alexandru Mironescu op het programma. De film gaat vrij conventioneel van start als een typische liefdesdriehoek maar de vraag is of het wel blijft bij dit gegeven van 'twee jongens verliefd op één meisje'.
De finale is een stuk voor groot ensemble dat de naam 'Elements' draagt. Het bestaat uit vier delen: 'Earth', 'Water', 'Wind' en 'Fire'. Rituele en symbolische details liggen aan de basis ervan.

Bio / Credits

Corina Alexandra Tirziman was born in 1991 in Iași, Romania. She graduated for the National University of Music Bucharest (Romania) with a Bachelor degree in music composition.
Her own compositions were performed at the „George Enescu Hall” (National University of Music Bucharest),and the Cantacuzino Palace (Bucharest). In March 2012 she participated in the „Vox Novus” International Composition Contest and her piece was selected to be performed in New York (Jan Hus Church).
In July 2012 she was awarded a scholarship at „Dartington International Summer School” – England, where she studied composition with Dominic Murcott and John Richards. In June 2013 she was awarded the „Constantin Dumitru Foundation” grant, and studied composition at Sighișoara Academy with Roland Moser (Switzerland), Adrian Pop (Romania), Daniel Schnyder (New York).
During September 2013 - February 2014, as an Erasmus student, she studied at the Kask & Royal Conservatory - Gent. Following this period and her bachelor graduation, she continued her Master studies in Gent, with composer Dirk Brossé.

The first work performed in my graduation programme is for vibraphone and prepared piano, entitled 'Lost in Labyrinth'. For this piece, my aim was to create one continuous musical layer that gradually sinks in, 'gets lost', and becomes visible again within the other, more dynamic layers.
The second piece is simply called 'Rehearsal – Concert – Afterparty'. This three part suite for clarinet, cello and piano represents my attempt to humorously capture the 'everyday struggles' of young musicians who have to prepare and sustain a concert, but also display what happens after the performance.
The third act of my project consists in the screening of the short movie True Romance by Romanian director Alexandru Mironescu. The film may seem just another young romance, but will the love triangle really turn out to be the typical 'two boys in love with the same girl'?
My final piece is a suite for large ensemble entitled 'Elements', consisting of four parts: 'Earth', 'Water', 'Wind', and 'Fire'. At the core of this piece are ritualistic and symbolic details.