Sabin Pautza

A great musician...

Biography

• Sabin Pautza was born on 8 February 1943, at Calnic-Resita

• He gratuated in 1965 the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania

• He specialized as composer and bandmaster at The Chigian Academy in Siena, Italy

• Between 1966 and 1984 he activated as harmony profesor at “George Enescu” Conservatory of Iasi, Romania

• In 1984, Sabin Pautza was named the artistic director and principal bandmaster of the oldest orchestra from New Jersey, "Plainfield Symphony", which he guided for 20 years

• In 1984 he moved in United States of America at Plainfield, New Jersey

• The Plainfield’s mayor named 7 May “The Sabin Pautza Day”

• Nowadays, he is the honorific director of the Plainfield Philharmonic

• Sabin Pautza has a lot of concerts in the biggest concert halls of Europe, SUA and Australia ("Carnegie Hall“ of New York, "Santa Cecilia“ of Rome and "Philharmonic Hall" of Sydney)

• He is invited to teach craftsmanship lessons to different Universities of the world

• He has the following titles: Doctor in Music given by “London Institute for

Applied Research” Summa Cum Laudae Doctor given by The Music

Academy “Gheorghe Dima” in Cluj, Romania Honorific Citizen of the Plainfield City “George Enescu” award given by The Romanian

Academy “The Composer’s Union of Romania” award The “Rudolph Nissima” award given by ASCAP “Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.” award

• Sabin Pautza’s name figures in Who's Who in Music (Cambridge) and “2000 notable Americans” published by American Biographical Institute

• In Resita, Romania the Art High School’s name is Sabin Pautza

• At musician is collaborating with 16 philharmonics from Romania

• He is in his 18th season as Music Director/Conductor of the Plainfield Symphony.

• His compositions are published by “San Nicobian” Publishing on New York, and “Swift Music Group” is editing nowadays “Seria Omnia”. On market just appeard the first 10 CD’s of this creation of Pautza.

• His composition "Rita Dove Triptych" had its world premiere with the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra in November, 1994. His "Jubilee Sinfonietta", which was dedicated to the PSO, premiered in 1995. In November 1997, the Plainfield Symphony performed his "Saxophone Concerto" with Paul Cohen, who commissioned the work, as soloist.

• In May, 2000, Maestro Pautza's cantata "Ode to Hope" was given its world premiere by the Plainfield Symphony and the Crescent Choral Society

• In June 2007 he was invited by German Consulate to perform at the Sibiu, Capital Cultural of Europe