Assoc. Prof. dr. Irina-Zamfira Dănilă

She was born in 1970 in Iasi, Romania. PhD in Music in 2011 at “George Enescu” University of Arts – Iaşi, with a thesis on The Valorization of the Byzantine and Psaltic Source in the Creation of Composers From Moldavia. MA in music at “George Enescu” University of Iaşi, Twentyth Century Musical Thought – Synthesis and Perspectives (2003-2004); BA at “George Enescu” National University of Arts Iaşi, Faculty of Composition, Musicology, Musical Pedagogy and Theatre (1997-2002); MA in Physics at “Al. I. Cuza” University Iaşi; (1994-1995); BA at “Al. I. Cuza” University of Iaşi, Faculty of Physics (1989-1994). She has earned fellowships from New Europe College and Music Institute for Doctoral Advanced Studies in Bucharest (2012-2013).

Byzantinologist, musicologist, teacher assistent at the Faculty of Music Performance, Composition, Theoretical Musical Studies of “George Enescu” National University of Arts (GENUA), Department of Theoretical Musical Studies for the disciplines: Theory of Byzantine Music, Folk music, Ethnomusicology (BA level), Byzantine Musicology (MA level). Participation in national and international symposia. Over 65 studies and articles in the domain of musicology and musical bizantinology published in professional journals. Published books: The Valorization of the Byzantine and Psaltic Source in the Creation of Composers From Moldavia, Iasi, Artes, 2015, The Catalogue of Sacred Music Manuscripts of Moldova (XI-XX centuries), Iasi, Artes, 2010 (in collaboration), The Folklorist and Byzantinologist Priest PhD Florin Bucescu - 75 years, Iasi, Artes, 2011 (coordinator). Editor of musicological volumes: Florin Bucescu and Viorel Bârleanu – ”Musical Folklore - Moldova. Studies, collections, transcripts”, Iași, Artes, 2018; Florin Bucescu – ”Musical Byzantinology - Studies and articles. The psaltic liturgy in the third mode”, Iași, Artes, 2018. Member of the editorial comitee of the Journal of Byzantine Arts, “Byzantion romanicon” (since 2007) and of the Journal of Musicology, “Artes” (since 2013). Member of the juries of traditional and psaltic music national festivals. Conductor of the vocal-instrumental ensemble “Floralia” of GENUA (since 2008). Two CDs of old Romanian music recorded with the ensemble (“Trinitas” Records, Bucharest, 2018).