The International Festival “Vacante Muzicale la Piatra Neamt” (“Musical Holidays in Piatra Neamt”) is organized by “Carmen Saeculare” Cultural and Art Center, Neamt County Council, Piatra Neamt Town Hall and Roman Town Hall. The festival will start on Sunday, July 17 at 20:30 in Petrodava Plaza from Piatra Neamt.

The partners of the festival are “George Enescu” Art University from Iasi, the National Musical University from Bucharest, the Musical Academy “Gheorghe Dima” from Cluj, the Musical Faculty from Brasov, the Musical Faculty from Piatra Neamt, the Museums Complex from Piatra Neamt, the Economic High School from Piatra Neamt, “Victor Brauner” Art High School from Piatra Neamt and Hidroelectrica S.A.

The program of the 2011 edition will present different musical genres from classical music to rock, jazz and folkloric.

Master Class courses, July 18 – 22, 2011
Canto –Felicia Filip, soprano
Violin – Valeriu Maior
Drums – Grigore Pop

Sunday, July 17 2011
20.30, Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
The Opening Festivity
Symphonic concert
The symphonic orchestra of “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic from Bacau
Director: Valentin Doni
Solists:
Felicia Filip – soprano
Gabriela Hazarian – mezzo-soprano
Hector Lopez – tenor
Adrian Marcan – baritone

The program of the concert: Concert for four horns and orchestra by H. Hubler, pieces by R. Leoncavallo, J. Strauss, G. Verdi, G. Bizet, J. Massenet, G. Rossini, J. Offenbach, P. Abraham, A. Lara, Fr. Loewe, W. A. Mozart, G. Grigoriu.

Monday, July 18 2011
17.00, The History Museum from Piatra Neamt
Book launch: Valentin Andrei is launching his book about 40 years of “Vacante Muzicale”
20.30, Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
Jazz evening
Balkanic Zeppelin
Mike Godoroja&The Blue Spirit
Marius Mihalache
The band „Trei Parale”

Tuesday, July 19
20.30, Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
The drums band directed by Grigore Pop
The program of the concert: E. Terenyi, C. Bolling, N. Rosauro, N.J. Živkovič, M. Miki, V. Firth.

Wednesday, July 20
20.30 , Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
Classical and modern ballet
The ballet group from the Art College “Octav Bancila” from Iasi

The program of the concert: W.A. Mozart, B. Asafiev, L. Minkus, R. Drigo, C. Pugni, J. Schneitzhoeffer, Ch. Adolph Adam, P. I. Ceaikovski, C. Chaplin, E. Moriconne, R. Şcedrin, J. Brell.

Thursday, July 21
18.00, Neamt County Council
The day of the musical schools from Romania
Recitals
“George Enescu” Art University from Iasi
The National Musical University from Bucharest
The Musical Faculty from Brasov
Forum: The modern problem of classical music vs rock and pop music
Ora 20.30, Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
Recital  Trio „Cantabile”
The program of the concert. Piazzolla, A. Giampieri, G. Bizet, W. A. Mozart, J. Brahms, V. Monti, J. Strauss.

Recital
The band „Anatoly”

Friday, July 22
18.30, Neamt County Council
The Concert of the master classes students
20.30 Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
Coir concert
The coir of the Musical Faculty from Piatra Neamt
The Coir „Heruvimii” from Piatra Neamt
The Coir „Voces” from Vaslui
The Coir „Bazil Anastasescu” from Targu Neamt
Recital of the band „Terrarte”
The program of the concert: F.P. Tosti, V. Bellini, P. Mascagni, S. Pautza, poetry by E. Brumaru, G. Toparceanu, G. Dumitrescu, M. Sorescu, Walt Whitman, Charles Baudelaire, Vladimir Maiakovski and lyrics after V. Hugo and M. Bittermann.

Saturday, July 23
10.00 – 20.00, Neamt County Council
The National Contest of Canto
20.30, Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
Folkloric evening
Gelu Voicu
Cristian Pomohaci

Sunday, July 24
Piatra Neamţ, 20.30  Petrodava Plaza, nr. 1 – 3
The closing festivity
Ballads from the Carpathians
Felicia Filip and the band K 1
Roman, 20.30, Roman Voda Plaza
Symphonic concert “In memoriam Sergiu Celibidache”
“Mihail Jora” Symphonic Orchestra from Bacau
Directed by: Valentin Doni
Nadejda Cerchez – soprano
The program of the concert: P.I. Ceaikovski, G. Rossini, P. Mascagni, G. Verdi, G. Puccini, A. Boito, J. Brahms, A. Dvořák, J. Strauss
A folkloric recital  Cristian Pomohaci