La Follia Baroque Ensemble Timisoara (RO)

Codrin Emandi: baroque violin

Diana Emandi: baroque violin, viola

Ciprian Campean: baroque cello

Paola Erdas: harpsichord

All the members of the group have graduate and postgraduate degrees in the field. The musicians of La Follia Baroque Ensemble Timisoara appear in concerts throughout Europe: (some as part of governmental projects of the Romanian Cultural Institute) performing in major venues including the Behague Palais and the churches Saint Severin, Notre Dame des Blancs Manteaux and Saint Louis en l’Ile in Paris, the Saint Leu Cathedral in Amiens, Theatre du Chateau Eu, The Music Auditorium in Calais, St.John’s sub Castro – Lewes (GB), St. Luke and Christ Church – London, Waalse Kerk – Amsterdam, El Escorial in Madrid, Cathedrale de St. Michel et Gudule – Bruxelles, Eglise St. Michel – Luxembourg, Guarnerius Foundation, Ethnographic Museum and Bitef Theatre Belgrade, Burger Saal Karlsruhe, The Throne Hall of the Wawel Royal Castle Krakow, The Throne Hall of the Royal Castle Miramare – Trieste…and in the U.S. of America: Wayne State University – Detroit, The State University Cleveland, The Public Library Troy, Kirk On The Hills Church – Bloomfield Hills. The musicians of La Follia Baroque Ensemble Timisoara are proud of the musical cooperation with famous musicians like Jaap Schroder, Alison Bury, Henrietta Wayne, Roy Mowatt, Elisabeth Bradley, Jennifer Morsches, David Blackadder, Nicolette Moonen, Frederick Haas, Jean Christophe Frisch, Fernanda Romila, Dan Racoveanu, Erich Turk, Mira Glodeanu, Jean-Pierre Menuge, Thomas Boysen, Thor Harald Johnsen, Paola Erdas, Marcel Ponseele, Ulrike Titze, Romabarocca Ensemble, Judith Steenbrink, Michael Oman, The Janas Ensemble, Ausonia, The Balkan Baroque Band, The Austrian Baroque Company… After recording the first CD in Paris , La Follia agreed to offer all rights in producing and selling the CD „Avec la passion du coeur” to the humanitarian organisation”Experts Comptables Sans Frontieres”. The benefits from selling the CD were and still are used for financing social and sanitary projects in Eastern Africa. In 2006 the musicians from La Follia organised the first edition of the Timisoara Early Music Festival (FMVTm), in 2007 founded „Societatea Musica Antica” which took charge of organising the next editions and in 2008 the first edition of Brebu Nou Early Music Festival. Starting with the 2009 editions Societatea Musica Antica attached to both festivals mastercourses held by top musicians. As its mission, the baroque ensemble La Follia intends to restore a live, sincere and expressive concept to the baroque music, supported by a constant research and documentation. La Follia wishes to be a friendship ambassador to the multitude of cultures, united among other means through music.