Founded by selected members of the Bucharest University Choir under the direction of conductor Voicu Ena chescu. Other members were selected from students of the National Music University. Its debut concert was in 1972 and it was followed by an intense activity both in Romania and abroad (22 tours in 14 countries). Awarded at festivals in Pardubice, Nitra, Barcelona, Celje. It has a vast repertoire of over 300 preclassic, classic or romantic pieces, as well as Christmas carols, religi ous music, international and Romanian scores (part of which are dedi - cated pieces)and vocal - symphonic works. This repertoire was drawn upon in over 1. 200 à capella concerts and in cooperation with renowed performers such as Nicolae Herlea, Valentin Teodorian, Pompeiu Ha ra steanu, Florin Diaconescu, Lucian Marinescu, Eleonora Ena chescu, Florin Georgescu, with pianist Ovidiu Cucu and in several orchestra - accompanied concerts. From 1990, the choir has taken part in a variety of musical events i n Romania and in France, Holland, Germany. From 1991 it acquired the status of professional choir. It has over 250 radio and television recordings as well as several disks with "Electrecord". The choir performed at the UN headquarters in New York (1977), at the Biennial Festival of Contemporary Music in Berlin as part of festivi - ties to mark 750 years of existence of the city (1987), at the World Youth Festival in Moscow (1985), at EXPO '92 - Sevilla, at the World Exhibition - Hannover (2000), at the Enescu Festival - Bucharest (2001), at the Choir Festival in Beijing (2002), where it was awarded the First Prize and Gold Medal, etc. In 1995 it received the UICCMR Award "for performing excellence at the Enescu Festival - Edition XIII".


VOICU ENACHESCU - born in Branesti, Romania, he began studying violin, sang in the Children Radio Chorus, and graduated the National Music University of Bucharest. He becomes assistant of the conductor Ion Vanica in the CFR Chorus, secondary conductor of the University Chorus (1965 - 1972), when he forms his own ensemble. He obtains a scholarship at Antibes - France (1974). In 1991 he becomes director of the Cultural Centre "Tinerimea Româna ". He cooperates with the philharmonic choruses of Bucharest, Iasi, Craiova etc. On tours he cooperates with groups from France or the Netherlands. Starting with 1998 he is the presi - dent of the National Choral Association of Romania and from 1999 he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society. He participated in international juries.

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