Valentin Radu

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Valentin Radu is a classically trained pianist and conductor who heads a touring choir. ^[1]

He was born in Romania, and received his bachelors of fine arts at the Bucharest Academy of Music. He received both his masters of music and his doctorate degree from the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He frequently tours the U.S. and Europe as a conductor and recitalist. He is the founder and artistic director of the Philadelphia-based chorus and chamber orchestra, Vox Ama Deus. At the helm of Vox Ama Deus, he has recorded over a dozen CDs, including such works as Handel's Messiah and Acis and Galatea, and Bach's B Minor Mass. ^[2]

He also teaches music history and appreciation at Devon Preparatory School in Devon, Pennsylvania and heads the school's music department.

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^ "Led By Romanian Director, Church Choir Tours Europe.", Philadelphia Enquirer, September 20, 1987. Retrieved on 2008-03-20. "Last September, there was only one full-time member of the choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Flourtown. A year later, the choir's membership has grown to 22. And the group has just returned from an 11-day tour of Austria and Romania. The director of the choir is Valentin Radu, an internationally renowned concert organist, pianist and conductor. The growth of the choir has coincided with his arrival at the church a year ago tomorrow as director of music. ..."
^ "For The Record Ensembles Used To Make Recordings As An Income-Producing Project. But Now Groups Go Into The Studio With Other Goals In Mind. What It All Points To Is A New Era In Recording.", Philadelphia Enquirer, January 5, 1997. Retrieved on 2008-03-20. "Perhaps the most determined recording ensemble is Ama Deus and Vox, the choir and period instrumental ensemble directed by Valentin Radu, of Devon. ..."