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Mančev, Tome (b. 1950, Gevgelija). Macedonian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed in Asia, Australia and Europe.
Prof. Mančev studied at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and there earned his BMus in music theory and pedagogy in 1975. He also studied composition there with Vlastimir Nikolovski, where he earned his BMus in 1979, and studied composition with Josef Ceremuga and Jiří Dvořáček at the Academy of Music in Prague from 1982–88, on a fellowship. He later studied orchestration with Dimitar Sagaev at the Pantcho Vladigerov Academy of Music in Sofia from 1995–99 and there earned his DMus.
His honors include the Pance Pešev Prize from the Macedonian Composers Association in Skopje (1989, for Symphony No. 2, 'Paganophony', Op. 23; 1995, for Old Song, Op. 27; 2002, for Exodus, Op. 30) and two Third prizes in the TEHO choral competition in Tetovo (1978, for Harvester, Op. 10; 1990, for War, Op. 8).
He has taught composition, instrumentation and orchestration at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University since 1990, where he has been Professor of Composition since 2000.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: tomemancev@hotmail.com
Street address (university): Prof. Tome Mančev, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Ul. Pitu Guli 1, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Sonata (choreography by Ljupco Georgievski), 6 male dancers, oboe, piano, Op. 17, 1981
ORCHESTRAL: Symphoniette, large orchestra (64 players), Op. 11, 1978; Symphonic Poem, large orchestra (76 players), Op. 16, 1981; Concerto, violin, large orchestra (78 players), Op. 22, 1985; Symphony No. 3, 20 strings, Op. 25, 1988; Old Song (concerto scenes), large orchestra (88 players), Op. 27, 1994; Song and Dance, 20 strings, Op. 29, 2000; Exodus, large orchestra (85 players), Op. 30, 2001
CHAMBER MUSIC: Contrasts (cycle), viola, piano, Op. 5, 1975; Two Parts, cello, piano, Op. 7, 1976; Three Sketches, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, Op. 12, 1978; Sonata, viola, piano, Op. 15, 1980; Dance, piano, percussion, Op. 19, 1981; Sonata, violin, piano, Op. 26, 1989; DD..., flute, Op. 31, 2002; Cadence and Coda, flute, clarinet, bassoon, Op. 32, 2002–03; Monologue and Dialogue, bassoon, Op. 33, 2002–03
CHORAL: Land of Stone (text by Ante Popovski), mixed chorus, Op. 2, 1974; Three Elaborations (texts from traditional Macedonian sources), mezzo-soprano, female chorus, Op. 3, 1974; War (text by Jovan Kotevski), male speaker, mixed chorus, Op. 8, 1976; Harvester (text by Jovan Kotevski), mixed chorus, Op. 10, 1977; Slavjanophony (oratorio, texts by Ilija Djadjev, Slavko Janevski), baritone, male speaker, mixed chorus, large orchestra (134 players), Op. 13, 1979; Symphony No. 1 (vocalise), mixed chorus, oboe, Op. 14, 1979; The Bicyclists' March (text by Ilija Djadjev), children's chorus, 1981; The Year 1014 (text by Ilija Karajanov), mixed chorus, Op. 20, 1981; The Fatherland (cantata, texts by Vasil Ikonomov, Georgi Popovski, Marija Kubajska), baritone, male speaker, mixed chorus, large orchestra (127 players), Op. 24, 1987
VOCAL: Sanitarium Ballad (song-cycle, text by Mateja Matevski), mezzo-soprano, piano, Op. 4, 1974–75; Flowers of Freedom (song-cycle, text by Ilija Karajanov), mezzo-soprano, piano, Op. 21, 1984; Symphony No. 2, 'Paganophony' (vocalise), baritone, large orchestra (80 players), Op. 23, 1986–87; Intrada and Capriccio (vocalise), soprano, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, Op. 28, 1998–99; Symphony No. 4, 'Requiem' (text by the composer), soprano, male speaker, large orchestra (94 players), Op. 34, 2001–04
PIANO: Miniatures, Op. 1, 1973; Suite, Op. 6, 1975–76; Sonata, Op. 9, 1977
DIDACTIC MUSIC: Why do I have my hands to touch my mother's face? (children's song, text by Ljupco Trajkovski), child's voice, Macedonian folk orchestra, 1985
(Last updated on September 29, 2005)
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