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Tarmakov, Roussi (b. December 5, 1949, Malko Tirnovo). Bulgarian composer, now resident in Canada, of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in the Americas, Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Tarmakov began to play piano at age five, but graduated from the Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Sofia. He then studied composition with Zdravko Manolov and piano with Roujka Tcharakchieva at the Pantcho Vladigerov Academy of Music in Sofia and earned his MMus in both subjects.
His honors include the Prix Reine Marie José in Geneva (1984, for Folk Music) and scholarships from the Stichting Gaudeamus (1985) and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture (1991-92, for a stay at the Cité des Arts in Paris). More recently, he earned a prize in the TransforMusic competition in Budapest (2004, for With Feeling of the Beauty of the Tango). His music has been performed in Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, and Switzerland, including numerous times at the Musica Nova in Sofia and Wien Modern festivals, twice at the Moscow Autumn festival (1997, 2000) and once at the ISCM World Music Days (1997, Seoul).
He is also active in other positions. He has worked as an executive music producer for the Radio Sofia Symphony Orchestra, a broadcast editor for Radio Sofia, a répétiteur for the State Musical Theatre in Sofia, a pianist for the Sofia Ballet School, and a private piano teacher. He co-founded the Bulgarian section of ISCM in 1991 and served as president of the financial board of MUSICAUTHOR, the society of authors and composers, from 1991-94. In addition, he served as president of both the Society for Contemporary Music in Bulgaria and the steering committee of the festival Musica Nova in 2000-01.
He has lived in Canada since 1999 and has held dual Bulgarian and Canadian citizenship since 2005.
In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Tarmakov has composed much incidental music for stage productions.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: tarmakov@yahoo.com
Street address: Mr. Roussi Tarmakov, 27 Gamble Ave., #407, Toronto, ON M4K 2H5, Canada
Telephone: 416 423 4893
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Symphony, 1980; City Tradition Melodies, trumpet, orchestra, 1986; Country Music, 3 percussion, orchestra, 1987; Present, large orchestra, 1990; With Feeling of the Beauty of the Tango, amplified violin, orchestra, 1995, revised 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC: Folk Music, flute, clarinet, harpsichord, string quartet, 1983; Rococo Music, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1984; Italian Music, clarinet, piano, string quartet, 1985; Music for Seven Virtuosi, oboe, clarinet, trombone, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1987; Music for Wind Quintet, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1988; Music for Eight Musicians, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1989; Folk Magic, marimba, 1991; Music for Two, violin, timpani, 1994; A Little Thriller (with two Cadenzas and Finale), flute, harpsichord, 1995; Cadenzas and Ensembles, string quartet, 1996; There is Something, ...Inside Me..., clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, French horn, tuba, string quartet, accordion, percussion, 2003
CHORAL: Folk Music, 6 female voices, 1987
VOCAL: Happening for a Single Singer, 1992; Cantus Amoris, voice, clarinet, 1999 (also versions for voice, viola d'amore, 1999; voice, cello, 2001)
PIANO: Sonatina, 1979; Minimal in G from 3/4 to 8/4 and...only 3/4 for the End, 1999
DISCOGRAPHY
Music for Eight Musicians. (Musica Nova Sofia: MNS 0001, 1996)
A Little Thriller (with two Cadenzas and Finale). (Musica Nova Sofia: MNS 0004, 1999)
(Last updated on June 18, 2005)
