Anatol Albin

Romanian composer, trumpeter and orchestras conductor ✰ June 5th, 1903 Rășcani, Vaslui County ✞ September 20, 1974 București Studies: 1910-1914 - began musical studies with his brother Alexandru Albin as teacher in his native village 1916-1918 - musical studies at Harkov with teachers Ivan Nazarov Ostaficiuk (trumpet) and Yevgenia Timofeevna (theory and solfeggio) 1920-1925 - musical studies at Cernăuți with teacher Adolf Honigsberg (trumpet) 1922-1929 - perfected his musical studies at the "Musik-Verein" in Cernăuți with teachers Romulus Milea (trumpet), Adalbert Hrimally (theory and solfeggio, harmony), Iakob Kramer (conducting) and Joseph Schlither (music history) Activity: 1924-1928 - trumpeter in Fanfara Regimentului 3 Grăniceri 1926-1928 - trumpeter in various bands of light music in Cernăuți 1928-1943 - trumpeter, arranger and conductor of some jazz and pop music bands in București 1943-1950 - Music Director at Electrecord Label in București, conductor of the Orchestra Electrecord 1945-1949 - professor of trumpet at the Conservatorul muncitoresc „Arta Poporului” in București 1951-1953 - conductor of Ansamblul Sfatului Popular al Capitalei in București 1954-1961- conductor and composer of Orchestra Ciocîrlia in București