Endri Sina
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Endri Engjëll Sina (born 18 July 1967) is an Albanian composer and arranger.[1] His compositions include chamber music,[2] orchestral works, vocal music and various pieces for small ensembles and solo instruments, film scores, theatre music[3] and theatre dance music, pop music,[4] etc.
Sina is currently a Professor for harmony and composition at the University of Arts in Tirana, Albania. He is also the head of the Composition Section in Faculty of Music of this University, and a member of ACA “Albanian Composer Association”.[5]
Career
[edit]He was graduated for musical composition at the Faculty of Music, at the University of Arts, Tirana in 1989, at the class of Professor Thoma Gaqi. After graduation Sina was appointed as lecturer for harmony at this University. He has participated in various international courses for composition including, among others, Festspielentreffen in Bayreuth, Germany (1993), at the Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany (1999), was composer-in-residence at the Brahms House (Baden-Baden) (Germany, 1995), at Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra, Beijing, China (2016) etc. He received the scientific title “Professor” in 2013.[6]
Sina is an active representative of the new generation of the Albanian composers.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][excessive citations] He has composed a big number of works, for chamber vocal and instrumental music and for symphonic orchestra which have been performed at the most important events of Albanian musical life (Tirana Autumn, Festival of New Albanian Music, the Art Song Festival, Festival of Contemporary Music Tirana, etc.) and in various countries: Kosovo,[14] Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, Spain, United States, China, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Switzerland, France, North Macedonia, etc.
Sina is actively engaged in theatre music and film scores.[15]
References
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- ^ The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. 2024. ISBN 9781040039991.
- ^ Shupo, Sokol (2004). Art Music in the Balkans. Albania: ASMUS.
- ^ Myftiu, G. (2000). Albania, a Patrimony of European Values: A Short Encyclopedia of Albanian History and Cultural Heritage. Albania: SEDA. ISBN 9781873722763.
- ^ Sopa, A. B.; Bubani, L. (2003). Fjalor muzikor enciklopedik. Albania: Omsca-1. ISBN 9789992752258.
- ^ "Romancat shqiptare pas një dekade rikthehen në skenë nga kompozitorët". PrizrenPress. 2023. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Rrëfehet Endri Sina - Pas Mesnate 8 Prill 2025 | ABC News Albania". April 7, 2025 – via YouTube.