Hyperion Ensemble is a Romanian chamber music ensemble based in Bucharest. It was founded in 1976 by composer Iancu Dumitrescu1 and specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music.2 In particular, it is the main proponent of spectral music in Romania.3 The Ensemble's performances have been described as hyper-spectralist, transformational and acousmatic.
Hyperion has performed all over the world, and premiered the major works of Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram. The group has featured on many radio broadcasts, LPs and CDs, most notably a 24-CD series of Dumitrescu and Avram's music.
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- Levinson, Hannah. Artist-State Interactions and the Politics of New Music: Pierre Boulez and Iancu Dumitrescu. Diss. New York University, 2021.
- Seaman, Gerald. "Reviews:" Spectral World Music. Proceedings of the Istanbul Spectral Music Conference," Edited by Robert Reigle and Paul Whitehead." Fontes Artis Musicae-Journal of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres 56.3 (2009): 326-327