Constantin Marin

Constantin Marin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011)^[1] was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor, and composer.^[2]

Constantin Marin
Background information
Birth name	Constantin Marin
Born	(1925-02-27)27 February 1925 Urleta, Kingdom of Romania
Died	1 January 2011(2011-01-01) (aged 85) Bucharest, Romania
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, conductor

Biography

Marin on a 2018 stamp of Romania

Marin was born in Urleta, Prahova County, Romania. He was the founder in 1963 of the Madrigal Chamber Choir [ro] and had been its conductor and director ever since. He was well-known all over the world for his expertise on Renaissance music, Baroque, Gregorian songs and Traditional Romanian music. He was designated a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1992.^[3]

In 1971 he was awarded the Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic, 3rd class.^[4]