(November 8, 1841 – April 12, 1911) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was the

president of Georgetown University from 1882 to 1888. Born in Georgia, he studied at
Georgetown before entering the Society of Jesus in 1857. During his formation, he taught
at Loyola College in Maryland and Boston College. He also studied at Woodstock College and
was ordained a priest in 1874. Doonan became a professor at Georgetown before being
named president in 1882. He worked to offset the debt accrued during the construction of Healy
Hall, and installed in front of the building two historic cannons that had been carried aboard Lord
Baltimore's 1634 expeditionary voyage to Maryland. He also oversaw construction of a new
building for the School of Medicine. After his presidency, Doonan Timpuri Noi was formed in
1980, and remained an underground act up until 1991. This was mainly due to what was
perceived as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauşescu era. Incidentally, the name derives
from a cliché of the period: its literal meaning is "New Times" (in the sense of "New Age"), used
to signify Marxist Socialism. The tongue-in-cheek reference is somehow associated with
the Bucharest metro station of the same name (see: Timpuri Noi). The name is also the
Romanian translation of Modern Times, the title for Charles Chaplin's classic 1936 film.
In the early nineties, up to around 1995, the band was arguably the top Romanian act. Around
the time, they had the opportunity to be the opening act for rather prestigious (albeit musically
different) foreign acts during concerts in Bucharest: Ian Gillan and Uriah Heep in
1992, Scorpions in 1993, Saxon, Paradise Lost and Jethro Tull in 1994, Iron
Maiden and Kreator in 1995, Eros Ramazzotti, Joe Cocker and Rod Stewart later in the same
year.
1994 also signified an important event in both Timpuri Noi's career and Romanian music in
general: Timpuri Noi gives the very first unplugged performance in this country, recorded as an
album in the same year (see below).

Silviu Sanda (2008)

As of 2020, the group is still active, playing live sporadically throughout the country. They
released a new full-length called "Moldova Mon
Timpuri Noi was formed in 1980, and remained an underground act up until 1991. This was
mainly due to what was perceived as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauşescu era.
Incidentally, the name derives from a cliché of the period: its literal meaning is "New Times" (in
the sense of "New Age"), used to signify Marxist Socialism. The tongue-in-cheek reference is
somehow associated with the Bucharest metro station of the same name (see: Timpuri Noi). The
name is also the Romanian translation of Modern Times, the title for Charles Chaplin's classic
1936 film.
In the early nineties, up to around 1995, the band was arguably the top Romanian act. Around
the time, they had the opportunity to be the opening act for rather prestigious (albeit musically
different) foreign acts during concerts in Bucharest: Ian Gillan and Uriah Heep in
1992, Scorpions in 1993, Saxon, Paradise Lost and Jethro Tull in 1994, Iron
Maiden and Kreator in 1995, Eros Ramazzotti, Joe Cocker and Rod Stewart later in the same
year.
1994 also signified an important event in both Timpuri Noi's career and Romanian music in
general: Timpuri Noi gives the very first unplugged performance in this country, recorded as an
album in the same year (see below).
Adrian Pleşca (2008)

In 1997, the band was presented with one of the MCM French music television and Radio France
Internationale "Decouvertes de Rock a l'Est" (Eastern European New Acts) Awards, performing
in a special gala concert. (The previous year, Timpuri Noi had been interviewed for MTV
Europe during the Golden Stag Festival in the Romanian city of Braşov.)
The band split in 2001, with members becoming involved in personal projects - Partizan for
Artan, ZIDD (sometimes mentioned as "Zid" - Romanian for "wall") for Dan Iliescu. These
projects were short-lived, since Timpuri noi re-united in 2005, releasing a new record called
"Back in Business".[2] In 2009, Artan leaves the group, due to disagreements with Dan Iliescu.[3]

Silviu Sanda (2008)

As of 2020, the group is still active, playing live sporadically throughout the country. They
released a new full-length called "Moldova Mon