Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the death of
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue
Thursday, 19 October 2017 at UNESCO Headquarters
HUNGARIAN MOTIVES from folk music to contemporary music and folk dance in Hungary
The programme starts with the opening speeches of
H.E. Mr. István Íjgyártó, Minister of State for Cultural and Science Diplomacy of Hungary and
H.E. Mr. Zoltán Cséfalvay, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Hungary to UNESCO and the OECD
The concert aims to connect contemporary music, folk music and folk-inspired improvisation wandering through Hungarian landscapes.
Performed by:
BORBÉLY Mihály, woodwinds (clarinet, taragot, saxophone, kaval, tilinko) FÜLEP Márk, woodwinds (flute, alto flute, short & long shepherd’s pipes, tilinko) LUKÁCS Miklós, cimbalom BOGNÁR Szilvia, voice SIPOS MIHÁLY, violin TÓTH Ildikó „Fecske”, dance FARKAS Zoltán „Batyu”, dance, gardon, drum Artistic Director: FÜLEP Márk
Programme
I. Miklós Kocsár: Magic Box
Melodies of Palóc, verbunk and czardas Ballade from the 16th century
Ferenc Farkas: Early Hungarian Dances from the 17th century
II. Zoltán Kodály: Epigrams No 2; 3
Béla Bartók: Duos 14; 32. Kodály method in the folk dance
III.
Melodies from the Transdanubia Folk Music from Gyimes
Mihály Borbély - Zoltán Farkas: Duet
IV. Gipsy songs from Szatmár
Zoltán Kodály: Kálló Double Dance Béla Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances, included: improvisations and
Folk Music from Moldva