International Choral Celebration

Palace of Arts, 23-25 May 2015

For the first time, Müpa Budapest will play host to an international choral festival, which will be the largest of its kind so far, running over several days. The idea and basis for the event was provided by the Énekel az ország (The Country is Singing) project, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and each year gives several hundred amateur singers the chance to perform major oratorical works. The event turns international this year: more than a thousand singers from four continents will perform in the auditorium of Müpa. The series of events centres around the joy of singing in unison, with concerts by domestic and international choirs joined by workshops and interactive children’s programmes, and we hope to also inspire the audience to break into song in various ways.

The power of singing together, or so foreign choirs sing one of the finest Hungarian folk songs, the Tavaszi szél vizet áraszt:

Ensemble Thios Omilos (Germany, Lipcse) – Watch
Damenes Aften (Norway, Hamar) – Watch
Astana Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Kazahsztán, Asztana) – Watch
Astrolabium (Poland, Toruń) – Watch

Participating choirs:

Cantemus Mixed Choir – Soma Szabó
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers (USA) – Jason Max Ferdinand
Astana Philharmonic Chamber Choir (KAZ) – Gulmira Kuttybadamova
Ensemble Thios Omilos (GER)
Chili da Mur (AUT)
Astrolabium (POL) – Kinga Litowska
Damenes Aften (NOR) – Erland Dahlen
Vokalna Akademija Ljubljana Male Choir (SLO) – Stojan Kuret
Rajaton (FIN)
Choeur la Grâce (COD) – Ambroise Kua-Nzambi

Let the country sing 2015

Roland Szentpáli: Magnificat
Orff: Carmina Burana

Performing choirs:

Adorate Choir, Budapest – Viktória Barta
Aedificantes Choir, Budapest – Edit Petróczki
Alborada Mixed Choir, Gárdony – Éva Oláh-Nagy
Annamatia Women’s Choir, Dunaföldvár – Erika Kun
Aurin Women’s Choir, Kecskemét – László Durányik
Baba Jaga Girls’ Choir, Komádi – Mária Debreczeni
Lajos Bárdos Mixed Choir, Tatabánya – Zsuzsanna Szeimann
Bella Musica Women’s Choir, Budapest – Judit Lesták (née Czeróczki)
Bona Vox Women’s Choir, Dunaújváros – Ágnes Könyves
Cantemus Mixed Choir, Dunaföldvár – Erzsébet Albu
Pest Sonore Mixed Choir – Tibor Mohai
Egressy Chamber Choir, Tata – Zsuzsanna Roboz (née Schönfeld)
Family Singers Vocal Ensemble, Eger – Vilmos Tóth
Gagliarda Chamber Choir, Szekszárd – Dr. Szabolcs Szabó
Guido Chamber Choir, Budapest – Miklós Király
Halleluja Chamber Choir, Dorog – Rose-Marie Farkas
Harmónia Chamber Choir, Nyíregyháza – Péter Nagy
Harmónia Chamber Choir, Tiszafüred – Róza Deák
Harmónia Mixed Choir, Érd – Zsuzsanna Dömötör
Helikon Choir, Keszthely – Gusztávné Kendeh
Karcag City Mixed Choir – Ágnes Lór-Kerekes
Kecskemét Festival Choir – Katalin Kiss
Kórus Spontánusz, Sopron – Zoltán Kocsis-Holper
Liszt Ferenc Teacher’s Choir, Sopron – Ágnes Makkos
Hungarian Red Cross Canterino Choir, Budapest -Margit Melinda Mózes
Marosvásárhely University of the Arts Lóránt Szalman Mixed Choir – József Orosz-Pál
OFFBEAT Choir, Budapest – Mária Magdolna Tariska
János Palotásy Mixed Choir Club, Jászberény – Katalin Bedő (née Bakki);
Pesterzsébet City Mixed Choir- Krisztina Pálffi
Tatabánya City Mixed Choir – Géza Saltzer
Budapest Academic Choral Society – Csaba Tőri
Fazekas Grammar School Eszter Lukin Mixed Choir, Budapest – Sándor Németh
Budapest Unified Youth Choir – Csaba Tőri
MediCantare Girls’ Choir, Budapest – Csaba Tőri
Törökbálint Cantabile Choir – Marianna Vékey
Insana Chamber Choir, Budapest – Csaba Tőri
Astana State Philharmonic Chamber Choir (KAZ) – Gulmira Kuttybadamova
World Festival Choir (NOR) – Jan Jensen
Coro Soinu Beda (ESP) – Gerardo Carbajo
Frendheim Blandedekor (NOR); World Festival Choir (NOR) – Jan Jensen
Collegium Technicum (SVK) – Tatiana Švajková-Kanišáková
Astrolabium (POL) – Kinga Litowska
as well as individual Hungarian, German and Spanish participants

More information: www.mupa.hu/en/events/budapest-international-choral-celebration-2015