229 result(s) for jazz in Community & Culture
Palace Of Arts In Budapest Celebrates Poetry Day With Shakespeare Sonnets Set To Music
- 9 Apr 2014 3:30 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Palace of Arts will celebrate poetry day with a performance of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music on Friday. The group W. H. was formed in 2009 by cellist and composer Albert Markos with the aim of placing the sonnets and songs of William Shakespeare in a modern musical context.
British Vocal Group Voces8 In Budapest On 28 March
- 20 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- community & culture
VOCES8, the outstanding vocal ensemble from Britain is coming to its first tour in Hungary, consisting of only three tour dates. To the invitation of Philharmonia Hungary, three Hungarian cities will host the group; they will perform in Veszprém at the Pannon University on 25 March, in Nagykanizsa at the Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre on 27 March, and for two times, with two different programs in ...
Morricone To Tour Europe With Hungarian Musicians
- 11 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2014 renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who has written music for 500-plus films, will tour Europe alongside Hungarian musicians. His score, for example, for Once Upon a Time in the West and Le Professionnel have become international hits. Morricone, who is also a noted conductor, will set out for his concert tour (perhaps his last) together with some 150 Hungarian musicians and choir ...
Gala Event: 'Hungary Is A Nation Of Sports & Culture', 1 Dec
- 10 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The following original Tommy Vig compositions will be premiered by the Budapest Jazz Orchestra and featured artists, dedicated to our 2012 London gold medalists: „FENCE!” to champion Áron Szilágyi, „DONE!” to swimmer Dániel Gyurta, „UNSTOPPABLE!” to swimmer Éva Risztov, „THROW THAT HAMMER!” to Krisztián Pars, „ROW!” to the Dombi-Kökény kayak duet, „GOLDEN GIRL” to kayak champion Danuta Kozák, ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
The Night Of Contemporary Galleries In Budapest, 17 October
- 17 Oct 2013 10:40 AM
- community & culture
Organized with the participation of more than twenty art galleries, the Night of Contemporary Galleries turns the white cube into an agora, a marketplace of the intellect that encourages the exchange of ideas and impulses, a place that is dominated not by the objects that “speak for themselves,” but by the moods, sentiments and ideas they prompt. With doors thrown wide open, the galleries await ...
Invitation: Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
- 10 Oct 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Organized by the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre, the Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival will be held for the 22nd time between 11 and 20 October 2013. As always, this wide series event is dedicated to the richly diverse genres of contemporary and progressives arts. Cafés and “cult pubs” will again provide many of the venues, with jazz concerts, contemporary dance performances, slam ...
Interested In Singing Sacred Music In Hungary?
- 16 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gabrieli Choir is the only choir in Hungary to specialize in the study and performance of Anglican cathedral music. This international group rehearses weekly (Sunday evenings, from 5 to 8 pm) in Budapest’s 5th district, and gives concerts in some of Budapest’s finest churches. The choir’s Musical Director is Richárd Sólyom
Invitation: Bridging Europe, Iva Bittová, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 September
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The career of Iva Bittová can be approached within the context of many different musical genres. She is equally at home in classical and contemporary music, jazz and the avant-garde, rock and folk music. We could make a long list of those with whom she has worked, but then we might easily lose sight of the most important thing, which is that in reality she cannot be pigeon-holed in any genre and ...
Palace Of Arts In Budapest Celebrates Poetry Day With Shakespeare Sonnets Set To Music
- 9 Apr 2014 3:30 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Palace of Arts will celebrate poetry day with a performance of Shakespeare’s sonnets set to music on Friday. The group W. H. was formed in 2009 by cellist and composer Albert Markos with the aim of placing the sonnets and songs of William Shakespeare in a modern musical context.
British Vocal Group Voces8 In Budapest On 28 March
- 20 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- community & culture
VOCES8, the outstanding vocal ensemble from Britain is coming to its first tour in Hungary, consisting of only three tour dates. To the invitation of Philharmonia Hungary, three Hungarian cities will host the group; they will perform in Veszprém at the Pannon University on 25 March, in Nagykanizsa at the Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre on 27 March, and for two times, with two different programs in ...
Morricone To Tour Europe With Hungarian Musicians
- 11 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2014 renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who has written music for 500-plus films, will tour Europe alongside Hungarian musicians. His score, for example, for Once Upon a Time in the West and Le Professionnel have become international hits. Morricone, who is also a noted conductor, will set out for his concert tour (perhaps his last) together with some 150 Hungarian musicians and choir ...
Gala Event: 'Hungary Is A Nation Of Sports & Culture', 1 Dec
- 10 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The following original Tommy Vig compositions will be premiered by the Budapest Jazz Orchestra and featured artists, dedicated to our 2012 London gold medalists: „FENCE!” to champion Áron Szilágyi, „DONE!” to swimmer Dániel Gyurta, „UNSTOPPABLE!” to swimmer Éva Risztov, „THROW THAT HAMMER!” to Krisztián Pars, „ROW!” to the Dombi-Kökény kayak duet, „GOLDEN GIRL” to kayak champion Danuta Kozák, ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
The Night Of Contemporary Galleries In Budapest, 17 October
- 17 Oct 2013 10:40 AM
- community & culture
Organized with the participation of more than twenty art galleries, the Night of Contemporary Galleries turns the white cube into an agora, a marketplace of the intellect that encourages the exchange of ideas and impulses, a place that is dominated not by the objects that “speak for themselves,” but by the moods, sentiments and ideas they prompt. With doors thrown wide open, the galleries await ...
Invitation: Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
- 10 Oct 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Organized by the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre, the Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival will be held for the 22nd time between 11 and 20 October 2013. As always, this wide series event is dedicated to the richly diverse genres of contemporary and progressives arts. Cafés and “cult pubs” will again provide many of the venues, with jazz concerts, contemporary dance performances, slam ...
Interested In Singing Sacred Music In Hungary?
- 16 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gabrieli Choir is the only choir in Hungary to specialize in the study and performance of Anglican cathedral music. This international group rehearses weekly (Sunday evenings, from 5 to 8 pm) in Budapest’s 5th district, and gives concerts in some of Budapest’s finest churches. The choir’s Musical Director is Richárd Sólyom
Invitation: Bridging Europe, Iva Bittová, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 September
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The career of Iva Bittová can be approached within the context of many different musical genres. She is equally at home in classical and contemporary music, jazz and the avant-garde, rock and folk music. We could make a long list of those with whom she has worked, but then we might easily lose sight of the most important thing, which is that in reality she cannot be pigeon-holed in any genre and ...