SING-SONG Dialogue between Past and Future

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1 SING-SONG Dialogue between Past and Future Conductor: Katalin Szabó Participating choirs: Vocafonia Fulltura, a Ensemble Vocal Arcanes, Diósdi Szent Gellért Vegyeskar, Diósd Group Vocal Arpege de, Choral Society Armonia of,

2 Workshop Programme in Diosd/Budapest, HUNGARY OCTOBER, 2012 Friday, 26 October Location: Hotel Griff, H-1113 Budapest, Bartók Béla út 152. Phone: Programme: Arriving at Liszt Ferenc Airport during the day or the previous day. Taxi can be arranged by organisers when requested. Rehearsal and meal in the hotel. Hungarian contact persons/organisers: Judit ; Valeria: Rehearsal at the hotel Dinner at the hotel Saturday, 27 October Location: Hotel Griff, Budapest Programme: Rehearsals and meals in the hotel Breakfast in the hotel Rehearsal in the hotel Free time Optional: lunch and sightseeing programmes in Budapest with members of Diosdi Szent Gellert Mixed Choir Rehearsal in the hotel Dinner in the hotel Sunday, 28 October Location: folk house and the hall of the local kindergarten in Diosd Programme: rehearsal, concert and meals Breakfast in the hotel Free time Travelling to Diosd by bus Buffet lunch in the Folk House of Diosd, then walking together to the local kindergarten Rehearsal in the Hall of the Kindergarten, Diosd CONCERT in the Hall of the Kindergarten, Diosd Special Hungarian Programme in the Hall of the Kindergarten Farewell Dinner in the Fishermen s Inn in the neighbouring city of Szazhalombatta Travelling back to the hotel by bus sights of Budapest by night

3 PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAMME SOPRANO ALTO Eloise Aymerich Héléne Cluzel Giséle Vacher Chantal Maquaire Michéle Prébin Brigitte Maughey-Laulom Martine Le Gallic Viviane Quintanilla Marie-Claude sampson Anna Leskiewicz Anna Marczak Anna Wypijewska-Marczak Natalia Zapounidi Lamprini Talarou Eleni Argyrou Saint Esteve Marie-Claire Aymerich Cathy Fessier Michéle Grospecault Claudin Courtois Patricia Boissonneau Claire Lajus Dominique Merouze Nathalie Jolly Beata Górecka Maria Janiak Ewa Sulkowska-Pawlak Katarzyna Wierzbicka Sofia Tsiakalou Varvara Tasi Panagiota Koronaiou Evgenia Tasi Anna Makansi TENOR BASS Patrick Lesauvage Christian Charton Emmanuel Allain Georgios Kardoutsos Rafal Marczak Tomasz Wewiór Michel Courtois Joakim Von Haefen Philippe Charrier Thomas Selig Mateusz Golab Rafal Swiezak

4 MEMBERS OF DIÓSDI SZENT GELLÉRT VEGYESKAR SOPRANO MÁRTA ZSUZSA ERZSÉBET PANNI LENKE ERZSÉBET EMMA ZSUZSA ANNA HÉDI CONDUCTOR KATALIN SZABÓ ILDIKÓ DOROTTYA ALTO KLÁRI ANDREA SZOREJJA GRÉTI MÁRIA ZSUZSA ZSUZSA IZABELLA JUDIT KATALIN KATALIN ZSUZSA VALÉRIA GYŐZŐ tenor KORNÉL tenor TAMÁS tenor PATRICK tenor PÉTER bass ISTVÁN bass

5 DIÓSDI SZENT GELLÉRT VEGYESKAR St Gellert Mixed Choir of Diosd was founded in 1993 and at the present has 32 members, who are amateur singers brought together by the love of music. OUR CONDUCTOR is Katalin Szabó, who obtained her degree as a conductor and secondary school music teacher at Ferenc Liszt Music Academy. She has been working with our choir since OUR REPERTOIRE includes well-known pieces of music of the choir literature, secular and sacred music by foreign and Hungarian composers and also Hungarian folk arrangements. LOCAL COMMUNITY Fostering the local cultural traditions plays an important part in the life of the choir. We regularly take part in the cultural events of the local community of our town and traditionally give concerts at Easter, Whitsun, Christmas and in June, at the end of the choral season. REGIONAL CONNECTIONS We take part in regional cultural choral festivals and also participate and organise concerts with choirs from the region, the neighbouring settlements and the capital city of Budapest. INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS Our German Partner Choir We have had a long-established relationship with Gesangverein Alsbach, the choir of our partner town in Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany. We regularly have mutual exchange visits and concerts in Alsbach-Hählein and Diósd, respectively. International festivals In 2004 we took part in the international Choir Festival of Riva del Garda where we gained a silver diploma in the sacred music category and a gold diploma in the secular category as a mixed choir. In 2007 we attended the International Advent and Christmas Festival and Competition of Prague where we got a silver qualification. GRUNDTVIG PARTNERSHIPS - LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM In 2011 a two-year Grundtvig Partnership Project entitled 'SING-SONG Dialog between Past and Future' started with the participation of five choirs from four countries, including Diósdi Szent Gellért Vegyeskar. The program includes musical and vocal education of the learners, exchange of the experiences between the partners of the project and is realised in workshops closing with a concert in each of the participating countries throughout the two years. The partners will learn and perform compositons from each participating country. Throughout the programme the adult learners have the opportunity to realise the goals of the learning partnership that is to learn and find out about other cultures including music culture and foreign languages.

6 Some of the Relics of the Saint Gellert legend in Diósd and Budapest Saint Gellért Bishop Diósdi Szent Gellért Vegyeskar is named for Saint Gellért Bishop, who suffered martyrdom for his Christian faith in As a bishop of Italian origin, he played a major role in converting Hungary to Christianity. The legend says that just before his martyrdom he stayed in Diósd where he attended a mass. Before the mass he had a vision of his martyrdom which, unfortunately happened the next day. According to the legend he was rolled down in a barrel from a hill, which is to be found in Budapest and is named Gellért Hill after him. Saint Gellért is one of the patron saints of Hungary now and Diósd, the legendary place of his last mass has become a place of pilgrimage. In our settlement Diósd, and also in other places all over the country you can find a lot of relics of Saint Gellert Bishop. The history of Saint Gellert in the Hungarian Anjou-legendarium/codex. Saint Gellért Chapel next to the Catholic Church of Diósd and the Community House. Diósdi Szent Gellért Vegyeskar Mixed Choir of Diósdi Saint Gellért. The statue of Saint Gellért next to the Catholic Church in Diósd. The coat of arms of Diósd with the grapevine and Saint Gellért Chapel. Hotel Gellért with its famous Thermal Baths in Budapest. The statue of Saint Gellert on the middle of Gellért Hill in Budapest.