{"id":351641,"date":"2019-12-16T05:29:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T04:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=351641"},"modified":"2020-01-16T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T10:46:37","slug":"day-of-hungarian-choirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2019\/12\/16\/culture\/day-of-hungarian-choirs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day of Hungarian Choirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly, one of the most prominent composers in Hungary and also in the world, was born on 16 December 1882. The date of his birth has marked The Day of Hungarian Choirs since 1991, a countrywide event series that invites local choirs to dedicate their concerts held between 13-16 December to Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Association of Hungarian Choirs, Orchestras and Folk Bands (K\u00d3TA in short) asks the participating bands to perform at least one Kod\u00e1ly composition that can be a choral or instrumental work, or a folk song adaptation accompanied by piano. The association also encourages choirs to spread the motto of the event \u2013 Music Should Belong to Everyone \u2013 by singing a (potentially Christmas-themed) folk song along with the audience. Make sure you attend a choral concert in Budapest sometime in December and pay tribute to the late Hungarian composer. Before we give you a few tips on where to enjoy classical music concerts in the capital, let\u2019s see what positive effects singing in a choir have on our health!<\/p>\n<p>Choral singing is known to regulate heart rate: the song that the choir is singing affects the speed at which the heart beats and makes it smoother. Moreover, singing in a choir is proven to increase the oxytocin level in the blood, which can help us face anxiety and stress. There are also research findings showing that choir members live longer than an average person, but it\u2019s more important that they feel they belong to a community, which in today\u2019s alienated society is priceless.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-funzine-large wp-image-351643\" src=\"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/david-beale-rU4kvQKjG2o-unsplash-850x1275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"1275\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Funzine Favourites<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>M\u00fcpa Budapest kicks off the first winter month with a special <strong>Advent Concert<\/strong> performed by the Cantemus Choir and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra on 1 December. Cantemus Choir is one of the most significant practisers of Kod\u00e1ly\u2019s legacy, a community for all ages with one single purpose: music. For the choir, music is also a tool to uplift the soul. The two choirmasters, D\u00e9nes Szab\u00f3 and his son, Soma led the choir family to realize several triumphs within and across the borders of Hungary in the last few decades. The choir will be joined by the soloists of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, who will together play Advent and Christmas choral works, as well as famous compositions of Vivaldi, Bach and H\u00e4ndel.<\/p>\n<p>On 18 December the Hungarian National Choir invites us on a journey around the world: the soloists of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra will join the choir for <strong>a Christmas-spirited classical music concert<\/strong> at the Hungarian National Museum. Beside the most beautiful European Christmas songs such as chorales about Virgin Mary and colindas (Romanian Christmas carols), the audience will learn about the holiday preparation habits and festive mysteries of faraway cultures. The repertoire ranges from simple adapted choral works accompanied by piano and more complex polyphonic pieces to the Advent Song by Kod\u00e1ly. Tickets go for 2,500 HUF.<\/p>\n<p>The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra will realize Tchaikovsky\u2019s world-famous <strong>The Nutcracker<\/strong> in cooperation with P\u00e9cs Balet, Ferenc Cak\u00f3 who will fascinate the audience with his dreamy sand art, and the Children Choir of Kod\u00e1ly Zolt\u00e1n Hungarian Choir School. The music composed by Tchaikovsky has a special place in our hearts: it somehow takes us back to the festive traditions and family habits such as the sweet moments of preparation before Christmas or a certain story that reminds us of the holidays. The Nutcracker tells the widely known story of hope and goodness, through which the audience is taught how important unconditional love is. M\u00fcpa gives home to the adaptation of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra on 23 December, with two performances, one starting at 3 PM and another at 6 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly, one of the most prominent composers in Hungary and also in the world, was born on 16 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":351645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[13121,11638,11615],"post_places":[],"class_list":["post-351641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-hungarian-choirs","tag-music","tag-singing"],"acf":{"connected_places":null,"del_image":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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