Music Schools' Choir Festival
April 8-10, 2005, Kecskemét

organized by the Kodály Institute in co-operation with the Kodály Music School and the Town Hall of Kecskemét on the 30th anniversary of the Opening of the Institute

The festival started with concerts given by the choirs of the Kecskemét Kodály School:

Claurus Boys' Choir conductor: Márta Hainfart	Miraculum Children's Choir conductor: László Durányik organ accompaniment: László Révész

Aurin Girls' Choir conductor: László Durányik	Mixed Choir conductor: János Laczkó	Kodály Girls' Choir and the Orchestra of the Kodály Secondary School conductor: Imre Pusker

On the second day, Gabriella Thész, conductor of the Hungarian Radio's Children Choir gave a lecture on international children's choir literature of the second half of the 20th century. During the day, the guest choirs were giving concerts. In the evening the children were studying folk dance from the Hegedűs Folk Ensemble:

Gabriella Thész and Mihály Ittzés, former deputy director-general of the Institute	Gabriella Thész makes the participants sing	Choir of the Zoltán Kodály Music Primary School - Kaposvár conductors: Anita Varga and Dr Anna Kerekes-Pytel

Fazekas Children's Choir of the Fazekas Music Primary School - Miskolc conductor: Mária Halmai-Ujvári, piano accompanist: Mária Tóth	Children's and Girls' Choir of the Júlia Bányai Primary School - Debrecen conductor: Ágnes Tóth	Kodály Children's Choir of the Practising School of Teacher Training Department of the Szeged University - Szeged conductors: Ágnes Diamant and Zsuzsanna Csányi, piano accompanist: DR Erzsébet Dombi-Kemény

Children's Choir of the Zoltán Kodály Music Primary and Secondary School - Budapest conductors: Csilla Őri and Eszter Uhereczky		Bartók Children's Choir of the Béla Bartók Music Primary School - Győr conductor: Vera Hoffman-Kemenes	the Hegedűs Folk Ensemble taught folk dances to the children

On the last day of the Festival Zsuzsánna Mindszenty, associate professzor, co-president of the Association of Hungarian Choirs and Orchestras, gave a lecture on Hungarian children's choir literature of the second half of the 20th century. The main event of the day was the quick studying competition. The choirs had to learn a new piece, entitled "Life", written for this occasion by the contemporary composer Miklós Mohay. The Festival was closed by the choirs singing together:

Zsuzsánna Mindszenty's lecture

first moments of the quick studying of the new choir piece	Miklós Mohay announces the winner of the competition	Ágnes Tóth, conductor of the winning Debrecen choir conducts the choirs of the festival