"KODÁLY INSTITUTE, Kecskemét, Hungary"

Kodály memorial celebrations in December

The students of the Kodály Institute commemorated the 129th anniversary of the birth of Zoltán Kodály

The students of the Institute greeted the world famous composer, eponym of the Institute at his birthplace with singing and laying a wreath by the memorial plaque there. Later they also took part in the town ceremony.

Ceremony for the awardees of the ”For the Kodály Institute” prize

The prize has been established by the Board of the Kodály Institute in 1990 to honour such persons or institutions that remarkably helped the work of the Institute. This year both a person and an institution have been awarded the prize: the Foundation for the Kodály Institute and Anikó Kenyeresné Denk. The Foundation, established in 1995 with the purpose of preserving and promoting Kodály’s heritage, aims at such goals as supporting the Kodály Institute, (Kecskemét) and the Kodály Memorial Museum (Budapest), awarding scholarships and publishing different educational materials. Anikó Kenyeresné Denk has been helping, facilitating the diverse activities and programmes of the Kodály Institute with her devoted work since 2002 as treasurer and assistant of the director.

Events in October

Ensemble Babel

Members of the Ensemble Babel (Switzerland) have given a workshop on improvisation to students of the Institute on 19th October.

Short Course for the North Texas University

On 19-20th October a group of teachers and students from the North Texas University, USA visited the Institute. Their programme was made up of class observations, lectures and workshops to provide an insight to work at the Institute.

International Evening

On 21th October students of the 2011-2012 academic year introduced themselves with a colourful programme to show all the different cultures and nations present at the Institute. The audience could delight in the different folk ensembles, traditional dances, folk songs and even a theatrical performance. They were also encouraged to join in the performances by singing, playing a rhythm accompaniment, or dancing. Thanks for all the performers and the cooks as well (providing some snacks at the end)!

Gallery of the events in October

The Kodály Memorial Museum has re-opened

The Kodály Memorial Museum has re-opened for public visitors after the renovation of the building had been finished.
The museum can only be visited after setting up an appointment via phone or e-mail.

Please contact us at least 2 days before your visit.

Phone: 06-1/352-7106
E-mail: kodalym@enternet.hu

Opening hours:

Wednesday-Friday
10.00-12.00
14.00-16.30

The 26th International Kodály Seminar and Kodály Art Festival has ended

The 26th International Kodály Seminar was closed with the concert of the choirs of the seminar participants and the professors of the Kodály Institute on the 30th July, 2011. The concert was broadcasted online.

The Kodály Art Festival which is organized alongside the International Kodály Seminars ended on the 31st July, 2011 with the concert of the Kecskemét Symphony Orchestra titled Concertino.

"[...] This year we had 165 participants from exactly 30 countries.
Close to 40 faculty members, including professors of the Kodály Institute and invited guest lecturers and master teachers from countries including Britain, Portugal, Ireland, Singapore and the US were in charge of the professional programme. This number is higher than the number of faculty members at any previous seminars.
During these past two weeks we did not only work together but almost literally lived together. I started my days at 8:15 with staff meeting and ended late night after the artists of the evening concerts had retired to their hotel rooms.
The delegates did not only attend various courses but they had many important dialogues and discussions on music education.
Faculty and participants alike has brought forth their various opinions, sometimes contrasting ideas related to music education.
Based on these conversations I came to the conclusion that probably the greatest concern for music education these days is the dealing with the cultural diversity around us and dealing with the definition of values in the age of value pluralism when several fundamentally diverse musical values which may be equally correct and fundamental, and yet in conflict with each otheris supported by our society. Paradoxically enough because of this we tend to be unable to define VALUE.
We might have not been able to challenge these concerns BUT we have a common message. We believe in the importance of music education and the spiritual enrichment through music education.[...]

Dear Participants,
I sincerely hope that you found it worth visiting the Kodály Institute which is the place, I believe, where one can study Kodály-based education in its most authentic way. We did our utmost to provide you with excellent opportunities for professional growth and learning. I hope that we succeeded, and you will return home inspired and enriched with many beautiful musical and pedagogical experiences. We hope that one day you will return to us."

(Excerpts from the closing speech of László Norbert Nemes, Director of the Kodály Institute)

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