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Hungarian Folk Music Workshop on 3/23-24, 2019

Event

On the weekend of March 23-24, 2019, Hungarian folk musicians

  • Laci Orbán (violin),
  • Áron Székely (viola) and
  • Branislav “Braňo” Briňarský (double bass)

traveled to California to teach folk music from Sóvidék, Transylvania in a two-day music workshop.

The following parts of the sóvidéki music cycle taught:

  • Verbunk (men’s dance)
  • Lassú (slow) csárdás
  • Friss (fast) csárdás
  • Forgatós / marosszéki (turning dance)

The workshop had 9 students: 4 on violin, 3 on viola and 2 on double bass. Part of the participants were Eszterlánc members, but we also had participants from outside of Eszterlánc.

In the first part of the workshop, all instruments had their own separate lessons. Later, all instruments joined in the same room and played together. Hearing 9 instruments play at the same time is invigorating!

The workshop was sponsored by Eszterlánc and by the Csoóri Sándor Program funded by the Hungarian Government. We are also overly grateful to the Hungarian Catholic Mission in the Woodside Priory who provided the location and catering for the event.

The Orbán Laci and Friends trio also played in a cheerful táncház (dance house) on Saturday evening. The guest artist was Bence Krajcsó, zither player from Hungary, “Young Master of Hungarian Folk Arts”. Bence had a wonderful and memorable zither concert as part of his tour in the US.

Eszterlánc Táncház flyer 3-23-2019

Táncház – Downloadable content

Event

Eszterlánc organized a successful Táncház on last Saturday, 19th of February.

We performed a széki choreography, we had a video and folk instrument presentation, two singing circles, a childrens’ and adults’ táncház.

Here are some downloadable material if you did not have the chance to grab the printouts:

Táncház – Hungarian Folk Dance House

Event, ,

The Eszterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble
together with the Croatian American Cultural Center

organize

a Hungarian Folk Dance House (Táncház)
with Forrás Banda!

When: January 19, 2019 from 3pm to 11pm
Where: Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave. San Francisco, CA 94112
Admission: Adults – $10 | Youth 3-17 yrs – $5 | Children under 3 – Free
For more info: eszterlanc1977@gmail.com

Táncház (Dance house) is a Hungarian and Transylvanian tradition involving dancing to live folk music in individuals’ homes.
– Come learn dances commonly played during a Táncház – or improvise! –
– Meet Eszterlánc and the Mazsola Children’s Folk Dance Ensemble –
– Dance through the evening with Forrás, our Táncház band! –

Program:
3:00 pm – Doors Open – Eszterlánc 40th Anniversary Video
3:30 pm – Children’s dance teaching circle with László Tihanyi
4:15 pm – Puppet show by Harangvirág Playhouse (Small room)
4:15 pm – Singing circle – Széki songs (Main room)
4:30 pm – Presentation of folk instruments
5:00 pm – Széki dances in honor of Luca Katalin Gerő (Eszterlánc performance, choreographer: László Tihanyi)
5:15 pm – Children’s arts and crafts led by Harangvirág Playhouse
5:30 pm – 11:00 pm Adults’ dance teaching circle with László Tihanyi and Viktória Kovács
Singing circle – Kalotaszegi songs
Táncház (dance house)

Táncház Flyer

Hungarian Heritage Festival – May 12, 2018, Belmont, CA

Event

Thanks to all of our friends, family and volunteers who helped and contributed to making our performances at the Hungarian Heritage Festival a success. We are especially grateful for the live Hungarian folk music played by the Hajdu-Németh Banda (Budapest), Laci Orbán and Christopher Carlile-Kovács (Seattle). We are also grateful for the sound services provided by László Velinszky, Joe Tosaky and László Lengyel. Thank you!


Beyond the Borders

Event, Lyrics, Video

We presented dances from Magyarszovát (Transylvania) at the Beyond the Borders event in the SF Croatian American Center on March 18, 2018. The ensembles Danubius and Meraklii provided the music for the event.

Szépen veri az eső a virágot,
Te meg babám kerüld meg a világot.
Kerüld meg ezt a világot kereken,
Mert nem voltál hű szerető sohasem.

Szép a fekete bárány, ha nem tarka,
Szép a fekete bárány, ha nem tarka,
S el vagyok a szeretőmnek árulva,
El vagyok a szeretőmnek árulva.

Még a nap is elhagyja a kék eget,
Még a nap is elhagyja a kék eget,
Hát én babám, hogy hagyjalak el téged,
Hát én babám, hogy hagyjalak el téged?

Szeress rózsám, csak nézd meg kit,
Mert a szerelem elvakít.
Engemet is elvakított,
Örökre megszomorított, csuhajja.

Túl a vizen van egy malom,
Bánatot őrölnek azon.
Én vagyok annak molnárja,
Ki a bánatot próbálja.

Mondta nekem édesanyám,
Ország-világ lesz a hazám,
Csipkebokor lesz szállásom,
Ott se lesz megmaradásom