Hungarian Heritage Review, 1991 (20. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1991-03-01 / 3. szám
News Nu BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - With "The Life and Times of Erno Dohnanyi" as the conference's guiding theme, the American Hungarian Educators' Association recently held their 16th Annual Conference at Indiana University here. Co-sponsored by David R. Webb Co., Inc., Bank One, and the Hungarian Chair in the university's Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, the March 7-10, 1991, conference included panels on music, education, linguistics, cultural history, literature, and a workshop on "Making Hungarian Studies Relevant to Modern American Higher Education". Among the panel and workshop chairpersons were Robert Austerlitz (Columbia University); Gustav Bayerle (Indiana University); Bert van der Schoot (Amsterdam); Elizabeth Simon (University of Pittsburgh); Denis Sinor (Indiana University); Richard Aczel (London); Jeff Harlig (Indiana University); and Enikő Molnár Basa (library of Congress). Among the participants from Hungary were Joseph Ujfalusy (Hungarian Academy of Sciences); Ferenc Bonis (Budapest Academy of Music); György Szepes (Hungarian Academy of Sciences); G.B. Nemeth (Eötvös University); I.Z. Denes (Hungarian Academy of Sciences); and Peter Muller (Janus Pannonius University). Attila Lantos of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute and Peter Hargitai of Florida International University, who is well known by the readers of the "HHR", also participated in conference. LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT - Eugene Fodor, the Hungarian-born "Tourism Pioneer", who for more than 50 years research, wrote, and published guidebooks for world travelers, died recently at the age of 85. Honored for his contributions to the development and promotion of world tourism by many countries around the world, and the recipient of numerous awards and citations, his name is prominent among those inscribed in the "Hall of Fame" of the U.S. Department of Tourism. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - The Baltimore Museum which, during the past nine years has attracted great crowds with its Annual Antiques Show, recently annouced a new administrative appointment of interest to the Hungarian-American community atlarge. Elspeth M.Udvarhelyi will join the Museum staff as Deputy Director for Museum Development on July 1,1991. She will be assuming this important position after a distinguished elevenyear career with the Arena Stage in Washington. SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - After their stellar performance in St. Petersburg, Florida, this is what the "St. Petersburg Times" published about the Budapest Brass Quintet: "A highlight of the season .... some of the most polished and exciting brass virtuosity the audience could hope to hear fabulous. Their sounds are marvelous . .." Critics all over the world where they have given concerts have said the same and much more about them. Now, as a special attraction of Seton Hall University's 1991 International Chamber Music Festival, the Budapest Brass Quintet will appear on stage on Tuesday evening, April 23rd, 1991, at 8.00 P.M., at the Bishop Dougherty Student Center. Among the transcriptions, arrangements, and original works listed in scheduled program, will be those of Farkas, Lendvay, and Hubay. For further information, call: 201-761-9098 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - As if the new Republic of Hungary didn't have enough headaches trying to get its economic house in shape, now computers have gone buggy with virus infections called "Yankee Doodle", "Ping Pong", and "Ivan the Terrible". The "Yankee Doodle" virus plays this early American tune whenever a computer is plugged in; the "Ping Pong" virus acts up like the game itself whenever a computer is not in use; and "Ivan the Terrible" destroys databases. MARCH 1991 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW —continued next page 5
