Sarasotai Magyar Hirmondó, 2009 (15. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

2009-03-01 / 3. szám

THE MESSENGER

Newsletter of the Kossuth Club March 2009. Vol. 15. No. 3.

Mandolin Magic. Saturday, March 28 at 4:00 PM in the Glenridge Performing Arts Center (7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota) there will be a benefit concert for the scholarship fund of the Kossuth Club. The 25-member Sarasota Mandolin Orchestra will perform light classical music featuring a variety of Italian and Hungarian songs and Broadway melodies. The orchestra is composed of professional musicians from all over the world and the United States, who spend the winter months in Florida and volunteer their time to “make beautiful music” together. Their leader and conductor is Antonina Nigrelli. Tickets for $20.00 can be purchased from the Kossuth Club (P. O. Box 19774, Sarasota, FL 34276). Tax deductible donations will be acknowledged with our thanks!

Certificates of Appreciation. Through the past fifteen years many people have contributed to the accomplishments of the Kossuth Club with donation of volunteer work and money. Since 1999 Certificates were awarded to several of them as tokens of our appreciation. Recently, Dr, Jenő Szonntágh, Erika Thiringer and Zsuzsa Deák received certificates. As music director and advisor, Dr. Szonntágh contributed to the success of many of our concerts. Erika and Zsuzsa did yeoman’s work in the organization of the 2008 Hungarian Christmas Bazaar.

The Budapest Festival Orchestra in Sarasota. The January 30 concert in the Van Wezel Hall was a phenomenal success. Maestro Ivan Fischer led the orchestra, complete with gypsy violinists and cimbalom, in a rousing tribute to Hungarian music. After the intermission they performed Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor. The music critic of the Sarasota Herald Tribune, the usually reserved Richard Storm wrote a glowing review in the February 1 edition of the paper. To quote “As this magnificent composition poured over a transfixed audience, I tried in vain to recall another performance of such visceral power and magnificent sonority... The sumptuous sound of the strings and the burnished glow of the brass were beautifully paired with bright winds in a tonal tapestry rarely heard from such a large orchestra. Phrasing, transparency, rhythmic flexibility—all were present in daring abundance, bringing this iconic score to vivid life. ” As the late Jackie Gleason would say, “How sweet it is!”

Lecture in March. Wednesday, March 25 at 4:30 PM in the Selby Library (1331 First Street, Sarasota) Kálmán Lehoczky presents an illustrated lecture about little known aspects of medieval Hungarian history. This lecture will be in Hungarian. Visitors are welcome.

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