William Penn Life, 2017 (52. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-11-01 / 11. szám
Magyar Matters) Cleveland Cultural Garden hosts annual benefit concert by Richard E. Sarosi BRATENAHL, OH - The Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Garden held its Second Annual Gala Organ Concert on Oct. 8 at the beautiful home of Dr. Eugene and Janet Blackstone in Bratenahl, Ohio. The home overlooks Lake Erie and features an organ with over 7,500 pipes. It is the third largest organ found in a private residence in the United States. The Blackstones also have a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano which is considered the Rolls Royce of pianos. The piano has nine sub-bass notes for a total of 97 keys downward to low C. The two instruments were featured in the program, along with a rare Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu violin made in 1740. The pianist was Lucia Markovich, an accomplished international soloist and recital pianist. The organist was Karel Paukert, who is the Director of Music at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and curator of musical arts at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The violinist was Ivan Zenaty from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Organist Karel Paukert was one of three featured performers at the benefit concert. He performed pieces which will be included in his performance at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2018. A reception consisting of many Hungarian delicacies was served after the performance. The proceeds of the Gala Organ Concert benefited the Hungarian Cultural Garden Maintenance Endowment Fund. The success of the endowment fund will guarantee that the Garden will remain as beautiful as it is today for future generations. Preparations are under way for the 80th Anniversary of the Cleveland Hungarian Cultural Garden to be celebrated in 2018. Some of the 7,500 pipes which comprise the organ found in the home of Dr. Eugene and Janet Blackstone in Bratenahl, Ohio. (Photo by Richard E. Sarosi) Innovative online documentary tells the story of Hungary from the Hungary Initiatives Foundation A new interactive online documentary is telling the story of Hungary in a groundbreaking way. The project, entitled Proud and Torn: How My Family Survived Hungarian History, was created by Dr. Bettina Fabos of the University of Iowa. It brings a highly visual approach to digital storytelling utilizing over 1,200 photographs, maps, graphics and looping film clips to create a rich tapestry of visual storytelling controlled by the user. Proud and Torn is an animated, digital timeline that has been four years in the making. The story is told from the first person~the daughter of a Hungarian emigré now living in the U.S. The work is setting new standards for what is possible through historical texts and the reinterpretation of history. The story is controlled by the user through simply scrolling. A special web coding technique moves the background and foreground images at different rates, to create an immersive visual effect. The story focuses on one Hungarian farming family and the members of their small rural community while connecting this family’s history to Hungary’s historical narrative. As such, it tells an intimate and personal story about the national and global events that affect everyday people outside of the capital Budapest. It also pays special attention to Hungarian women, who are largely invisible in most Hungarian historical narratives. Dr. Fabos uses photographs from her own family collection, along with photos from archives such as FORTEPAN, the National Széchényi Library, the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest, and numerous other sources. Proud and Torn puts an unassuming personal story at the center of the project and weaves a questioning and consciously subjective voice throughout the story. Everyone’s story, as the narrator suggests, is significant; every history is also full of gaps, subjective, and ripe for interpretation. Proud and Torn: How My Family Survived Hungarian History can be found online at: https://proudandtorn.com. WILLIAM PENN LIFE 0 November 2017 ° 9
