Please join us for a concert of
Concert of Szalonna and his Band featuring Bob Cohen
at the AU Katzen Arts Center on July 1, 2013 at 7:00pm!
Authentic Hungarian folk and klezmer music featuring Bob Cohen, one of the most important figures in Jewish and Eastern-European music today.
SZALONNA AND HIS BAND are musicians of the Hungarian National Folk Ensemble. Their concerts feature the beautiful tunes of the Danubian basin. Apart from interpretations of folk music, they also work with their material in innovative ways. Band members all consider the preservation of traditions an important task and are committed teachers and instructors of folk music. They participate regularly at the most popular festivals in Hungary and have recently toured extensively in Europe and overseas.
BOB COHEN approaches klezmer music as a living folk art, and presents it in the style it would have been performed in its heyday. In addition to Hungarian, Romanian, Moldavian and Yiddish music, his repertoir also includes traditional Hasidic tunes. In 1993, he founded Di Naye Kapelye (The New Band) with accordionist Christina Crowder and bassist Géza Pénzes. Their 2008 album, Traktorist, ranked high on Songline World Music Magazine’s ”Top of the World” list of best new albums.
The joint performance of Szalonna and his Band and Bob Cohen is a unique and exclusive opportunity to experience the multicultural heritage of Hungary and Central Europe.
Admission is FREE but RSVP to jkozenkow@mfa.gov.hu!
Date and time: July 1, 2013 7:00PM
Venue: American University Katzen Arts Center
Abramson Family Recital Hall
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
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