Thursday, February 23, 2012

Columbia Civic Orchestra "Images of Hungary" preview by Jill Renae Hicks

Many of America's music traditions pull from the historic proliferation of jazz and blues music. So it is with Hungarian classical composition, which draws from the country's folk music traditions, said Stefan Freund, Columbia Civic Orchestra conductor and music director. Freund and the orchestra will perform "Images of Hungary" on Saturday, drawing attention to native composers — most notably Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály — who many listeners might not have heard live in performance before, he said.

more at the Columbia Daily Tribune

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