The Good Musician

AVAE choral tour: Budapest, Hungary

by csnowden on June 27th, 2008

Budapest is an old dowager, still grand, but crumbling about the edges. Many old palaces, homes, and historical buildings have been sold to other countries in order to support the country’s administration and government.

If the general municipal buildings are a bit shabby, the cathedrals and churches are kept in excellent repair and more likely to receive funds for renovations. Singing in these venues was a joy. Hungarians take their religion and accompanying music very seriously, and we are the beneficiaries of their love for both.

POSTED IN: Baroque, Byzantine, Choral, Classical, Medieval, Performance practices, Vocal, music history, musicology