Celebrated Hungarian Band Söndörgő to Make New York City Debut

 

Hungarian ensemble Söndörgő is set to perform in New York City on Thursday, September 25 at Elebash Hall in midtown Manhattan as the first concert in CUNY’s Fall 2014 Live@365 global music series.

The band has just released its latest album, Tamburocket Hungarian Fireworks. It’s a collection of distinctive arrangements that revive traditional melodies first collected by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók and Serbian ethnographer Tihamér Vujicsics.

Different from habitual violin-led Hungarian bands, Söndörgő’s (pronounced “SHUN-der-ger”) tamburitza music is often driven by a Serbian stringed instrument, the mandolin-like tambura. Söndörgő symbolizes both a modern desire to innovate and a deep respect for tradition, preserving the Southern Slavic music of the Serbs and Croats indigenous to Hungary while at the same time immersing their songs with contemporary influences.

7:00pm
Elebash Recital Hall – 365 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
Tickets – $25 advance / $20 for graduate center members and students