In collaboration with The Consulate General of Hungary to Hong Kong & Macao and Grand Lapa Hotel, MCM College was delighted to present “Round Table” in the Master’s Dining Room with Dr Nóra Keresztes, from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.
Dr Keresztes is an accomplished Hungarian musician/choir conductor/music lecturer from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. She is a Kodály Choral expert and was visiting Hong Kong and Macao in March as part of her Asian Tour (Saigon-Hong Kong-Tokyo).
The Kodály Choral method is an internationally acclaimed approach to music education, developed in Hungary during the mid-twentieth century by Hungarian composer, Zoltán Kodály. It has been promulgated throughout the world with Kodály Academies established most notably in China, US, UK, to name but three countries of strong development. It is greatly admired as it achieves very impressive results of high musicianship quality and standard in its pupils and students.
Although Dr Keresztes was suffering from a particularly virulent virus which had greatly affected the use of her voice, UM choir members, faculty, and fellow Hungarians in the Macao community were able to watch a recently-made film about the Kodály Choral method whilst enjoying a delicious supper provided by the Grand Lapa Hotel.
Everyone enjoyed the beautiful singing and lively approach to learning about music through using the voice and the body in collaboration, and many students expressed a wish to know more about this wonderful music education system, especially its courses which are presented all over the world. |