The Calvinist Hymns concert and worship service, organised annually since 2002, is the largest musical celebration of the Calvinist Church in the Carpathian Basin. The event is held to allow high-quality audio and video recordings to be made of these hymns sung by professional musicians in the context of a worship service conducted in a secular venue, which are then made available on a new Calvinist Hymns CD and DVD each year. A new Calvinist hymns edition will be released in 2021, so a number of completely new songs will be heard at Müpa Budapest.
Now numbering 300 members, the Carpathian Basin United Calvinist Choir brings together the finest choirs in Hungary, as well as inviting singers from Transcarpathia, Transylvania, Slovakia and Vojvodina each year. Accompanying the combined choir at this concert, which is composed of four sections, each conducted by a different choirmaster, will be renowned organist András Gábor Virágh. Each section will be preceded by a reading from the Bible, delivered by the bishops. There will be four o...pportunities to join in with the singing at the concert. "At the end of the night - partly as an expression of solidarity - we all join hands and sing the Hungarian national anthem, followed by an episcopal prayer. We then recite together the Lord's Prayer and an episcopal blessing before leaving this concert hall that has become a sacred space," says event director Gergely Böszörményi. Some of the hymns are sung in a single part, while others employ several vocal parts, in order to "present and preserve them as choral masterpieces," Böszörményi emphasised.
Reciting the episcopal prayer and blessing will be Calvinist bishop Zoltán Balog, president of the Synod. Calvinist bishops József Steinbach and Dániel Pásztor will read the passages from the scriptures.
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Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
Refreshments – Without the Queue
Thanks to our new catering service at the Átrium Snack Bar, you can forget about waiting in line during intermissions for some refreshments and get your order prepped especially for you by the time the intermission actually starts. Find out more about pre-ordering here.
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