During the Advent season, the Reformed Church of Debrecen awaits all its guests with a rich musical program. The series of five concerts will be opened by young organists, followed by Advent concerts by Sol Oriens and the Tiszántúli Reformed Church District on the third Advent weekend. In the days leading up to Christmas, the Small Church Advent will close with a concert by the Lautitia Choir, who will perform for the first time in the church, and on 23 December the fourth candle of the Advent wreath of the city of Debrecen will be lit in front of the Small Church.
The Reformed Church of Debrecen – or as most people know it, the Truncated Church – is the oldest church building in the city. The nearly 300-year-old church has undergone major renovation and development in recent years, making it a popular religious tourist attraction. In addition to visitor routes, the church is also a regular venue for cultural and classical music events: five concerts are held during Advent, and the fourth candle of the Advent wreath of Debrecen will be lit in front of the church on 23 December.
Program of the Reformed Small Church Advent:
Advent concert of the Young Organists on the 10th of December from 6 p.m
The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Zoltán Kodály, Miklós Kocsár, Morten Lauridsen, Ennio Morricone, Ferenc Farkas and Mikola Dmitrovics Leontovics.
Contributors: Anna Teodóra Dani, Ábel Jakab-Zalánffy, Bercel Előd Kotsis, Petra Petrov-Todorov, Dániel Sárosi, Napsugár Sarolt Szabó, Péter Szilágyi, Bertalan Tamás Mátyás (organ), Marietta Kovács (violin). Preparatory teacher: Dániel Sárosi.
By purchasing support tickets (HUF 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000), the public can support the realisation of the events. Tickets are available at the venue half an hour before the start of the concert.
Sol Oriens Choir’s Advent concert ‘Praise Him with a horn and beautiful singing’ on the 16th of December from 6 p.m.
The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Zoltán Kodály, Miklós Kocsár, Morten Lauridsen, Ennio Morricone, Ferenc Farkas and Mikola Dmitrovics Leontovics.
Participants: the Balmazújváros Veteran Brass Band, Rózsa Koroknai (flute) and Dániel Sárosi (organ) conducted by Ádám Mike and J. Miklós Radócz.
Tickets are available at the venue for HUF 1,000.
Advent evening of the Tiszántúli Reformed Church District on the 17th of December from 5 p.m.
At the event, the works of Claude Goudimel, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Johann Hermann Schein, Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saens, Zoltán Kodály, Lajos Bárdos, Ferenc Farkas, Zoltán Gárdonyi, Sándor Gerzsenyi, Mark Chapman, Frédéric Debons, Gordon Young and Victor C. Johnson will be heard.
Participants: the Debrecen College Choir,the Kálvin Ensemble, the Mixed Choir of the Reformed Church, the György Maróthi Teachers Choir, the Collegium Musicum Chamber Orchestra and Dániel Sárosi (organ). Conductors are János Arany, Péter Gáll and Levente Zsolt Király.
By purchasing support tickets (HUF 1,000, 1,500 and 2,000), the public can support the realisation of the events. Tickets are available at the venue half an hour before the start of the concert.
Traditional Advent concert of the Lautitia Choir Family on the 21st of December from 7 p.m.
The program includes works by Michael Praetorius, Johann Sebastian Bach, Pavel Chesnokov, Béla Bartók, Lajos Bárdos, Randall Thompson, Veljo Tormis, John Rutter, János Vajda, Peter Phillips, Jan Sandström, Péter Tóth, John August Pamintuan, András Virágh Gábor and Part Uusberg. Participants: the Estel Chamber Orchestra (artistic director: Ákos Barra, Jr.), Klaudia Kuczmog (soprano) and Ábel Jakab-Zalánffy (organ).
Tickets can be bought from the secretariat of Saint Ephrem Greek Catholic Primary School for HUF 2,500.
Location: Small Reformed Church (Csonkatemplom in Hungarian)
