Program series
As part of the Fringe program launched to support the mission of the House of Music – with calls announced in three categories – we are giving an opportunity for music school students, amateur musicians, and street musicians to perform at various points in the House. In the Hats Off! series, we fill the external environment of the House of Music, the City Park, with street musicians and the music they play.
Take a look around the indoor spaces of the House of Music Hungary with an expert music teacher as your guide! The best thing about our building tour is that it is not just about architecture, but also the music created and performed in the spaces! Why? Who for? How? These central questions and each topic all revolve around the house itself. As you get to know Sou Fujimoto’s fantastic building, you will also gain a little musical knowledge! An interactive and entertaining programme for adults. The tour is led by the singing and music teacher Dóra Tápai, who is also a choirmaster and a music educator and speaker at the House of Music.
Our planned new series is the sister of our regularly sold-out "Joy, Music, Club Life" session. However, as the name suggests, the focus is not on playing music together, but on listening to music and creating music-inspired art. The bi-monthly sessions are thematic: participants are introduced to different musical worlds and creative techniques. The second session will focus on the music of the Romantic era. The creative technique is pastel chalk and the key word is story.
On the last Sunday of August, the last day of summer, the House of Music and the Embassy of Cuba will hold a Cuban Cultural Day, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hungarian-Cuban diplomatic relations. The free event will start with a screening of a cult Cuban film, Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968). The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles, followed by a concert by Bakary, featuring a cross between Cuban music and Latin jazz.
In support of the House of Music's mission, we have launched the Fringe programme - a call for applications in three categories - for music schools and their students, hobby musicians and street musicians to perform at various venues in the House. The Up on Stage! series features talented beginner and amateur musicians who have had little opportunity to perform on a wider stage.
In our talent showcase programme, in partnership with the Hangfoglaló Programme, bands and singer-songwriters selected for the Start-up Performers sub-programme can be seen in free concerts during the summer.
This programme is held in Hungarian.
This year, the free Dance House outdoors continues from May to September on the Open-Air stage of the House of Music, with the amor fati band playing at the first occasion, and dance instruction being provided by Katica Nagy and Bence Plaszkó to assist those interested.