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AHF Presents: Heveder Band - Hungarian Transylvanian Folk Music Concert

The AHF Cultural Committee sponsors night of Transylvanian Folk Music with Heveder!6/8/2011 - The AHF Cultural Committee sponsors night of Transylvanian Folk Music with Heveder! We are proud to announce that the genuine, virtuoso, EMKE Award-winning Heveder Folk Music Band from Transylvania has finally come to America! Zsuzsa Seres, Event Chair and member of the AHF Cultural Committee, herself an accomplished Hungarian folk dancer and vocalist, was the Master of CeremoniesThe group, accompanied by two of Hungary’s most respected folkdance performers Irén Deffend and Flórián Hajdú, wowed the audience at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church in Bethesda, MD on June 1, 2011.

The audience was treated to a breathtaking concert & dance show that made us all fall in love with authentic Transylvanian music and dance. A táncház (dance house) and dance teaching followed the concert. Zsuzsa Seres, Event Chair and member of the AHF Cultural Committee, herself an accomplished Hungarian folk dancer and vocalist, was the Master of Ceremonies. AHF Co-President and Cultural Affairs Committee Chairman Zoltan Bagdy also greeted the audience. All proceeds from the event went to support the band.

Folkdance performers Irén Deffend and Flórián Hajdú. Irén has been the lead solo dancer of Hungary’s Honvéd Ensemble since 1996. Flórián has been a member of the Budapest Ensemble since 1998. After performances in the New York area and this show in Washington, DC, Heveder moves on to Cleveland for a June 11th show.Folkdance performers Irén Deffend and Flórián Hajdú. Irén has been the lead solo dancer of Hungary’s Honvéd Ensemble since 1996. Heveder will be accompanied by two of Hungary’s most respected folkdance performers Irén Deffend and Flórián Hajdú. Irén has been the lead solo dancer of Hungary’s Honvéd Ensemble since 1996. Flórián has been a member of the Budapest Ensemble since 1998.Flórián has been a member of the Budapest Ensemble since 1998. After performances in the New York area and this show in Washington, DC, Heveder moves on to Cleveland, Ohio, for a June 11th show at St. Emeric's.

About Heveder
Heveder Band was formed in 2002 in the Hungarian city of Csíkszereda (Miercurea-Ciucú), located in the Eastern part of Transylvania (Rumania today). Their incredible repertoire covers authentic folk music of many regions of Transylvania and Hungary. The musicians are dedicated to learning music from the old masters living in remote villages.

Heveder Folk Music Band
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Levente Fazakas: Violin / Voice
Szabolcs Molnár: Violin / Voice
Albert Fazakas: Viola / Hammered Dulcimer
László Szilágyi: Viola / Accordion
György Bajna: Double Bass / Gardon

Duna TV (Hungary) aired an entire episode of the “Living Folk Music” series about the band in 2008. Heveder premiered the Csavasi Ballada composition of the Haromszek Ensemble in 2009, for which they received the Symposium of Professional Dance Groups Award. The band has also received the EMKE Kacso Andras Award in 2008.

Andras Kacso was the master of Traditional Transylvanian Folk Dance. Born in Alsósófalva (Hungarian populated village in Rumania), he committed his life to keeping Transylvanian - Hungarian folk dance alive during communism. To honor his life, EMKE (Erdélyi Magyar Közművelődési Egyesület - Cultural Association of Transylvanian-Hungarians) gives its Kacso Andras Award to artists and individuals whose contributions and achievements keep Hungarian Folk Tradition alive.

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NEXT SHOW - Cleveland, OH:

Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 8:00 PM
St. Emeric’s Church Hall
1860 West 22nd St. Cleveland OH 44113 (next to the WestSide Market Parking Lot)
Admission: $15 [Students $10]
For Information and Reservations:
call 216-281-8727 or email: mahovlich@core.com
Magyarul: (440) 786-9093

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Heveder Band Concert 2011
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Event Committee

  • Zsuszanna Seres, Event Chair
    American Hungarian Federation
  • Zoltan Bagdy, Cultural Committee Chair,
    American Hungarian Federation
  • Bryan Dawson
    Executive Chairman, American Hungarian Federation

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