MusiColours Veszprém

An unforgettable rendezvous of youth choirs and musical ensembles in the land of Kodály and Bartók, in the city of Auer, European Capital of Culture 2023, UNESCO City of Music, where the legendary Hungarian Sea meets the romantically rugged Bakony Hills

It is not only to the different styles of music that the name MusiColours refers, but also the diverse range of participants from different countries.

We believe that the essence of music, however diverse, is that it brings us together and is understandable by all.

Our first and most important task is to make music accessible to everyone.

We recognise that playing in an art group teaches one to listen to others, which nowadays seems to be disappearing in our society. For these reasons, it is particularly important to create opportunities for active youth ensembles and choirs to meet and perform, encouraging them to keep going.

What better opportunity could there be to do this than a European youth music festival in the European Capital of Culture?

Veszprém and the Bakony-Balaton region

Veszprém has its own personality, which very quickly becomes obvious to any visitor. The city has an air of elegance about it, both in its appearance and its vibrant cultural programmes. In addition, it does not shy away from experimentation.

Its innovative and creative solutions proclaim that a millennial city can be a centre of 21st century experience. The Gisela Days draw on the history of Veszprém, the Street Music Festival is a genuine world music curiosity, VeszprémFest brings world-famous pop-jazz artists to Veszprém, and the Auer Violin Festival as well as Veszprém Early Music Days put classical music front and centre.

Veszprém opens the gates to Lake Balaton and the Bakony at the same time. It connects picturesque landscapes, forests and the waterfront; the city is a central place in the life of the region where it is good to stay and from where it is good to start exploring the countryside. The scenic landscapes, forests and watershores offer a variety of activities and attractions for all ages, from medieval castle ruins to monadnocks, gastronomic events, beaches, open-air cinemas, ruin concerts, festivals and multidisciplinary arts centres all year round.

It would be difficult to give an exhaustive list of the myriad of programmes, but you can find them all in HelloVEB magazine and on the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture website.

Dates: 27th-31st May 2023

Location: Veszprém and the Balaton-Bakony region

Participants: youth choirs and music ensembles aged 12-25 from all over Europe

Programme structure: each participating group will give at least 2 concerts at different venues

28 May

ACTICITY

14:00 / Leövey Klára Gimnázium choir (Budapest, Hungary)

14:45 / Zengő Gyermekkar és Campanella Csengyüttes (Szentes, Hungary)

15:45 / Fazekas Gyermekkar (Fazekas Utcai Általános Iskola és AMI) (Miskolc, Hungary)

16:45 / Chór Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses (Plock, Poland)

20:15 / OPENING GALA SHOW

MUSIC SCHOOL

11:30 / Trapeze Quartet (Lausanne, Switzerland)

14:30 / Gitarika (Bratislava, Slovakia)

15:30 / Young Quartet Masters (Vienna, Austria)

16:30 / Ensemble - 4 sounds (Perchtoldsdorf, Austria)

17:30 / Lower Austrian Ensemble (St. Pölten, Austria)

18:30 / Anthill zenekar (Kisvárda, Hungary)

HANGVILLA

14:15 / Cinka Trió (Budapest, Hungary)

15:15 / Clarinet Ensemble Musikschule Pinneberg (Pinneberg, Germany)

16:15 / String Quintet Differdange (Differdange, Luxembourg)

17:15 / L.A.B.U. (Elsterwerda, Germany)

18:15 / Risiko (Bad Liebenwerda, Germany)

ÓVÁROS SQUARE

10:00 / Symfonicky orchestr (Liberec, Czechia)

11:00 / Bródy Imre Gimnázium Leánykara (Ajka, Hungary)

14:00 / Orchestre Symphonique du Pays Haut Val d'Alzette (Audun le Tiche, France)

15:00 / Sinus szaxofon együttes, Festetics vonósok, Sabato beat (Keszthely, Hungary)

16:00 / VVV Vokál és Fény Kórus (Veszprém, Magyarország és Tokorozawa, Japan)

17:00 / Solti György Zeneiskola Vonószenekara

18:00 / Türi-Koeru Youth Orchestra (Türi, Koeru, Estonia)

19:00 / Humán Gimnázium Citeraegyüttese (Budapest, Hungary)

BALATON

10:00 / Orchestre Symphonique du Pays Haut Val d'Alzette (Audun le Tiche, France)

14:00 / Lisznyai Ifjúsági Fúvószenekar (Veresegyház, Hungary)

15:00 / ConneXion (Nordhorn, Germany)

16:00 / Landkreismusikschule Cham / Young Generation (Bécs, Austria)

17:00 / Mali Kujawiacy z ziemi dobrzyńskiej (Golub-Dobrzyn, Poland)

18:00 / Nameless Band - Scuola Di Musica Vivaldi (Bolzano, Italy)

PAPÍRKUTYA

10:00 / Trapeze Quartet (Lausanne, Switzerland)

29 May

ACTICITY

14:45 / Leövey Klára Gimnázium Kórusa (Budapest, Hungary)

15:45 / Gitarika (Bratislava, Slovakia)

16:45 / Kósa György Zenei AMI kamarakórusa (Balatonalmádi, Hungary)

17:45 / VVV Vokál és Fény Kórus (Veszprém, Hungary and Tokorozawa, Japan)

MUSIC SCHOOL

14:30 / Risiko (Bad Liebenwerda, Germany)

15:30 / Gárdonyi Kamarazenekar (Veszprém, Hungary)

16:30 / Clarinet Ensemble Musikschule Pinneberg (Pinneberg, Germany)

17:30 / Mali Kujawiacy z ziemi dobrzyńskiej (Golub-Dobrzyn, Poland)

18:30 / String Quintet Differdange (Differdange, Luxemburg)

HANGVILLA

10:30 / Ensemble 4 sounds (Perchtoldsdorf, Austria)

11:30 / Írisz együttes (Veszprém, Hungary)

14:15 / Ježkovy voči (Broumov, Czechia)

15:15 / Young Quartet Masters (Vienna, Austria)

16:15 / L.A.B.U. (Elsterwerda, Germany)

17:15 / Humán Intézet Gimnázium Citeraegyüttese (Budapest, Hungary)

18:15 / Trapeze Quartet (Lausanne, Switzerland)

ÓVÁROS SQUARE

11:00 / Anthill zenekar (Kisvárda, Hungary)

14:00 / ConneXion (Nordhorn, Germany)

15:00 / Lisznyay Ifjúsági Fúvószenekar (Veresegyház, Hungary)

16:00 / Zengő Gyermekkar és Campanella Csengettyű (Szentes, Hungary)

17:00 / Landkreismusikschule Cham / Young Generation (Bécs, Austria)

18:00 / Pikéthy Kamarazenekar (Vác, Hungary)

19:00 / KIRISHIMA Mirai + symphony Orchestra (Kagoshima, Japan)

BALATON

10:30 / Symfonicky orchestra (Liberec, Czechia)

11:30 / Fazekas Gyermekkar (Miskolc, Hungary)

14:00 / Chór Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses (Plock, Poland)

15:00 / Lower Austrian Ensemble (St. Pölten, Austria)

16:00 / Solti György Zeneiskola Vonószenekara (Budapest, Hungary)

17:00 / Türi-Koeru Youth Orchestra (Türi, Koeru, Estonia)

18:00 / Veszprémi Ifjúsági Fúvószenekar (Veszprém, Hungary)

30 May

ACTICITY

14:30 / Vajda János Gimnázium (Keszthely, Hungary)

15:30 / Veszprémi Kisfúvósok (Veszprém, Hungary)

16:30 / Alsóerdősori Bárdos Kórus (Budapest, Hungary)

17:30 / Irinyi Fúvószenekar (Balatonfűzfő, Hungary)

20:15 / FINAL PROGRAMME

MUSIC SCHOOL

14:00 / Anthill zenekar (Kisvárda, Hungary)

14:45 / Balatonfüredi Eötvös Loránd Általános Iskola Nagykórusa (Balatonfüred, Hungary)

15:45 / Lower Austrian Ensemble (St. Pölten, Austria)

16:45 / Ježkovy voči (Broumov, Czechia)

17:45 / Kósa György Zenei AMI kamarakórusa (Balatonalmádi, Hungary)

ÓVÁROS SQUARE

14:00 / Nameless Band - Scuola Di Musica Vivaldi (Bolzano, Italy)

16:00 / Humán Intézet Gimnázium citeraegyüttese (Budapest, Hungary)

17:00 / Gitarika (Bratislava, Slovakia)

18:00 / Gárdonyi Kamarazenekar (Veszprém, Hungary)

Each group will be accompanied by an enthusiastic host, who will be a permanent point in the team's life from the first moment to the last. He or she will help make your stay a problem-free and smooth one.

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