4th Protestant Gathering

The 4th Protestáns Sokadalom (Protestant Gathering), a series of events showcasing the values and traditions of the Hungarian Protestant churches, welcomes visitors to Budai Vár (Buda Castle) with open-air concerts, a choir meeting, an organ marathon, and exciting exhibitions. Among the all-day family programmes, visitors can attend a special talk on the relationship between God and artificial intelligence, take part in a Scottish bagpipe concert, and watch the galley slave oratorio built on the poems of Anna T. Szabó and the music of Dániel Gryllus.

This diverse event of the Reformed, Lutheran, Baptist, and Methodist denominations is at once a religious occasion, a cultural experience, and an opportunity to connect, offering insight into the rich traditions of Hungary's Protestant churches.

August 20 programme:
Bécsi kapu téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church at Bécsi Kapu Square) (1014 Budapest, Táncsics Mihály u. 28.)

• 10:00: Noah's Ark – interactive musical activity for children
• • Storyteller and artistic director: Zsuzsanna Kinczler
  • Featuring: Ildikó Farkasné Gombár – Kett pedagogy specialist • István Bán – organ
  • Music: Johann Sebastian Bach • Text: Johannes Matthias Michel
• 11:00: Choir Meeting:
• • featuring Lutheran, Baptist, and Reformed choirs
  • 11:00: Choir of the Pécs Lutheran Congregation
  • • Conducted by: Magdolna Lovász Péterné Balázs
  • 11:40: Choir of the Baptist Theological Academy
  • • Conducted by: Laura Kónyáné Puskás
  • 12:20: Pesterzsébet Central Reformed Choir
  • • Conducted by: Mihály Takaró
• 13:00: Performance by the combined choir of the 4th Protestáns Sokadalom
• 14:00: Organ Marathon:
• • 14:00: István Bán
  • 14:50: Zsolt Garai
  • 15:40: Balázs Méhes
  • 16:30: László Attila Kovács
    

For more on the additional programmes (interesting talks at the MTA Zenetudományi Intézet (Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), lectures, tours, and exhibitions on Kapisztrán tér), you can read detailed information here.