43rd National Táncház Festival & Fair • 5–7 April 2024
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Interview with Ács Gyula – Classical musician, folk musician, folk music collector, composer, conductor, teacher who has received Halmos Béla Program funding for composition of a piece based on Hungarian folk music. Since 1984 Ács Gyula has worked with the Avas, Kisbojtár, Szinvavölgyi Vasas Folk Dance Ensembles, he founded Borókás Band, and was a member of Vörös Rébék folk rock band. He has composed classical works based on folk music for the Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra. He is now nearly finished composing a cycle of songs called „Tetratónia” for which he recieved the grant funding. The inspiration came from tetratonic songs amongst the ’old style’ layer of Hungarian folk songs – from a ’small-ranged old Turkish layer’. These have inspired the cycle of songs Ács is working on. They will be sung by Török Tilla, some have already been recorded. By Dömötör Endre.