The Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre organized a concert for young people. The audience listened to music writen for piano, violin, trombone and voice. After the concert Magdi Tóth asked the participants about their musical studies.

(Recorded by Gábor Finta)

On the 15th of November Father Csaba Böjte visited the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre. He is the founder of an orphanage-chain in Transylvania. He was interviewed by Magdi Tóth.

(Recorded by Gábor Finta)

On November 15 László Bálint, the president of the Benefit Organization of Hungarians in Transylvania visited the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre and presented an exhibition describing the activities of the organization. He was asked about his work and goals by Magdi Tóth.

(Recorded by Gábor Finta)

On the 5th of November representatives of the Ottawa Hungarian community unveiled the cross replacing the original one that was the first memorial of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. After the ceremonies the participants laid flowers at the monument on Maple Island as well.

(Finta Gábor felvétele)

The 260 Fingers Ceramic Arts exhibition opened on November 11 in the Glebe Community Centre.  Mária Moldován was invited for the first time to display her works at the event. Here you can see her ceramic compositions and listen to a short interview with her.

(Recorded by Gábor Finta)

On the 22nd of October the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre commemorated the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The guests were greeted by president Dr.Tibor Lapohos. Dr. Bálint Ódor, Hungarian ambassador spoke about the significance of the revolution then veterans László Farkas and József Polgár shared some of their memories with the audience. The feature presentation was performed by Péter Lóránt Tóth, who appeared for the second time in Ottawa. We show here the complete  programme.

(Recorded by Gábor Finta)

On the 22nd of October the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre commemorated the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The guests were greeted by president Dr.Tibor Lapohos. Dr. Bálint Ódor, Hungarian ambassador spoke about the significance of the revolution then veterans László Farkas and József Polgár shared some of their memories with the audience. The feature presentation was performed by Péter Lóránt Tóth, who appeared for the second time in Ottawa. We show a short excerpt of his performance.

(Report by Gábor Finta)

We all had a great time at the Harvest Ball on October 14^th. After an excellent supper Béla Szeri demonstrated how the grapes are pressed. Children and adults had an opportunity to try turning and tightening the press. There was a great demand for the natural, sweet grape juice. The music was supplied by Kati and Pista Koleszár. After lively conversation dancing followed until very late in the evening.

(Report by Gábor Finta)

The Children’s Philharmonic Orchestra from Szentegyháza (Szeklerland, Transylvania, Romania), referred to and known as “Fili” , embarked on a concert tour in Ontario in honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary. They started their tour in Ottawa. The choir sang in the Inspiration Village and the Notre Dame Cathedral but the main event was a concert at the Centrepoint Theatre. We show here a few excerpts from this concert. Ten Hungarian children from Ottawa joined the choir and it was a great experience for them to sing with such a huge ensemble. The Ottawa audience received their efforts with great enthusiasm.

(Report by Gábor Finta)

We had our second opportunity in two years to enjoy the piano performances of Dr. Judit Gábos. She was invited again by the Hungarian Embassy and played the works of Hungarian composers. The compositions of Liszt, Bartók and Kodály on her program represent a significant pianistic challenge. We were especially pleased to hear Kodály’s most difficult and very succesful piano piece (Marosszék Dances) that is especially popular in its orchestral setting all over the world. At the same time, we were equally happy to hear Liszt’s Les jeux d’eaux à Villa d’Este and the 7th Hungarian Rhapsody or the Rigoletto Paraphrase based on the melodies of Verd’s opera. We would like to thank ambassador Dr. Bálint Ódor for allowing us the use of Károly Dombi’s recording.

(Video by Károly Dombi)