Musicological and pedagogical aspects of the International Society for Research & Promotion of Wind Music from a Hungarian Perspective

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Abstract (max. 250 words):
The International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music (IGEB) explores all the aspects of wind music in multiple ways, e.g. international congresses, virtual lectures and a series of publications. IGEB was founded in 1974, and now it has over 300 members from more than 20 countries. Its president is Damien Sagrillo, who was the consulting professor of two music pedagogical projects of the Hungarian Academy of Science between 2016 and 2020.
In my presentation I focus on the Hungarian aspects of the IGEB from the beginnings. The 11th IGEB congress was organized in 1994 by Bihari János Music School in Abony, Hungary, where Sprightly Tunes by Frigyes Hidas was premiered. I present the art of Zoltán Falvy, a well-known Hungarian musicologist who was awarded honorary membership of IGEB in 2004 due to his contribution to the history of wind music highlighting his collaboration with Raoul Camous, professor emeritus of music, and honorary member of the IGEB. László Marosi a famous conductor and IGEB member since 1992 works among others with Hungarian soloists and composers, including the tuba player Roland Szentpali. He has premiered several compositions by Frigyes Hidas, Kamilló Lendvay, László Dubrovay for orchestras and wind ensembles. Zsuzsa Buzás and László Marosi’s joint article on Hungarian wind music composers, traditions and wind music education to be published in the Oxford Handbook of Wind Music by the IGEB will also be introduced.


Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Zsuzsa Buzás Csontosné is a college senior lecturer in music education. She got her two MA diplomas in Music Teaching and Choral Conducting, and in Music Theory and Teaching at the University of Debrecen. She has an English Teacher BA diploma, as well. She got her PhD in Educational Science at the University of Szeged in the field of music methodology in 2017. She earned two long-term research scholarships to Luxembourg University twice, and a one-month research scholarship to Ball State University, Indiana, US. Her research interests focus on musical skills, music literacy, digital technologies, and assessment in music education.