Mixed choir
Outside of Hungary, Gyöngyösi’s name is primarily known for his choral art. The a cappella works, based almost exclusively on Latin sacred texts, cover a wide range of human existence and emotions, from joyful, rhythmic works (GLORIA KOJONIENSIS; IUBILATE DEO) to depressive, apocalyptic sadness (QUO IBO A SPIRITU TUO), angry-desperate mood (DOMINE DEUS MEUS; DIXIT IN CORDE SUO; DE PROFUNDIS) and comforting, tender, loving works (O MARIA, NOLI FLERE; CARITAS PATIENS EST; BEATI MUNDO CORDE). In recent years, he has been writing large-scale choral cycles to the texts of the Holy Week liturgy (TENEBRAE RESPONSORIA).
2 Cantiones Sacrae
Commissioned by Adrienn Vinczeffy
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 7’30”
Year of composition: 2009
Movements: 2 (I. Puer natus in Bethlehem; II. Amor sanctus)
Text: I. liturgical, II. medieval hymn
Orchstration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Assumpta est Maria
Commissioned by Ferenc Sapszon and Cantate Choir
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 5’30”
Year of composition: 1999
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Budapest, Piarist Chapel, 04, 2001
Performers: Cantate Choir, cond. by Ferenc Sapszon
Audio
Cantate Choir, cond. by Ferenc Sapszon
Sheet music (Editio Musica)
Ave Maria
Commissioned by André van der Merwe and Stellenbosch University Choir (South-Africa)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 4’30”
Year of composition: 2014
Text: medieval hymn
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: World Choir Games, Sochi (Russia), 07, 2016
Performers: Stellenbosch University Choir, cond. by André van der Merwe
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Ave verum corpus
Commissioned by Nóra Keresztes and Cappella Quinqueecclesiensis
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2016
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Bazilika, Pécs, Hungary, 12. 18, 2016
Performers: Cappella Quinqueecclesiensis, cond. by Nóra Keresztes
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Video
Cappella Quinqueecclesiensis, cond. by Nóra Keresztes
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Beati mundo corde
Written for the 60th Birthday of Ko Matsushita (Japan)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2022
Text: Matthew 5, 8-9
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Opera City, Tokyo, Japan, 10. 14, 2022
Performers: Metropolitan Choir Tokyo, cond. by Ko Matsushita
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Video
Metropolitan Chamber Choir (Japan), cond. by Ko Matsushita
Sheet music (Edition ICOT)
Beati pauperes spiritu
Commissioned by Soma Szabó and Cantemus Choir
Genre: Mixed
Duration: 12′
Year of composition: 2019
Text: Matthew 5, 3-14
Orchestration: 40 voices
Venue and date of the first performance: Liszt Academy, Budapest, 01. 26, 2020
Közreműködők: Cantemus Vegyeskar, vez. Hollerung Gábor
Audio
Cantemus Choir, cond. by Gábor Hollerung
Cantate Domino
Transcription of the work for female choir
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 2’30” (without repetitions)
Year of composition: 2003
Text: Psalm 95
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: ?
Performers: ?
Video
Los Cantantes de Manila (Philippines), cond. by Darwin Vargas
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Csudálkozunk az életen (Wondering About Life)
Written for the diploma concert of Ágnes Kovács
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2002
Text: Attila József
Orchestration: S, MS, A, T, Bar, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Liszt Academy, Budapest, 11. 15, 2002
Performers: Gemma Vocal Ensemble, cond. by Ágnes Kovács
De profundis
Commissioned by André van der Merwe (South-Africa)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2019
Text: Psalms 130 & 10
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South-Africa, 03. 12, 2012
Performers: Stellenbosch University Choir, cond. by André van der Merwe
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Video
Stellenbosch University Choir (South-Africa), cond. by André van der Merwe
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Dixit Dominus Domino meo
Commissioned by James Rodde & Richard Bjella (USA)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2017
Text: Psalm 110
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: USA, 2018
Performers: Iowa State University Choir, cond. by James Rodde
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Dixit in corde suo
Commissioned by André van der Merwe (South-Africa)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2012
Text: Psalm 53
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the performance: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South-Africa, 05, 2013
Performers: Stellenbosch University Choir, cond. by André van der Merwe
Audio
Stellenbosch University Choir (South-Africa), cond. by André van der Merwe
Video
University of Mindanao Chorale (Philippines)
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Domine Deus meus
Commissioned by André van der Merwe (South-Africa)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2011
Text: Psalm 7
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South-Africa, 05, 2012
Performers: Stellenbosch University Choir (South-Africa), cond. by André van der Merwe
Audio
Salt Lake Vocal Artists (USA), cond. by Brady Allred
Video
Scatola di Voce (Japan), cond. by Yusuke Morita
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Dominus regnavit
Commissioned by James Rodde (USA)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 2’30”
Year of composition: 2014
Text: Psalm 99
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Iowa State University, USA, 10. 19, 2014
Performers: Iowa State University Choir (USA), cond. by James Rodde
Audio
Iowa State University Choir (USA), cond. by James Rodde
Video
Salt Lake Vocal Artists (USA), cond. by Brady Allred
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Exaltabo te
Commissioned by James Rodde & Richard Bjella (USA)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2024
Text: Psalm 145
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Iowa State University, 10. 19, 2024
Performers: Iowa State University Choir, cond. by James Rodde
Audio
Iowa State University Choir, cond. by James Rodde
Sheet music (Universal Edition)
Ha én kedvesemről gondolkodom (When I Am Thinking About My Sweetheart)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 1996
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Text: Sándor Petőfi
Venue and date of the first performance: Old Music Academy, Budapest, 05. 01, 1996
Performers: Choir of the Liszt Academy, cond. by Anna Mechler
Sheet music (Ars Nova Editio)
Iubilate Deo
Transcription of the female choir work
Commissioned by Chris Droegemueller and Oak Park Singers (USA)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2014
Orchestration: S, A, T, B, Vl 1,2, Bongo, Tamb
Text: Psalm 66
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Két keserű népdal (Two Bitter Hungarian Folksongs)
Commissioned by Éva Kollár and Monteverdi Choir Budapest
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 7′
Year of composition: 2000
Movements: 2
Text: Hungarian folk texts
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Esztergom Castle, Hungary, 08. 03, 2001
Performers: Monteverdi Choir Budapest, cond. by Éva Kollár
Audio
Monteverdi Choir Budapest, cond. by Éva Kollár
Laudate Dominum
transcription of the female choir work
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2016
Text: Psalm 148
Orchestration: S, A, T, B, Tamb
Venue and date of the first performance: Drakensberg (South-Africa), 2017 (?)
Performers: Drakensberg Boys’ Choir, cond. by Bernard Krüger
Video
Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia)
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Magnificat
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 12′
Year of composition: 1996
Orchestration: S1,2, MS, A, T soli, double choir
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Béla Bartók Conservatory, 04. 29, 1997
Performers: Choir of the Liszt Academy, cond. by Anna Mechler
Audio
Choir of the Hungarian Radio, cond. by Péter Erdei
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Misericors Dominus
Commissioned by Ensemble vOkabile (DE)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2015
Text: Psalm 116
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the orchestration: Hamburg (DE), 02. 10, 2016
Performers: Ensemble vOkabile
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Missa Brevis
Composition competition of Monteverdi Choir Budapest, 2nd Prize
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 6’30
Year of composition: 1995
Movements: 2 (Kyrie, Agnus Dei)
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T, B
Text: liturgical
Venue and date of the first performance: Old Music Academy, Budapest, Hungary, 09. 28, 1995
Performers: Choir of the Liszt Academy, cond. by Anna Mechler
Audio
Monteverdi Choir Budapest, cond. by Éva Kollár
Missa Lux et Origo
Commissioned by Ferenc Sapszon
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 16’30
Year of the first performance: 2008
Movements: 5 (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Ite missa est)
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T, B
Text: liturgical
Venue and date of the first performance: Poland, 2009.
Performers: Cantate Choir, cond. by Ferenc Sapszon
Audio
Gemma Vocal Ensemble, cond. by Márton Tóth
I Kyrie
II Gloria
III Sanctus
IV Agnus Dei
V Ite, missa est
Video
Gemma Vocal Ensemble, cond. by Márton Tóth
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Missa Quinque Auctorum - Gloria
“Mass of Five Composers” – Kyrie: Miklós Csemiczky; Gloria: Levente Gyöngyösi; Credo: György Selmeczi; Sanctus: János Vajda; Agnus Dei: György Orbán
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 7′
Year of composition: 2006
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary, 03. 28, 2007
Performers: Choir of the Hungarian Radio, cond. by György Selmeczi
Audio
Choir of the Hungarian Radio, cond. by György Selmeczi
My Love Is Strengthen’d
Commissioned by Europa Cantat 2015, Pécs (Hungary)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 6′
Year of composition: 2014
Text: W. Shakespeare: Sonnet Nr. 102
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály Centre, Pécs, Hungary, 08. 01, 2015
Performers: Choir of the Europa Cantat 2015, cond. by Brady Allred
Audio
Choir of the Europa Cantat 2015, cond. by Brady Allred
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
O clavis David
Commissioned by György Béres
István Vántus Composition Competition, 2008, Szeged: 1st Prize
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2007
Text: Great Advent Antiphon
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Szeged University, Fricsay Hall, 11. 25, 2008
Performers: Béla Bartók Women’s Choir Szeged, cond. by Gábor Kovács
Audio
Consono Kammerchor (Germany), cond. by Harald Jers
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
O magnum mysterium
Written to the 70th Birthday of Valér Jobbágy
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 7′
Year of composition: 2016
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Pécs, PTE University, 02. 18, 2017
Performers: 3 choirs of Valér Jobbágy, cond. by Nóra Keresztes
Audio
Choir of the Liszt Academy, cond. by Valér Jobbágy
Video
Oñatiko Ganbara Abesbatza (Basque / Spain)
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
O Maria, noli flere
Transcription of the female choir work
Written to the 40th Birthday of Márton Tóth
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2015
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Sacred Heart Jesuit Church, Budapest 05. 27, 2017
Performers: Gemma Vocal Ensemble, cond. by Márton Tóth
Video
Gemma Vocal Ensemble, cond. by Márton Tóth
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
O Sapientia
Commissioned by Árpád Tóth and Csíkszerda Choir
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2021
Text: Great Advent Antiphon
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Universal Edition)
Oculi autem eius
Commissioned by André van der Merwe (South-Africa)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2022
Text: Revelation 19, 12-16
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and place of the first performance: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South-Africa, 10. 09, 2023
Performers: Voces Cordis (South-Africa), cond. by André van der Merwe
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Video
Voces Cordis (South-Africa), cond. by André van der Merwe
Sheet music (Editio Musica Budapest)
Pastores loquebantur
Commissioned by Soma Szabó and Banchieri Singers
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2016
Text: Luke 2, 15-16
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T, Bar, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 11. 09, 2019
Performers: Banchieri Singers, cond. by Soma Szabó
Audio
Banchieri Singers, cond. by Soma Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Parvulus natus est nobis
Commissioned by André van der Merwe (South-Africa)
Transcription of the female choir work
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 5’30”
Year of composition: 2015
Text: Isaiah
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: World Choir Games, Sochi, Russia, 07. 2016
Performance: Stellenbosch University Choir, cond. by André van der Merwe
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Puer natus in Bethlehem
Commissioned by André van der Merwe (South-Africa)
Transcription of the 1st Mvt of 2 Cantiones Sacrae
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 4′
Year pof composition: 2011
Text: liturgical
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South-Africa, 05, 2012
Performers: Stellenbosch University Choir (South-Africa), cond. by André van der Merwe
Audio
Cantemus Choir, cond. by Soma Szabó
Video
Salt Lake Vocal Artists (USA), cond. by Brady Allred
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Pulchra es, amica mea
Commissioned by Zoltán Pad
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2014
Text: Song of Songs
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Budapest Music Center, 09. 25, 2014
Performers: Choir of the Hungarian Radio, cond. by Zoltán Pad
Audio
Choir of the Hungarian Radio, cond. by Zoltán Pad
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Quis habitabit
Commissioned by Mayumi Sugaya and Omiya High School Choir (Japan)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2018
Text: Psalm 15
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, 2019.
Performers: Omiya High School Choir (Japan), vez. Sugaya Mayumi
Audio
Omiya High School Choir (Japan), cond. by Mayumi Sugaya
Video
Omiya High School Choir (Japan), cond. by Mayumi Sugaya
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Sicut lilium inter spinas
Commissioned by Harald Jers and Consono Kammerchor (DE)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 8′
Year of composition: 2010
Text: Song of Songs
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Köln (DE), 02. 03, 2012
Performers: Consono Kammerchor, cond. by Harald Jers
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Solvere volo
Commissioned by Bernie Sherlock and New Dublin Voices (Ireland)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3′
Year of composition: 2019
Text: Apocryphal gospel
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the fist performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Susurrat iniquitas
Commissioned by Mayumi Sugaya and Omiya High School Choir (Japan)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2019
Text: Psalm 36
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Japan, 2019.
Performers: Omiya High School Choir, cond. by Mayumi Sugaya
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Találkozás (Encounter)
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2006
Text: Federico García Lorca
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 11. 09, 2019
Performers: Cantemus Choir, cond. by Soma Szabó
Audio
Cantemus Choir, cond. by Soma Szabó
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Te lucis ante terminum
AGEC-Prize, 2006
In memory of Péter Tóth
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 3’30”
Year of composition: 2003
Text: medieval hymn
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T1,2, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Holy Family Church, Budapest, 11. 02, 2003
Performers: Gemma Vocal Ensemble, cond. by Márton Tóth
Audio
Cantemus Choir, cond. by Soma Szabó
Video
University of Utah Singers (USA), cond. by Brady Allred
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Tenebrae Responsoria 1
Commissioned by Soma Szabó and Cantemus Choir
Genre: Mixed choir cycle
Duration: 33′
Year of composition: 2023
Movements: 9 (1. In monte Oliveti; 2. Tristis est anima mea; 3. Ecce vidimus eum; 4. Amicus meus; 5. Iudas, mercator pessimus; 6. Unus ex discipulis meis; 7. Eram quasi agnus innocens; 8. Una hora non potuistis; 9. Seniores populi)
Orchestration: S, A, T, B, Crotals
Text: liturgical
Venue and date of the first performance: Liszt Academy, Budapest, 04. 19, 2025
Performers: Cantemus Choir, cond. by Soma Szabó
Audio (Nr. 4 Amicus meus)
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Video (Nr. 4 Amicus meus)
Cantemus Choir, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Universal Edition)
Tenebrae Responsoria 2
Commissioned by Soma Szabó and Cantemus Choir
Genre: Mixed choir cycle
Duration: 33′
Year of composition: 2024
Movements: 9 (1. Omnes amici mei; 2. Velum templi scissum est; 3. Vinea mea electa; 4. Tamquam ad latronem existis; 5. Tenebrae factae sunt; 6. Animam meam dilectam; 7. Tradiderunt me; 8. Iesum tradidit impius; 9. Caligaverunt oculi mei)
Orchestration: S, A, T, B, 2 Tom-toms, 3 Tubular bells, Water-tuned glasses
Text: liturgical
Venue and date of the first performance: –
Performers: –
Sheet music (Universal Edition)
Trahe me, post te curremus
Commissioned by Géza Klembala and CantuS Corvinus Vocal Ensemble
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 2′
Year of composition: 1997
Text: Song of Songs
Orchestration: S1,2, A, T1,2, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Liszt Academy, Budapest, 12. 01, 1997
Performers: CantuS Corvinus Vocal Ensemble, Klembala
Audio
Banchieri Singers, cond. by Soma Szabó
Veni Creator Spiritus
transcription of the female choir work for the Seventeen Singers
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 4′
Year of composition: 2024
Text: Medieval hymn
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Nádor Hall, Budapest, Hungary, 08. 16, 2024
Performers: Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Sheet music (Universal)
Veni Iesu, veni amor
Commissioned by Palace of Arts Budapest
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 6′
Year of composition: 2018
Text: Songbook of Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, 1797
Orchestration: CT1,2, T, Bar1,2, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Palace of Arts, Budapest, 10. 21, 2018
Performers: The King’s Singers (GRB)
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
Vulnerasti cor meum
Commissioned by Soma Szabó and Cantemus Choir
Genre: Mixed choir
Duration: 5′
Year of composition: 2018
Text: Song of Songs
Orchestration: S, A, T, B
Venue and date of the first performance: Kodály School, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 11. 09, 2019
Performers: Cantemus Choir, cond. by Soma Szabó
Audio
Seventeen Singers, cond. by Levente Gyöngyösi
Video
Basque Youth Choir (Basque / Spain), cond. by Elisenda Carrasco
Sheet music (Kontrapunkt)
