Dinos and Humans

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Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto 1, Alto 2 — Árpád Barabás (* 1966) graduated from the Department of Composition of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music as a student of Attila Bozay. He taught at his alma mater and the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen, among other places, and is currently a teacher of composition at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music in Budapest. His works include orchestral and chamber music as well as oratorios or incidental music. As a composer he was recognized with the Erkel Prize in 2020.Dinos and Humans, written on a poem by János Lackfi, approaches the question of ecology, which is so current today, in a light, dynamic tone, both jokingly and seriously. At the end of the choral work, the unanswered question remains memorable: Will ''our big mind'' still keep us, humans, for a longer period compared to the long-extinct dinosaurs?The work was commissioned by the municipality of Debrecen.

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