A vocal trio consisting of soprano Rose Kovach, baritone Frank Zilinyi, Sr., and tenor (and parish Music Director) Procaccini (pictured left-to-right below) performed works by Franz Liszt, Zoltan Kodaly and Lajos Bardos.
Soprano Rose Kovach is currently the soloist for the Hungarian Mass at Saint Emery's. She holds a BM in voice performance and sacred music from Seton Hill University and has sung in many choirs in the USA and Hungary. Rose lived in Budapest for two years with her family while her father taught at Pazmany Peter Catholic University.
After graduating university, Kovach returned to Hungary and spent two years teaching English at the elementary level. Rose will soon complete her elementary teaching certification at the University of Bridgeport.
Lyric baritone and Fairfield native Frank Zilinyi, Sr. graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 1985 with a Bachelor of Music degree. He is a proud first-generation American son of Ferenc Zilinyi, who came to America shortly after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Frank was baptized and married in Saint Emery's Church, and has sung with the parish's Saint Emery Festival Choir.
Procaccini, a self-proclaimed Hungarophile, graduated with highest honors from Bridgeport University with a BS degree in Music Education. He has served as organist and/or music director at Saint Ladislaus Hungarian Church, Norwalk, Saint Stephen of Hungary Parish, New York City, Saint Patrick Church, Bridgeport, and, since late 2012, at Saint Emery's. He has traveled to Hungary four times and has sung with the Matyas Templom Choir.
Attendance at this Mass was high, and the trio received a number of compliments. Procaccini hopes to continue planning Hungarian vocal and choral music for future Hungarian masses.
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