The Debrecen Kodály Chorus, founded in 1955 by György Gulyás , is one of Hungary's oldest and most highly regarded professional concert choirs. The choir is mainly sponsored by the city of Debrecen, second largest in the country. The membership of the choir numbers between 40 and 50.

The repertory of the choir is very rich, it ranges from the unaccompanied, a'cappella pieces through the European classical oratorios to the newest contemporary choral works. Since 1990 more than a hundred different oratorical works have been performed by the Debrecen Kodály Chorus.

The list of first performances of Hungarian and other European compositions is impressively long. Above all, the choral works of Zoltan Kodály are in the centre of the repertory. This variety is clearly exhibited by the number of CD-s the choir has made.

Since its foundation the Chorus has given more than 2000 concerts in 40 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

Some of the most significant awards and prizes the Debrecen Kodály Chorus has earned:
Some of the most successful tours and concerts outside Hungary:
1971 Wien • Festspielhaus, Helsinki • Finnlandia Hall
1974 Washington • Kennedy Center
1978 Wales • Country Hall
1982 Athen • Herodes Atticus Odeon
1987 Roma • Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
1988 Berlin • Schauspielhaus
1992 Amsterdam • Koncertgebouw
1996 Paris • Opera Comique
1997 Jerusalem • Sherover Theatre
2002. Mexico
2004. Espoo - Tapiola Hall
Csokonai Prize 1980
Artisjus Prize 1992
Bela Bartok and Ditta Pásztory Prize 1994
Pro Arte Hungarica 2003
Artisjus Prize 2004

Conductor: Péter Erdei

Second conductor: Ágnes Török

Assign manager: Ibolya Galla

Coach: Sándor Lak

Members of the chorus:

Soprano

Andrea Baráthné Nagy

leader the part's

Judit Balogh
Istvánné Boda
E. Dr. Ditróiné Szilágyi
Noémi Kiss
Judit Kovács
Lilian Kovács
Tünde Krasnyánszky
Sándorné Lak 
Szabolcsné Márta
Adriana Pilip 
Hajnalka Pinczésné Gönczi
Márta Stefanik
Ágnes Szencziné Deményfalvi
Csilla Szerelem
Kármen Szőllősi
Valéria Zsengellérné Varga 

Alto

Tünde Győrfiné Hovancsek

leader the part's

Csilla Csőszné Erdős  
Éva Deméné Köpöczi 
Sarolta Deményi
Júlis Grünwaldné Barna  
Mária Herczegh
Zsuzsanna Keszegh
Klára Kuruczné Szőnyi 
Andrásné Ludmány
Mónika Susán
Dr. Zoltánné Szegedi
Lászlóné Szekerák
Tünde Sziklás
Ildikó Újvárosi

Tenor

Lilian Kovács
leader the part's

Levente Berki
Zoltán Császár
Péter Gáll
Károly Komódi
Tibor Korponai
Tamás Kurgyis
Dániel Potyók
József Pusztai

Bass

Sarolta Deményi
leader the part's

Ferenc Bálint
Zoltán Berindán
József Csávás
Attila Daika
Zsolt Fenyvesi
György Gánóczy
Csaba Perecsényi
Szabolcs Vígh
Tibor Zsengellér