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Handel the Great
2018-04-25

The Odeion Baroque Ensemble of the OSM presents

Handel the Great

Wednesday 25 April 2018

Odeion

19:30

The Odeion Baroque Ensemble presents this concert – Handel the Great. This concert consists of a variety of some of the most attractive and popular works by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759). The famous Water Music, concerto’s and arias are on the programme. The artists who will perform, include members of the Henkins family – Tilla, Francois, Brahm, and Alba; the Kriges – Petrus and Maretha; Kimberley based oboist Kobus Malan; percussionist Heinrich Lategan and tenor Lance Phillip.

Petrus Krige arranged the works on the programme for an ensemble of violins, violas, cello, double bass, three recorders, two oboes, bassoon, harpsichord, organ, Baroque timpani and tenor.

The guaranteed highlight on the programme will be the Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Handel composed his Water Music with the arrival of the new King George I on the Thames river. This king was Handel’s employer before (in Hannover). Thirty five years later he composed the Music for the Royal Fireworks for 59 wind instruments. About 12 000 people attended the performance in Green Park.

Lance Phillip will open the programme with the popular Where’er you walk from Semele - a Shakespeare sonnet set to music. He will also perform a complete secular cantata and give a rendition of opera extracts from Rodelinda.

The rest of the programme will consist of concerto’s for violin and oboe. Handel himself was a violinist and oboist. His only Violin Concerto, with demanding technical abilities, will be performed by Francois Henkins. Handel is most likely the most prominent composers of organ concerto’s. Maretha Krige plays the first and second movement from a lesser known organ concerto.

Where’er you walk, an aria from Semele
Adagio, from Organ Concerto in D minor
Excerpts from the three Water Music suites
Look down, harmonious Saint
Oboe Concerto in G minor
Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Sonata à 5)
Fatto inferno and Pastorello, from opera Rodelinda
Excerpts from Music for the Royal Fireworks

ADMISSION

  • R120 (adults)
  • *R80 (pensioners)
  • *R70 (UFS staff)
  • *R50 (students, learners and block bookings of 10+)

Tickets available at Computicket or online at http://online.computicket.com/web/

*Please note that tickets for pensioners, students, learners and UFS staff can only be purchased at a Computicket outlet (Shoprite Checkers) or at the doors since a valid card or ID has to be presented to qualify for the above mentioned discount.

ENQUIRIES
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504 / pretoriusn@ufs.ac.za)


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FSSO Symphony concert - Soloist: Doug Masek (Saxophono)

FSSO Symphony concert
Thursday 2 September 2010


Odeion
19:30

Soloist: Doug Masek (Saxophono)
Conductor: Brandon Phillips

The Free State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brandon Phillips will conclude the first Muzik@UFS concert series on Thursday 2 September. The programme for the evening is varied and interesting, including music by Chopin (whose 200th birthday is celebrated this year), Noel Stockton (who is turning 80 this year) and Beethoven. Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Douglas Masek will be the soloist.

The programme will start with Chopin’s Nocturne in A-flat major orchestrated by Stravinski. This will be followed by two compositions for saxophone and orchestra by Noel Stockton: Gossip (for saxophone and string orchestra) and Saxo-Rhapso - the latter work was comissioned for this concert. The themes of Saxo-Rhapso are all drawn from Jazz and Jazz orientated compositions, and the nature of the piece is Rhapsodic. The evening will conclude with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8.

Internationally renowned performer and teacher of the saxophone, DOUGLAS MASEK is sought after by orchestras and concert series to perform concertos and solo recitals on stage throughout six continents. His performances, which have emphasized versatility in a wide range of musical styles, from classical and contemporary to jazz, have consistently garnered critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times stated that Masek's playing is “smooth, sinuous, and glowing with the requisite rich color.” The Daily Review in Oakland, California, wrote that “Masek plays with dazzling virtuosity”, while The Outlook in Santa Monica, California, declared that “Masek's performance was marvelous & his control was almost uncanny; extraordinary musicianship”. Pamina Concerts in Barcelona, Spain, adds that “Masek's playing is always exquisite and full of feeling and musicality”. In South Africa, The Argus wrote "Masek's tone: beautiful and pure” and the Cape Times added “dynamic and magical”.

Brandon Phillips started conducting in the New Apostolic Church. He conducted the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra from 2004 until end 2006. From 2006 to 2010 he took part in yearly conducting master classes under maestro Victor Yampolsky. In February 2010 Mr. Phillips made his conducting debut with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra during the final rounds of the first Len van Zyl conducting competition. Mr. Phillips was awarded first prize, which entailed a month's internship with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and two months of studies under maestro Yampolsky at the North-western University in Chicago. After his return from the USA, Mr. Phillips initiated a conducting training course as part of the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra education project. He is still involved with conducting in the New Apostolic Church and is currently Principal Bassoonist of the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra.

Admission
R120 (adults) per concert
R80 (pensioners, students and learners) per concert

Tickets @ Computicket (Shoprite / Checkers, Mimosa Mall, Izami Bloemiste)
Book online at www.computicket.com  

Season tickets:
Only R360 for the whole season - a massive discount of up to R240!

Enquiries:
Ella Kotze (FSSO), tel. 051 – 401 2342 (8:00 – 13:00)
www.fsso.org.za  

 

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