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OSM Wind Bands Gala Concert
2018-04-14

14 April 2018

Odeion

18:00

The Odeion School of Music (OSM) will present the OSM Wind Bands Gala Concert at the Odeion Auditorium on Saturday 14 April as a culmination of their Wind Bands Festival and Conductor’s Workshop. The Free State Youth Wind Ensemble, conducted by main workshop presenter Gerben Grooten, will première Noel Stockton’s Marche Amusant as the concert overture. Thereafter each conductor will have the opportunity to conduct their specific works. The conductors include Anton Esterhuyse, Hatting Davel, Itumeleng Pooe, Joseph Carlo, Joseph Moilwa, Joas Erasmus, Heinrich Lategan, Eslon Hindundu, Tuhafeni Michael and Renier de Bruin.

Some of the works that will be conducted include Majestia (James Swearingen), Ammerland (Jacob De Haan), Whirlwind (James Curnow), March from the Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst), Acclamations (Ed Huckeby), and Sinatra in Concert (Jerry Nowak). After interval, the Johannesburg Youth Wind Band, under the baton of Etienne Mecloen, will thrill audiences with The Light Eternal (Swearingen), Dam Busters March (Eric Coates), Florentiner March (Julius Fucik) and The Mask of Zorro (James Horner).

ADMISSION: R50

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

ENQUIRIES

Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)


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Concerto Festival with the FSSO

Conductor: Alexander Fokkens
Thursday 22 March 2012
Odeion
19:30

Six young musicians were chosen at auditions held in February to perform with the Free State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Fokkens. They are Heinrich Lategan (marimba), Thapelo Masita (cello), Tumi Ntantiso (soprano), Maja van Dyk (viola), Carmi Viljoen (violin) and Caryn Reed (piano). The Concerto Festival will be presented at 19:30 on Thursday 22 March in the Odeion.

The programme is as follows:

Summer from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) which will be played on the marimba by Heinrich Lategan;
The first movement from the Cello Concerto in b minor (Dvorak); with Thapelo Masita as soloist
The aria Ebben, ne andro lontana from La Wally (Catalani)w which will be sung by soprano Tumi Ntantiso;
The third movement from the Viola Concerto in c minor (Casadesus / JC Bach) with Maja van Dyk as soloist;
The fourth movement from the Symphonie Espagnole (Lalo) with Carmi Viljoen as soloist;
Pianist Caryn Reed will end the evening with the Hungarian Fantasy for piano and orchestra (Liszt).


Admission
R120 (adults)
R80 (pensioners)
R50 (students / scholars / groups of 10 and more)

Tickets are available from Computicket (Shoprite / Checkers, Mimosa Mall)
Book online at http://www.computicket.com  

Enquiries:
Ella Kotze (FSSO), tel. (051) 401-2342 (08:00 – 13:00)
http://www.fsso.org.za

 

 

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