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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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FSSO Symphony concert: Soloist: Mark Paine (French horn)

FSSO Symphony concert
Thursday 17 September 2009
Odeion
19:30

Soloist: Mark Paine (French horn)
Conductor: Chris Dowdeswell

The brilliant French Horn player, Mark Paine is the soloist in the next concert by the Free State Symphony Orchestra (FSSO). Mark is Principal Horn of the European Union Chamber Orchestra and Co-Principal Horn with the City of London Sinfonia. In addition, he has also played many times as Guest Principal Horn with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Irish Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, London Concert Orchestra, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He will be playing the Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, opus 11 (Richard Strauss) with the FSSO conducted by Chris Dowdeswell.

To commemorate Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th anniversary, the FSSO includes works by this famous composer in all the programmes. For this concert, the FSSO will play his exciting Symphony No. 4, opus 90 in A major (“Italian”). The concert will start with Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances.

A concert not to be missed!

Admission:
R90 (adults)
R70 ((pensioners, students and learners)
R50 for group bookings of 10 or more
Tickets available at Computicket (at all Shoprite / Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall information desk) and at the doors.
Computicket www.computicket.com


ENQUIRIES:
Ella Kotze, tel. 051 – 401 2342
 

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