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Stefan Velkov Guitar Recital
2018-04-19

19 April 2018

Odeion

19:30

Bulgarian-born Stefan Velkov was introduced to music since earliest childhood. His official training in music theory, piano and guitar started at the age of seven.

Stefan received his first music degree as a guitar and light music performer from the Bulgarian State Conservatoire (later renamed to Bulgarian Academy of Music). At this stage (the late seventies of the 20th century) the guitar in Bulgaria was still regarded mostly as a light-music instrument. That is why it was included as a study subject only within the Light Music Department of the Conservatoire. The interest and the knowledge of the classical guitar was still at its infancy, but its popularity was growing fast. This made it necessary for the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture to make a historic decision: for the first time in Bulgarian music history, a decision was made to send a young Bulgarian guitarist to Germany to receive a proper music degree in classical guitar and to return to Bulgaria and introduce classical guitar as a subject at the Bulgarian Academy of Music.

After competing with all the most talented guitarists of the country, Stefan won the competition which enabled him to receive a master's degree in classical guitar from the Berliner Hochschule fur Musik Hanns Eisler. He completed his studies in guitar, piano and composition with a special reward of the Hochshule as one of the five best students. During his studies he also won the competition for the best guitar composition.

During his studies abroad (1981 - 1988) Stefan met and had masterclasses with most of the best guitar professors and guitar maestros of our time: Maria-Livia Sao Marcos (Switzerland/ Brazil), Costas Cotsiolis (Greece), Dieter Kreidler (Germany) and Leo Brouwer (Cuba).

In 1986 he was appointed as the first classical guitar lecturer at the Bulgarian Academy of Music and chairperson of the guitar festivals and competitions. This was the time when his own active concert career began. Stefan's repertoire includes most of the great masterpieces ever written for this instrument, but he became more and more known for his own compositions for guitar which, according to critics, outshine the best known masterpieces created for classical guitar.

Stefan’s arrival in SA (1991), coincided with the search of the Free State Musicon for a qualified guitar lecturer in order to introduce the subject classical guitar as part of its music training programme. He was offered the position of senior guitar lecturer at the Musicon which he holds until present day. During this time he also taught at the University of the Free State (1992 - 1999).

Stefan has given concerts in Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, England and South Africa.

PROGRAMME

  • Velkov: Summer Dream
    From the golden heritage of the classical guitar:
    • Villa-Lobos: Prelude
  • Two Magnificent Arpeggios
    • Giuliani
    • Brower
  • Two Romantic Pieces:
    • Velkov: Serenade
    • Velkov: Adagio (The Magic Of Love)
  • Velkov: Bulgarian Suite for Guitar
    • I Bulgarian folk dance
    • II Bulgarian folk-singing
    • III Bulgarian folk dance in 7/8
    • IV Bulgarian folk-song
    • V Bulgarian folk dance in 9/8
  • Velkov: Tango
  • Velkov: Two Modern Dances
  • Velkov: The Wild Horse

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)


Back
Curl up and dye

Playwright: SUE PAM-GRANT

Director: KARABELO LEKALAKE

Venue: Scaena Theatre

Language: English

 

Dates and times:

24 September 2014         19h30

25 September 2014         18h00

26 September 2014         19h30

 

Prices:  R 40.00 for adults / R 30.00 for students or scholars / R 25.00 for pensioners or for groups of 10 or more

 

Bookings:   Computicket (0861 915 8000)

 

The play is set against the background of Joubert Park, the infamous grey area in Johannesburg. The year is 1989 and South Africa is nearing the end of the apartheid regime. While some are fighting to keep what they have, others are fighting for existence.  Sue Pam Grant’s thought-provoking Curl Up & Dye highlights some of the challenges facing the community during apartheid. The  play focuses on the lives of the five seemingly different woman, whom the ruthless course of South African society in the eighties has thrown uncomfortably together. It all comes tumbling down as they battle and bump into their own truths unwillingly, yet still clinging to the old masks. But as it all unravels, Roline (Yoliswa Jacobs) reverts to her true self and the demons that she can never escape. Living in a society where everything she wants to hide is skin deep and easily exposed, it heightens the fear and the powerlessness that dominates her life. The character of Mrs Dubois (Marnel  Bester ) who often finds comfort in the discomfort of others, escapes her dark reality by reminiscing about the good old days. Miriam (Mosili Makuta) is the unsung hero in the play. Although she is the same age as Mrs Duboise, race, class and the system doesn’t allow her to get equal treatment as her counterpart. Charmaine’s (Jana Coetzer) destructive world is made up of drugs, alcohol and prostitution. She engages in these activities because that is the only way she manages to numb her pain. Then there is Dudu Dlamini( Setheo Thamae),  she is a highly qualified nurse who makes her unlikely way into the scenario. Dudu brings hope into the hopeless situation.

With this play, Grant mirrors all shades of grey that infect our society. Although some might be uncomfortable watching this play, the play explores with tenderness, compassion and wonderful humour the fears, conflicts and hopes of these women living on the edge. As we celebrate 20 years of democracy our country, the play exams the then volatile, segregated country and it captures the success and journey of the new South Africa.

Curl Up & Dye will be presented by honors students from the University of the Free State at the Scaena Theatre. Catch this exciting, hilarious and intriguing    play on the 24th September 2014(19:30), 25th September (18:00) and 26th September (19:30).

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