Years
2019 2018
Clarinet & Piano: OPUS
2018-08-30

with the Nöthling Strydom Duo - Danrè Strydom (clarinet) & Grethe Nöthling (piano) and David Griessel (visual artist David Griessel displaying the sketching process inspired by each composition performed)

30 August 2018
Odeion
19:30

Award-winning South African musicians, clarinetist Danrè Strydom and pianist Grethe Nöthling, started an exciting collaboration in 2016. Since recently returning to South Africa after several years abroad, these two musicians aim to provide global audiences with exhilarating performances of not only well-known and loved repertoire, but also of more unknown and interesting repertoire. The Duo performed at 2017 South African festivals and various national concert series. Both musicians (as part of Trio Intolerance) won the Free State Artists of the Year award at the Free State Arts Festival (2017). During 2018 the Duo was invited to perform at the International Clarinet Festival in Belgium. While in Europe, they recorded the first part of their CD of newly composed as well as underplayed South African compositions for clarinet and piano.

In this concert, titled Clarinet & Piano: Opus ZA, the Duo will be performing some of the lovely but demanding South African compositions which will appear on the CD. The selection includes works by well-established composers such as Clare Loveday, Noel Stockton, Hendrik Hofmeyr and Peter Klatzow, to mention a few. All the works are relatively short compositions, so the programme will include nine works in total. To emphasise the character of each of these compositions, South African visual artist, David Griessel, will do nine sketches that will be displayed on a screen behind the musicians. These videos made by Bloemfontein videographer, Zita, will include the complete drawing process, and the audience can follow each line and brush stroke during the performance of the music. After the concert, these original sketches, titled the same as the compositions, will be sold to interested audience members. These will be unique sketches, and the audience can look forward to this extraordinary collaboration of two musicians with a visual artist.

David Griessel graduated with a bachelor in Fine Arts from the University of the Free State. Earlier in 2018, he did an art residency, book launch and exhibition in Caylus and Saint Antonin (France). He currently works as an artist/writer/illustrator in Cape Town and is the art editor of the literary journal, New Contrast. He is part of the artist’s collective, Studio Clowder.

PROGRAMME:

  • Hendrik Hofmeyr: Notturno
  • Clare Loveday: Heatwave
  • Noel Stockton: Three Pieces
  • Peter Klatzow: Moments of Night
  • StephansGrove: Spieeltjie aan die wand
  • Isak Roux: Kleine Chronik
  • Surendran Reddy: Game I for Lîla
  • Alexander Johnson: Jazz Sonatine

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)


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The King's Singers

Dutch Reformed Church Universitas – Bloemfontein

19:30

 

The King’s Singers: “a class act with a delightfully British wit.”

 

Description: King Singers Tags: King SingersAcclaimed  worldwide  for  their  virtuosity,  life-affirming energy and charm, The King’s Singers are in global demand. The group was formed in 1965 and for the past 48 years, their work - synonymous with the very best in vocal ensemble performance, appeals to a vast international audience. Performing to hundreds of thousands of people each season, the group tours regularly  to  Europe,  North  and  South  America,  Asia  and  Australasia.  Instantly  recognisable  for  their immaculate intonation, vocal blend, diction and incisive timing, The King’s Singers are consummate entertainers.  Concert goers from Bloemfontein and surrounding areas have the opportunity to experience this extra-ordinary vocal ensemble in the Dutch Reformed Church Universitas.

 

The group’s repertoire has evolved to become one of the most diverse and compelling imaginable. The King’s Singers have commissioned over 200 works, including landmark pieces from leading contemporary composers  including  Luciano  Berio,  György  Ligeti,  Sir  James  MacMillan,  Krzysztof  Penderecki,  Toru Takemitsu,  Sir  John  Tavener,  Gabriela  Lena  Frank  and  Eric  Whitacre.  They  have  also  commissioned arrangements  of  everything  from  jazz  standards  to  pop  chart  hits,  explored  medieval  motets  and Renaissance madrigals, and encouraged young composers to write new scores.

 

In addition to performing to capacity audiences and creating highly regarded and much-loved recordings, The King’s Singers share their artistry through numerous workshops and masterclasses around the world. 

 

Double Grammy® award-winning artists, the group were honoured in 2009 for their Signum Classics release, Simple Gifts, and again in 2012 for their contribution to Eric Whitacre’s Light and Gold album on Universal/Decca.  Recently voted into Gramophone Hall of Fame, rave reviews and repeated sell-out concerts confirm that The King’s Singers remain one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles.

 

ADMISSION

R295 per person

Tickets for the concert are available at Computicket outlets (Checkers, Shoprite shops), at the door, or online at www.computicket.com

Follow the link http://online.computicket.com/web/event/the_king_s_singers/1083518616/0/76713258 to book online.

 

ENQUIRIES     

Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)

 

This concert will be sponsored by the Arts Trust.

 

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