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2018-06-07

with Gerrit Jordaan

7 June 2018

Odeion

19:30

Gerrit Jordaan studied organ under the guidance of Stephan Zondagh (pupil of Marcel Dupré and Nadia Boulanger), Wim Viljoen (pupil of Marie Claire Alain) and Daleen Kruger (pupil of Jean Claude Zender). In 2007 he completed a DMus with a dissertation on Stefans Grové's Afrika Hymnus II. This Hymnus was dedicated to Gerrit – as it was conceived in a dream wherein the composer heard him playing this work.

Since his student days, Gerrit has been involved with South African organ music, commissioning and performing new works – of which some had been dedicated to him - writing articles on this repertoire, working towards performances with the insight of the composers, recording this repertoire, typesetting and adapting instrumental works to the organ. As an enthusiast of South African music, he presented recitals in Europe as well as Finland and Canada. In 2016 he was invited to play the final recital at the Klangzeit Festival for contemporary music in Münster (Germany). Some of his articles were published internationally in Het Orgel, Organ – Journal für die Orgel, Orgue Nouvelles as well as in local academic publications. He wrote reports on the Stylus Phantasticus in the Praeludia of Buxtehude and on the Choral Preludes of Brahms. He studied historical performance practice of standard repertoire in numerous masterclasses at UNISA Organ Simposia, Haarlem Summer Academia and in Pistoia from organists including Luigi Tagliavini, Harald Vogel, Ludger Lohmann, Bernard Lagacé, Wolfgang Zerer, Olivier Latry, Marie Claire Alain and Szigmund Zsathmary. Until recently, Gerrit was chair of the Church Organist Committee of Southern Africa (SAKOV). He compiled three volumes of original Southern African choral preludes and choir pieces for SAKOV. He is a member of VONKK – a committee that develops new Afrikaans church music – creating new songs, providing organ, choir and instrumental arrangements to this growing repertoire.

PROGRAMME:

  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541)
  • Jacobus Kloppers: Celtic Impressions (2003/4) - Two Strathspeys, Two Airs, Two Jigs, Toccata on two marching songs
  • Surendran Reddy: Toccata for Madiba (ca. 8:00)
  • Antalffy-Zsiross Dezso: Sketches on Negro Spiritual Songs (ca. 7’00)
  • George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (organ transription: Tobias Zuleger)

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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MIS deur Reza de Wet (Afrikaans)

Production: MIS deur Reza de Wet (Afrikaans)
Director: Michelle Luwes
Venue: Wynand Moutonteater (UV-kampus)
Date: 2 – 6 March 2009
Time: See below
Bookings: Computicket or Izami Bloemiste
 

MIS by Reza de Wet
With actors like Alec Debbo – former actor in 7de Laan that plays the blind constable and actors that won the ATKV 2007 winners production like Anne-Mieke Plekker  (Miem), Annebelle Brummer (Gertie) en Martinette van Jaarsveld (Meisie) the production promises a high artistic standard.

Mis is a imaginary play wherin sensuality an important part. Hallucination becomes realty. Every time the circus visits the town in august, a young girl disappears and is found dead the next morning. Sannie Koen was first, then Rienie Pieterse. Who’s next…?

The production is sponsored by the National Arts Council and is performed for the Drama Department of the Free state with second year year students in the rest of the cast.

As the play is a prescribed work for schools, the play will be performed twice per day at 10:00 – 11:30 and 14:30 – 16:00 specially for schools. Schools can book at Sandra Plekker at  0784596 722 or E-mail plekkers.hum@ufs.ac.za.

31 Schools from the Free State, Northern Cape have already booked - so hurry up if you want to attend the shows.  R25,00 per person.

The evening shows on Thursday 5 Feb. and Friday 6 Feb. is open to the public. The shows start at 19:00.  For tickets and bookings for these 2 performances contact Computikcet or Izami Florists. Tickets will be available at the door as well.

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