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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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Jean-Pierre Calitz: Former Kovsie music student gives piano recital

23 Junie 2011
Odeion
19:30

Jean-Pierre Calitz was the first prizewinner of the MUSICON National Piano competition (Now Arts Trust Competition) in 2001 and 2002 as well as the MUSICON Soloists Competition in 2003. He was a member of the winning ensemble at the Stellenbosch Chamber Music Competition in 2002 where he was the only pianist to receive a prize for outstanding ensemble playing.

During his undergraduate university career Jean-Pierre was awarded merit scholarships by the University of the Free State and Music study scholarships by the South African Music Rights Organization. He was a participant in master classes with Niel Immelman (Royal College of Music - London), Andrea Bonnata (Italy), Petronel Malan (USA), Dana Cilliers and Nina Schumann. In 2006, Jean-Pierre was invited to perform the Mozart Quintet for Winds and Piano with the University Wind Quintet for the Stellenbosch University’s annual International Chamber Music Festival. In the same year, as a member of the South African National Youth Orchestra, he toured to Germany to perform at the well-known Beethovenfest.

His main teachers in South Africa were Nettie Immelman, Ella Fourie and Albie van Schalkwyk. He furthered his studies at the Western Michigan University in the United States where he studied with Silvia Roederer. He was named a Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Fellow - which included a master class performance for André Watts.

He recently graduated with a Masters degree in Piano performance. In the summer of 2009/10 he studied with Bachauer Gold Medalist, Lori Sims, at the Bayview Music festival. Jean-Pierre is a candidate for the Doctorate in Music (piano performance) at the Université de Montréal under Paul Stewart. His research is focused on the "Fairytales" by Nikolai Medtner.

Jean-Pierre was selected as a competitor of the UNISA National Piano Competition in Pretoria from 9 – 16 July 2011.

Programme:
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus: XI Première communion de la Vierge "The Virgin's first communion"
Bach: Partita in C minor, BWV 826
Medtner: Fairytales, Op. 20
Prokofiev: Sonata in A major, Op 82.

Admission:
Free

Enquiries:
Odeion School of Music (051 – 401 2810).

 

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