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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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Mozart Gala Evening

Soloists:          Caroline Nkwe, Annemarie Steenkamp, Bongani Makhanya, Phenye Modiane, Christopher Vale and members of the BTE VO1SS Academy

Conductor:       Alexander Fokkens

Date:                Saturday 20 April 2013

Venue:             Odeion

Time:                19:30

After the success of the Verdi Gala Concert last year, the Free State Symphony Orchestra decided to join forces with the Black Tie Ensemble & Voice Opera One Stop Shop (BTE VO1SS) again to present a concert with excerpts from operas. This year the focus will be on music by Mozart. Five soloists of BTE Vo1ss - Caroline Nkwe (soprano), Annemarie Steenkamp (mezzo-soprano), Phenye Modiane (tenor), Kagiso Boroko (tenor) and Christopher Vale (baritone) - members of the BTE Vo1ss Academy and the local choir Voices will perform with the FSSO conducted by Alexander Fokkens.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's operas comprise 22 musical dramas in a variety of genres. They range from the small-scale, derivative works of his youth to the full-fledged operas of his maturity. Three of the works were abandoned before completion and were not performed until many years after the composer's death. His mature works are all considered classics and have never been out of the repertory of the world's opera houses.

The comic opera Le Nozze di Figaro (Marriage of Figaro) was composed when Mozart was 30 and is often regarded (with Cosi fan tutte) as one of the best examples of opera buffa. The following excerpts will be performed:

  • Cherubino’s aria “Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio” will be sung by Annemarie Steenkamp;
  • The finale from the second act “Esci omai garzon malnato”;
  • Figaro’s exciting aria “Hai gia vinta la causa” will be sung by Christopher Vale;
  • The whole company will join in for the beautiful finale of the opera.

Although the opera Don Giovanni is sometimes classified as comic, it blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements and can be better described as dramma giocoso. One of the most beautiful duets that can be found in any opera, “La ci darem la mano” will be sung by Annemarie Steenkamp and Christopher Vale.

Cosi fan tutte was written when Mozart was 34. The virtuoso soprano aria, “Come scoglio” will be sung by Caroline Nkwe. Also included in the programme are two trios from the opera: “Soave sia il vento” for 2 sopranos and baritone and “La mia Dorabella capace non è” for tenor, baritone and bass.

A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. Mozart wrote four Singspiele. Excerpts from 3 of these will be on the programme: the Overture of Der Schauspieldirektor (Impressario), the duet “Vivat Bacchus, Bacchus liebe” and the finale “Nie werd' ich deine” from Die Entführung aus dem Serail and the male chorus “O Isis und Osiris” from Die Zauberflöte. The latter will be performed by Vo1ss Academy and the local Voices choir.

Mozart has already started work on Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) when he was commissioned to write a new work to celebrate the coronation of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor as King of Bohemia. The result was La Clemenza di Tito which he completed within about a month. The Overture and the tenor aria “Ah Se fosse intorno al trono” are on the programme.

The evening will end with the Benedictus from the big Mass in c minor, K427.

Admission

R120 (adults)

R80 (pensioners)

R50 (students / scholars / groups of 10 and more)

Tickets are available from Computicket (Shoprite / Checkers, Mimosa Mall)

Book online at www.computicket.com

Enquiries:

Ella Kotze (FSSO), tel. (051) 401-2342

www.fsso.org.za

 

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