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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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ARNOLD BOSMAN Commemorative Concert 2015

ARNOLD BOSMAN Commemorative Concert

5 February 2015

Odeion

19:30

 

On 5 February 2015 the Odeion School of Music will present the annual special memorial concert in honour of Arnold Bosman, renowned conductor and pianist. The first memorial concert took place in 2010 to commemorate five years since his death in 2005.  Arnold has developed, especially during the last decade of his life, as a diverse and prominent musical figure and as both performer and conductor he made a significant contribution to musical performance and research in Italy.

 

The piano duo, Flying Fingers, with Johan Cromhout and Brigitte Botha will perform the following works:

Saint-Saëns: Variations on a theme by Beethoven in E-flat, Op. 35

Mendelssohn: Allegro Brillante in A major, Op. 92

Bennet: Divertimento for two pianos: A four piece Suite

 

Flying Fingers is regarded as Bloemfontein’s most popular piano duo combination.  This partnership started in 1994 when they were both teaching at the St Michael’s School for Girls.  Over the years, with the support of Prof Japie Human, they made an in depth study on the piano duo repertoire.  Their repertoire currently consists of the most popular and most important compositions in this genre.  Both pianists obtained their MMus degrees (cum laude).at the UFS as well as their Performers’ and Teachers’ Licentiates from UNISA and ABRSM.  Brigitte distinguishes herself in the field of chamber music and accompaniment, while Johan is known in South Africa as a jazz pianist and accompanist of singers for Lieder performances.   Johan has also performed as soloist with the Odeion Sinfonia.

 

As duo they perform and have performed at Old Presidency concerts as well as at the Odeion Chamber Fest concerts.  In 2010 they received the award for the best Free State artists at the Volksblad Arts Festival. In 2011, at the Vryfees, they were nominated for awards in two categories.

 

In 2013 Johan received his PhD degree at the UFS. He has written his thesis on Arnold Bosman.

 

ADMISSION:

Free

 

ENQUIRIES:

Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)

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