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Stockton Revealed
2018-03-04

Stockton Revealed

4 March 2018

Odeion

16:00

Stockton Revealed is an unique concert with a variety of Classical and Jazz compositions by well known celebrated composer and pianist, Noel Stockton.

Noel Stockton has established a wide reputation as a leading arranger, composer, performer, teacher and Jazz educator. He has been involved in all spheres of music for over fifty years.

Born in Benoni, Noel was a member of many well known South African bands in his youth, and broadcast extensively during the fifties and sixties. Subsequently he has conducted, arranged and composed, and performed for jazz ensembles, symphony orchestras and wind bands.

SAMRO commissions (compositions) include Manguang Suite (premièred and conducted by Dr F Fennell, USA), Concerto for Stageband premièred in 1994, by the Cape Town Jazz Orchestra Conversation Piece (Suite for String Quartet and Clarinet), Sol Y Sombra (Suite for String Quartet, Castanets and Clarinet.). Other compositions include Adagio for Strings, South African Folk Song Rhapsody, Invictus (orchestral prelude) for Jazz quartet and Symphony Orchestra, Gossip for Saxophone and String Orchestra and Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano.

Productions as music director/conductor include Pacofs Goes Pop, Noel Stockton Big Band Shows I and II, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Snoopy!!!!!, Die Goue Kring (also composer), Met Permissie Gesê, Romeo and Juliet, Brommer in die Boord, Nathaniel and Stockton in Concert, Grease, The Wiz, Sound of Music (for Eunice High School) and Flamenco - Jazz Fiesta.

Noel was a member of the PACOFS Symphony Orchestra and Senior Lecturer at the Musicon in Bloemfontein for 17 years, and lecturer in Jazz Studies and Theory at the University of the Free State and Pretoria University.

Musicians who will perform, include Noel Stockton (piano), the Nöthling-Strydom Duo (with Danrè Strydom – clarinet and Grethe Nöthling – piano), Francois Henkins (violin), Elspeth Neary (violin), Anna van Niekerk (viola), Anmari van der Westhuizen (cello), Tilla Henkins (cello), Geruan Geldenhuys (flute), Xavier Cloete (bassoon), Marco D’Angelo (trumpet), George Foster (tuba), Petro Engelbrecht (piano), Lesley-Ann Mathews (piano) and Jasmin Antonie (castanets).

PROGRAMME:

  • Six short pieces for Violin and Piano
  • Antiphonals for Trumpet and Piano
  • Diversions for Violin, Recorder and Piano
  • Invocation and Chant for solo V’Cello and Bembe
  • Three pieces for Clarinet and Piano
  • Sonatina for Tuba and Euphonium (Bassoon)
  • Sol Y Sombra Suite (in honour of Uys Krige)
  • Dance suite for Flute and String Quartet

ADMISSION

  • R70 (adults)
  • *R50 (pensioners)
  • *R50 (UFS staff)
  • *R40 (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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