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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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Mandie de Villiers-Schutte (soprano) & Waldo Weyer (piano)

Photo: Kobie van Rensburg

Mandie de Villiers-Schutte (soprano) & Waldo Weyer (piano)
Poulenc: The Human Voice (La Voix Humaine)
19 May 2011
Odeion
19:30

Mandie studied at the North-West University under Prof. Werner Nel where she received her B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees (cum laude). She completed part of her master’s degree studies at the Academy of Music in Oslo (Norway) under the guidance of Svein Bjørkøy and Håkan Hagegård. She was a finalist and semi-finalist in various national competitions and a prize winner in the 2006 South African Student Opera competition. She has received master classes from Maarten Koningsberger, Kobie van Rensburg, Mimi Coertze, Lena Lootens, Roger Vignoles and Lawrence Zazzo. She has performed in various opera productions such as L’elisir d’amore (Gianetta), Rita (Rita), Zauberflöte (Pamina), Le Nozzi di Figaro (Susannah), Hänsel und Gretel (Gretel) and Fledermaus (Adele). She also sang in various oratorios like, the St John’s Passion, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Haydn’s Creation (Schöpfung). Mandie frequently performs at South Africa’s National Arts Festivals. Since 2009 she has been traveling with Cape Town Opera with their production of Showboat to Sweden (Malmö) and France (Paris). In the same year she was invited as guest soloist at the Landestheater Niederbeyern in Passau (Germany) to sing Poppea in Monteverdi’s L’incoronatione di Poppea. In 2011 she was touring to Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Luxemburg with the ensemble Cosi Facciamo - Ensemble für Alte und Neue Musik to sing Ginevra in their production of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante.

Waldo studied B.Mus. at the then Potchefstroom University under Prof. G.W. Koornhof. From 1993 he continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music (London) where he received his B.Mus. degree in piano performance under Hamish Milne and Patsy Toh as well as his LRAM (with distinction). In 2003 he received his M.Mus. degree (cum laude). As accompanist he has received several positive reviews for performances at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and Aardklop from 2000-9 as well as the lieder concert series of Mimi Coertse. In 2005-6 he was the official accompanist for the UNISA national and international Voice Competitions. Waldo received master classes from, amongst others, Helmut Deutsch (Germany), Frank Heneghan (Ireland), Tim Ehlen (USA), Thomas Hecht (NZ), Caroline Oltmanns (USA) and Joseph Banowetz (USA). He has performed as soloist with the Pro Musica Orchestra and COSA (Chamber Orchestra of South Africa). He is since 2000 lecturer in piano and pedagogy at the University of North West.

 
 

Admission:
R120 (adults)
R80 (pensioners, students and learners)
Tickets available at Computicket (at all Shoprite / Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall / Waterfront information desks) and at the doors.

Enquiries:
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 - 401 2504)
 

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