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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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Kayser Quintet

Kayser Quintet
2 June 2011
Odeion
19:30

Géza Kayser
(violin / viola)		 Lisa Thom
(flute)		 David Cohen
 (clarinet)		 Liuben Gadev
(cello)		 David Smith
(piano)
 

Géza Kayser studied as an undergraduate at the Conservatoire in Zürich with Thomas Füri and as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music with György Pauk and members of the Amadeus String Quartet. Géza has performed as soloist with orchestra, given violin and piano recitals, participated in piano trios, string quartets as well as larger ensembles. In 2006 he was chosen to represent South Africa in the World Philharmonic Orchestra in a series of concerts in France. He is currently a member of the KZNPO, teaches privately and plays chamber music with both the violin and viola.

Lisa Thom completed her B.Mus. degree at UCT with Eva Tamassy and her B.Mus.Hons. (cum laude) with Bridget Rennie-Salonen. In 2004 she began her M.Mus. degree and was accepted to study with the world renowned pedagogue, Trevor Wye, in Kent (England). In 2009, Lisa had a year sabbatical from her job in the KZNPO to complete a Post Graduate Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music studying under renowned teacher, Peter Lloyd. She returned to South Africa in 2010 and resumed her co-principal position in the KZNPO.

David Cohen completed a B.Mus. at the University of Cape Town, studying with Johan de Donker and Jim Reinders. As an experienced orchestral musician, he has freelanced extensively with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and is currently the co-principal clarinet in the KZN Philharmonic in Durban. Thanks to generous awards from the Skye Foundation and Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, David recently took a sabbatical to study at the Trinity College of Music in London, where his teachers were Joan Enric Lluna, Fiona Cross and Anthony Jennings.

Liuben Gadev studied at the Bulgarian Academy of Music and was a member of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra for ten years. In 1990 he came to South Africa and was co-principal cellist of the KZNPO until 1995. He currently plays and teaches cello on a freelance basis.

David Smith studied at UCT, completing his B.Mus. and Ph.D. qualifications. He lectured at the University of Natal from 1989 to 2009, initially in music theory and musicology, and from 2002 as the first Professor of Opera and Choral Studies. He has had extensive experience as a chamber pianist and has worked with both singers and instrumentalists.

Programme:
P. Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25, No. 1
B. Bartók: Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano
P. Hindemith: Quartet for piano trio and clarinet (1938)
A. Schönberg: Kammersymphonie Op. 9 arranged by Webern for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

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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