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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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Jean-Pierre Calitz: Former Kovsie music student gives piano recital

23 Junie 2011
Odeion
19:30

Jean-Pierre Calitz was the first prizewinner of the MUSICON National Piano competition (Now Arts Trust Competition) in 2001 and 2002 as well as the MUSICON Soloists Competition in 2003. He was a member of the winning ensemble at the Stellenbosch Chamber Music Competition in 2002 where he was the only pianist to receive a prize for outstanding ensemble playing.

During his undergraduate university career Jean-Pierre was awarded merit scholarships by the University of the Free State and Music study scholarships by the South African Music Rights Organization. He was a participant in master classes with Niel Immelman (Royal College of Music - London), Andrea Bonnata (Italy), Petronel Malan (USA), Dana Cilliers and Nina Schumann. In 2006, Jean-Pierre was invited to perform the Mozart Quintet for Winds and Piano with the University Wind Quintet for the Stellenbosch University’s annual International Chamber Music Festival. In the same year, as a member of the South African National Youth Orchestra, he toured to Germany to perform at the well-known Beethovenfest.

His main teachers in South Africa were Nettie Immelman, Ella Fourie and Albie van Schalkwyk. He furthered his studies at the Western Michigan University in the United States where he studied with Silvia Roederer. He was named a Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Fellow - which included a master class performance for André Watts.

He recently graduated with a Masters degree in Piano performance. In the summer of 2009/10 he studied with Bachauer Gold Medalist, Lori Sims, at the Bayview Music festival. Jean-Pierre is a candidate for the Doctorate in Music (piano performance) at the Université de Montréal under Paul Stewart. His research is focused on the "Fairytales" by Nikolai Medtner.

Jean-Pierre was selected as a competitor of the UNISA National Piano Competition in Pretoria from 9 – 16 July 2011.

Programme:
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus: XI Première communion de la Vierge "The Virgin's first communion"
Bach: Partita in C minor, BWV 826
Medtner: Fairytales, Op. 20
Prokofiev: Sonata in A major, Op 82.

Admission:
Free

Enquiries:
Odeion School of Music (051 – 401 2810).

 

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