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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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Khanyisile Mthetwa – flute recital

Khanyisile Mthetwa – flute recital
with Lesley-Ann Mathews (piano)
6 August 2011
Odeion
19:30

Khanyisile began her musical education at the age of 15 at the Centre for Gifted Children in Johannesburg in 2000. Khanyisile made her début as soloist with the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra at the age of 16 with the Mozart Concerto No. 2 under the baton of Chris Dowdeswell. She studied at the University of Pretoria with dr John Hinch. After two years she continued her studies at the Music Conservatoire in Nice and played principal piccolo in the Symphony Orchestra of Lugano in Switzerland. She also completed a diploma specializing in orchestral training at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatoire in Milan (Italy) where she graduated as the premier prix laureate. In 2009 she completed her performance diploma study at the acclaimed Superior Conservatoire (Paris) under the tutelage of prof. Gabriel Fumet. During her studies abroad she received master classes from Trevor Wye, Tessa Brink, Ljubisa Jovanovic, Emmanuel Pahud to name but a few.

In 2005 Khanyisile was the overall winner in the UNISA competition for new Talent. She was the recipient of the section for woodwinds in the National Ronnie and Rhona Lubner competition for orchestral musicians. She was recipient of the Pretorium Trust bursary at the University of Pretoria and awarded a leadership bursary by the University of Pretoria and The National Research Foundation. She won the Apollo Foundation bursary for overseas study 3 years consecutively. She was awarded bursaries by both the National Arts Council and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

In 2006 she played principal flute in the South African National Youth orchestra at the Beethoven Festival (Bonn, Germany). On the same tour she played principal flute in Beethoven 5th Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert Blomstead. Khanyisile was also a member of the World Youth Orchestra in 2006. She plays regularly with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of South Africa, the MIAGI Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra. She has performed with the Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic, Milan soloists, the Nice Summer Festival Orchestra and at the Saint Chapelle (Paris). She has given recitals in all the major cities in South Africa and abroad (Atlanta, Washington D.C., Milan, Rome, Como, Geneva, London and Paris).

Khanyisile is currently the flute lecturer at the National School of the Arts.

Program:
Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
Hofmeyr: Incantessimo for solo flute
Prokofiev: Sonata for flute and piano

Master Classes:
Khanyisile will present master classes on Thursday, 4 August from 14:00 – 17:00 in the Odeion. Admission is free.

Admission:
R60 (adults)
R40 (pensioners, students and learners)
Tickets available at Computicket (at all Shoprite / Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall information desk) and at the doors.

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

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