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Odeion Sinfonia Concert
2018-09-16

- In memory of Prof Derek Ochse -

with conductor Anmari van der Westhuizen & soloist Danielle Ceronio (saxophone)

16 September 2018

Odeion

16:00

This Odeion Sinfonia is a string only orchestra housed in the Odeion School of Music comprising string students studying at the OSM and string members of the Free State Youth Orchestra. The orchestra was founded by Derek Ochse with Anmari taking over the baton during her first year of residence at the UFS and the Odeion String Quartet (2009). The principle aims of this orchestra are to provide excellent training and valuable experience in string and ensemble playing, to adequately prepare string students for orchestral playing, to present them with numerous ensemble and orchestral concert playing opportunities and to generally promote quality string and ensemble playing.

Anmari is a highly acclaimed cellist and chamber musician and has more than thirty years of experience in playing and conducting chamber music. She is Adjunct Professor and Head of the OSQ. She graduated from the Stellenbosch University (BMusHons, cum laude), from the Mozarteum, Salzburg (Grosses Diplom, cum laude), and from the Hochschule für Musik (Cologne) under the tutelage of Prof Maria Kliegel (Konzertexamen). Anmari has won prestigious competitions and has had extensive chamber music training by members of the world's best string quartets like the Alban Berg String Quartet, the Amadeus String Quartet, the Borodin String Quartet, the Brodsky String Quartet and the Hagen String Quartet. She performed as a chamber musician and soloist in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Faroe Islands, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Anmari has made several CD recordings, and both her solo CDs with Ilse Schumann received excellent reviews in South Africa and in Austria. She was the conductor / director of the UCT String Ensemble for ten years and is currently the conductor of the Odeion Sinfonia and co-conductor of the Free State Youth Orchestra.

The programme will include the following works:

  • GF Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1
  • R Vaughan Williams - Concerto Grosso
  • N Stockton - Passacaglia for saxophone/horn and strings orchestra (soloist: Danielle Ceronio – saxophone)
  • P Warlock - Capriol Suite

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Free

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Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504) / pretoriusn@ufs.ac.za


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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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