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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

ADMISSION
Free

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


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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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