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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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DUO FourIVTwo

Magdalena de Vries (marimba) & Frank Mallows (vibraphone)

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Odeion

19:30

Duo FourIVTwo featuring Magdalena de Vries (concert marimba) and Frank Mallows (vibraphone) started this formidable ensemble in 2003.   

Frank holds a M.Mus. degree from UCT and studied with Ed Saindon at Berklee College of Music (USA). Frank plays on a Musser gold bar vibraphone.  Magdalena obtained a Postgraduate Diploma with cum laude from the Tokyo College of Music (Japan) where she studied under Prof. Atsushi Sugahara. She won most of the National Music Competitions in South Africa, and was also winner of the Performing Australian International Competition in London (UK). Magdalena plays on a custom-made concert grand Marimba One marimba.

Duo FourIVTwo has performed with great success at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival; the Cape Town Concert Series (Baxter Concert Hall); the Aardklop Festival (Potchefstroom); Northwards House (Johannesburg); Baroque in the Bush (Kruger National Park); the Franschoek Festival; ZK Matthews Auditorium (UNISA); the Enoch Sontonga Conference Hall (UNISA); Oude Libertas Amphitheatre as well as the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival.

They are featured on the CD Myths, Magic and Marimbas.  Duo FourIVTwo is very passionate about performing South African compositions and continues to explore the rich talent of South African composers.

Expect an informative performance of visual spectacle and rich, rhythmic sonorous sensations.  

Programme:

W.A. Mozart – Fantasy in D minor, arr. FA Mallows

World premières – works by SA composers D. Kosviner & N. Stockton 

M. Scherzinger – Florestan's Island (world première)

C. Corea – Children's Songs, arr. FA Mallows

P. Klatzow – Variations on an Uncomposed Kyrie (SA première)

C. Loveday – Hoar Frost

I. Roux – Fasimba

Admission:

R130 (adults), R90 (pensioners, students and learners)

Tickets available at Computicket

Enquiries:   

Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)

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