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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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Vlieë (Afrikaans)

Vlieë (Afrikaans)
Venue: Wynand Mouton Theatre
Dates: 27 & 28 October 2009
Time: 19h30

Text: Jean-Paul Sartre
Director: Stephanie Brink

Tickets:
R 30.00 for adults,
R 25.00 for group bookings 10+,
R 20.00 for students
R 25.00 for scholars/pensioners


Tickets available at Computicket (Mimosa Mall & any Checkers) or at the door.

Die Vlieë, is a modern theatre text by Jean-Paul Sartre and is based on the classic mythology of Orestes and his sister Elektra’s quest for revenge on the murderers of their father, King Agamemnon. The Afrikaans translation was done by Ilne Fourie, - winner of the Sanlam theatre competition as dramatist and as actor as well as Passi’s short story competition in 2007. The production is a third year module production under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Brink. The drama is presented in a postmodernist style, with interaction between the various theatre mediums like projections, sound and lighting. This interaction forms a challenging and multilayered visual experience.

The story is a simple but rational and gripping dialogue between the different characters. After his wonderings, Orestes and his mentor arrive in Argos and find the city of his birth in ruins. Like all of us, he is like a clean sheet of paper, on which we define our souls through our actions. The ruin of the city is given as an example of the state of the natural order of things by the citizens and also by Zeus. Through his unspoiled demeanour and open mind as well as his intellectual background, he sees the corruption and deterioration in his city for what it is. Thus he is compelled to choose between his reason and conforming to the status quo of Argos.

This production is a dramatic, yet simple human tale and promises a titillating and gripping theatre experience for the audiences.
 

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