Jeanne-Louise is the violist of the Odeion String Quartet at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. She is also the viola lecturer at the University of the Free State. She was appointed as violist of the Odeion String Quartet after many years as principal violist in various professional orchestras in South- Africa. As a soloist she performed with many South African orchestras. Jeanne-Louise completed her B.Mus degree at the University of Pretoria. She was the winner of many awards and competitions. As a student she went to Salzburg and received lessons from the well know violist and pedagogue, Thomas Riebl. She completed her M.Mus degree at the University of the Free State in 2014 with distinction.
Jeanne-Louise is an experienced chamber musician and soloist. She performs regularly with some of South Africa’s foremost musicians. Many South African composers have composed works for Jeanne-Louise.
She has performed at four International Viola Congresses: Stellenbosch, Rotterdam and Rochester, New York. In June 2022 Jeanne-Louise did an online lecture recital for the American Viola Society and the 47th International Viola Congress at Columbus State University in June 2022. The presentation Expanding Viola Repertoire through Intercultural Musical Collaborations was adone in collaboration with the Ethnomusicologist Dr.Joseph Kunnuji.
Jeanne-Louise is the principal violist of the Free State Symphony Orchestra as well as the Mzansi National Symphony Orchestra. She feels very passionate about expanding the repertoire for viola, especially by South African Composers and also the recording the wonderful compositions for Viola by South African Composers.
Louise Moolman
SOLO CONCERTS
• Performed as soloist together with Samson Diamond with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their Winter Concert Series, conducted by Daniel Boico at the Playhouse in Durban (2 June 2022). WA Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K364 in E-flat major for Violin and Viola and Orchestra.
• Performed as soloist together with Samson Diamond with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the World Symphony Winter Season, conducted by Daniel Boico at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg (16 June 2022) W.A Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K 364 in E-flat major for Violin. Viola and Orchestra.
Solo recital
• Viola and Friends (2 November 2022) Odeion, Bloemfontein as part of the Klank and Klassik Vrystaat Festival.
Solo recital with pianist Elna van der Merwe, Ruan Baartman (double bass), Samson Diamond (violin), Joseph Kunnuji (trumpet, percussion), viola ensemble from Mangaung String Project.
Congresses
• 2022 American Viola Society Festival &47th International Viola Congress: (4 June 2022)
Lecture recital in collaboration with Dr Joseph Kunnuji (UFS Ethnomusicology)
Expanding Viola Repertoire through Intercultural Musical Arrangements
• SASRIM Congress: Presenters: Joseph Kunnuji and Jeanne-Louise Moolman
Topic: Inclusivity through Intercultural Musical Collaborations: Odeion and Mangaung String Project explore Indigenous Songs.
Chamber music
Performed country wide as violist in the Take Four Piano Quartet in eight concerts:
• 31 July (George)
• 1 Aug (Knysna)
• 3 Aug (Graaff Reinet)
• 5 August (Plettenberg Bay)
• 7 Aug (Johannesburg)
• 9 Aug (Pretoria)
• 10 October (Stellenbosch) Toyota Woordfees
• 24 November (Bloemfontein).
External examiner
• External Examiner for M.Mus Viola Examination. NMU
• External Examiner for String Faculty of University of Stellenbosch.
• Adjudicator for senior strings at the Vrystaatse Kunswedstryd in August.
Guest principal violist with other orchestras
• Principal Viola in Mzanzi National Philharmonic Orchestra in a Performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 in E minor Op.98 conducted by Joseph Young. Wits 100 Year Centenary, Linder Auditorium, Johannesburg (27,28 July 2022)
• Violist in Mzanzi National Orchestra Philharmonic with National Tour. Beethoven Symphony nr 9, conducted by Marine Alsop
• Principal Viola in The South African/American Music Exchange. Sounds and Words of Remembrance Honouring Nelson Mandela. (4 December 2022) NM University
Concerrts with Odeion String Quartet
Odeion String Quartet Concerts 2022
2022 was a busy year for the Odeion String Quartet and included 31 live performances, a recording and masterclasses.
Lunch hour concerts
They continued with a project performing string quartets by Haydn once a month at lunch hour concerts in the Odeion. These concerts were often also repeated at retirement homes in Bloemfontein.
Quartet of Peace
The Quartet of Peace is the name given to a small ensemble representing South Africa’s four Nobel Peace Laureates: Desmond Tutu, Albert Luthuli, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. Created by master craftsman Brian Lisus, the group consists of two violins, a viola and a cello – with each instrument symbolising one of the statesmen. The Odeion Quartet performed on these instruments on various occasions.
Collaborations with different soloists
The Odeion String Quartet collaborated with three internationally renowned musicians –pianist Charl du Plessis, accordionist Pietro Roffi and cellist Susan Mouton - during 2022.
With Charl du Plessis they performed the Piano quintet op. 34 in f minor (Brahms).
They performed works by Mozart, Vivaldi and Piazzolla with the Italian accordionist Pietro Roffi.
Susan Mouton was the guest artist with the OSQ in the String Quintet in C major (Schubert).
Recordings
The Odeion String Quartet made a recording for Brooklyn Theatre TV, Odeion Auditorium which was streamed from 15 April. The programme included works by Haydn, Schubert and Hugo Wolf.
Another recoding featuring music by Schubert and Haydn was streamed from 20 May.
Other
The Odeion String Quartet was asked to perform at an event honouring Prof. Hubert Van Der Spuy, former head of music exams at Unisa, on his 80th Birthday at Nazareth House Chapel in Pretoria. The programme consisted of string quartets by Schubert, Rainier and Brahms.
1. Opening of the Theology and Religion Faculty, Monday, 14 February 2022
Playing on the Quartet of Peace Instruments
Odeion Auditorium
2. Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 13:10
Haydn lunch hour concert, Odeion Auditorium
Haydn String Quartets Op. 50 no 1&2
3. Thursday, 03 March 2022, 19:30
Odeion String Quartet in concert with guest artist, Charl du Plessis (pianist)
Odeion Auditorium
Brahms String Quartet op. 51 no 1 in c minor and Brahms Piano quintet op. 34 in f minor
4. Tuesday, 08 March 2022, 11:00 & 13:10
Haydn lunch hour concert, Hillendale retirement village and Odeion Auditorium
Haydn String Quartets Op. 50 no. 3 & 4
5. Friday, March, the 18th 2022 at 14h00
Presentation lecture on Quartet of Peace Instruments with Brian Lisus, the luthier as special guest speaker, Prof Francis Petersen, Prof Heidi Hudson, Prof Brian Figaji and Odeion String Quartet members, Odeion Auditorium
6. Sunday, 20 March 2022
Recording for Brooklyn Theatre TV, Odeion Auditorium
Schubert “Quartettsatz” and Haydn String quartet
“Italian Serenade” of works by Wolf,
7. Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 11:00 & 13:10
Haydn lunch hour concert, Serenitas & Odeion Auditorium
String Quartets op. 50 no. 5 & 6
8. Thursday, 14 April 2022, 19:30
Odeion String Quartet in concert with guest artist, Charl du Plessis (pianist)
Dias Museum, Mosselbay
Brahms String Quartet op. 51 no 1 in c minor and Brahms Piano quintet op. 34 in f minor
9. Friday, 15 April 2022, 09:00
Moederkerk, George
Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ
10. Concert tour with Pietro Roffi (Accordion player from Italy), 7-15 May 2022
Five concerts in Sasolburg (10 May); Welkom (11 May), Bloemfontein (12 May), Johannesburg (14 May) and Pretoria (15 May).
Works by Mozart, Vivaldi and Piazzolla
11. Monday, 30 May 2022, 13:00 to 15:00
Quartet of Peace Instruments played at Freedom Event presented by Free State Centre for Human Rights
Odeion Auditorium
12. Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 13:10
Haydn lunch hour concert, Odeion Auditorium
Haydn String Quartets op. 54
13. Saturday, 16 July 2022, 11:00
Hubert Van Der Spuy 80th Birthday Concert, Nazareth House, Chapel, Pretoria
String Quartets by Schubert, Rainier and Brahms
14. Thursday, 25 August, 19:30
Odeion String Quartet in concert with guest artist, Susan Mouton (cellist)
Odeion Auditorium
Schostakovich String Quartet no. 3 and Schubert String Quintet
15. Rector’s concert, 2 September 2022
Odeion Auditorium
16. Tuesday, 06 September 2022, 11:00 &13:10
Haydn lunch hour concert, Westerbloem Retirement Village & Odeion Auditorium
Haydn String Quartet op. 55 no. 1 and no. 2
17. 09 September 2022, 11:00
Haydn lunch hour concert, Bayswater Village
Haydn String Quartet op. 55 no. 1&2
18. 18 October 2022, 13:10
Haydn lunch hour concert, Odeion Auditorium
Haydn string quartet op. 1 no. 2, 3 & 4
19. Thursday, 20 October 2022, 18:00
Performance on the Quartet of Peace Instruments at the Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg
20. Sunday, 06 November 2022 Aardklop Aubade, Pretoria (11:00)
Odeion String Quartet in concert with guest artist, Charl du Plessis (pianist)
Brahms String Quartet op. 51 no 1 in c minor and Brahms Piano quintet op. 34 in f minor
21. Tuesday, 08 November 2022 to Saturday, 12 November 2022
Three Cape Town Chamber Collective concerts and a workshop at Frank Petersen Music Centre, Paarl
H. Hofmeyr String Quartet no. 1 and Mendelssohn String quartet op. 13 in A major
22. Sunday, 13 November 2022 Johannesburg Music Society, Johannesburg (16:00)
Odeion String Quartet in concert with guest artist, Charl du Plessis (pianist)
Brahms String Quartet op. 51 no 1 in c minor and Brahms Piano quintet op. 34 in f minor
