The Durban Symphonic choir will perform a Palm Sunday concert tomorrow which also celebrates 60 years of music making.
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KZN music lovers are in for a feast this weekend with three major classical music events taking place in the province tomorrow.
First up Baroque 2000 opens its new season featuring the KZNPO’s Refiloe Olifant on violin on Sunday March 29 at 11.30am at St James Church in Venice Road, Morningside.
The programme, titled “Bach Family” features Johann Bernhard Bach’s Ouverture Suite in G Minor; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Violin Concerto in A Minor and “Befiehl du deine Wege”; and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach’s Sinfonia in F major.
Tickets at R200 available at the door, and children enter free. There is free and secure parking in Venice and Sir Arthur roads.
Baroque 2000 invites music lovers to become a subscriber where the season of 8 concerts costs R1400). For more information contact Michel at sursouth@iafrica.com 082 303 5241
Violinist Refiloe Olifant will perform a Bach concerto with Baroque 2000 tomorrow.
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The Durban Symphonic Choir and the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra present an afternoon of choral music on Sunday, March 29 at 3pm at St Joseph’s Cathedral, Mariannhill.
This year the Durban Symphonic Choir is celebrating 60 years of music-making.
The first half of the programme features music by Mozart, including his Regina coeli, Laudate Dominum, and the Alleluja from Exsultate, Jubilate. These works will highlight the talents of soloists from the choir’s own ranks – Sibonelo Mbanjwa, Gabrielle Wills, and Billi-Jean Parker. It concludes with Handel’s famous Hallelujah Chorus.
The choir and orchestra come together for Karl Jenkins’ Requiem, a work admired for its compelling contrasts: Dramatic choral passages and sweeping orchestral textures convey the grandeur of the traditional Latin Requiem, while the inclusion of delicate Japanese haiku introduces moments of calm reflection and lyrical beauty, creating a work that is both powerful and contemplative.
The performance is directed by Ros Conrad and conducted by Chad Hendricks.
Tickets: R130 (under 12’s free), available online at Quicket or at the door. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Soprano Nozuko Teto sings with pianist Chris Duigan at Hilton College.
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In the Midlands, soprano Nozuko Teto, saxophonist Maxine Matthews and concert pianist, Christopher Duigan will perform “Music for a summer Afternoon” at the Margot Chamberlain Recital Room, Hilton College on Sunday March 29 at 3pm.
Teto will sing Italian operatic arias from "La Bohème", and "La Wally", complemented by classical, traditional songs and sacred music like “The Holy City” and “Panis Angelicus”.
Teto was born in Bizana, Eastern Cape and obtained her Bachelor of Music from the University of KwaZulu Natal and her post-graduate diploma in opera from the University of Cape Town as a student of Kamal Khan and Virginia Davids. Thanks to a scholarship from the Nicolai Ghiaurov Foundation she was able to study with the famous soprano Mirella Freni. During her time in Europe, she has sung at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti in Modena with the Puccini Festival Orchestra, in Amsterdam with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and with the Rotterdam Symphony.
Maxine Matthews-Meyer presents a selection of Duigan’s own compositions including the popular ‘Bar Stool Tango' and ‘Himeville' from 'Four KZN Landscapes’. Born in Mauritius, she studied under Werner Dannewitz in Durban before heading to Greece and France to complete a Diplome de Perfectionement with distinction in Besançon, France, under the renowned classical saxophonists Cecile Dubois and Laurent Blanchard. She joined the teaching staff at The Wykeham Collegiate in Pietermaritzburg this year.
Duigan who is known to local audiences for his series of classical performances across KZN, plays selections from recent programmes including music by Chopin and Liszt.
Tickets R150 from webtickets.