(Flautist Bongile Lecoge-Zulu)
This
year the focus of the New Music Indaba is on showcasing some of South Africa's
many talented composers and performers. Formed specifically for the festival, The
South African New Music Ensemble will consist of some of South Africa’s leading
contemporary music performers.
Rather
than the formation of the ensemble being a once-off occurrence for the duration
of the festival, the plan is for the ensemble to become a permanent feature of
the South African new music landscape, with a repertoire of contemporary (and
especially South African) music.
The
ensemble members are Géza Kayser (violin), Marguerite Spies (cello), Brydon
Bolton (double bass), Bongile Lecoge-Zulu (flute), Morné van Heerden
(clarinet), Jill Richards (piano) Frank Mallows (percussion), and conductor
Gerben Grooten.
This
concert will feature solo works and small ensemble works by sub-groups of the
main ensemble, and will include works such as Martinu's Duo no 1 for violin and
cello and Boulez's Douze Notations
(solo piano), and several works by South African composers including Kevin
Volans' Double Take, (clarinet and
piano), Hendrik Hofmeyr's Cadenza
(solo cello) and a new work by Yogin Sullaphen for flute and electronics.
The
South African New Music Ensemble will perform on October 11 at 20h00 in Howard College at UKZN. Tickets R50 (R20 students/pensioners, free
for NewMusicSA members) at the door. For more information, contact 072 822
7988, email: tozerkg@iafrica.com
or visit www.newmusicsa.org.za
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