The
Durban Chamber Choir under the musical direction of Barbara Trofimczyk,
together with the Montpellier Players, will present a concert on May 25 in
Durban and again on June 1 in Pietermaritzburg. The linking with the Montpelier
Players, a locally-based professional ensemble directed by Geza Keyser, promises
a unique concert of choral and instrumental music seldom heard in KZN.
Central
to the programme is the delightful Welcome
to all Pleasures written in 1683 by Henry Purcell in celebration of the
annual Festival of St Cecilia, the patroness of music. Other items on the
programme include sacred works by Pierre de la Rue, Heinrich Schutz, and W A Mozart,
an early String Quartet by Josef Haydn, and some lighter folk song
arrangements. There are also various solo items.
Dr Chris
Cockburn will be the guest conductor at both concerts.
The
Durban Chamber Choir is a group of some 30 singers of all ages which has been
in existence since 1992 after the Errol Slatter Chorale, and later the Oriana
Choir, disbanded. It is currently under the direction of Barbara Trofimczyk
(formerly conductor of the Durban Boys’ Choir). The aim of the choir is to make
known the great wealth of small-scale choral music, sacred and secular,
composed throughout the ages from the Medieval era to contemporary times. The
choir has in the past sung with Baroque 2000 and with the KZNPO, given public
concerts, and participated in various church services.
The
Durban concert will take place at St Thomas’ Church in Musgrave Road, on May 25
at 15h00. Tickets R50 (R30 concessions) available at the door.
The Pietermaritzburg
concert will take place at the Lutheran Church in Hayfields on June 1 at 15h00.
Tickets R50 (R20 concessions) available at the door.
For
further information phone Barbara on 031 201 9739 or 072 328 0605, or email trofi@absamail.co.za or contact Nicole@ngolawsa.co.za
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