Baroque 2000's next concert takes place on
April 2 at the Church of the Monastery Mariannhill.
The programme breaks new ground for the
ensemble and includes Telemann's Fantasia for solo violin, which will be played
by Refiloe Olifant, and the same composer's Concerto for four unaccompanied
violins TWV 203, played by Rlitza Matcheva, Petya Koleva, Refiloe Olifant and
Roberto Palma.
In Conclusion,
also by Telemann, for strings, oboe and trumpet, the soloists are Maggie Deppe
and Michel Schneuwly. The main work is
Bach's secular cantata Weichet
nur,betrübte Schatten (Yield now, troubling shadows), BWV 202. The soprano
Vanessa Tait Jones is the soloist. Known as the Wedding Cantata, it may have
been composed for Bach's second wife.
There are also two pieces by Handel: the
Concerto Grosso op6 no 3, and the Concerto a Quattro no 2 in D.
The concert takes place on April 2 at 11h30
at the Church of the Monastery Mariannhill. Tickets R150 at the door, and there
is free and safe parking. The Monastery Tea Garden will be open before and
after the concert. For more information contact Michel on 082 303 5241 or email
sursouth@iafrica.com
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