(William
Charlton-Perkins. Pic by Clinton Marius)
William Charlton-Perkins’ Classical Notes
dated June 22, 2018.
The acclaimed Catalan saxophonist David
Salleras returns to South Africa to renew ties with pianist Christopher Duigan
in a series of recitals presented by Music Revival in association with Friends
of Music this month end.
(David
Salleras & Christopher Duigan)
Since his first visit in October 2012,
Salleras has been collaborating on a project of concerts and has recorded two
albums with Christopher Duigan. Salleras, who lives in Barcelona, Spain, has
attracted international attention through his fluency in a variety of musical
styles. His innovative compositions, which incorporate traditional flamenco
idioms with contemporary and avant-garde performing techniques, are performed
by saxophonists worldwide.
For this series, which includes appearances
in Johannesburg and Grahamstown, the two musicians will perform works from the
traditional saxophone repertoire by Jules Demersseman, JS Bach, Darius
Milahaud’s Scaramouche and music from
Spanish composer/saxophonist by Pedro Itturalde. Itturalde’s Suite Hellenique traditionally offers
pianist and saxophonist plenty of opportunity to explore a wide range of
dynamic interplay through a variety of musical styles. Also on the programme
will be Salleras and Duigan’s own creative arrangements of music by Astor
Piazzolla, Salleras’ own solo Caprices,
and Duigan’s compositions from the albums
Indigo and Midnight Blue.
The KZN itinerary of the Salleras / Duigan
recital tour is as follows: June 26 at 19h30 at St Agnes Church, Kloof
(tickets R100 include refreshments at interval); June 27 at 19h00 at Grace
Hall, Ashton International College, Albertina Way, Ballito (opp. Ballito
Hospital); June 28 at 19h00, Amber Auditorium, Howick (residents and their
guests only, tickets R60 at Amber Valley Office); June 29 at 19h45, Casa
Mexicana, 35 Montgomery Drive, Athlone, Pietermaritzburg (tickets R120 concert
only including refreshment /R200 including dinner from 18h00, dinner guests bring your own wine, dinner
bookings of four or more have a reserved
table. Or join other guests at one of the communal tables. Tables of 2/3
(where possible) provided on request. Secure parking);
Further concerts take place on June 30 at
18h30 and July 1 at 11h00, Highgate Wine Estate Cellar (adjacent to Piggly
Wiggly Country Village, 1 Dargle Rid, Lions River) Cash wine/coffee bar
available before the concert, tickets: R130; Sunday at 15h00, Tatham Art
Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, secure parking (tickets R80). Bookings at Music
Revival email booking@musicrevival.co.za or Music Revival 083 417 4473 (SMS or WhatsApp preferred.
Their final recital will be for Friends of
Music on Tuesday July 3 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga Road. Tickets
at door. Secure parking provided.
(Norwegian
conductor Cathrine Winnes)
The KZN Philharmonic’s fourth and final
Winter Season concert in The Playhouse Opera theatre on Thursday (June 28) sees
Norwegian conductor Cathrine Winnes on the podium for a programme that features
Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture, Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, and a potpourri
of vocal music. This showcases a quartet of soloists, led by soprano Nozuko
Teto, including Ntokozo Mhlongo, Khulekani Khumalo and Andile Dlamini, with
four of Durban’s finest choirs – Prince Mshiyeni Choir, Thokozani Choral
Society, Clermont Community Choir and the Durban Symphonic Choir. Two great
Handel items – the imposing Coronation
Anthem, Zadok the Priest, and Merab’s haunting aria, Author of Peace, from the oratorio Saul offset by three short items by South Africa composers: Plea for Africa by John Knox Bokwe, Madiba by Phelelani Mnomiya and Credo from the Zulu Mass in B-Flat Major
by Qiniseala Sibisi. The evening culminates with the deeply moving Lacrimosa from Mozart’s Requiem, and Haydn’s exhilarating choral
ensemble, The Heavens Are Telling
from The Creation – an uplifting end
to the season. Booking is through Computicket. - William Charlton-Perkins
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