(William
Charlton-Perkins. Pic by Clinton Marius)
Baroque 2000 to perform in memory of Simon Milliken
The next Baroque 2000 concert in Durban will exceptionally
be at St Mary’s Anglican Church in Greyville, on Sunday October 7, 2018, at 15h00
in memory of double-bass player Simon Milliken, a dedicated musician and
passionate nature lover. A founder member of the Baroque 2000 ensemble back in
1998, Simon was brutally murdered on Friday August 31 while on a bird-watching
hike in Durban’s Burman Bush nature reserve.
(Simon Milliken. Pic by Michel Schneuwly)
The concert programme is entitled Nature and Birds and will include the Church’s Bell-Ringers, a
group of which Simon was an active member. It will be followed by the moving Carillon des Morts by Michel Corrette.
Evelien Ballantine will be the solo flautist of Vivaldi’s concerto Il Gardellino (“The Goldfinch”), and the
Ensemble’s Concertmaster, violinist Ralitza Macheva, will perform the “Spring”
Concerto from the Four Seasons by the same composer. She will also perform the
moving Les Pleurs by Marin Marais.
Cape Town soprano Elsabé Richter will join in the programme
with her glorious voice and perform the beautiful and acrobatic Sweet Bird Aria from Handel’s Pastoral Ode, L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il
Moderato, as well as Pourquoy Doux
Rossignols by De Bousset. The famous Les
Elemens by Jean-Féry Rebel will take the audience on an epic journey
through earth, fire, wind, water, lighting and storms, featuring flutes, oboes,
bassoon and some percussion.
Tickets R150 at the door. There is ample parking around the
church and car guards will be on site. For more information, call Michel on 082
303 5241 or email sursouth@iafrica.com
- William Charlton-Perkins
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