(Bongani
Tembe at a rehearsal of the orchestra and choirs with conductor Daniel Boico)
The second concert in the KZN Philharmonic
Spring Season 2019 will celebrate 25 years of Democracy in South Africa.
The concert takes place on November 7 in
the Durban City Hall. The conductor will be Daniel Boico with soloist Matilda
Lloyd, performing Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat Major.
Vocalists will be Khayakazi Madlala, (soprano);
Joshua Littleton (boy-soprano); Nana Mkhize (mezzo-soprano); Menzi Mngoma (tenor);
Njabulo Mthimkhulu (baritone) and Andile Dlamini (bass). Choirs include the Clermont
Community Choir; Durban Symphonic Choir; Joyful Sounds and SA Singers.
The programme includes Koapeng’s Overture
to Thina sizwe; Hofmeyr’s Partita Africana; Handel’s And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah; Sibisi N’s Uz’ungangilahli Jehova (Do not abandon me, Lord); and two works by Sibisi
Q: Nkosi Sihawukele (Kyrie Eleison) and
Mvana kaNkulunkulu (Agnus Dei) from
Zulu Mass in B-flat.
Also featured will be Moerane’s Ruri’, ruri’, ketso tsa Rabohle and Haydn’s Sing the Lord Ye Voices All from The Creation as well as Mendelssohn’s Blessed are the men who fear Him and Thanks be to God from Elijah.
(Right: Daniel
Boico)
The eclectic nature reflected in the
wide-ranging repertoire performed in the selection of works to be heard here
testifies to the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic’s honouring its mandate of
addressing the rich cultural diversity that is celebrated among the communities
it serves, both in terms of audience and performers.
For many years, South Africa has been
world-renowned for its unsurpassed wealth of vocal gold, which continues to
find expression not only in the steady stream of acclaimed young opera soloists
who are carving careers for themselves on the international circuit but equally
so in the field of choral singing, which for generations has thrived throughout
this country, not least among the eastern seaboard communities. Choral
competitions are eagerly contested by choirs across the nation, who are as
adept at performing the great classics of master composers such as Handel,
Haydn and Mendelssohn, all represented here, as they are in embracing the
musical creations of acclaimed home-grown composers such as Koapeng, Sibisi,
Moerane and Hofmeyr.
(Left: Matilda
Lloyd)
Juxtaposed among these choral chestnuts,
Haydn’s celebrated Trumpet Concerto offers a thrilling debut platform for the
young British trumpet virtuoso Matilda Lloyd to shine. A favourite of the
trumpet repertoire and possibly Haydn’s most popular concerto, this work was
composed in 1796 while the composer was working on his masterpiece, The Creation. Haydn was intrigued by a
request for a concerto from Anton Weidinger, a trumpeter in the Vienna Court
Orchestra, who invented a keyed trumpet along the lines of a woodwind
instrument; with drilled holes in the body of the instrument, the player could
easily raise the pitch in half-tone steps, enabling them to play chromatic
passages. The modern trumpet has been greatly refined since Weidinger’s time,
but the principle remains the same.
The concert takes place on November 7 in
the Durban City Hall. Booking is through Computicket. To link direct to the KZN
Philharmonic’s website click on the orchestra’s banner advert on the top of the
page or visit kznphil.org.za
The
next concert in the season takes place on November 14 at 19h30. Conductor: Roderick
Cox. Soloist: Dmitry Shishkin, piano. Programme includes Ravel’s Le Tombeau de
Couperin; Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat minor and Brahms’
Symphony No. 4 in e minor.
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