(Right: James
Grace)
Friends of Music in association with
Christopher Duigan's Music Revival presents James Grace (guitar) and
Christopher Duigan (piano) in Together
Again.
The concert will take place at the Durban Jewish Centre on January 26,
2020.
The Duigan & Grace Duo, an unusual
combination of piano and guitar, has won a popular following at major festivals
and on stages across South Africa.
Their programmes together include many of
their own duo arrangements and improvisations on classic melodies, jazz
standards, Latin milongas and Spanish classics.
(Left: Christopher
Duigan)
For this concert, Duigan will play a
fascinating solo piano selection from his programme My Favourite Things, a choice of his personal favourites drawn from
his repertoire. This includes music by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff,
Scott Joplin, Ernesto Nazareth and Arvo Pärt.
James Grace will play classical guitar
solos from the Spanish repertoire by Albeniz, Tarrega and Granados. Their
session will end with duo favourites, Black
Orpheus, Fields of Gold, Tico Tico and Duigan’s own composition Indigo, a favourite at any Duigan and
Grace concert.
Cape Town-based James Grace is a SAMA
nominated artist with a string of successful recordings under his belt. He
studied at the Royal College of Music in London as a Foundation Scholar with
Carlos Bonell. Upon graduating, he became the first guitarist in the history of
the College to receive the Tagore Gold Medal, an annual award presented to the
most outstanding student. After spending two years in Doha, in the Arabian
State of Qatar where he taught guitar at an International Music Centre, He
returned to South Africa and was appointed Head of Classical Guitar Studies at
the University of Cape Town.
Christopher Duigan is one of South Africa's
busiest concert artists, giving 100 performances annually. His performance
range from those of the core classical repertoire, both as soloist with
orchestra and in recital to music well beyond the classical repertoire. His
strong sense of community is shown in his active promotion of regular Music
Revival concerts across KZN and other parts of the country. These concerts have
not only developed new audiences in various communities but also provided
performance platform for many young and aspiring soloists. Duigan's work as an
entrepreneurial musician has attracted international attention for his
innovative and ground-breaking approach. His activities have been said to be
truly representative of a 21st century classical musician.
The concert will take place on January 26,
2020, at 15h00 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga (Old Fort) Road,
Durban. Tickets R120 (R100 FOM Members) available at the door.
For more information contact
friendsofmusic@webmail.co.za or phone Keith on 071 505 1021.
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