(Above: The Durban Chamber Choir. Pic supplied)
Zurich-based countertenor, Nathan Julius, and the Durban Chamber Choir present a celebration of song in the Howard College Theatre at on Sunday September 8 at 15h00.
The spring afternoon concert will weave seamlessly between extraordinary soprano solos and the cappella nuances of choral works. Julius will be accompanied by Christopher Cockburn on piano and the Durban Chamber Choir sing under the direction of Andrew-John Bethke.
Composers include Purcell, Brahms, Handel and Poulenc as well as South African music and its diverse cultures with Daar Kom Die Alibama by Aitchison and a tender Xhosa lullaby, Tu tu Mama”, arranged by Andrew Tracey.
Although Julius lives and works in Switzerland, he’s a home-grown South African talent - born in Cape Town with Old Boy roots from The Drakensberg Boys Choir and Hilton College.
The Durban Chamber Choir has been in existence for over 20 years. Its first members were mostly choristers from the Errol Slatter Chorale. The choir’s repertoire is wide-ranging from early plainchant to the contemporary choral repertoire, Renaissance to modern, sacred to secular, accompanied by organ, piano and small orchestral ensembles.
The Choir gives regular concerts in Durban and Pietermaritzburg, and has also visited several smaller towns in KwaZulu-Natal, performing in churches, school halls and retirement homes – wherever it can bring pleasure to lovers of choral music. It is made up of voluntary members of all ages and from all walks of life, united in their love for choral singing.
Spring is for Singing takes place at the Howard College Theatre, University of KZN (UKZN Gate 1) on September 8, at 15h00.
Tickets R130 at Quicket - https://www.quicket.co.za/events/276542-spring-is-for-singing/
For more information contact 083 326 323
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