NewMusic Indaba 2007 @ UNISA 10-13 Oct
Composers, music fundi’s and junkies, get to the NewMusic Indaba 2007 at Unisa’s musicology department from the 10th – 13th October 2007 in Tshwane: NewMusicSA (South African Section of the ISCM) proudly announces its forthcoming New Music Indaba festival. The New Music Indaba has relocated from Grahamstown (in the winter) to Tshwane (in the spring) and the 8th edition of this experimental and innovative festival will take place from 10-13 October 2007 at the University of South Africa (Sunnyside Campus) and the University of Pretoria’s Musaion. The New Music Indaba will consist of four days of masterclasses and workshops for composers, with international artists in residence The Schubert Ensemble of London and South African pianist Jill Richards, and guest composer Stefans Grové. Plus concerts of new works and improvisation, installations and videos, and a mini-conference on composition. Day 1 Wednesday 10 October FORUM: SOUTH AFRICA’S INSTRUMENTAL VOICES 10h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 2 hrs 30 mins Chair: Chris Walton (University of Pretoria) OPENING OF AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATION 14h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 45 mins Aryan Kaganof & Michael Blake Reverie (2003) World Première Gerhard Marx & Clare Loveday The Collision Project (2006) COMPOSERS WORKSHOP 1 15h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 2 hrs OPENING CONCERT: SONGS OF AFRICA 18h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 1 hr Max de Vries marimba Peter Klatzow Song for Stephanie Martin Scherzinger Chorale: Afrika South African Première Day 2 Thursday 11 October COMPOSERS MASTERCLASS 1 10h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 2 hrs 30 mins Schubert Ensemble COMPOSERS WORKSHOP 2 15h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 2 hrs Day 3 Friday 12 October COMPOSERS MASTERCLASS 2 10h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 2 hrs 30 mins Schubert Ensemble PIANO RECITAL: STEFANS GROVÉ 85TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 13h00 | Musaion, University of Pretoria | 1 hr Jill Richards piano Stefans Grové Five Glimpses Robert Fokkens New Work South African Première COMPOSERS MASTERCLASS 3 14h30 | Musaion, University of Pretoria | 2 hrs 30 mins Jill Richards and Stefans Grové SOUNDPAINTING 18h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 1 hr Ensemble directed by Marc Duby Day 4 Saturday 13 October OPEN REHEARSALS 10h00 | Sunnyside Concert Hall, Unisa | 2 hrs Schubert Ensemble and Selected Composers CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL 13h00 | Sunnyside Concert Hall, Unisa | 1 hr Schubert Ensemble Programme includes works by participants in the Composers Masterclasses World Première COMPOSERS WORKSHOP 3 15h00 | AHVAM (Seminar Room) | 2 hrs PLEASE NOTE: EVENT: OPENING OF NEWMUSIC INDABA AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATION VENUE: ART HISTORY, VISUAL ARTS AND MUSICOLOGY DEPT, UNISA DATES: 10 OCTOBER 2007, 14h00 ENQUIRIES: CAMERON HARRIS 076 529 4601 This year’s NewMusic Indaba includes an audiovisual installation...
Free Workshops at Joy of Jazz!
Jazz Heads take note – we’ve been meaning to give you the “heads up” on this for ages and hope we’re not too late and that there is still space in the free workshops. Some of the world’s top jazz masters, appearing at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival, will run free workshops teaching youngsters and musicians the intricacies of the craft. The jazz stars are the collective winners of 17 Grammy Awards, the world-renowned Count Basie Orchestra; trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis from the world famous Marsalis family of New Orleans,; revolutionary trip hop French band No Jazz; the Clarke/Duke Project which features bassist Stanley Clarke and pianist George Duke; Israel’s Common Bond and local saxophonist Shannon Mowday. In celebration of Women’s Month, Standard Bank and Gwen Ansell, will also be offering a week-long practical workshop for women arts writers. The annual Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival runs in a selection of Newtown venues from Thursday, 23 August to Saturday, 25 August. Mandie van der Spuy, head of arts sponsorship at Standard Bank explains the rationale behind the Joy of Jazz workshops: “The Festival not only offers local jazz lovers the best of international and African jazz, it also hopes to give something back. The information and knowledge that these musical giants share during the workshops goes a long way in affirming and mentoring young South African musicians and hopefully sees to the success of the industry in years to come.” The Lady Porcupine writing course, which runs from August 20 to 24 in Newtown, will be run by Gwen Ansell, music/jazz writer and journalism trainer. The week-long course is offered at a fee of R1500 which covers all teaching and materials. Fifteen scholarships will be made available to women candidates who meet the course entry requirements. Music workshops: Thursday August 23 10.30am to 2.30pm Performers: George Duke & Stanley Clarke Theme: Electric Piano & Synthesiser/Bassline Venue: South West Gauteng College Performers: The Count Basie Orchestra Theme: Big bands Venue: Music Academy of Gauteng Performers: No Jazz Theme: Slam Jazz Venue: Central Johannesburg College Performer: Delfeayo Marsalis Theme: Trombone and performance techniques Venue: Tshwane University Performer: Common Bond Theme: Jam session Venue: Vaal University Monday August 20 to 24 10am to 5pm Performers: Shannon Mowday Theme: Composition & Performance Techniques Venue: Bassline and other venues For more information contact Mojalefa at T Musicman on 011 326 0141 or email ar@tmusicman.co.za. More details on the Gwen Ansell’s Lady Porcupine jazz writing course, Shannon Mowday and all other workshops on...
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