Thursday 3 February 2005

This site will be updated on 10 February 2005.

The voice of Drakenstein

jaar groot gehore as individuele kunste- naars gelok, maar die trekkrag van die drie-in-een het 'n groot behoefte onder aanhangers gebly.

Dit het tot die besluit gelei om vanjaar tien konserte plaaslik aan te bied, waarvan een dié voor-Valentynse op- voering in een van ons land se indruk- wekkendste opelug-terreine sal wees. Dit sal ook die groep se enigste optrede in die Wes-Kaap wees.

Drie van die Bestes het in 1998 spontaan begin saamsing en gou die musieklus vir goeie Afrikaanse stemme en lirieke in ons land aangewakker.

Maar dis teen die hange van die Paarlberg dat die groep werklik tot hul reg sal kom, soos deur die kunstenaars Johnny Clegg en Steve Hofmeyr onlangs bewys is.

Die nuwe vertoning sal 'n informele samestelling hê, 'n terugblik op hul optredes in die verlede met die klem op wat gehore die meeste aangegryp het.

Sien dus uit na gunstelinge soos Mannetjies Roux, Time to say Goodbye, La Donna la Mobile, Cotton Fields en O Solo Mio - deurweef met 'n paar verrassings.

Die hekke open om 17:00 en kos en wyn van die streek sal by talle stalletjies aangebied word, wat reeds baie gewild geword het by konsertgangers.

Daar is parkering beskikbaar bo die amfiteater, maar die pendeldiens vanaf Laerskool Courtrai word deur baie mense verkies.

Kaartjies is beskikbaar by Computicket (083-915-8000 of
www.computicket.com) van R70 tot R115.

A FASCINATING piano trio from Japan, an evening of tango and a walk through history with flute and guitar. This is only some of the highlights on the La Motte Concert Programme for the first semester of 2005.

On Saturday the St Florian Piano Trio from Salzburg will perform Haydn's Gypsy Trio and Beethoven's Piano Trio no 5 in D Major.

The trio has achieved wide acclaim both with audiences and critics in Europe, North America and Japan since being founded in 1987.

Violinist, Motoko Mito, cellist, Yoske Ozawa and pianist, Phillip Young founded the St Florian Trio while still students at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria; together they create a unique collaboration, unified by their European music education and common language, German.

Their repertoire includes the rich Classical and Romantic Piano trio literature, and they are also active in both commissioning and performing contemporary works which reflect their international background.

* 5 March: Cape Town Tango Ensemble

* 9 April: Belgian pianist, Ben Roels

* 14 May: Sontonga Quartet

* 4 June: Zomari Duo

Concerts start at 19:00 in the historic cellar at La Motte, R45 Main Road, Franschhoek Valley.

Admission is R100 per person and bookings are valid only after receipt of admission. No refund if booking is cancelled. 

For bookings, please contact Comari on tel 876-3114 or at the La Motte tasting centre.

SUMMER WALTZES and the brand new third act to Sean Bovim's spectacular SwingTime and More will be performed by Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) at the Barnyard Theatre at Bridge House on Friday 11 February.

CTCB's senior principle ballerina, Tracy Li and partner, Daniel Rajna dance together, along-side other well-known artists Johnny Bovang, Megan Swart, Robin van Wyk, Mervyn Williams and Andre Sauer.

This  popular production follows on the success of CTCB's SwingTime at the Ballet which premièred at the Artscape Theatre in December 2003 and was presented at the Barnard Theatre in February 2004. 

This year, choreographer Sean Bovim has created a whole new act, adding more swinging good times to the year-old ballet that is already an established Cape Town favourite.

Drawing on the diverse talents of the Cape Town City Ballet dancers, SwingTime and More incorporates styles such as tap, jazz, swing and big-band show dancing.

This will be followed by some of the best loved waltzes from ballets which include Coppelia, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

Veronica Paeper's hugely popular The Emperor Waltz, first choreographed in 1986 on Clare Shepard-Wilson, Keith Mackintosh, Janet Lindup and Allison Foat.

This waltz makes a comeback with the younger artists of the company, along with the much loved Waltz of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.

Also being performed are David Poole's Sleeping Beauty, The Fiancèes from Swan Lake, Cecily Robinson's Waltz of the Hours from Copelia and Norman Furber's popular Raymonda, Waltz and pas de deux.

To book,  call Robyn on 874-1505, 082-371-3267 or
theatre@bridgehouse.org.za.

THE talented Amanda Tiffin will perform in Paarl on Sunday 27 February at the Grande Roche amphitheatre at 18:00.

This is the 12th annual Gala Concert at the Grande Roche Hotel Amphitheatre presented in aid of Drakenstein Hospice.

Tiffin will perform with her three-piece band in the cabaret "Piano in my pocket".  

She is an accomplished pianist and vocalist, paying tribute to greats such as Carol King, Elton John and Joni Mitchell during her show.

Tickets are R180 including snacks and a wine bar, available from the Hospice office in Breda Street, Paarl, during normal working hours, tel 872-4060.

AANDKLASSE in musiekteorie word weer van Woensdag af by St Alban's Primêr op Wellington aangebied.

Die aanbieder is Martin Deelman, 'n ervare musiekonderwyser.

Hy het verlede jaar begin met dié klasse wat gemik is op mense wat reeds 'n instru- ment kan bespeel, asook onderwysers. Geen formele oplei- ding is nodig nie.

Met die goed- gunstige ondersteu- ning van St Alban's, kan hy weer die klasse aanbied teen 'n minimale fooi. Navrae by 864-2539.

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