Music festival honours Bach
Two fine music concerts will be held on Sunday, March 30, in Durban. At 11.30am at St James in Morningside a Baroque 2000 concert of the year will be played out, followed by the KZN Philharmonic’s Sinfonia concert in St Thomas Church in Musgrave Road at 15:00.
TO herald autumn, with its cooler afternoons and beautiful light, two magnificent concerts will be played out in Durban on Sunday, March 30, making it a fine one-day music festival.
The first will be the Baroque 2000 concert of the year at St James in Morningside from 11:30 which will be followed by the KZN Philharmonic’s Sinfonia Concert at St Thomas Church in Musgrave Road at 15:00. “Patrons who attend the morning concert, can hold onto their Baroque ticket for the Sinfonia concert and get 10% off their ticket for the afternoon concert, if buying tickets at box office,” said Illa Thompson of Publicity Matters.
She said with 2025 being Bach’s year – there will be various concerts around the world to honour prolific German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. He would be turning 340 on March 31 (March 31, 1685 –July 28, 1750). To celebrate the occasion, both the Baroque and the Sinfonia concerts will feature music by Bach.
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Baroque’s programme features Purcell – King Arthur; Hasse – Sinfonia Op 5 No 6; Handel – Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 2 and Bach overture Suite No 1 in C Major. Established nearly 30 years ago, Baroque 2000 is a small orchestra made up of Durban musicians, many of whom perform in the KZN Philharmonic. They will perform eight concerts of Baroque music this year, organised by founder Michel Schneuwly.
The Sinfonia Concert, under the baton of resident conductor Chad Hendricks, features Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite, Bach – Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Choral from Cantata, BWV 147); Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major and Schubert – Unfinished Symphony. Soloists are the orchestra’s principal trumpet player, Yosuke Matsui, and young violinist, Weien Amy Luo, who is concert master of the KZN Youth Orchestra. Tea and refreshments will be on sale in the St Thomas Church garden before and after the concert.
For more information or to purchase tickets for Baroque, contact Michel on sursouth@iafrica.com or 082 303 5241. For the Sinfonia Concert, tickets are available on Quicket. Alternatively, email info@kznphil.org.za or call 031 369 9438. Tickets will be available at the door for both shows.
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