Orchestra to perform in Kloof in August
Music lovers are invited to a spring afternoon concert in the company of the Durban City Orchestra as they perform a programme of classical and romantic pieces.
THE Durban City Orchestra (DCO) will be performing at St Agnes Church in Kloof, on Sunday, August 21 at 15:00.
The orchestra has a complement of approximately 30 active members who rehearse together weekly. The orchestra includes two accomplished professional musicians in Charl van der Merwe as resident conductor and Jitske Brien as concertmaster. Van der Merwe is principal bassoonist at the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra where Brien assists periodically as a violinist. Soloists are Tony Hind (flute) and Wesley Lewis (clarinet).
The orchestra, one of the longest-running orchestras in the country, is made up of independent professionals; active and retired music teachers; university music students, and part-time musicians who participate voluntarily for the love of music and of performing together.
The programme comprises Coriolan Overture Op 62: Ludwig van Beethoven; Czech Suite Op 39: Antonin Dvořák; Ballade Op 288 for Flute and Orchestra: Carl Reinecke (soloist Tony Hind); Excerpts from Clarinet Concerto: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (soloist Wesley Lewis).
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The Durban City Orchestra, which is independent of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, started as the Durban Philharmonic Orchestra and was later known as the Gateway Philharmonic Orchestra before it became DCO. The group of musicians perform around the province – at the Durban ICC, Mariannhill Monastery, Durban Botanic Gardens, Durban Jewish Centre, churches and for private functions.
Venue – St Agnes Church, 53 Abelia Road, Kloof
Date – Sunday, August 21 at 15:00.
Tickets – R150 full price / R120 for pensioners and students (excluding Quicket surcharge)
Booking – through Quicket. It is advisable to prebook tickets.
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