Ilze van Staden shines in Sandton
The collaboration highlights how music can create connections between performers and audiences, even without words.
The relationship between the human voice and musical instruments can create a special kind of expression, particularly when performers find a natural connection through sound.
For soprano Ilze van Staden, this connection is central to the collaboration with flautist Malané Hofmeyr-Burger and pianist Sonja van Zyl.
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The three musicians came together for A Celebration of Voice, Flute and Piano, a lunchtime concert at Theatre on the Square in Sandton, bringing together different musical elements in a programme of lyrical melodies.
Staden said the relationship between her voice and Hofmeyr-Burger’s flute is one of the aspects she enjoys most about performing together.
“Both of our instruments are being controlled by our breath. I have to sing on my breath to produce the sound, as well as Malané. She uses hers,” she explained. She believes this shared element creates a natural connection between the two performers and allows them to complement one another musically.
“It’s so much fun to harmonise with her and to feel the harmony while we’re singing.” Staden also highlighted the lightness of the flute, which she feels works particularly well with her voice type.
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She said the combination of voice and flute was one of the reasons the ensemble was formed, as the two sounds complement each other. While the soprano and flute create a distinctive musical relationship, the piano adds another dimension to the trio’s performance.
For Staden, however, the experience extends beyond the technical aspects of performing together. She wants audiences to connect emotionally with the music.
“I just wanna make the audience feel what I feel when I listen to music,” she said. She hopes listeners will experience the emotions carried by the different melodies and appreciate how the three musicians bring their individual talents together.
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