"Musical Hemispheres"
Outreach
“MOZART MEETS THE PEOPLE”
The Johannesburg International Mozart Festival is taking classical music to the people with four outreach and development concerts scheduled as part of this year’s programme.
“Unfortunately, classical music seems to appeal to only a relatively small group of a given society,” says Florian Uhlig, the Artistic Director of the Festival. “That is why, since its inception, the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival has placed significant emphasis on development initiatives with and for various communities.” According to Uhlig, minority classical audiences are a global and not an exclusively South African challenge and, through the outreach concerts, the Festival wants to address the perceptions of exclusivity when it comes to classical music.
Hand-in hand-with the outreach and education activities, under the auspices of the Apollo Music Trust and Richard Cock’s long-standing personal commitment to this work, the Festival is dedicated to sharing the passion of making and listening to classical music with people from all backgrounds.
On Tuesday, 2 February, the Alexsan Kopano Community Centre in Alexandra will host 2500 schoolchildren for a concert by Imperial College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Dickins.
The Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, directed by Richard Cock, will be in Dobsonville on 3 February for two performances at 9.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.
“We are also inviting young aspiring musicians from disadvantaged communities to perform concerts as part of the Festival,” said Uhlig. There will be a recital by the Melodi Music Ensemble, directed by Nimrod Moloto, on Friday, 5 February, at 8.00 p.m. in Waverly at St Mary's School and then also an afternoon choir conductor’s workshop, presented by Mike Brewer in association with CHORISA, on Saturday, 6 February.
Outreach and Development Concert I
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Alexsan Kopano Community Centre 10.00 a.m.Imperial College Symphony Orchestra
cond. Richard Dickins
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- An educational concert
for schoolchildren- Music by Mozart and Elgar
- An educational concert
Outreach and Development Concert II
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Soweto 9.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.Johannesburg Festival Orchestra
cond. Richard Cock
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- The Johannesburg Festival Orchestra in an exploration concert
Outreach and Development Concert III
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Friday, 5 February 2010
St Mary's School, Waverley 8.00 p.m.Melodi Music Ensemble
dir. Nimrod Moloto
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- Mozart
- Overture from "The Magic Flute"
- Kreisler
- Liebesfreud, Liebesleid
- Mozart
- Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro"
- Beethoven
- Coriolan Overture
- Joplin
- Two Scenes from Treemonisha
- The Cascades
- Maple Leaf Rag
- African Traditional Songs to the "Drum Beat"
- Mozart
Outreach and Development Event IV
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Saturday, 6 February 2010
St Mary's School, Waverley 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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- Kickstart your choir
- A course for choir trainers with Mike Brewer, Director of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, in association with CHORISA
- Kickstart your choir