Metamorfose
On Thursday 9 March at 20h00 in the Endler Hall, the Stellenbosch University Camerata under the baton of Leon Bosch perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto K414 and Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings. The Camerata is a vibrant young chamber orchestra made up of staff and students from the Stellenbosch University’s Music Department, with Suzanne [...]
Lank lank gelede…
Stellenbosch City HallThe University of Stellenbosch Symphonic Wind Ensemble (USSWE) is proud to present a concert for the whole family. The concert is entitled “Lank, lank gelede” or “Once upon a time…” (Es war einmal… in German, Er was eens…in Flemish) which is also the title of the main work to be performed this evening composed by [...]
Stellenbosch University Choir
Endler Hall cnr. Victoria and Neethling Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaCome experience the Stellenbosch University Choir at a midday concert on 9 & 10 March at 13h15 in the Endler Hall. The Stellenbosch University Choir is one of the oldest and most celebrated choirs in South Africa and is comprised of students from various academic and cultural backgrounds, creating an intoxicating energy in the performances. [...]
Mirror Image
Spieëlbeeld/Mirror Image examines the role of music in film by exploring the intricacies between visuals and sound from two distinct perspectives, namely one where the music serves the visual, and one where the visual serves the music. These opposing roles are presented in a showing of two short films: Foto, in which the music serves [...]
Baroqueswing Vol.2
Endler Hall cnr. Victoria and Neethling Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaFollowing the success of their 2015 Woordfees performance, the Charl du Plessis Trio, comprised of Charl du Plessis (piano), Werner Spies (bass), Hugo Radyn (drums), returns to the Endler with Baroqueswing vol. 2. As one of the most unique and recognisable musical ensembles in South Africa today, the Charl du Plessis Trio has contributed to [...]
Sing! Suid Afrikaanse Lied
Internationally acclaimed German choral conductor, Martin Berger, has, with the Stellenbosch University Chamber Choir, reinvented “Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lied” in concert by combining tradition and modern-day video enhancement to create a nostalgic evening in celebration of the Afrikaans song. This production sees Choral Music contextualised in a unique South African landscape of language and sound. The [...]
Megan-Geoffrey Prins Piano Recital
Endler Hall cnr. Victoria and Neethling Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaThe Woordfees in collaboration with the Endler Concert Series presents the South African pianist Megan-Geoffrey Prins. Prins represents the finest of South Africa’s next-generation concert pianists. His masterful stage presence and success at numerous competitions has earned him a reputation as a pianist of remarkable technical facility and abundant musicality. The first half of the [...]
The Last Rose of Summer
After an absence of more than a decade since their last performance the Stellenbosch duo Hanneke Zwamborn (piano) and Diederick Basson (organ) present a new programme of music for piano and organ, and will include music from more than three centuries. After advanced studies in the Netherlands with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatory in [...]
Palisandertaal
Endler Hall cnr. Victoria and Neethling Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaTo “palissander” is an Afrikaans regional verb describing the use of simple language, expressing a sense of sadness. In the programme with this title you will have the opportunity to listen to Arnold van Wyk’s seldom performed choral cycle Die Ou Paradys (based on texts by Louis Leipoldt), as well as several settings of texts [...]
Andrey Baranov (violin) & Maria Baranova (piano)
Andrey Baranov on violin with his sister Maria Baranova on piano appear in concert as part of the Endler Concert Series on Friday 24 March at 20h00 in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch. Andrey Baranov is winner of the Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition 2012. He is also a winner of Benjamin Britten and Henri Marteau International [...]