NEW MUSIC INDABA 2004
1st - 6th July, Grahamstown, South Africa
Director
Michael Blake
Sponsors
The New Music Indaba wishes to thank the following organizations for their kind assistance:
- Standard Bank
- National Arts Council
- NRF Travelling Institute for Music Research
- Distell Foundation for the Performing Arts
- SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts
PROGRAMME
1 Thursday 1 July |
2 Friday 2 July |
3 Saturday 3 July
4 Sunday 4 July |
5 Monday 5 July |
6 Tuesday 6 July
Full notes on performers, composers, and works will be available at Indaba events.
Programmes and artists subject to change.
** = South African première
*** = World première
Day 1
Thursday 1 July
CONFERENCE: COMPOSING APARTHEID
Thursday 1 July | Beethoven Room
10h00 - 12h15
(Up)setting the Scene
13h00 - 15h00
From Beyond the Sea
15h30 - 17h30
The Popular Scene 1
17h45 - 19h00
The Popular Scene 2
20h30 Keynote address
Decomposing Apartheid: Things Come Together
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Day 2
Friday 2 July
CONFERENCE: COMPOSING APARTHEID
Friday 2 July | Beethoven Room
10h00 - 12h15
Towards the post scene
13h00 - 14h30
Other Media
14h45 - 17h00
Composing The Scene
Sponsored by NRF Travelling Institute for Music Research.
KUSS QUARTET
Friday 2 July 19h00 | Rhodes Chapel
Jane Kuss first violin
Oliver Wille second violin
William Coleman viola
Felix Nickel cello
Theodor Adorno
Two Pieces for String Quartet **
Anton Webern
Six Bagatelles **
György Kurtág
Officium Breve in Memorium Andreae Szervánsky Op 28 **
Kevin Volans
Movement for String Quartet
Béla Bartók
String Quartet No. 6
LATE NIGHT AT THE EDGE: BEGINNER'S MIND
Friday 2 July 21h30 | Beethoven Room
Jill Richards piano
Walter Zimmerman
Beginner's Mind **
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Day 3
Saturday 3 July
IMAGINING AFRICA
Saturday 3 July 14h00 | Beethoven Room
Ensemble NOW Soloists
Kevin Volans
Walking Song
Stanley Glasser
Sekukuni Revelry
Stefans Grové
Notturno 2 (from Sonata on African Motives)
Percival Kirby
Three African Idylls
Michael Blake
38a Hill Street Blues (version for marimba and vibraphone duet) **
Bongani Ndodana
Ceremonies and Tongues
Peter Klatzow
Inyanga
Martin Scherzinger
A Prayer Wheel to Suck Water from Nowhere **
Interspersed with:
Dimitri Voudouris
Sizobonana [An Observation of South African Culture 1994-2002] **
Impilo
NPFAI.1
Sponsored by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
TOM JOHNSON'S FOUR NOTE OPERA
Saturday 3 July 19h00 | Beethoven Room
Alta van Huysteen soprano
Lize Thomas mezzo soprano
Pierre du Toit tenor
Federico Freschi baritone
Michael Blake piano
Director Federico Freschi
Musical Director Michael Blake
Tom Johnson
Four Note Opera **
LATE NIGHT AT THE EDGE: SAGTEVLEI
Saturday 3 July 21h30 | Beethoven Room
Alex van Heerden trumpet, vocals, accordion, Khoisan mouth bow
Derek Gripper guitar, viola
The Sontonga Quartet
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Day 4
Sunday 4 July
ALL THE WAY AROUND AND BACK
Sunday 4 July 11h00 | Rhodes Chapel
Ensemble NOW:
Max de Vries and Michael Blake artistic directors
Helen Vosloo flute
Kieran Ballard-Tremeer clarinet
Marcus Wyatt trumpet
Annake de Villiers violin
Esther Spies viola
Kutlwano Masote cello
Jill Richards piano
Max de Vries percussion
Michael Blake conductor
Charles Ives
Scherzo: All the way around and back **
In the Inn (from Set for Theatre Orchestra)
Scherzo: Over the Pavements **
John Cage
Seven **
Rüdiger Meyer
Two Hockets for ensemble **
Michael Blake
Quartet for Flute and String Trio **
Kevin Volans
Into Darkness **
Charles Ives
Scherzo: All the way around and back
HEATHER O'DONNELL PLAYS IVES - PART 1: THE CONCORD
Sunday 4 July 14h00 | Beethoven Room
Charles Ives
Second Piano Sonata (Concord, Mass., 1840 -1860)
HEATHER O'DONNELL PLAYS IVES - PART 2: ESSAYS AFTER A SONATA
Sunday 4 July 16h00 | Beethoven Room
Michael Finnissy
Song of Myself **
George Flynn
Remembering **
Oliver Schneller
New work for piano and electronics **
Walter Zimmerman
Groll und Dank for piano and toy piano **
James Tenney
New work for inside-piano **
Sidney Corbett
Celestial Potato fields**
Frederic Rzewski
Johnny has Gone for a Soldier **
TOM JOHNSON'S FOUR NOTE OPERA
Sunday 4 July 19h00 | Beethoven Room
Alta van Huysteen soprano
Lize Thomas mezzo soprano
Pierre du Toit tenor
Federico Freschi baritone
Michael Blake piano
Director Federico Freschi
Musical Director Michael Blake
Tom Johnson
Four Note Opera **
LATE NIGHT AT THE EDGE: JESUS' BLOOD AND OTHER CYCLIC SONGS
Sunday 4 July 21h30 | Beethoven Room
Joy of Africa Choir
Indaba Festival Brass
Ensemble NOW
Makhaya Mjana & Michael Blake conductors
Charles Ives
From the Steeples and Mountains **
Psalm 100 **
Christian Ngqobe
Amandla om Thandazo
Makhaya Mjana
Iinkumbulo zika Cola
Charles Ives
Song for Harvest Season **
Chromatimelodtune **
Gaba Ntsikana/John Bokwe
Four Hymn
Traditional
U-nongqaw'use
Gavin Bryars
Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet **
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Day 5
Monday 5 July
COMPOSERS MASTERCLASS 1
Monday 5 July 11h00 | Beethoven Room
Darragh Morgan violin
Darragh Morgan (new music soloist and violinist in many European ensembles) gives advice to four young composers whose specially-written pieces will be workshopped in this masterclass.
Sponsored by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
SOUND ART WORKSHOP
Monday 5 July 14h00 | Beethoven Room
Sound artists James Webb and James Sey talk about their work "A Compendium of Imaginary Wavelengths", its creation and the techniques they use.
DARRAGH MORGAN AND MARY DULLEA PLAY AMERICAN CLASSICS AND TWO MICHAELS
Monday 5 July 19h00 | Beethoven Room
Darragh Morgan violin
Mary Dullea piano
Charles Ives
Violin Sonata No.2 **
Michael Blake
Do you prefer red or white? (from Looking For Salome) ***
Michael Finnissy
Senterjentens Fridag **
John Cage
Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard **
George Crumb
Four Nocturnes **
Conlon Nancarrow
Toccata **
LATE NIGHT AT THE EDGE: A COMPENDIUM OF IMAGINARY WAVELENGTHS
Monday 5 July 21h30 | Beethoven Room
James Webb and James Sey sound artists
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Day 6
Tuesday 6 July
COMPOSERS MASTERCLASS 2
Tuesday 6 July 11h00 | Beethoven Room
Max de Vries marimba
Max de Vries (marimba star and co-director of Ensemble NOW) gives advice to four young composers whose specially-written pieces will be workshopped in this masterclass.
Sponsored by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
THE BOW: SOUTH AFRICA'S WEAPON OF CULTURE
Tuesday 6 July 14h00 | Beethoven Room
Madosini bow singer
Lecture-recital introduction to the uhadi bow music of the Eastern Cape.
THE BOW PROJECT
Tuesday 6 July 19h00 | Beethoven Room
Madosini voice, uhadi, isitolotolo, umrhubhe
Lwazi Ncube soprano
The Sontonga Quartet:
Marc Uys first violin
Waldo Alexander second violin
Xandi van Dijk viola
Brian Choveaux cello
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
Inxembula
Martin Scherzinger
My Friend, the Ugly One
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
unTsiki
Trad/Dywili arr. Hanmer
unTsiki
Paul Hanmer
Mtwazana
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
Umzi kaMzwandile
Trad/Dywili arr. Prince
Umzi kaMzwandile ***
Lloyd Prince
Lines
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
Nguwe l'udal' inyakanyaka
Trad/Dywili arr. Fargion
Nguwe l'udal' inyakanyaka ***
Matteo Fargion
String Quartet No.4
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
uMagungqel' indawo
Trad/Dywili arr. Khumalo
uMagungqel' indawo
Andile Khumalo
uMagungqel' indawo
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
Nontyolo
Trad/Dywili arr. Miller
Nontyolo ***
Philip Miller
Nontyolo Part 2
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
Latshon'ilanga
Trad/Dywili arr. Raynham
Latshon'ilanga ***
Julia Raynham
Malingatshoni
Trad/Nofinishi Dywili
Umyeyezolo
Trad/Dywili arr. Koapeng
Umyeyezolo
Mokale Koapeng
Komeng
Sponsored by Distell Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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Presented by NewMusicSA - The International Society for Contemporary Music, South African Section
www.iscm.org
Standard Bank
National Arts Council
NRF Travelling Institute for Music Research
Distell Foundation for the Performing Arts
SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts