NEW MUSIC INDABA 2004

• 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

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PROGRAMME

Full notes on performers, composers, and works will be available at Indaba events.

Programmes and artists subject to change.

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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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