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 **
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 COMPENDIUMOF IMAGINARY WAVELENGTHS
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.