The South African College of Music, founded 108 years ago, offers world-class performances of African and Western music, jazz, opera and technology-inspired compositions on a weekly basis throughout the academic year on Tuesday evenings, with occasional concerts on other nights of the week.
Please note the earlier starting time of 19H30, and that both our weekly daytime concerts start at 13h00.
The South African College of Music reserves the right to alter programmes or replace soloists as may become necessary, but will endeavour to give notice of such changes via the mailing list, in the media and on various websites.
Visit the SACM website: www.sacm.uct.ac.za
BECOME A FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE
Whilst every effort is made to keep ticket prices as low as possible, it is a huge benefit to join the Friends of the College.
Friends of the College are offered 15 vouchers for R650.00. This works out to R43.33 per voucher, which will be issued to you at the beginning of the UCT concert year. These vouchers may be exchanged for tickets either at the door, or at Webtickets. Normal prices range from R70 to R100, and more for the opera collaborations. Members may then purchase more vouchers at the pro rata rate when they run out. Tickets are transferable, so your family and friends may attend concerts with you or even without you. This also makes them the perfect gift for someone who has everything!
For more information, contact the Concert Co-ordinator, Gillian Lindner, on 021 650 2640. E-mail: [email protected].
BOOKING DETAILS
We have moved to WEBTICKETS for our concerts in the Baxter Concert Hall.
Book Online You can now book online and choose to pay at any Pick n Pay store. You can even load your ticket on your Pick n Pay smart shopper card. Just follow the instructions online at www.webtickets.co.za.
Book at Pick n Pay Tickets can only be booked at selected Pick n Pay stores. To find a store near you, go to www.baxter.co.za/webtickets for a list of all selected Pick n Pay stores.
Book at the Baxter You will be able to purchase tickets for any event sold through Webtickets.
Book Elsewhere You can also book and pay for tickets via any Webtickets outlet, Webtickets mobile app, Cape Town Tourism Office and with the Nedbank mobile app.
For any queries regarding the booking process, please contact Webtickets customer support on [email protected] or call 086 111 0005.
Unless otherwise indicated, the prices are as follows:
Symphony concerts: Full price: R100 UCT staff: R95 Senior citizens and students: R75 Learners: R50
Opera and collaborations – refer to individual listings
All other concerts (unless specified): Full Price: R75 UCT staff: R70, senior citizens and students: R60 Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door for selected concerts
Block bookings of ten or more on the non-concession prices: less 10%.
WEEKLY DAYTIME CONCERTS Members of the public are welcome to attend the weekly performers’ classes and lunchtime concerts which take place most Wednesdays and Thursdays at 13H00 during the academic term. Admission is free, and the concerts are roughly 35 minutes long – perfect for a lunch hour.
PATRONS PLEASE NOTE
Patrons cannot be admitted after the start of the performances. Latecomers may be seated at the discretion of the front-of-house manager at an appropriate interval in the performance.
OPERA TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY AT 19H30 SHOWCASE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA WITH STARS OF THE SACM
Baritones George Stevens and Patrick Tikolo, tenor Sandile Sikhosana and members of the UCT Opera School with Fleur du Cap nominees for Best Performance in an Opera (Female) Brittany Smith (Pamina) and Leah Gunter (The Queen) from The Magic Flute and Noluvuyiso Mpofu (Guilda) from Rigoletto and UNISA International Singing Competition semi-finalists Frances du Plessis and Siphokazi Molteno George
Accompanist: José Dias
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM TUESDAY 6 MARCH AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
SIGNUM QUARTET (In collaboration with the Cape Town Concert Series)
Schubert - Quartettsatz Robert Fokkens - Glimpses of a Half-forgotten Future Matthjis van Dijk - new work to be premiered, especially for CTCS Beethoven - Quartet Op.132
The Signum Quartet has appeared at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Cité de la Musique in Paris, at the Berliner Philharmonie, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Hamburg Laeiszhalle, the Liederhalle Stuttgart, the Philharmonie Essen and the Beethoven-Haus Bonn and has been invited to the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Rheingau Music Festival, Aldeburgh Festival of Music, the BBC Proms and the Festival Aix-en-Provence.
At the invitation of the Goethe Institute, the quartet has undertaken extended concert tours in Asia, middle America and now to South Africa, home of viola member and UCT alumnus, Xandi van Dijk. The quartet will also be giving workshops and masterclasses at the SACM.
For more information call 084 682 1337 or e-mail [email protected]
Prices: R150 - R180 This collaboration IS available to the Friends of the College programme. Book at Webtickets or at the door. SACM TUESDAY 13 MARCH AT 13H00 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
LES ÉCHOS DES FEMMES
Eight female German horn players will perform with marimbas, drums and other instrumentalists from the Chris Hani School, the German School, Marimba Jam and SACM.
Lunchtime concert - admission is free
STUDENT TUESDAY 13 MARCH AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
UCT STRING ENSEMBLE
Conductor: Alexander Fokkens
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence, Op.70 (arrangement for string orchestra) Foote - Suite in E major for String Orchestra, Op.63 Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op.34
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
GUEST TUESDAY 20 MARCH AT 19H30 ARTISTS BAXTER CONCERT HALL
AFRICAN EXPLORATIONS
LIESL STOLZT (flute) PETER MARTENS (cello) JOSÉ DIAS (piano)
New music by South African composers Robert Fokkens, Conrad Asman, Adrian More and Jan-Hendrik Harley
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM SATURDAY 24 MARCH AT 19H00 COLLABORATION MEMORIAL HALL, UCT UPPER CAMPUS
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Conductor: Leon Starker
Join the Cape Town Youth Choir and Junges Vokalensemble Hannover in a performance where Handel’s “musical fireworks” are matched by the youthful sound and energy of the two youth choirs.
South African tenor Levy Sekgapane, first prize winner of Placido Domingo’s prestigious Operalia 2017 competition, makes his “Messiah debut” in the role of the evangelist. Since winning the Belvedere Singing Competition in 2015, Sekgapane has rapidly become one of the world’s most sought-after young Rossini tenors, triumphing in major opera houses including Munich, Copenhagen and Rome.
Completing a stellar line-up of soloists are well-known soprano Magdalene Minnaar, Minette du Toit Pearce (mezzo) and bass Bongani Khubheka (also a Domingo Operalia finalist).
The CTYC Festival Orchestra is led by Suzanne Martens with Erik Dippenaar on the harpsichord.
Tickets at www.quicket.co.za - Cost: R145 - R160 Please note earlier starting time. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.
SACM TUESDAY 27 MARCH AT 19H30 STUDENT SHOWCASE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
WESTERN MUSIC STUDENT SHOWCASE
The first of the showcases is arranged by François du Toit and features a selection of the performance students of the SACM.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT TUESDAY 10 APRIL AT 19H30 SHOWCASE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
COLDEST WINTER
A Song Cycle by Ongama Mhlontlo (4th-year BMus Opera student)
Accompanist: Victor Tichart with Singers and African Music students from the SACM.
“Once you recognise that there is only love, you see the magic, the power and the wonder in everything. You see the love in people's anger, the love in their hatred, the love in their jealousy. No matter what emotions they express, you recognise that all of it is nothing other than love trying to break through.”
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
OPERA WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL AT 19H30 FUNDRAISER BAXTER CONCERT HALL
RISING STARS GALA CONCERT
This fundraising concert features some of South Africa’s finest young opera singers – all in support of their friend - Lunga Eric Hallam.
Lunga, a tenor from Khayelitsha, caught the eye of opera experts last year when he sang the role of Prince Ramiro in UCT’s production of La Cenerentola by Rossini, and then in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the combined Symphony Choir and Philharmonia Choirs of Cape Town. Since then he was invited to audition for the University of Colorado where he was accepted into their opera programme to study his Masters in Music.
In order to help raise the necessary funds to get there, Lunga has called on his friends to join him in an evening of their favourite opera arias and duets, and they will be accompanied by pianist José Dias. The singers include: Noluvuyiso Mpofu, Moloko Letsoalo, Ané Pretorius, Nkululeko Masuko, Martin Mkhize, Bongani Kubekha and Lunga’s twin brother, baritone Lungile Phillip Hallam. In addition, perhaps the most special part of the concert, will be the inclusion of a chorus from the Phenomenal Opera Voices – a group that Lunga brought together in 2009 and who are now continuing to bring change and music to the communities of Khayelitsha and beyond.
All the proceeds of this concert will go towards travel and study costs. Full Price: R200 Senior citizens: R150 / students: R100 Tickets from Webtickets and at the door. For more information, contact Lunga on [email protected] or 061 460 8073.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 17 APRIL AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
FUNDRAISING CONCERT
UCT SYMPHONY CONCERT
Conductor: Richard Cock
Soloist: Alice Clegg (piano) Winner of the 2017 Laura Searle Prize for Piano Concerto Playing
Smetana – Moldau Mozart – Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor, K.466 Asman – Igniting Kites and Flying Fireworks (Winner of the 2017 Jan Royce Foundation Prize for Orchestral Composition) Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Full Price: R100 / UCT staff: R90 Senior citizens and students R75 / Learners: R55 Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM THURSDAY 19 APRIL AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
CAPE TOWN STEELBAND FESTIVAL
The Cape Town Steelband Festival is a joint venture between the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival and the Steelband Project. Steelbands from in and around the Western Cape will be participating. Check out the website for participating bands: www.ctbigbandjazzfest.co.za. For more information contact David Wickham at [email protected], cell 082 898 9663 or Ann Barr at [email protected], cell 082 451 3696.
Prices: R120 adults / R70 seniors, students and learners Book at Webtickets or at the door. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.
SACM SATURDAY 21 APRIL AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
CAPE TOWN MARIMBA FESTIVAL
The Cape Town Marimba Festival is a joint venture between the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival and Woodworx Marimbas. Schools from in and around the Western Cape will be performing. Check out our website for participating bands: www.ctbigbandjazzfest.co.za. The highlight of the marimba festival is the mass marimba at the end of the evening. For more information contact Grant Adams 071 712 5550 [email protected] or Ann Barr at [email protected] or 082 451 3696.
Prices: R120 adults/ R70 seniors, students and learners Book at Webtickets or at the door. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 24 APRIL AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
UCT SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Conductor: Alexander Fokkens
Daugherty - Bizarro for Concert Band Jacob - William Byrd Suite Gabrieli - Sonata octavi toni, Sacre symphoniae Stamp - Bandancing Ticheli - Cajun Folk Songs
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
JAZZ AND CLASSICAL WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL AT 19H30 COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE TENTH FINE MUSIC RADIO BURSARY AWARDS (FINAL ROUNDS)
Funded by the Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foundation
The Trust was established for the purpose of providing scholarships, bursaries or awards for students studying for a performance diploma or degree in music.
The competition rewards students in each of two categories, Classical and Jazz.
Bursary: R25 000 for each category – R5 000 to each of the other two finalists.
Jazz finalists: Sean Sanby (bass), Siya Charles (trombone), Stephen de Souza (bass) Classical finalists – not available at the time of going to press.
This concert is arranged by Fine Music Radio 101.3
Admission is free The public will be invited through FMR 101.3 For further details, tel: 021 401 1013
STUDENT SHOWCASE THURSDAY 10 MAY AT 14H00 (schools’ concert) OPERA FRIDAY 11 and SATURDAY 12 MAY AT 19H30 BAXTER CONCERT HALL
OPERA KALEIDOSCOPE
CIMAROSA IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO (The secret marriage)
Director: Xolane Marman Piano: Samantha Riedel
Cast – to be confirmed: Carolina: Nombulelo Yende/Silvia van Zyl (cover) Elisetta: Sinesipho Funo/Ncumisa Garische & Elisabeth Manduell (covers) Fidalma: Ané Pretorius/ Thankdiswa Mpongwana & Emma Swan (covers) Paolina: Hermann Pretorius/Keanen Mitchel (cover) Geronimo: Darryn Kenned Count Robertson: Haydn Henning/Siphe Kwane (cover) 2 Female volunteers: Fanele Mkwanazi/Setsoane Ntseki
The Opera Kaleidoscope allows you to catch the rising stars of tomorrow up close in intimate presentations with piano accompaniment.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door for selected concerts Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 15 MAY AT 19H30 JAZZ ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE MIKE CAMPBELL LEGACY CONCERT Featuring
THE UCT BIG BAND AND DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Directed by Darryl Andrews
The end of an era. An institution retiring from UCT. A legend whose influence has reached into all aspects of the jazz fraternity, who gave birth to the most influential jazz programme in South Africa, and who contributed vastly to the big band and orchestral repertoire of South African music.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE SATURDAY 19 MAY AT 19H30 AFRICAN MUSIC BAXTER CONCERT HALL
TRACES AN ALLEGORY OF SHADOWS
This audio-visual music and dance narrative pools the talents and resources of postgraduate students in the SACM’s African Music performance programme.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE THURSDAY 24 MAY AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
FUNDRAISER CONCERT
UCT SYMPHONY CONCERT
Conductor: Conrad van Alphen
Soloists: some of the top performers from the SACM appear as soloists with the orchestra.
Programme includes Brahms - Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68
Full Price: R100 / UCT staff: R90 Senior citizens and students R75 / Learners: R55 Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM FRIDAY 25 MAY AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE UCT CHOIR Conductor: Kurt Haupt
Details to be announced. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 29 MAY AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM
CHAMBER MUSIC
Arranged by Becky Steltzner
Admission is free. Donations at the door in aid of the SACM Chamber Music Scholarship Fund will be most welcome.
SACM WEDNESDAY 30 MAY – SATURDAY 2 JUNE AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE CAPE TOWN BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL Arranged by Ann Barr
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary at the Baxter Concert Hall, the festival showcases school, university and community big bands. The Festival has attracted musicians from in and around South Africa as well as from the United Kingdom and the United States of America. If you are a jazz lover, then the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival is sure to set your feet tapping. Over the four-night festival, 24 big bands will be participating. This year we will have two different Alumni Big Bands performing with guest musicians each evening.
Funds raised at the Festival are utilized to support music initiatives in disadvantaged communities.
Prices: R120 adults/ R70 seniors, students and learners This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme. Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM MUSIC FRIDAY 15 JUNE TECHNOLOGY CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY PERFORMERS’ CLASS
The Music Technology Class IIIA of 2018 will present a short music technology student performers’ class. The class brief is to conceptualize, design and realize a musical performance which showcases both musical creativity, as well as computer and audio technology.
The works are first-time experimentations and collaborations. The items aim to be diverse across a wide range of musical disciplines. Technical set-ups, stage plans, posters and programme notes are designed by the class.
Admission is free
DURING THE 18 – 20 JUNE VACATION VARIOUS VENUES AT THE SACM
ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL AND WORKSHOP
The music technology division will host an electro-acoustic festival and workshop. Dr Luca Forcucci will be in residence and lead a number of technology and composition workshops and lectures.
Details to follow.
SACM TUESDAY JULY AT 19H30 COMPOSITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
MARTIN WATT AN EVENING OF SONGS
Brand new songs for soprano, baritone and piano.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM WEDNESDAY 25 JULY AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE UCT CHOIR Conductor: Kurt Haupt
Details to be announced. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.
STUDENT TUESDAY 31 JULY AT 19H30 SHOWCASE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
WESTERN MUSIC STUDENT SHOWCASE
The second of the showcases features a selection of the performance students of the SACM.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 7 AUGUST AT 19H30 JAZZ ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
UCT BIG BAND
Director Mike Campbell
The UCT Big Band and singers from the Jazz section and Opera school join together for a programme of contemporary, jazz and South African music arranged and conducted by Mike Campbell.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
COMPOSITION TUESDAY 14 AUGUST AT 19H30 SHOWCASE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THOMAS RAJNA AT 90
A celebration of the music of Thomas Rajna as he approaches his 90th birthday.
The programme includes his Creation and Three Hebrew Choruses performed by the Cape Town Youth Choir, conducted by Leon Starker.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE 21 – 25 AUGUST AT 19H30 OPERA COLLABORATION BAXTER MAIN THEATRE
UCT Opera School, in collaboration with Cape Town Opera, presents
DONIZETTI DON PASQUALE
UCT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Director: Claudia Blersch Conductor: Daniel Montané Set Designer: Giulio Bernardi Costume Designer: Maritha Visagie
Don Pasquale: Bongani Kubheka Malatesta: Luvuyo Mbundu Ernesto: Nkululeko Masuku/Lunga Hallam/Arthur Swan Norina: Britany Smith/Nombulelo Yende Carlino: Garth Delport/Haydn Henning
Featuring a young cast of outstanding singers from the University of Cape Town’s Opera School and Cape Town Opera.
More details to follow.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 28 AUGUST AT 19H30 PIANO COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
PIANO EXCHANGE CONCERT
Following the last 16 years’ successes, the piano sections of UCT and Stellenbosch will present an evening of music.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 JAZZ ENSEMBLES CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM
Andrew Lilley and Nicky Schrire present
SACM JAZZ PIANO AND JAZZ VOCAL STUDIOS
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 OPERA BAXTER CONCERT HALL
This concert is to be confirmed The SACM singing department presents
BRAHMS - NEUE LIEBESLIEDER WALTZES, OP.65
A collection of Romantic pieces written for four solo voices and four hands on the piano.
Accompanists: José Dias and John Davids
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM COLLABORATION 19 – 21 SEPTEMBER PIANO COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
OLIVE LIEBERZ-THERON PIANO PRIZE (FINAL ROUND)
This competition is open to all South African piano students. The Bursary prize will be awarded to assist a deserving student with an Overseas audition/masterclass tour during 2019.
For more information and application details, contact Louise Howlett at [email protected]
Details to be announced.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE SCHOCK FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR CHAMBER MUSIC (FINAL ROUND)
The eleventh edition of this annual competition for ensemble playing, sponsored by the Schock Foundation. This final round will feature ensembles selected from the chamber music concerts throughout the year.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT THURSDAY 27, FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 SHOWCASE CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM JAZZ SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 BAXTER CONCERT HALL
SACM JAZZ FESTIVAL
The annual SACM Jazz Festival features the UCT Big Band and other groups from the Jazz Programme, as well as staff members Mike Campbell, Andrew Lilley, Mike Rossi and Darryl Andrews.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door
Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER AT 19H30 SHOWCASE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
STUDENT SHOWCASE - COMPOSITION
The last of the showcases is arranged by Martin Watt, and features a selection of the performance and composition students of the SACM.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door
Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
UCT SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Conductor: Alexander Fokkens Soloist: Becky Steltzner (clarinet)
Programme includes Sparke – Clarinet Concerto
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER AT 19H30 AFRICAN MUSIC BAXTER CONCERT HALL
AFRICAN MUSIC
UCT IBUYAMBO
An ensemble performance directed by Dizu Plaatjies, featuring the undergraduate students in the SACM’s African Music programme.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
FUNDRAISER CONCERT
UCT SYMPHONY CONCERT Conductor: Alexander Fokkens
Soloist: Farida Bacharova (violin)
Beethoven – Coriolan Overture, Op.62 Rajna – Violin Concerto Rimsky Korsakov – Scheherazade
This concert honours composer and performer Thomas Rajna, who celebrates his 90th birthday in December.
Full Price: R100 / UCT staff: R90 Senior citizens and students R75 / Learners: R55 Book at Webtickets or at the door.
SACM WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER AT 19H30 COLLABORATION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE UCT CHOIR
Details to be announced. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER AT 19H30 ENSEMBLE BAXTER CONCERT HALL
CHAMBER MUSIC
Arranged by Becky Steltzner
Admission is free. Donations at the door in aid of the SACM Chamber Music Scholarship Fund will be most welcome.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER AT 19H30 SINGING COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE SCHOCK FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR SINGING
This is the seventeenth annual voice competition sponsored by the Schock Foundation, in two categories, Best Male Voice and Best Female Voice. The competition is open to full-time students of the SACM who are presently in their second or third year.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door for selected concerts Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER AT 19H30 PIANO COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE LAURA SEARLE PRIZE FOR PIANO CONCERTO PLAYING (FINAL ROUND)
This is the fifteenth edition of the Laura Searle Prize for Piano Concerto Playing, which is open to all piano students at the SACM. Part of the prize is to perform with the UCT Symphony Orchestra next year.
Full Price: R75 / UCT staff: R70 Senior citizens and students: R60 / Learners: R50 UCT students with a valid student card: free at the door for selected concerts Book at Webtickets or at the door.
STUDENT SHOWCASE WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER AT 13H00 PIANO COMPETITIONS BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE ROBERT ANDREWS PRIZE (FINAL ROUND)
Candidates must present a single work, or movement(s) from a work composed in the last hundred years by a composer from the Southern Hemisphere.
THE JAMES DE VILLIERS PRIZE (FINAL ROUND)
A prize for the best performance of a Romantic work
Lunchtime concert - admission free
STUDENT SHOWCASE THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER AT 13H00 PIANO COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL
THE LIONEL BOWMAN PRIZE FOR BEETHOVEN PLAYING (FINAL ROUND)
This competition is open to all piano students at the SACM And the prize-winner’s recital will take place in 2019.
Lunchtime concert - admission is free
SACM COLLABORATION 10 – 18 NOVEMBER PIANO COMPETITION BAXTER CONCERT HALL AND OTHER VENUES
LES AMATEURS VIRTUOSES! A FESTIVAL OF THE PIANO FOR INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR VIRTUOSOS
Based in Paris and other parts of the world, this will be the first time this prestigious international festival will take place on the African continent. 2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the festival, with 19 Festivals to date featuring 309 concerts, 236 composers, 1 237 works and 158 artists.
This year it will take place in collaboration with the South African College of Music, in the Baxter and other venues around the Cape. There will be a final gala concert with the CPO on 18 November.
Watch the press for details.