Department of up Arts Faculty of Humanities Lynnwood Road Hillcrest Pretoria Gauteng 0002 University

Department of UP Arts Faculty of Humanities Lynnwood Road Hillcrest Pretoria Gauteng 0002

University of Pretoria Camerata

*A selection of the following will be sung:

Sacred Programme

I am the Voice of Africa Niel van der Watt (1962)

U Lig en U Waarheid Pieter van der Westhuizen (1931)

Himne Roeloef Temmingh (1946‐2012)

*In Tempore Belli Hendrik Hofmeyr (1957)

Conversion of Saul Z Randall Stroope (1953)

Let My Love Be Heard Jake Runestad (1986)

*Wade in the Water Stacey Gibbs (1978)

Indodana arr. M Barrett and R Schmitt

Even When He is Silent Kim André Arnesen (1980)

Lux Nova Eric Whitacre (1970)

Modimo Traditional Prayer

MUSAION 3‐4 Tel: Number (012) 420 4182 Email address [email protected] Main Campus Hatfield Fax: Number (012) 420 4918 [email protected] University of Pretoria www.up.ac.za PRETORIA 0002 www.tukscamerata.co.za Republic of South Africa

Secular Programme

Kaisa‐isa Niyan Nilo Alcala (1978)

Let the River Run arr. C Hella‐Johnson

Un‐Wishing Well Heikki Sarmanto

I Love you/What a Wonderful World arr. C Hella‐Johnson

Danny Boy arr. Roger Wagner

Lig op die Horison Joshua na die Reen

Bayasibiza Traditional IsiZulu

Bonk ‘abaphandle Traditional IsiZulu

Kwaxabana Oxamu Traditional IsiXhosa

Ngothando Traditional IsiZulu

Tuba Traditional XiTsonga

Ha re se ribina Traditional SeSotho

Conductor: Michael Barrett

Accompanist: Charl du Plessis

Manager: Pamela Oosthuizen

*Commissioned by the Tuks Camerata (Premiere)

The University of Pretoria Camerata

The University of Pretoria Camerata was officially established on 19 March 1968. Its mission is to make a contribution towards the cultural development of the student corps and the cultural enrichment of the community by means of choral singing. The Camerata also endeavours to promote a worthy image of the University of Pretoria through striving towards the highest possible artistic standards and by upholding a code of conduct that meets the highest requirements of companionship. The Camerata operates under the auspices of the Department of UP Arts. The conductors, Adolf Theron, Willem van Tonder, Prof Petru Gräbe, Prof Johann van der Sandt, Christo Burger and currently the very accomplished Michael Barrett, have constantly upheld high artistic values. The Camerata currently consists of 76 members. The choir has won many national and international choir competitions, and has over the years, released many award winning albums. In July 2017, the Camerata will perform in Spain as one of 24 invited choirs at the world largest conference for choirs, namely the World Choral Symposium.

Conductor

Michael Joseph Barrett was a member of the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir from 1992 to 1997. He obtained the degrees BMus in Performing Arts (cum laude) in 2005 and MMus (Performing Arts), specialising in choral conducting from the University of Pretoria. He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Unisa and a Performance Licentiate in Singing (2008).

Mr Barrett was a member of the University of Pretoria Camerata for most of his student career and was appointed assistant conductor in 2004. He has served as an adjudicator for national and international choir competitions and regularly presents workshops on choral music and pedagogy. In 2013, he was appointed as full-time lecturer at the Department of Music and conductor of the University of Pretoria Camerata. In 2009, Michael Barrett worked with Bo Johannson (Sweden) during the World Symposium on Choral Music in Denmark. The following year he conducted the Berlin Radio Choir with Simon Halsey (UK) and Joe Miller (USA), and in 2013 he worked alongside Nicol Matt (Germany) on a programme of Morten Lauridsen’s music.

Barrett has won many national and international awards for conducting. He also has several composition published in the United States by Santa Barbara Music.