Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Quintet at Chris Seabrooke Concert Hall, Wits

ABOUT

Adria Sternstein Foster (flute), Kayla Moffett (violin), Erika Gray (viola), Amy Frost Baumgarten (cello), Susan Robinson (harp)

JOHANNESBURG | Sunday, 18 September 2022 | 15:00 | Chris Seabrooke Concert Hall, Wits University

Concert opens with Imbizo Ensemble and in collaboration with the University of Witwatersrand

Join us in the brand new Wits Chris Seabrooke Music Hall, the only purpose-built live music hall with a modern acoustic design in Johannesburg. It is designed specifically for musical performances.

“The music hall features acoustic treatment of the highest quality and is suitable for a range of musical genres – from acoustic music and electrified performances to chamber music and even minimal orchestra,” says Dr Donato Somma, Head of Wits Music.

Students are allowed free entry. Please email [email protected] to reserve your free student ticket.

PROGRAM: FRENCH MASTERWORKS

Afternoon of a Faun for quintet                        Claude Debussy (1862–1918), arr. Jana Machalett

Two Arias for violin, cello and harp                      Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)

    Vissi d’arte (from Tosca) 

    O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

Selections from Don Giovanni for flute and strings     W.A. Mozart (1756–1791)

    2–4 arias (To be determined)

Quintette No. 1                                        Jean Francaix (1912–1997)

    Andante Tranquillo 

    Scherzo

    Andante

    Rondo

                                Intermission

Three Preludes for Piano for quintet                  George Gershwin, arr. Joseph Scheer (1898–1937)

    Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 

    Andante con moto

    Agitato

Operatic and Theatrical Interludes                  Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

for violin, flute and harp

     Entr’acte from Carmen 

     Menuet from L’Arlesienne

Meditation from Thais for violin and harp              Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

Suite from Ma Mere l’Oye (Mother Goose) for quintet  Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), arr. Martina Forni

    Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant 

    Petit Poucet

    Laideronette, Imperatrice des pagodes

    Les entretiens de la belle et de la bete

    Le jardin feerique

ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE

Established in 1978, The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the beautiful Opera House of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. It is the only orchestra in the country dedicated solely to the performance of three musical genres: opera, ballet and musical theater.

The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Quintet’s touring program showcases compositions from America as well as beloved international pieces with a special focus on ballets and operas. Their repertoire include selections from William Grant Still, Claude Debussy, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Myroslav Storyk as well as George Gershwin.

Classical Movements has been presenting the annual Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival across the country since 2009 and is the same company that brought the Minnesota Orchestra, as the first professional US Orchestra to tour to Africa, on their groundbreaking tour to South Africa in 2018. This time, they are bringing two renowned American chamber ensembles to the country.

IMBIZO

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