Music of the Night: Montagu Music Society 10.10.15 – Louise Howlett and Albert Combrink

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Music of the Night: Montagu Music Society 10.10.15 – Louise Howlett and Albert Combrink

A recital of arias and artsongs held at the old Nederduits Gereformeerde Zendingkerk , now one of the main museums in Montagu. The concert was presented by the Montagu Music Society and hosted by Chairman Andrea Susan Cook

The Montagu Music Society has been in existence since the 1980’s. The Society normally arranges four concerts a year given by both local and overseas musicians

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Midweek Sessions: Ballads, Broadway & Opera 7 October 2015 7.30pm

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The Church on Greenmarket Square has become one of Cape Town’s concert ‘hot-spots’ for its special ambiance and excellent acoustics. With well-lit parking on the square outside and coffee on sale inside, as well as a host of restaurants and bars within walking distance, it is a perfect all-round concert venue. Midweek Sessions consists of two contrasting concerts on one night – a classical mix for the first half and acoustic ballads for the second-focusing on some of Cape Town’s finest musicians.

On October 7 Louise Howlett presents Blues in the Night [read more…]

Midweek Sessions: Ballads, Broadway & Opera 7 October 2015 7.30pmAlbert Combrink2015-10-04T10:41:28+02:00

Midweek Sessions 9 September: Until we meet again – Rising Stars

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Midweek Sessions at the Church on Greenmarket Square presenter Louise Howlett brings together 5 friends who are now leaving South Africa to pursue their careers and studies and dreams overseas.

Tenor Thomas Erlank is going to the UK, flautist Myles Roberts is going to Italy, organist Roshan Chakane is going to USA, and clarinettist Carla van der Merwe and violinist David Bester are going to Belgium. This concert is a farewell and fundraising initiative where the friends will perform their favourite works for us to remember them [read more…]

Midweek Sessions 9 September: Until we meet again – Rising StarsAlbert Combrink2015-09-05T13:37:39+02:00

Midweek Sessions presents: Conversations without Words 24.6.15

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Louise Howlett presents a single Winter Midweek Session this coming Wednesday 24 June with three of Cape Town’s great jazz interpreters.

Saxophonist Tristan Weitkamp joins forces with guitarist Tony Cedras and percussion legend Dizu Plaatjies in a ‘Conversations without Words’ – an cultural collision of music improvisation showing how sound can bring us together.

Tony is from Cape Town but has spent much of his musical journey away from SA during the years of apartheid. Through that time Tony travelled the world performing with a myriad of renowned artists including Miriam Makeba, Hugh [read more…]

Midweek Sessions presents: Conversations without Words 24.6.15Albert Combrink2015-06-25T20:23:56+02:00

Midweek Sessions Anniversary Concert: 27 May 2015

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Midweek Sessions Anniversary Concert: 27 May 2015

Midweek Sessions: 27 May Opera Jam & Just Friends

Midweek Sessions at the Church on Greenmarket Square has been running for a year – each one bringing together some of Cape Town’s best classical and jazz musicians for some amazing music making. The near perfect accoustics of the church along with fresh coffee on site to enjoy with the great music makes it one of the best concert venues in Cape Town. Outside [read more…]

Midweek Sessions Anniversary Concert: 27 May 2015Albert Combrink2015-05-27T06:55:25+02:00

For the Love of the Child – Songmaker’s Guild 24 May 2015

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Sunday 24 May

4 pm – 5.30 pm

R100

Nassau Center, Palmyra Road

A father’s loss, a mother’s hope – Different experiences of parenthood are explored through the medium of Art Song. Owen Metsileng, one of South Africa’s latest export baritones, who recently made consistently ecstatic headlines throughout Europe for his spectacular portrayal of “Macbeth”, presents Mahler’s massive song-cycle, “Kindertotenlieder” based on texts by the extraordinary German poet Friedrich Rückert.

Louise Howlett will present the mother’s hopes and dreams and yes, also her fears, through a careful selection [read more…]

For the Love of the Child – Songmaker’s Guild 24 May 2015Albert Combrink2015-05-13T10:02:47+02:00

Midweek Sessions presents: Bella Rosa – 10 June 2015

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Louise Howlett Presents: Midweek Sessions with “Bella Rosa”

Midweek Sessions Presents “Bella Rosa” – An Italian Rose Garden through the ages: four musicians – Soprano, Flute, Cello & Piano – tell stories through multi-genre songs, solos and ensembles for an unusual and delightful combination of instruments. The musicians in this group – Sally Minter on flute, Pieter-Adriaan Stofberg on cello, Albert Combrink on piano and soprano Louise Howlett – each an established soloist in their own right, are known for putting together varied and entertaining programmes that suit [read more…]

Midweek Sessions presents: Bella Rosa – 10 June 2015Albert Combrink2015-05-12T09:27:58+02:00

Bella Rosa – Hermanus Fynarts Festival 11 June 2015, 5 pm

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Hermanys Fynarts Festival Presents “Bella Rosa” – An Italian Rose Garden through the ages: four musicians – Soprano, Flute, Cello & Piano – tell stories through multi-genre songs, solos and ensembles for an unusual and delightful combination of instruments. The musicians in this group – each an established soloist in their own right – are known for putting together varied and entertaining programmes that suit all tastes and genres.

Venue: 64 Fir Street, Fernkloof Village, Hermanus
Bookings: Webtickets (R130/R60)