Conducted by Richard Cock. Charity concert for the benefit of Lifeline with an eclectic mixture of music in the vein of the London Last Night of the Proms concerts – complete with Parry’s ‘Jerusalem’ and Elgar’s ‘ Land of Hope and Glory’. Sure to put a smile on your face.
Find out more »Conducted by Richard Cock. Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (1895 – 1982) was a German composer, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach toward music education for children. Orff studied at the Munich Academy of Music until 1914, he then served in the German Army during World War I. Afterwards, he held various positions at opera houses in Mannheim and Darmstadt, later returning to Munich to pursue his music studies. In 1934, Orff encountered the 1847 edition of the Carmina…
Find out more »Conducted by Ekkehard Klemm. Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh OMCH (1913 – 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. Britten showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge. Britten first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy was Born in 1934. With the…
Find out more »Conducted by Ekkehard Klemm. Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh OMCH (1913 – 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. Britten showed talent from an early age. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London and privately with the composer Frank Bridge. Britten first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy was Born in 1934. With the…
Find out more »Conducted by Richard Cock. This concert on the exact 100th anniversary of the signing of the WWI armistice will be a moving occasion in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the war. It will be a mixture of music – both choral and orchestral – with readings of poetry & prose from the time of the Great War!
Find out more »Conducted by Richard Cock. The traditional family Christmas concert with Richard Cock and the Symphony Choir of Johannesburg without which it really isn’t Christmas in Johannesburg. Young and old will be joined in singing some of the wonderful carols we all know and love. The choir will of course entertain you with other Christmas music both new and old. The proper way to start Christmas. * Special ticket price for Christmas Concerts R220 * Seniors, students & scholars R175
Find out more »Conducted by Richard Cock. The traditional family Christmas concert with Richard Cock and the Symphony Choir of Johannesburg without which it really isn’t Christmas in Johannesburg. Young and old will be joined in singing some of the wonderful carols we all know and love. The choir will of course entertain you with other Christmas music both new and old. The proper way to start Christmas. * Special ticket price for Christmas Concerts R220 * Seniors, students & scholars R175
Find out more »Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed…
Find out more »George Frideric Handel (born: Georg Friedrich Händel) (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle-upon-Saale and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the…
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