Please note the earlier starting time of 19H30, and that both our weekly daytime concerts start at 13h00.

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1 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 website: 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 R 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 Gillian.Lindner@uct.ac.za. 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 Book at Pick n Pay Tickets can only be booked at selected Pick n Pay stores. To find a store near you, go to 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.

2 For any queries regarding the booking process, please contact Webtickets customer support on or call 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 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.

3 OPERA SHOWCASE TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY AT 19H30 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA WITH STARS OF THE 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 COLLABORATION TUESDAY 6 MARCH AT 19H30 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. For more information call or info@ctconcerts.co.za Prices: R150 - R180 This collaboration IS available to the Friends of the College programme.

4 COLLABORATION TUESDAY 13 MARCH AT 13H00 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. Lunchtime concert - admission is free STUDENT ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 13 MARCH AT 19H30 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 GUEST ARTISTS TUESDAY 20 MARCH AT 19H30 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

5 COLLABORATION SATURDAY 24 MARCH AT 19H00 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 - Cost: R145 - R160 Please note earlier starting time. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme. TUESDAY 27 MARCH AT 19H30 WESTERN MUSIC The first of the showcases is arranged by François du Toit and features a selection of the performance students of the. STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 10 APRIL AT 19H30 COLDEST WINTER A Song Cycle by Ongama Mhlontlo (4 th- year BMus Opera student)

6 Accompanist: Victor Tichart with Singers and African Music students from the. 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. OPERA FUNDRAISER WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL AT 19H30 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 lunghallam@yahoo.com or

7 ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 17 APRIL AT 19H30 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 COLLABORATION THURSDAY 19 APRIL AT 19H30 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: For more information contact David Wickham at david@steelband.co.za, cell or Ann Barr at ctbigbandjazzfest@gmail.com, cell Prices: R120 adults / R70 seniors, students and learners This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme. COLLABORATION SATURDAY 21 APRIL AT 19H30 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: The highlight of the marimba festival is the mass marimba at the end of the evening.

8 For more information contact Grant Adams or Ann Barr at or Prices: R120 adults/ R70 seniors, students and learners This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme. ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 24 APRIL AT 19H30 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 JAZZ AND CLASSICAL COMPETITION WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL AT 19H30 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: R 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

9 Admission is free The public will be invited through FMR For further details, tel: OPERA THURSDAY 10 MAY AT 14H00 (schools concert) FRIDAY 11 and SATURDAY 12 MAY AT 19H30 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. for selected concerts JAZZ ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 15 MAY AT 19H30 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.

10 AFRICAN MUSIC SATURDAY 19 MAY AT 19H30 TRACES AN ALLEGORY OF SHADOWS This audio-visual music and dance narrative pools the talents and resources of postgraduate students in the s African Music performance programme. ENSEMBLE THURSDAY 24 MAY AT 19H30 FUNDRAISER CONCERT UCT SYMPHONY CONCERT Conductor: Conrad van Alphen Soloists: some of the top performers from the 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 COLLABORATION FRIDAY 25 MAY AT 19H30 THE UCT CHOIR Conductor: Kurt Haupt Details to be announced. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme.

11 ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 29 MAY AT 19H30 CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM CHAMBER MUSIC Arranged by Becky Steltzner Admission is free. Donations at the door in aid of the Chamber Music Scholarship Fund will be most welcome. COLLABORATION WEDNESDAY 30 MAY SATURDAY 2 JUNE AT 19H30 THE CAPE TOWN BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL Arranged by Ann Barr Celebrating its 20 th 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. MUSIC TECHNOLOGY FRIDAY 15 JUNE 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

12 DURING THE VACATION JUNE VARIOUS VENUES AT THE 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. COMPOSITION TUESDAY JULY AT 19H30 MARTIN WATT AN EVENING OF SONGS Brand new songs for soprano, baritone and piano. COLLABORATION WEDNESDAY 25 JULY AT 19H30 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 31 JULY AT 19H30 WESTERN MUSIC The second of the showcases features a selection of the performance students of the. TUESDAY 7 AUGUST AT 19H30

13 JAZZ ENSEMBLE 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. COMPOSITION SHOWCASE TUESDAY 14 AUGUST AT 19H30 THOMAS RAJNA AT 90 A celebration of the music of Thomas Rajna as he approaches his 90 th birthday. The programme includes his Creation and Three Hebrew Choruses performed by the Cape Town Youth Choir, conducted by Leon Starker. OPERA COLLABORATION AUGUST AT 19H30 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

14 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. PIANO COLLABORATION TUESDAY 28 AUGUST AT 19H30 PIANO EXCHANGE CONCERT Following the last 16 years successes, the piano sections of UCT and Stellenbosch will present an evening of music. JAZZ ENSEMBLES TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM Andrew Lilley and Nicky Schrire present JAZZ PIANO AND JAZZ VOCAL STUDIOS OPERA TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 This concert is to be confirmed The 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.

15 Accompanists: José Dias and John Davids COLLABORATION PIANO COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 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 For more information and application details, contact Louise Howlett at info@louisehowlett.co.za Details to be announced. ENSEMBLE COMPETITION TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 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. STUDENT SHOWCASE JAZZ THURSDAY 27, FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 CHISHOLM RECITAL ROOM SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER AT 19H30 JAZZ FESTIVAL The annual Jazz Festival features the

16 UCT Big Band and other groups from the Jazz Programme, as well as staff members Mike Campbell, Andrew Lilley, Mike Rossi and Darryl Andrews. STUDENT SHOWCASE TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER AT 19H30 - COMPOSITION The last of the showcases is arranged by Martin Watt, and features a selection of the performance and composition students of the. ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER AT 19H30 UCT SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE Conductor: Alexander Fokkens Soloist: Becky Steltzner (clarinet) Programme includes Sparke Clarinet Concerto AFRICAN MUSIC SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER AT 19H30 AFRICAN MUSIC UCT IBUYAMBO An ensemble performance directed by Dizu Plaatjies,

17 featuring the undergraduate students in the s African Music programme. ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER AT 19H30 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 90 th birthday in December. Full Price: R100 / UCT staff: R90 Senior citizens and students R75 / Learners: R55 COLLABORATION WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER AT 19H30 THE UCT CHOIR Details to be announced. This concert is not part of the Friends of the College programme. ENSEMBLE TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER AT 19H30 CHAMBER MUSIC Arranged by Becky Steltzner Admission is free. Donations at the door in aid of the Chamber Music Scholarship Fund will be most welcome. SINGING COMPETITION TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER AT 19H30 THE SCHOCK FOUNDATION

18 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 who are presently in their second or third year. for selected concerts PIANO COMPETITION TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER AT 19H30 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. Part of the prize is to perform with the UCT Symphony Orchestra next year. for selected concerts PIANO COMPETITIONS WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER AT 13H00 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 PIANO COMPETITION THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER AT 13H00

19 THE LIONEL BOWMAN PRIZE FOR BEETHOVEN PLAYING (FINAL ROUND) This competition is open to all piano students at the And the prize-winner s recital will take place in Lunchtime concert - admission is free COLLABORATION PIANO COMPETITION NOVEMBER 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 marks the tenth anniversary of the festival, with 19 Festivals to date featuring 309 concerts, 236 composers, 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.