Inaugural gala concert at Unisa's historic Governor's House in Pietermaritzburg

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The Unisa Music Foundation will present a gala opening concert for the inaugural performance on 18th October 2013 at their new performance hall on the Unisa Campus in Pietermaritzburg. In 2010 Unisa undertook to refurbish and restore the 164 year old Governors House, which is located on the campus of the Pietermaritzburg Regional Service Centre.

Over the past 3 years, this historic building was completely restored and currently houses a brand new performance recital hall complete with a Steinway grand piano.   

The inaugural concert will bring together some of South Africa’s finest performers from various parts of the country. The concert will feature a range of artists from different genres including classical, jazz and Indian classical music.

Sabine Baird, principal flautist with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra will perform with her trio and will be followed by well-known Pietermaritzburg classical pianist Chris Duigan. Nationally and internationally recognised jazz pianist Melvin Peters will lead his own jazz quartet in a selection of Dave Brubeck tunes.

One of South Africa’s finest Indian Classical musicians, Vevek Ram, will present an intriguing selection of compositions for sitar and tabla. A special guest at the concert will be the very young Thapelo Lephoto, a highly talented classical and jazz violinist who is currently part of the Unisa Music Foundation’s Community Engagement programme. 

The Unisa Music Foundation hosts approximately 45 concerts per year on the Unisa main campus in Pretoria. The Music Foundation also runs a very successful community music engagement programme which serves over 700 students nationally by providing them with access to music tuition, instruments, performing ensembles and exams.

It is envisioned that starting 2014, the Unisa Music Foundation will expand their current concert series to include more concerts in Pietermaritzburg at the Governor’s House Recital Hall.

Enquiries: Alet Joubert, Unisa Music Foundation, Tel: 012 429 3336/3311, Cell: 084 763 4079
 www.unisa.ac.za/musicfoundation

 

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