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Ockie Vermeulen to showcase 2 pieces of his work in a symphony concert under the baton of Bernhard Gueller
By Elretha Britz Tuesday, August 11, 2015 03:00
Ockie Vermeulen, Pretoria organist to showcase two of his work on Thursday, with the State Symphony Orchestra in Bloemfontein
Those who love organ recitals, must make use of every opportunity to attend, says the Pretoria organist Ockie Vermeulen, because "organists are an endangered species."
He attributes this to the abandonment of churches, the use of bands and inaccessible organ repertoire.
A symphony concert with an organist as soloist as the main performer is a great gift to the listener. Thursday night music lovers get to listen to this gift, when Vermeulen will be performing with the State Symphony Orchestra (FSSO), under the guidance of Bernhard Gueller.
Vermeulen is so generous, that last year at the Free State Arts Festival, he played for Christa Steyn and I, two pieces of his organ works .
French composer Poulenc's Organ Concerto in G minor, according to him is "a beautiful work that is carried out far to little".
He says "Poulenc raised the bar for organists, on the technical and color possibilities of the organ. It helped with music idioms written for the organ, and he highlights the instrument's wide range of timbres. "
The work has only one movement but with several tempo indications.
It will be the first time that Vermeulen displays his music and perform in public, and at the same time his first action with Gueller.
The second organ work, Tomaso Albinoni's Adagio in G minor for Organ and String Orchestra, takes only about ten minutes.
It is in Baroque style although, the work was written after the Second World War. Remo Giazotto, a musicologist and Albinoni's biographer, discovered a fragment of the piece, nothing more than a figured bass line not long after the war in a library in Dresden.
He maintains the bass line in Albinoni's 18th-century style, a work composed for organ and strings.
The Adagio is such accessible music that often all the soundtracks are used in films, most notably Gallipoli and Rollerball . In 1997, millions of people around the world heard the music when it was conducted at Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral.
Career highlights
Vermeulen acquired a B Com degree at the University of Pretoria before he began his music studies. The decision was a gift to music. Vermeulen has passed all exams and grades with distinction, received many prizes and further studied with the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship in Texas.
In 2011 he worked with the Charl du Plessis Trio at a festival acted in Switzerland received with standing ovations. The following year, in 2012, he was invited to perform as soloist in Monaco in the presence of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene.
His game can be heard on CD, on the successful Highland Cathedral, which appeared in 2007 and 2011 Arena.
Another hay on his fork is that of trustee and organist at Unisa, and a post-doctoral associate of Northwestern University where he conducts research. He is also a music arranger and pianist competent but not performed as soloist on it, "only in ensembles," he says.
Schumann Symphony
Also on the program for Thursday evening Schumann's Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120 and Fratres by Arvo Pärt Estonian composer.
Fratres (Latin for brothers) is like the Adagio, appropriate music for movies and was used in There will be Blood, where Daniel Day-Lewis played the lead role.
The Schumann symphony has four movements which the composer's indication uninterrupted must be carried out. It is chronologically Schumann's second symphony, but he revised it radically in 1851 and for that reason is counted as his fourth and last symphony.
Gueller because of his dramatic interpretations and attention to detail a popular conductor musicians and concertgoers below. He is for the past 13 years, music director of the Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax, but acts as a freelance around the world.
This week will be his third appearance with the FSSO.
The concert is made possible by the National Lottery Commission and the Rupert Foundation.
■ Symphony Concert: Thursday at 19:30 in the Odeion. Get tickets - R130, R100 (pensioners) and R50 (students, scholars and groups) - Computicket and Shoprite Checkers stores or online at www.computicket.com.
Ockie Vermeulen to showcase 2 pieces of his work in a symphony concert under the baton of Bernhard Gueller
By Elretha Britz Tuesday, August 11, 2015 03:00
Ockie Vermeulen, Pretoria organist to showcase two of his work on Thursday, with the State Symphony Orchestra in Bloemfontein
Those who love organ recitals, must make use of every opportunity to attend, says the Pretoria organist Ockie Vermeulen, because "organists are an endangered species."
He attributes this to the abandonment of churches, the use of bands and inaccessible organ repertoire.
A symphony concert with an organist as soloist as the main performer is a great gift to the listener. Thursday night music lovers get to listen to this gift, when Vermeulen will be performing with the State Symphony Orchestra (FSSO), under the guidance of Bernhard Gueller.
Vermeulen is so generous, that last year at the Free State Arts Festival, he played for Christa Steyn and I, two pieces of his organ works .
French composer Poulenc's Organ Concerto in G minor, according to him is "a beautiful work that is carried out far to little".
He says "Poulenc raised the bar for organists, on the technical and color possibilities of the organ. It helped with music idioms written for the organ, and he highlights the instrument's wide range of timbres. "
The work has only one movement but with several tempo indications.
It will be the first time that Vermeulen displays his music and perform in public, and at the same time his first action with Gueller.
The second organ work, Tomaso Albinoni's Adagio in G minor for Organ and String Orchestra, takes only about ten minutes.
It is in Baroque style although, the work was written after the Second World War. Remo Giazotto, a musicologist and Albinoni's biographer, discovered a fragment of the piece, nothing more than a figured bass line not long after the war in a library in Dresden.
He maintains the bass line in Albinoni's 18th-century style, a work composed for organ and strings.
The Adagio is such accessible music that often all the soundtracks are used in films, most notably Gallipoli and Rollerball . In 1997, millions of people around the world heard the music when it was conducted at Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral.
Career highlights
Vermeulen acquired a B Com degree at the University of Pretoria before he began his music studies. The decision was a gift to music. Vermeulen has passed all exams and grades with distinction, received many prizes and further studied with the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship in Texas.
In 2011 he worked with the Charl du Plessis Trio at a festival acted in Switzerland received with standing ovations. The following year, in 2012, he was invited to perform as soloist in Monaco in the presence of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene.
His game can be heard on CD, on the successful Highland Cathedral, which appeared in 2007 and 2011 Arena.
Another hay on his fork is that of trustee and organist at Unisa, and a post-doctoral associate of Northwestern University where he conducts research. He is also a music arranger and pianist competent but not performed as soloist on it, "only in ensembles," he says.
Schumann Symphony
Also on the program for Thursday evening Schumann's Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120 and Fratres by Arvo Pärt Estonian composer.
Fratres (Latin for brothers) is like the Adagio, appropriate music for movies and was used in There will be Blood, where Daniel Day-Lewis played the lead role.
The Schumann symphony has four movements which the composer's indication uninterrupted must be carried out. It is chronologically Schumann's second symphony, but he revised it radically in 1851 and for that reason is counted as his fourth and last symphony.
Gueller because of his dramatic interpretations and attention to detail a popular conductor musicians and concertgoers below. He is for the past 13 years, music director of the Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax, but acts as a freelance around the world.
This week will be his third appearance with the FSSO.
The concert is made possible by the National Lottery Commission and the Rupert Foundation.
■ Symphony Concert: Thursday at 19:30 in the Odeion. Get tickets - R130, R100 (pensioners) and R50 (students, scholars and groups) - Computicket and Shoprite Checkers stores or online at www.computicket.com.
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