Master classes for advanced flute students will be
presented by Bridget Rennie-Salonen from 14:00 on Monday 27 February in the Haller
Halle, Odeion School for Music.
Capetonian Bridget
Rennie-Salonen is active as a solo, chamber and principal orchestral
flautist and has appeared as soloist with several South African orchestras. Her
studies at UCT and abroad equipped her with multiple qualifications and
honours. As the former Solo Principal Flute of the Cape Town Philharmonic
Orchestra, she was the recipient of the prestigious Ben & Faye Carklin
Award for Artistic Excellence. She collaborates with musicians such as James
Grace, Albie van Schalkwyk, Gaylen-Rose Sales, Catherine Foxcroft, Jose Dias,
Erik Dippenaar and Peter Martens, amongst others. As a member of ‘Trio with a
Twist’ with Janine Neethling and Lizzie Rennie, she was the recipient of the
Fiesta award for Best Classical Production at festivals in 2012, as well as a
Silver Ovation award at the National Arts Festival 2014. Bridget is active as a freelance flautist, is
the principal flute of the Cape Town Pops Orchestra, guest principal flute with
the Free State Symphony Orchestra and plays the Baroque flute with the Camerata
Tinta Barocca. She displays astounding
musical versatility in any music genre and her exquisite flute playing has been
recorded for numerous soundtracks, such as the shows “Cats” and “Tree Aan”, and
the film scores for ‘Material’, ‘Faith Like Potatoes’, ‘Ocean Voyager’, ‘Cosmic
Africa’ and ‘City Slickers’. Bridget lectures at the South African College of
Music at the University of Cape Town. Many of her students have excelled in
national competitions and in their overseas studies, and now teach and perform
locally, several occupying positions in South African orchestras. As one of
South Africa’s leading exponents of the flute, she is frequently invited to act
as adjudicator or external examiner. With a research interest in performing
arts health, she is a licensed Andover Educator and is currently pursuing PhD
research in the area of tertiary level musicians’ performance health
education.
Admission: R150 for active participants and R50 for
audience members.
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