Media Release - Odeion Sinfonia & FSYO Concert on 23 September 2017



Conductor:                          Anmari van der Westhuizen
Soloists:                               Chris van Zyl (cello) & Ashlin Grobbelaar (cello)
Date:                                     Saturday 23 September 2017
Venue:                                 Odeion Auditorium (Odeion School of Music, UFS)
Time:                                    19:30
Admission:                          Free

The Odeion Sinfonia will be performing on the 23rd of September 2017 at the Odeion School of Music from 7:30pm, with young soloists Chris van Zyl (cello) and Ashlin Grobbelaar (cello).

This orchestra is a string only orchestra housed in the Odeion School of Music comprising string students studying at the school and string members of the Free State Youth Orchestra.  The orchestra is under the direction of the highly acclaimed cellist and chamber musician, Anmari van der Westhuizen (cellist of the Odeion String Quartet) who has more than thirty years of experience in playing and conducting chamber music.

Admission is free and the programme includes the following works:
Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (1980) - Arvo Pärt (Born 1935)
Little Suite for string orchestra Op. 11 - Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931)
Violoncelles Vibrez - Giovanni Solimma (Born 1962)
Serenade for Strings Op. 11 (1937) - Dag Wirén (1905 - 1986).      

The principle aims of this orchestra are to provide excellent training and valuable experience in string and ensemble playing, to adequately prepare string students for orchestral playing, to present them with numerous ensemble and orchestral concert playing opportunities and to generally promote quality string and ensemble playing.

For more information contact the Odeion School of Music on tel. 051 401 2504.

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