Naledi - An African Journey; UP Youth Choir, Vox Chamber Choir - 16, 17 March 2019

[Graeme Wilkinson]

Excerpts from the NewMusicSA March 2019 Newsletter (available in full, here: https://www.newmusicsa.org.za/newsletter)

March Newsletter 1/3/2019  0 Comments   Greetings everybody. There is so much happening this month, that there's no time for music trivia! Firstly, congratulations to Franco Prinsloo for winning the prestigious annual ImpACT award for young arts professionals. The entire composition community celebrates with you, Franco. (Franco will direct the VOX Chamber Choir this month at the Wakkerstroom Music Festival and also sees performances of his major work Naledi at the University of Pretoria this month - see below). (N)ot to be missed in Pretoria, VOX Chamber Choir present Franco Prinsloo's remarkable multi-lingual choral work Naledi: ​UP Performing Arts Presents: "Naledi - An African Journey".   UP Youth Choir in collaboration with Vox Chamber Choir will perform Franco Prinsloo Composer/Performer's multilingual choral work in concert version this March, 2019.   The story of Naledi, the morning and evening star, will be magically told by African story telling specialist and actress Galeboe Moabi.   An ensemble of exceptional musicians will accompany the UP Youth Choir and Vox Chamber Choir including Magdalena de Vries - Percussionist & Marimba Specialist, Francois Lessing and Faye Prinsloo.   Audiences will be taken on this enchanting journey with movement artists: Brandon Thespian Olifant(TBO), Abe Pupunyane and Thato Paul Menoe; and beautiful animations created by Louis Minnaar.   Directed by Karina Lemmer Conducted by Franco Prinsloo and Herman Nicolas Swanepoel Double Bass: Neville Nhlanhla Radebe Flute and Piano: Faye Prinsloo Violin: Calayde Davey Percussion: Francois Lessing Marimba and percussion: Magda de Vries Story and music: Franco Prinsloo   Two concerts will be held at the Aula - University of Pretoria - Theatre:   16 March 2019: 18:30 for 19:00; and 17 March 2019: 14:30 for 15:00.   Ticket price per person: - Online: R150.00; and - At the door: R170.00.   Do not miss this proudly South African collaborative production. Book your tickets at Tixsa today!   Just click here: https://tickets.tixsa.co.za/…/up-performing-arts-presents-n…   https://www.facebook.com/voxchamberchoirSA/videos/1203646696449106/   http://wmfestival.co.za/?page_id=946 "Vox Chamber Choir is a Pretoria based chamber choir of 24 singers. Founded by composer and conductor, Franco Prinsloo, in 2017 with a focus on quality recordings and performances of his own music, as well as a selection of music by other contemporary Pretoria based composers.  Vox Chamber Choir also focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration and seeks to create hybrid choral music experiences that expand traditional performance practices. The singers of Vox Chamber Choir are huge choral enthusiasts and comprises choral conductors, composers, music educators, and semi-professional singers. We strive to promote South African contemporary choral music throughout the world and seek to inspire with our unique focus on music by living composers.