Bach organ music by Winand Grundling Fri 12 Sept 20.00 St Andrew's

[Karen Hahne]

Dear friends,

Hurray! Another concert with a lot of Bach! Winand is an extraordinary organist. Do go!

Kind regards,

Karen Hahne

---

From: music...@ttu.co.za
Subject: Barry Smith presents the St Andrew's Concert Series 12 September
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 20:16:42 +0200
To: mu...@ttu.co.za

Barry Smith and The St George's Singers present 
THE MUSIC ACADEMY OF ST ANDREW'S SECOND SEMESTER 2014 CONCERT SERIES

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cape Town  (crn Buitengracht and Somerset roads)

 

 

Winand Grundling (organ)

Friday, 12 September, 20:00

The Second Semester 2014 season of the St Andrew’s Concert Series was opened in dramatic fashion by an unforgettable performance of Handel’s ‘Theodora’ directed by Barry Smith and accompanied on period instruments by the very polished L’Orfeo Barockorchester from Austria. To follow on such a high note won’t be easy, but we have some amazing concerts lined up for the rest of the series which we think will meet those expectations.

Winand Grundling needs no introduction to anybody who is remotely interested in organ music. He has performed at St Andrew’s on two previous occasions and it is with great anticipation that we welcome him back on 12 September to present a challenging and varied organ recital programme. Winand is considered to be one of South Africa’s top organists and creates excitement wherever he performs. He has embarked on an ambitious project to eventually perform all of J.S. Bach’s organ works. To this end the first half of his St Andrew’s recital will be devoted to Bach and includes some of his most endearing works. The second half will be mainly a French affair, including the famous Choral No. 3 in A minor by César Franck. Winand is also a very talented improviser and arranger. He will end the recital with an extract from his The 7 Days of Creation, which cleverly combines well-known themes into a story-telling picture.

Cape Town is very fortunate to have such a talented organist living in our midst. Come and listen to Winand ‘pulling out all the stops’ on the recently refurbished St Andrew’s organ and be truly amazed!

Winand Grundling completed his schooling at Brandwag High School in Uitenhage and obtained a BMus degree from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. He began his organ studies under Colin Campbell in 2002 and has since given organ recitals on national and international level. In 2006, Winand was chosen as one of seventeen organists worldwide to attend the Canadian International Organ Summer School in Calgary, where he also had master classes. He passed his ATCL Trinity Recital (Licentiate) examinations, as well as his Unisa Performance Licentiate with distinction. In 2012, he received the degree BMus Hons (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University.

In 2012, Winand attended master classes presented by Professor Yin Kim (University of Seoul), as well as Professors Ton Koopman, Jean-Claude Zhender, Louis Bolliviard and Peter Planyavski at the International Haarlem Organ Summer School in the Netherlands, and Professor David Higgs at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, USA. In July of 2014, he attended the International Bach Academy in Amsterdam (Waalse Church) hosted by Jaques van Oortmerssen.

On national level, Winand has won the following competitions and prizes: Overall winner of the ABSA National Youth Music Competition (2004), organ category winner at the ATKV Muziq Competition (2007/2009), the Charles Bryars Bursary (2007/2008), the SAMRO Merit Award (2009), the Mabel Quick Music Bursary (2009/2010), as well as overall winner of the Unisa Overseas Music Bursary Competition (2009), the ATKV Muziq Competition (2010), and the SAKOV Overseas Music Bursary Competition (2013).

At the 2012 Klein-Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK), Winand received two Kanna Awards for his production, 14 Stasies van die Kruis – for Best Classical Music Production and Best Upcoming Artist.

Winand is the organist of the Dutch Reformed Church Stellenbosch-Welgelegen and is an accompanist for various choirs and South African artists. His debut CD, Toccata!, was launched in 2009. In 2012, he released his second album, 14 Stations of the Cross, at the KKNK.

Winand plans to enroll for an MMus (Performance) degree next year at Stellenbosch University under the guidance of Mario Nell.

The programme will be as follows:

 

J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750): Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654

 

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

 

J.S. Bach: Gigue Fugue in G major, BWV 577

 

J.S. Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564

 

INTERVAL

 

J. Bonnet (1884 - 1944): Variations de Concert, Op. 1

 

L. Daquin (1694 - 1772): Noël X 'Grand Jeu, et duo'

 

M. Dupré (1886 - 1971): Placare Christe servulis, Op. 38 No. 16

 

C. Franck (1822 - 1890): Chorale No. 3 in A minor

 

W. Grundling: 7 Days of Creation: Day 1

 

 

All seats are Unreserved and tickets will only be sold at the door for R80; R60 for senior citizens and R30 for students

Directions: From Buitengracht Street turn into Somerset Road, first left into Chiappini Street, then left again into Waterkant Street.
Entrance to church is halfway down Waterkant Street on left-hand side.

For more information, please visit our website at www.StAndrew.StGeorgesSingers.org.za
or phone Pierre van Wyngaard on 083 355 6371, or e-mail to wyng...@iafrica.com

Please respond to the following e-mail address If you wish to be unsubscribed from this list and we will remove your name: music-un...@ttu.co.za