Nagmusiek+
Fri Aug 19, 19:00 - Fri Aug 19, 20:15
Open Window Sax Arena
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2016 is the centenary of the birth of seminal South African composer Arnold van Wyk. His greatest solo piano work, "Nagmusiek", described as a ‘modernist poem of loss, of pain, of flickering memory, and of dignified death’, was written between 1955-1958. The work has rarely been performed after his death, partly due to its length (around 26 minutes) and because of its technical difficulty. To this day, it is regarded by many as the largest solo piano work by a South African composer, as well as one of the most challenging - both technically and musically.
Pianist Liza Joubert and film artist/director Pluto Panoussis present Arnold van Wyk's iconic piece for solo piano, Nagmusiek, to a contemporary audience with a live performance of the work, augmented by a series of visual tone poems, closely matched to the music, to be screened as accompaniment to the live music played by Liza Joubert.
A short pre-concert talk/discussion will provide the audience with the appropriate tools to access both the music and the visuals. The original film and animation sequences have been created by the 2016 School of Film Arts Honours group at the Open Window Institute.
Pianist Liza Joubert and film artist/director Pluto Panoussis present Arnold van Wyk's iconic piece for solo piano, Nagmusiek, to a contemporary audience with a live performance of the work, augmented by a series of visual tone poems, closely matched to the music, to be screened as accompaniment to the live music played by Liza Joubert.
A short pre-concert talk/discussion will provide the audience with the appropriate tools to access both the music and the visuals. The original film and animation sequences have been created by the 2016 School of Film Arts Honours group at the Open Window Institute.
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Nagmusiek+
Open Window Sax Arena
1297 John Vorster Dr, Southdowns, Centurion, 0169, South Africa
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