St George's Unplugged
Tue Jan 14, 13:15 - Thu Apr 3, 14:00
St George's Cathedral
ABOUT
St Georges Unplugged is a regular series of ‘walk-in’ lunch concerts for the summer season, offering a variety of classical music in an informal and friendly way. They are introduced by the musicians, and patrons are invited to sit, unwind, ‘unplug’ and contemplate through music in the iconic surroundings of St Georges Cathedral in the heart of the City.
Experience the best upcoming and established artists at St George’s every Tuesday and Thursday from January 14 to March 27.
Concerts are free of charge as the Cathedral remains an open space for all, but donations online and at the door are welcome to help cover running costs and also fundraise for the Cathedral's much needed building repairs and maintenance. Facility for credit card and cash will be available.
Seating is unreserved, but you can reserve your attendance make a donation in advance via Quicket
(Artists and Programmes are subect to change)
The concerts run from 1.15pm to 2pm in the CathedralMusica Poetica. Historically Inspired Performance of works from the 17th and 18th centuries for violin and harpsichord, with leading baroque musicians from Cape Town, Ralitza Macheva (baroque violin) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)
Tuesday Jan 14 - opening concert with award winning classical guitarist James Grace - Music from Spain to South Africa
Thursday Jan 16 - Explore the Organ of St George's with Grant Brasler, which originally stood in the church of St Margaret, next to Westminster Abbey in London, with it's earliest history going back to 1675
Tuesday Jan 21 - Sandile and Friends - Opera singers Sandile Kamle, Thamsanqa Mtshamba, Sive Ndima & Lindile Kula accompanied by pianist Albert Combrink present a mixed programme of South African music inspired by real events & European music
Thursday Jan 23 - Zakwantu African Ensemble- beautiful indigenous music from all over Africa inspired by nature and cultural heritage
Tuesday Jan 28 - Ubuntu Brass Quintet comprising some of Cape Town's finest new generation artists presents a programme of popular arrangements from Pachelbel's Canon to Handel's Largo to Amazing Grace
Thursday Jan 30 - Zakwantu African Ensemble- beautiful indigenous music from all over Africa inspired by nature and cultural heritage
Tuesday Feb 4 - Musica Poetica. Historically Inspired Performance of works from the 17th and 18th centuries for violin and harpsichord, with leading baroque musicians from Cape Town, Ralitza Macheva (baroque violin) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)
Thursday Feb 6 - Quattrombones Trombone Quartet featuring orchestral musicians Andre Balocco, James George, David Langford and Peter Worthington-Smith
Programme:
Ave maria Otello
Christus factus est, Bruckner
Marche de Tannhauser, Wagner
Nimrod, Elgar Arr.Balocco
Sonata D.Speer
Adagio from Symphony 3 Saint Saens
Moment for Morricone, arr. Balocco
Tuesday Feb 11 - Ubuntu Brass Quintet comprising some of Cape Town's rising new generation artists presents a programme of popular arrangements from Pachelbel's Canon to Handel's Largo to Amazing Grace
Thursday Feb 13 - Love under Paris Skies with the Cadillac Trio - Songs from Faure to Les Mis to Phantom of the Opera to Piaf
with soprano Louise Howlett, Elina Koycheva on violin and pianist Albert Combrink
Tuesday Feb 18 - Monologue: Solo Cello with Rosamund Roth
Bach Suite for Solo Cello Nr 4 in E flat Major
Øistein Sommerfeldt, Monologi for Solo cello
Gaspar Cassadó Suite for Solo Cello
I Prelude-Fantasia
III Intermezzo e danza finale
Song of the birds (Traditional Catalan song, arrangement for solo cello Roth)
Thursday Feb 20 - Flute & Marimba with Louisa Theart & Dylan Tabisher. The programme features the world premiere of a duo piece written by Owen Dalton alongside solo works for each instrument. Programme includes:
Peter Klatzow - Figures in a Landscape
Memories of the Seashore for solo marimba - Keiko Abe
Marimbics - M Halt - Solo Marimba
Gounod Ave Maria - Flute and Marimba
Tuesday Feb 25 - Songs of Love and Belief - Liszt Liebestraume and French Flute Music with Isaac (piano) and Lily van der Merwe (flute)
Thursday Feb 27 - Cinema Serenade - Songs & arias from the movies with soprano Louise Howlett and pianist Albert Combrink
Tuesday Mar 4 - Sacred Songs: Cello & Organ with Rosamund Roth and Shannon Thebus
Programme:
Ernest Bloch - From Jewish Life,
I. Prayer, II. Supplication, III. Jewish Song
J.S. Bach - Erbarme dich from the St Matthew Passion (arrangement Albert van der Hoeven)
Camille Saint Saens - Prière for Cello and Organ
Astor Piazzola - Ave Maria
J.S. Bach - Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (arrangement Albert van der Hoeven)
Sergei Rachmaninov - Vocalise
Max Bruch - Kol Nidrei (arrangement for cello and organ by H. Reimann)
Thursday Mar 6 - Countertenor Philip Matthman in Concert
Tuesday Mar 11 - Violin & Cello with Ralitza Macheva & Matthias Ender
Thursday Mar 13 - Clarinet & Piano with Annelize de Villiers and David Lubbe
Tuesday Mar 18 - Flute & Friends with Louisa Theart
Thursday Mar 20 - Organ Recital with John Woodland
Tuesday Mar 25 - Classical Guitar Collective featuring students of James Grace
Thursday Mar 27 - Songs & Arias with Marcelle Steinmetz
The organisers are grateful for the support in making these concerts possible:
from the Howlett family in memory of the late Don Howlett;
from the Stanley, Biggs and Molteno Family;
and for the gift from an anonymous donor.
We thank the staff and team at the Cathedral and we thank you for being our audience and supporting this initiative to spread the love of music across Cape Town.