Valentines Concert 15th and 16th February 2019
Valentines Concert on the 15th and 16th February 2019
This is the video of the recording from the Valentines Concert: Simple Symphony from Britten.
As the file is quite large (5,6 GB) it might take some time before you can see and hear it.
A romantic valentines concert with music from Sibelius, Britten, Elgar, Grieg,… as well as from and with Namibian Composers Emily Dangwa and Eslon Hindundu
The conductor was Mr. Walter-Michael Vollhardt
At the Dutch Reformed Church (Corner of Luderitz and Munamawa Street, Windhoek) at 19h30
Musicians and Audience were kindly requested to wear any red Valentines Accessory.
Tickets for 100,00 N$ (Adults) or 50,00 N$ (Pensioners and Children) were available at the door and from the 5th February at Hotel Uhland, 147, Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda Street, Windhoek Tel. 061 389700
We thank our Sponsors for this event:
Programme
Jean Sibelius Andante Festivo
Eslon Hindundu Laudate Domino „Hear my Prayer”
Edward Elgar Serenade for String Orchestra e-minor op. 20
Allegro piacevole – Larghetto – Allegretto
Eslon Hindundu Ndji Raisa Ondundu - Near the Cross -
Emily Dangwa Lullaby
Eslon Hindundu Oumbu Ohama – Don’t give up –
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Edward Grieg Holberg Suite
Gavotte – Rigaudon
Emily Dangwa Dreamcatcher
Wolfgang A. Mozart Duettino from “Don Giovanni”
“Ora sí ch’io son contenta”
Georg F. Händel Aria from “Rinaldo”
“Lascia ch‘io pianga”
Benjamin Britten Simple Symphony
Boisterous Bourrée – Playful Pizzicato -
Sentimental Saraband -Frolicsome Finale-
Soloists: Emily Dangwa Soprano
Eslon Hindundu Bariton
Jürgen Kriess Violin
Amy Aring Viola
Walter-Michael Vollhardt
Michael Vollhardt started his musical career as a cello soloist with performances all over the world. His conducting career was started by founding the Orchestra of the Hamburg Conservatory where he taught cello and chamber music. Soon he was invited as guest conductor from various orchestras not only in Germany but also in Brazil, Nicaragua, India, Guatemala, Nigeria (MUSON Symphony Orchestra) and Italy. He lives in Freiburg, Germany.
Emily Dangwa
Emily Dangwa completed her Undergraduate in Opera studies and Postgraduate in Music performance with Distinction from the University of Cape Town. She performed in Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Dar Es Salaam. In 2018 she sang at the World Music Day and debuted her own work “Confessions of a Woman” at the FNCC in Namibia. She has since opened her own company ED Music Production in Windhoek.
Eslon Hindundu
Eslon Hindundu was born and raised in Windhoek (Namibia) and he studied at the Odeion School of music, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. Hindundu was a soloist for COTA Youth Choir from the year 2010 up until 2015 under the leadership of Fanie Dorfling that won Gold and Silver Medals at international choir competitions. Hindundu started composing/arranging choral music in 2015. His compositions have been performed internationally.
Namibian National Symphony Orchestra NNSO
The musicians of the NNSO are mostly amateurs that come together for several projects per year. Yearly concerts are the Baroque Festival in April and the Concerto Festival in August giving music students a platform to perform with an orchestra. Since 2018 the NNSO has become an independent entity and a board of directors was established. Everybody is welcome to become a supporting member of the NNSO to enable further orchestra productions.