Michael Blake / Andile Khumalo / Clare Loveday / Angie Mullins / Pierre-Henri Wicomb
Music South Africa
Michael Blake et Mantombi Matotiyana © Vincent Pontet ©
MUSIQUE D’AUJOURD’HUI
Michael Blake
Ukukhalisa umrhubhe, commissioned by Festival d’Automne à Paris (made at the Studio of the University of Stellenbosch), for arc umrhubhe and electronic
String Quatuor n°3 Nofinishi
Andile Khumalo
Cry Out for oboe, viola, piano, percussion
Shades of Words for narrator, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano and percussion
Clare Loveday
Fever Tree for ensemble
Angie Mullins
Developing Nation for piano and electronic
Pierre-Henri Wicomb
And So Began for narrator and ensemble
Ensemble L’Instant Donné
Joanna Bailie, narrator
MUSIQUE TRADITIONNELLE XHOSA
Mantombi Matotiyana, Song and arc
Corealisation Opéra national de Paris ; Festival d’Automne à Paris
Manifestation part of Saisons Afrique du Sud-France 2012 & 2013 www.france-southafrica.com
With the support of Adami
With the assistance of Sacem
With the support of Mécénat Musical Société Générale
France Musique is recording this concert
How could western music break free after colonial rule and apartheid? Blake moves between abstract examples and past references; Loveday expresses contradictions; for Mullins classical instruments and electronics merge; Wicomb opts for improvisation and digital complexity; while Andile Khumalo brings form to art, transcending borders, all combining to produce a grand portrayal of original “art music” from South Africa.