Enjoy a feast of music at church
THE Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Alumni Association Festive Concert, a celebration of student, alumni and community talent and achievement in support of the Alumni Bursary Fund, will take place tomorrow at 6pm at the Dutch Reformed Church, Summerstrand.
“Last year more than 1 000 people attended and we hope the 2015 event will be a sold-out NMMU 10th anniversary celebration,” alumni relations director Paul Geswindt said.
More than 100 artists will perform, including The Grey Voices (vocal ensemble) under the direction of Ruth Lyon; Winand Grundling and Dario Broccardo (organ and percussion); The NMMU Horn Ensemble under the direction of Professor Erik Albertyn; Sulani Heunis (organ); the NMMU choir; and Shawn Lyon (trumpet).
BMus Performance cum laude graduate Winand Grundling is a renowned organist, winning many awards through his career.
He is the winner of the Unisa Overseas Music Bursary Competition in the organ category and overall and also received industry awards for his production 14 Stations of the Cross, which received two Kanna awards at the annual Absa KKNK.
In 2009, Grundling won the Mabel Quick Music Competition and he received the Charles Bryars Bursary in 2007/2008 and the Sanro Merit Award in 2009.
He now teaches at the College of Arts in Wellington and delivers organ recitals nationally and internationally. He was one of 17 organists chosen worldwide to attend the International Organ School at Calgary in 2006.
He will play Bach’s Prelude en Fuga in D BWV 532 at the concert, and three movements from Seven Days of Creation.
Tickets at R50 a person or R30 for pensioners and students can be bought at the University Shop, Sanlam Student Village, University Way, Summerstrand, or at the Alumni Relations Centre, North Campus. Tickets will also be on sale at the venue on the evening but are limited due to the capacity of the venue.
For more information, call (041) 504-3935.