Baroque Festival to set the tune

The Namibian National Symphony Orchestra (NNSO), supported by Capricorn Private Wealth, is preparing an exciting and engaging programme for this year&#039;s Baroque Festival, which will take place on 20 and 21 April at the NG Church in Daniel Munamava Street in Windhoek.NNSO board member Irmgard Rannersmann said the festival strives to encourage young Namibian musicians. “The NNSO allows youth to perform at concerts with the orchestra. We invite musicians from the Youth Orchestra of Namibia [YONA], the College of the Arts and private music institutions to participate,” she said.NNSO considers the event an excellent opportunity for young performers to learn about the inner workings of an orchestra and see how devoted musicians can work together to produce a work of art. The festival will see a combination of talent by Gloria Del Mar, who will sing ‘Non-Lo Diro Col Labbro’ from the Opera Tolomeo by Handel; Tatjana Verchusa, who play the first movement of the &#039;Concerto in G&#039; for violin by Vivaldi, and Anna Verchusa, who will play &#039;Allegro&#039; on the flute from Vivaldi&#039;s Concerto ‘Il Gardellino’.Meanwhile, Anina Becker on the recorder will play the first and second movements of &#039;Concerto in F&#039; by Telemann, and Kiran Wolf and Shali Hamulungu will play the concerto&#039;s first movement for two celli by famous Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi.A viola concerto by Telemann will be played by Angelo Tadesse, and violinist Olivia Stommel will perform the first movement of another concerto by Telemann. Then, Pieter Kotze on the harpsichord will play the first movement of Maurice Greene&#039;s concerto transcribed from his 12 organ voluntaries. The NNSO will treat the audience to the first movement of the third Brandenburg concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach. As its main work, the orchestra will perform the third orchestral suite in D major, also by Bach. This piece includes the famous ‘Air’ movement, often called ‘Air on the G-String’. NNSO&#039;s two oboe players - Michelle du Preez and Annika Paulus - will join the ensemble. Young and dynamic conductor from South Africa, Xavier Cloete, will once again stand in front of the orchestra. He conducted the NNSO at last year&#039;s Baroque Festival, and when the Saint-Saens Oratorio performed in December 2023 with the Cantare Audire Choir. Tickets are available at Webtickets, at Pick &#039;n Pay stores or at the door, and will cost you N$200 for adults and N$130 for students and pensioners.

Baroque Festival to set the tune

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Namibian Sun 2025-06-18

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Baroque Festival to set the tune

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