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Aulos Wind Trio

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Come and join the newly formed Aulos Wind Trio for an intimate chamber music concert this Sunday. It’s the perfect way to start the new year!

Featuring music from Ludwig von Beethoven, South African composer Keith Moss, Benjamin Britten and others, guests will be entertained by a mixture of chamber music and solo pieces.

The Aulos Wind Trio consists of three young musicians who all grew up in Port Elizabeth.

Kirsti Limbert (21) is currently 4th year, Vice-Chancellor scholarship student studying towards her BMus Performance degree in flute at Nelson Mandela University. Kirsti matriculated from Collegiate Girls High School in 2014 with 8 distinctions. Her teachers have included Ann Yates and Dr. Erna Cloete, the latter whom is also her current teacher and lecturer. Kirsti is an alumnus of the South African National Youth Orchestra (SANYO), as well as the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (ECPO). She plays ad hoc second flute for the ECPO (Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra) and is principal flautist of the Nelson Mandela University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Symphony. In 2017 she was placed second in the annual Charles Bryars Scholarship Competition.

Tiaan Uys (clarinet) is a freelance musician and music teacher; playing clarinet, saxophone and double bass. As a performer he plays in various music styles and genres ranging from orchestral and chamber music, to jazz and other contemporary music. As a clarinettist he has been playing the SANYO since 2011, as well as being a member of the ECPO since 2012. Tiaan has been a participant at several music competitions, such as the Artscape Youth Music Competition, and the UNISA Directorate of Music 120th Year Anniversary Competition.

Andre Visser (22) matriculated from Grey High School for Boys and is a final year B.Mus student at the University of Stellenbosch, specialising in the performance of Chamber Music under Ioanna Matei. He participated in the various ensembles of the SANYO Foundation on both saxophone and oboe from the age of 15, benefiting from world class tutors. In 2012 he joined the ECPO, for whom he still plays on an ad. hoc. basis. He has participated annually in the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival since 2013, receiving master classes from Carnegie Hall Artist, James Austin Smith, alongside whom he participated in a number of faculty concerts. He is principal oboe for the University of Stellenbosch’s Symphony Orchestra and Wind Symphonic Ensemble and an occasional member for ensembles in the Stellenbosch and Port Elizabeth areas, including the acclaimed US Camerata. Andre has been on the faculty of the Swakopmunder Musikwoche in Namibia since 2016.

Date: Sunday 28 January 2018
Time: 16h00
Venue: 91 Admiralty Way, Summerstrand
Tickets: R80.00

As places are limited, kindly reserve tickets beforehand to avoid being turned away at the door.

For reservations and further Information, contact Andre Visser at 071 350 7639

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