Thursday 19 February, 19:15 (concert will start at 19:30), at the Alliance Française of Pretoria
"Variety is the spice of life"
with Mikki Steyn, flute, and Arno Levin, piano.
Mikki Steyn :
Holding a Doctorate degree from the University of South Africa where she was a lecturer in the Department of Musicology from 1981-1998, Mikki Steyn pursued her Flute Studio full time playing and teaching the flute for the love of the music.
Arno Levin :
Arno started playing music at a very early age and hasn’t stopped since. He is first and foremost a pianist, but also plays several other instruments including church organ, flute, saxophone and recorder. One of his greatest passions is composing. He has won several awards for performance and has attented master classes with numerous world-renowned teachers and performers. He has also done very well in internationally accredited accompaniment examinations, which is currently his main focus. He does not solely play classical music, however, but also feels equally comfortable in the jazz and popular music arena.
The programme consists of Musics and Poems :
Johann Sebastian Bach : Sonate en e mineur, Andante
Carl Stamitz : Concerto pour flûte et orchestre, Andante non troppo moderato
Pà Jàrdànyi : Adagio molto, un poco rubato et Allegro con Brio
Emile Pessard : Andalouse
Georges Bizet : Habanera (de Carmen)
Edward Elgar : Chanson de Matin
Georges Bizet : Chanson Bohème (de Carmen)
Giacomo Puccini : Oh ! Mio Babbino Caro (de Gianni Schicchi)
Gabriel Fauré : Berceuse (de Dolly Suite)
Camille Saint-Saëns : Le Cygne
Sebastian Yradier : La Paloma
Vicenzo di Chiara : La Spagnola
G H Matos Rodriguez : La Cumparsita
Arno Levin : Abiyoyo
Arno Levin : Sonate, Intermezzo et Moderato e Maestoso

