2025

SOUTH AFRICAN STRINGS CONVENTION

“Synergy of Strings”

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1 – 4 MAY 2025
Odeion School of Music
University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

Presenters

  • Amalia Reyneke

  • Christiaan Carelse

  • Annien Shaw

  • Emma Bekker

  • David Bester

  • Louise Lansdown

  • Odeion String Quartet

  • Annamarie Gelderblom

Programme Day 1
1 May 2025

  • 1 May 2025

    19:30

    Evening Concert: Symbiosis

    Odeion String Quartet & OSM Camerata

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  • 1 May 2025

    17:30

    Panel Discussion led by Emma Bekker

    Lutherie as a profession and career option in South Africa.

  • 1 May 2025

    16:30

    Workshop with Annamarie Gelderblom

    My student is stuck in first position!

  • 1 May 2025

    16:30

    Workshop with East Meets West ensemble

    Unveiling the Melody, Modes and Rhythm in Indian Music

Programme Day 2
2 May 2025

  • 2 May 2025

    19:30

    Evening Concert: Synthesis

    Featuring the Juliet String Quartet & East Meets West Ensemble

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  • 2 May 2025

    17:00

    Composers Forum

    With Arthur Feder, Lise Morrison, Ivan Vukosavljevic & Lance Phillip

  • 2 May 2025

    16:00

    Presentation with Amalia Reyneke

    Teaching Movement and Posture: A Toolkit to Address Common Issues in Cellists

  • 2 May 2025

    16:00

    Masterclass with David Bester

    Award-winning violinist David Bester is active as a soloist, chamber musician and recording artist.

Programme Day 3
3 May 2025

  • 3 May 2025

    19:30

    Gala Concert: Synergy

    Convention Ensembles conducted by Leon Bosch, harp soloist Marina Solomon

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  • 3 May 2025

    16:00

    Panel Discussion

    South African music publication and the sustainability of local compositions: Annien Shaw, Babette Roosenschoon and Arthur Feder

  • 3 May 2025

    15:00

    Masterclass with The Odeion String Quartet

    The Odeion String Quartet was established at the University of the Free State (UFS) in 1991 as a permanent full-time, resident string quartet.

  • 3 May 2025

    14:00

    Presentation

    Pressing down a finger for the first time on the double bass: how to help young students and how the D-harmonic can help.

Programme Day 4
4 May 2025

  • 4 May 2025

    12:00

    Lunch Concert – Soundscapes of Tomorrow

    Soundscapes of Tomorrow – Kefenrse Motshabi, Kitso Moreeng, Reitumetse Mosala, Azania Mosia, Christiaan Carelse and the US String Quartet.

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  • 4 May 2025

    10:30

    Performance by Svend Christensen

    Svend Christensen: a performance of Bernard Romberg’s cello Sonata in E minor arranged for four celli featuring an ensemble of Svencino celli discussing the mechanics of sound

  • 4 May 2025

    09:30

    Teachers Forum

    Improvisation in string pedagogy: musical confidence and creativity

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