Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents

Guest Artist Recital: Anmari van der Westhuizen, cello, and Ahra Oh, piano, works by contemporary South African Composers

Program of two contemporary works influenced by isiXhosa, an official language of South Africa, and the Ugubhu gourd-bow as it is employed in indigenous isiZulu:
Mamela Mamela Mamela (2023) by Lise Morrison (b. 1991)
Ughubu for cello solo (1996) by Hans Huyssen (b. 1964)
and 
“Woke up this morning.....” for cello solo by  Matthijs van Dijk (b. 1983)
Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte (2013) by Hendrik Hofmeyr (b. 1957)

Cellist Anmari van der Westhuizen has performed as a soloist  and chamber musician in more than 17 countries across the globe.  She is associate professor and head of the renowned Odeion String Quartet at the University of the Free State in South Africa. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Stellenbosch, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschüle für Musik in Cologne. She holds a PhD in Music performance from the University of Pretoria. She has been recognized for her contributions toward arts and culture in South Africa and has performed many premieres of cello works by both Austrian and South African composers.

Free and open to the public.
Watch the livestream here!

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Download: South African Composers Program.pdf

For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail conservatoryconcerts@bard.edu,
or visit https://bard.edu/conservatory.

Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space

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