Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph - Revision history

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Awards

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Biography

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 Zaidel-Rudolph has been the recipient of many awards.  In 1974, she was the first South African composer to be awarded the prestigious Cobbett Prize for composition at the Royal College of Music.  In 1986 she won the first prize in the first-ever Total Oil (SA) Competition in South Africa.  In 1988 the first complete commercial recording of the works of a South African art music composer featured her music on an EMI album.
-In 2004, President Mbeki presented her with the Order of Ikhamanga medal for her “excellent contribution to music nationally and internationally”.
+In 2004, President Mbeki presented her with the [[Order of Ikhamanga]] medal for her “excellent contribution to music nationally and internationally”.
 ==Sources==

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 ==Biography==
-Born in Pretoria, 1948.
+Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph was born in Pretoria in 1948 and was educated at Pretoria High School for Girls. As a student, she displayed an extraordinary gift for playing the piano. Under the guidance of her teachers (including Goldie Zaidel, Philip Levy and Adolph Hallis in South Africa and John Lill in London) she won many prizes and awards for her piano performances.
 She is married to Michael Rudolph, who holds the position of Chair of Public Oral Health in the School of Public Health at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]].

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 In 1995 she arranged a composite version of South Africa’s erstwhile and new National Anthems at the request of President [[Nelson Mandela]].  She also composed a song ("He walked to Freedom") for his honorary doctorate ceremony in 1997.
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 Zaidel-Rudolph has been the recipient of many awards.  In 1974, she was the first South African composer to be awarded the prestigious Cobbett Prize for composition at the Royal College of Music.  In 1986 she won the first prize in the first-ever Total Oil (SA) Competition in South Africa.  In 1988 the first complete commercial recording of the works of a South African art music composer featured her music on an EMI album.
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 Zaidel-Rudolph has also made a powerful contribution to Jewish music in Johannesburg as pianist, musical director, composer and arranger for the hugely successful show ''[[Celebration]]'', which was premiered in Johannesburg in 1994. Subsequently, since 2000, the show (a 2-hour multi-media stage extravaganza for which she composed, conducted and orchestrated the music) has been performed to great acclaim in the USA, Canada, London and Australia: ''[[Celebration I]]'' (2000), ''[[Celebration II]]''  (2002) and ''[[Celebration III]]'' (2003).
-She was also commissioned to write a work ("Oratorio for Human Rights") for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
+She was commissioned to write a work ("Oratorio for Human Rights") for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
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 Zaidel-Rudolph's compositional output is considerable, covering most musical genres, ranging from the large scale symphony to chamber, choral, ballet, rock opera, film and solo instrumental music.  Her works are regularly performed in Africa, Europe and America.
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 Zaidel-Rudolph has composed several works for stage and screen, including:

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 ==Career==
 In 1975, she was appointed as Lecturer at the [[Wits School of Music]] and held the position of Professor of Theory and Composition from 2001 till her official retirement in 2014, though continued supervising postgraduate students and lecturing part-time till 2020. She is presently Honorary Research Professor and Professor Emeritus in the [[Wits School of Arts]], where she is currently Professor of Composition. She is frequently invited to lecture on indigenous African music at international music festivals.
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 * ''[[An African Dream]]'' (film score, 1988, dir. by [[Nodi Murphy]]).
 * ''[[Voices of Africa]]'' (2007), 2-hour multi-media stage production
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 * ''[[Ukukhala]]'' (20-minute modern ballet choreographed by [[Christopher Kindo]])
-She was also commissioned to write a work ("Oratorio for Human Rights") for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. She has also composed a number of orchestral works, chamber music, choral works, vocal works and works for piano and for harpsichord.
+Zaidel-Rudolph has also made a powerful contribution to Jewish music in Johannesburg as pianist, musical director, composer and arranger for the hugely successful show ''[[Celebration]]'', which was premiered in Johannesburg in 1994. Subsequently, since 2000, the show (a 2-hour multi-media stage extravaganza for which she composed, conducted and orchestrated the music) has been performed to great acclaim in the USA, Canada, London and Australia: ''[[Celebration I]]'' (2000), ''[[Celebration II]]''  (2002) and ''[[Celebration III]]'' (2003).
 ===New National Anthem===