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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| + | Caplan lectured and taught music at [[Rhodes University]] and Diocesan School for Girls in Grahamstown. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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Anthony Caplan is South African composer who works in the African music tradition. He has composed a number of works including ''[[The Moon Prince]]'', ''Symphony Makuvatsine'' and ''[[Men-Jaro]]''. | Anthony Caplan is South African composer who works in the African music tradition. He has composed a number of works including ''[[The Moon Prince]]'', ''Symphony Makuvatsine'' and ''[[Men-Jaro]]''. | ||
| − | * ''[[The Moon Prince]]'' was written for [[Co-Opera]] with librettist [[Gwyneth Lloyd]]. | + | * ''[[The Moon Prince]]'' (1997) was written for [[Co-Opera]] with librettist [[Gwyneth Lloyd]]. |
| − | * ''[[Men-Jaro]]'' was commissioned as a dance piece by choreographer [[Vincent Mantsoe]] and uses only African instruments. It premiered in 2006 in Johannesburg and has been performed internationally. | + | * ''[[Black Easter]]'' (2002) (Caplan arranged classical-African styled fusion pieces for the production which travelled to Holland). |
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| + | * ''[[Men-Jaro]]'' (2006) was commissioned as a dance piece by choreographer [[Vincent Mantsoe]] and uses only African instruments. It premiered in 2006 in Johannesburg and has been performed internationally. | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:14, 21 February 2025
Anthony Caplan (?-) Composer and teacher.
Contents
Biography
Born in Johannesburg.
Training
Caplan graduated from Rhodes University with a B.Mus (hons) in History and Theory of Western Music in 1997. In 1993 he was a member of Professor Andrew Tracey's Steelband.
Career
Caplan lectured and taught music at Rhodes University and Diocesan School for Girls in Grahamstown.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Anthony Caplan is South African composer who works in the African music tradition. He has composed a number of works including The Moon Prince, Symphony Makuvatsine and Men-Jaro.
- The Moon Prince (1997) was written for Co-Opera with librettist Gwyneth Lloyd.
- Black Easter (2002) (Caplan arranged classical-African styled fusion pieces for the production which travelled to Holland).
- Men-Jaro (2006) was commissioned as a dance piece by choreographer Vincent Mantsoe and uses only African instruments. It premiered in 2006 in Johannesburg and has been performed internationally.
Awards
Sources
'Anthony Caplan'. Last.fm https://www.last.fm/music/Anthony+Caplan/+wiki
https://antsmusic.co.za/about-me/
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