Difference between revisions of "Bongani Ndodana-Breen"
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Bongani Ndodana-Breen has written a wide range of music encompassing symphonic work, opera, chamber music and vocal music, including: | Bongani Ndodana-Breen has written a wide range of music encompassing symphonic work, opera, chamber music and vocal music, including: | ||
| − | Themba | + | * ''[[Themba and Seliba]]'' (1997) |
| + | children’s opera | ||
(Libretto by Gwyneth Lloyd. Premiere by Co-Opera at Monument Theatre in Grahamstown 1996 & National Arts Festival Grahamstown 1997) | (Libretto by Gwyneth Lloyd. Premiere by Co-Opera at Monument Theatre in Grahamstown 1996 & National Arts Festival Grahamstown 1997) | ||
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| + | * Uhambo, opera-oratorio (1998) | ||
(Based on Guy Butler’s “Pilgrimage to Dias Cross. Premiere by Cape Town Opera conducted by the composer at Monument Theatre, National Arts Festival Grahamstown 1998) | (Based on Guy Butler’s “Pilgrimage to Dias Cross. Premiere by Cape Town Opera conducted by the composer at Monument Theatre, National Arts Festival Grahamstown 1998) | ||
| − | Lives of African Women: Umuntu, Threnody & Dances (2000) | + | |
| + | * Lives of African Women: Umuntu, Threnody & Dances (2000) | ||
(Soprano, 4 celli, percussion. Libretto by the composer. Premiere by Linda Bukhosini, soprano, Durban 2000. Music Director: Juan Burgess) | (Soprano, 4 celli, percussion. Libretto by the composer. Premiere by Linda Bukhosini, soprano, Durban 2000. Music Director: Juan Burgess) | ||
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| − | ''[[ | + | * ''[[Hani]]'' (2010) |
| − | ''[[ | + | * ''[[Winnie, the Opera]]'' (2011) based on the life of Mrs Winnie Mandela, which premiered in 2011 to great acclaim at the State Theatre in Pretoria. |
| − | + | (Libretto by Mfundi Vundla & Warren Wilensky. Premiere at the Pretoria State Theatre, 2011. Director Shirley-Jo Finney. Kwa Zulu Natal Philharmonic/Jonas Alber). | |
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| − | ''[[Credo]]'' (2013) | + | * ''[[Credo]]'' (2013) |
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 23 February 2024
Bongani Ndodana-Breen Composer.
Contents
Biography
Training
Ndodana-Breen graduated from Rhodes University with a PhD in Music Composition.
Career
He was Director of the Canadian new music organization Ensemble Noir from 1999 – 2007 touring to Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Bongani Ndodana-Breen has written a wide range of music encompassing symphonic work, opera, chamber music and vocal music, including:
- Themba and Seliba (1997)
children’s opera (Libretto by Gwyneth Lloyd. Premiere by Co-Opera at Monument Theatre in Grahamstown 1996 & National Arts Festival Grahamstown 1997)
- Uhambo, opera-oratorio (1998)
(Based on Guy Butler’s “Pilgrimage to Dias Cross. Premiere by Cape Town Opera conducted by the composer at Monument Theatre, National Arts Festival Grahamstown 1998)
- Lives of African Women: Umuntu, Threnody & Dances (2000)
(Soprano, 4 celli, percussion. Libretto by the composer. Premiere by Linda Bukhosini, soprano, Durban 2000. Music Director: Juan Burgess) a chamber monodrama (commissioned by the National Arts Council)
- Hani (2010)
- Winnie, the Opera (2011) based on the life of Mrs Winnie Mandela, which premiered in 2011 to great acclaim at the State Theatre in Pretoria.
(Libretto by Mfundi Vundla & Warren Wilensky. Premiere at the Pretoria State Theatre, 2011. Director Shirley-Jo Finney. Kwa Zulu Natal Philharmonic/Jonas Alber).
- Credo (2013)
Awards
He was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Music in 1998 and selected as one of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans of 2011.
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
Official website. https://www.ndodanabreen.com/bio/
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