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His South African career as professional concert musician included over 60 shows, starting with a 1971 national tour with Mandy Cohen and Nicholas Pike and ending with the Credence Clearwater Revival Show (1997-2004) and Lonely Stranger (an Eric Clapton Show, 1999-2004) and concerts in the [[Dorp Street Theatre]], Stellenbosch (2000-2004). He then moved to Ireland, where he still does the occasional concert or session. | His South African career as professional concert musician included over 60 shows, starting with a 1971 national tour with Mandy Cohen and Nicholas Pike and ending with the Credence Clearwater Revival Show (1997-2004) and Lonely Stranger (an Eric Clapton Show, 1999-2004) and concerts in the [[Dorp Street Theatre]], Stellenbosch (2000-2004). He then moved to Ireland, where he still does the occasional concert or session. | ||
Revision as of 06:45, 21 July 2015
(1951-) Guitarist and vocalist, actor, composer, playwright and musical arranger.
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Biography
Born in 1951, **
Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
He began his dual professional career in music and theatre in 1971, and for much of his life he was split between a straight concert career and a career in theatre. These facets of his life are at times difficult to separate, as some of the musical presentations were theatrically conceived and based, and conversely, many theatrical activities were in a sense musical events as well. This entry naturally focusses more on the theatrical work.
Concert career
His South African career as professional concert musician included over 60 shows, starting with a 1971 national tour with Mandy Cohen and Nicholas Pike and ending with the Credence Clearwater Revival Show (1997-2004) and Lonely Stranger (an Eric Clapton Show, 1999-2004) and concerts in the Dorp Street Theatre, Stellenbosch (2000-2004). He then moved to Ireland, where he still does the occasional concert or session.
Theatrical career
As arranger/composer/recorder/performer and/or musical director
In 1972 he went to work for the Space Theatre, where he performed, among others, in Animal Fair (devised and presented by Phillip Boucher, and composed the music for and sang in Stories, Folk and Film, *.
In 1984 he joined CAPAB, where his work included Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair (for which he was musical director), and Mr Mojo Risin - A Tribute to Jim Morrison in the NICO Arena. His other theatre credits include two Maynardville productions, Much Ado about Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
As playwright/director
Wrote, directed and performed a number of musical productions, including The Prince and the Sphinx (Cape Town Festival, 1987), which he considers a career highlight.
Sources
A Midsummer Night's Dream programme notes in 1995 at Maynardville.
http://adrianbekker.blogspot.com/
Full CV supplied by David Nissen (July 2015)
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