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September 2019
Lutesong Duo and guests present a programme of light vocal music from Renaissance Italy. The music originates mostly from Naples and will be paired with Neapolitan-inspired canapés. Wine for sale. With: Lente Louw, Elsabé Richter, Willem Bester, Keaton Manwaring (voices), Uwe Grosser, Vera Vukovic (theorbo, lute, baroque guitar), Kathryn Derksen (viola da gamba) and Ronan [...]
Find out moreCarillonneur Alexios Vicatos present a talk on the history of the City Hall carillon in the City Hall Tower, followed by a short demonstration. A great opportunity for music enthusiasts to view, hear and learn more about this very unique historical instrument. Date: Monday, 23 September 2019 Time: 18:00-19:00 Venue: Cape Town City Hall, Darling Street Tickets: [...]
Find out moreInternational recorder player Erik Bosgraaf presents a lecture and master classes to young, talented and upcoming South African recorder players in collaboration with Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School, Jenny Seager (Trinity College, London) and Karin Maritz (Department of Music, Stellenbosch University). Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2019 Time: 09:00-13:00 Venue: Rustenburg Girls' Junior School, Rondebosch Tickets: R50 (for observers, [...]
Find out moreOctober 2019
Camerata Tinta Barocca, in collaboration with Friends of Orchestral Music and Bowmans, present The Misshapen Pearls, a concert exploring the true spirit of the Baroque. The term ‘barocco’, originally used by 17th century jewellers to describe a misshapen pearl, was used from the mid-eighteenth century, when a simpler style of music became popular, to refer [...]
Find out moreAs a part of the Camerata Tinta Barocca concert series, international baroque musicians Antoinette Lohmann (baroque violin, clog violin), and Jörn Boysen (harpsichord, baroque guitar, zither, jewish harp) present a duo recital of solo violin literature from the seventeenth century for baroque violin and Dutch clog violin, juxtaposing folk and art music from the early [...]
Find out moreNovember 2019
The 'Istituto Italiano di Cultura’ in collaboration with Camerata Tinta Barocca present Italian ensemble I Bassifondi. A brainchild of Simone Vallerotonda, I Bassifondi is a period ensemble performing music for lute, archlute, theorbo and baroque guitar with continuo. Most 17th-18th-century music for lute, guitar, theorbo and archlute was devised and written down to be played [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2020
For the first concert of 2020, Camerata Tinta Barocca presents a programme of chamber music from the Baroque in the intimate space of Rondebosch’s Erin Hall. This concert features baroque violinist Bettina von Dombois from Germany, alongside regular CTB players Ralitza Macheva and Refiloe Olifant (baroque violins), Joshua Frank (recorder) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord/director). Music [...]
Find out moreMarch 2020
As part of the ‘Toyota US Woordfees 2020’ Camerata Tinta Barocca presents an exciting programme of vocal and instrumental music from some of the most popular Baroque operas, featuring two of South Africa’s leading young sopranos: Lynelle Kenned and Brittany Smith. Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Rameau and Pergolesi. Date: Monday 9 March Time: 20.00 [...]
Find out moreMay 2020
As part of the ‘2020 Greyton Genadendal Classics for All’ festival, Camerata Tinta Barocca presents The Misshapen Pearls: a concert that explores the true spirit of the Baroque. The term ‘barocco’, originally used by 17th century jewellers to describe a misshapen pearl, was used from the mid-18th century, when a simpler style of music became [...]
Find out moreAugust 2020
As part of Camerata Tinta Barocca’s education programme, we present our annual Schools’ Baroque Festival Concert, where high school learners from the Greater Cape Town area get the opportunity to work alongside CTB musicians. A series of workshops lead up to this concert, where the talent and skills of the next generation of Baroque players [...]
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