MUSIC

DURBAN MEN SING



Two visiting choirs will sing with the popular Durban Men's Choir this month.

On September 15 at 19h00, the Stellen-bosch University Choir under its con-ductor Sonja van der Walt will join the Durban Men's Choir and the junior primary, senior primary and senior chamber choirs of Durban Girls College in a choral music concert in the Durban Girls College main hall, Musgrave Road.

Tickets R10 (R5 scholars) at the door.

AUSTRALIA

This month, the Durban Men's Choir will host visitors from Australia when the Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir join them in a concert at Glenwood High School, Nicolson Road, Berea, Durban at 19h30.

The 41-voice Melbourne Welsh Choir is one of the leading male choirs in Australia, most of whom are first gene-ration Welsh.

This is their third overseas tour - in 1992 they were part of the World Choir at Cardiff Arms Park in a concert featuring Tom Jones. They also went to Atlanta, Georgia, for the Third World Concert in 1994. Tickets available at the door.

LUNCHTIME MUSIC

The music department of the University of Natal hold regular free lunch-hour concerts at 12h15 in Howard College Theatre. The programme for September is as follows:

Sept 1: Janice Mitchell - visiting flautist and composer from Chicago who works in the crossover region between jazz and New Music.

Sept 8: Darius Brubeck and Melvin Peters - jazz piano duo.

Sept 15: Gert Jan-Prins - percussionist and composer from Holland. Supported by the Gaudeamus Foundation.

Sept 22: Student holiday - no concert.

Sept 29: Impact Gospel Group - led by Thulani Shezi. Compositions by Thulani Shezi, Kirk Franklin, Bobby Jones and The Winans.

For more details ring the concert organiser on 260-3353.

PIRATES AHOY!

The Durban Singers' Studio with the Durban Chamber Choir will present Gilbert and Sullivan's popular comic opera, The Pirates of Penzance, from September 5 to 7 and from September 10 to 13 at the Durban Boys High School.

For more information ring Stacey Almond on 202-7090.

FLASHBACK

The Wild Coast Sun is still hosting Flashback the dance revue in the Wild Orchid show bar. Fresh from his appea-rance at Sun City, singer David Abbate has now taken over the celebrity spot in this show which runs until October 26.

David Abbate has been one of South Africa's leading singer/songwriters for the last six years. Born in England, he has been voted South Africa's best male vocalist and has released albums and joined forces with the likes of Hugh Masekela and Johnny Clegg in the 1996 Olympic Games album. This is his second appearance at the Wild Coast Sun's Wild Orchid Show Bar, having starred in the previous show, X-Posure.

DANCERS

The show is choreographed by Deidre Hancke-Haysom and Julie de Jager. Flashback dancers are Claire Edwards, Melanie Burger, Sandrine Richards, Sandra de Jager, Deidre Hancke-Haysom, George McKop and Amos Ketlele.

Bookings can be made at the Wild Coast Sun box office on (03930) 5-2955.

PAVAROTTI PLUS

Arguably the world's most famous tenor, Luciano Pavarotti appears on M-Net on September 24 (Heritage Day) at 15h00 with a 90 minute special.

In this holiday special filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Pavarotti is backed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and is joined on stage by various other artists. All these artists are past and present winners of Pavarotti's world-renowned international voice competition.

SUNSET PROMS

Now that the evenings are lengthening and spring weather lifts the temperatures, a perfect evening's entertainment is provided by the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in their NBS Sunset Proms concerts.

The next in this series takes place at the Village Green on September 28 at 17h30. Take along a picnic basket - perhaps a bottle of wine - and enjoy a programme of light classical music.

Tickets at R20 (R10 for students and pensioners) through Computicket or at the Village Green gates.

FOM RECITALS

The Friends of Music will present a piano recital on September 16 at the Durban Jewish Club's Minor Hall, Old Fort Road at 19h45. Norman Olsfanger from London will perform Donizetti's piano music, Liszt transcriptions of Donizetti's operas and Schubert's Sonata in B Flat Major - D960.

THREE BANDS

Top bands Famous Curtain Trick, Scooters Union and Wonderboom will perform at the BAT Hall, BAT Centre on September 5.