40 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS
CLUSTER OF THE HARVEST CHOIR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR Mokale Koapeng CLUSTER OF THE HARVEST CHOIR was formed in 1982 by members of the Meadowlands Zone 3 SDA Church Choir. From inception, the group became an incubator for singing talent and composition. Some of the members of the group went on to become core members of the SDASA Chorale, a ground-breaking group that undertook several international tours collaborating with world class groups. After many years the choir was disbanded only to be revived in 2014. The choir performs a variety of different music styles including jazz, gospel, classical and African art music. SHALATI JOSEPH KHOSA (1936-2013) Khosa is best known for his more than 300 compositions of songs for school, church and adult choirs. At least sixty of these have at some time or other been prescribed for choir competitions and festivals, while many others have been sung on special occasions. He was the first recepient of the Premier’s Anglo-Platinum Award. MOKALE KOAPENG studied music at the African Cultural Organisation of South Africa (ACOSA) and African Music and Drama Association (AMDA) and obtained a Masters Degree in Composition from the University of the Witwatersrand. He was composer-in-resident for the inaugural 2010 IHLOMBE South African Choral Festival and the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival, and is one of the featured composers in the seminal South African CD production entitled “The Bow Project”.
PROGRAMME 1 – SOUNDS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Choral Music of Composers of African Descent Holy, O Lord R. Nathaniel Dett (Canada/USA) Listen to The Lambs R. Nathaniel Dett The Lord is my Strength Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Liberia/UK/USA) Three Yoruba Spiritual Songs Bode Omojola (Nigeria) At the Mortuary Mokale Koapeng (South Africa) Tselapedi Mokale Koapeng Alina Michael Mosoeu Moerane (Lesotho/South Africa) Tselane Pulumo Joseph Mohapeloa (Lesotho/South Africa) Chabana sa Khomo Pulumo Joseph Mohapeloa Works by South African composers, Phelelani Mnomiya, Silindile Sono, Bongani Khamanga and some songs from West African composers will also be included in the programme.
PROGRAMME 2 – THE SHALATI JOSEPH KHOSA RETROSPECTIVE 1. 2. 3.
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Tingavala Ta Maputo Ngopfu-ngopfu Hlayisa Mbilu ya Wena O Yeso Murhadziwa, Ndza ku Nawela Nyari Ya Ntima Mintirho Ya bulabula Tintsaba ta Drakensberg Khanimambo Ku Katekile Swisiwane Emoyeni
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Ku Saseka Ka Tinyeleti Ku Katekile L’a Nga Fambiki Mhinsi bulabula Tintsaba ta Drakensberg Khanimambo Ku Saseka Ka Tinyeleti Ku Katekile L’a Nga Fambiki Mhinsi Yi Rilela Marhambu Moya Wanga Muponisi, Yesu Wanga When the River is Narrow