Classical music returns to Maputo with the magic of voice

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Classical music returns to Maputo with the magic of voice

1:25 CAT | 12 Aug 2016

Xiquitsi (File photo)

After the success of its first series of concerts in May, Xiquitsi’s second series is upon us, and between Friday and Sunday the public of Maputo is to host a classical music season with the voice the main protagonist.

On August 12 and 13, concerts will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Teatro Avenida with the beautiful South African voices of Caroline Modiba (soprano), Minette du Toit-Pearce (mezzo-soprano), Thobela Ntshanyana (tenor) and Raimondo van Staden (baritone); the young Mozambican voices of Xiquitsi students Marcia Massicame (soprano), Helena Manhiça (mezzosoprano), Isolina Guiambula (contralto), Vanósio Sive (tenor), Ailton Matavela (baritone), Moises Cossa (baritone) and Francisco Smoke (bass) accompanied at the piano by Philippus Hugo and the Xiquitsi Choir under the direction of Maria Guimarães.

“We close this series with a narrated concert for children and adults with the Xiquitsi orchestra and choir called ‘Afternoon for Parents and Children’ on the 14th at 16:00 p.m. at the University Cultural Centre.

In 2013 the Kulungwana Association took an ambitious step of starting its Xiquitsi Project with a classical music season in Maputo and training orchestras and choirs which today count more than 220 students and staff members in what is considered the most successful example of social inclusion through collective teaching music.

This project has as artistic director oboist Kika Materula, recently awarded during the visit of the president of the Portugal in a tribute to her contribution to the musical education of young people and the role she has played in promoting classical music in Mozambique.

The Classical Music Season presents concerts in May, August and October in various locations in and around Maputo. Music lovers and the curious thus have the opportunity to enjoy classical music throughout the year.

Training orchestras: another asset

As well as professional training, the orchestra project aims at integration and social inclusion through the collective teaching of music, and will result in the formation of the first Classical Music Youth Orchestra of Mozambique.

The initiative offer the possibility of change in the lives of young people, helping children acquire essential tools for the development of their capabilities through the collective practice of music. The formation of this orchestra will be based on the proven experience of “El Sistema” in Venezuela, where the project has run for 38 years, and today includes more than 350,000 children and young people in 290 orchestras across the country.

Source: O País