Gallery hosts KZNPO exhibition
An exhibition of 30 black and white prints journaling the extensive community, education and outreach of the busy KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, will be on display at the Durban Art Gallery.
MAKING Music Together: an exhibition of 30 black and white prints which journals the extensive community, education and outreach of the busy KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, will be on display at the Durban Art Gallery from 17 March until 30 April.
Speaking about the exhibition, Bongani Tembe, chief executive and artistic director of the KZN Philharmonic, said: “So often one associates the orchestra with performing sublime concerts in our magnificent Durban City Hall during our Symphony Seasons, not realising that although the Symphony Seasons are our flagship programme, they represent a fraction of the overall activities of the orchestra. The majority of the orchestra’s time is spent presenting performances, workshops, master-classes and mentoring programmes which take place in community venues, school halls, rehearsal rooms, old age homes and informal spaces across the length and breadth of the KZN province.”
Working closely with the Durban Art Gallery, an exhibition has been created to give gallery-visitors special insight into some of these activities. The Print Room in the gallery has been transformed into a mock orchestra rehearsal room, with 30 carefully chosen black and white prints displayed on music stands. The photos have all been taken over roughly a two month period during December last year and February this year, by photographers Val Adamson, Gcina Ndwalane and Rogan Ward to create a storyboard which begins to capture some of the special moments, connections and nuances of these community engagement programmes.
The exhibition is curated by Illa Thompson, designed by Peter Court and photographic consultant is Val Adamson.
The exhibition is particularly useful for school groups. An option could be for schools to visit the exhibition on a Thursday morning and then attend the morning Tea and Symphony final rehearsal at 10am in the City Hall or Playhouse. Tickets for school pupils cost R10.
The Durban Art Gallery is open seven days a week, Monday to Saturday from 8.30am until 4pm, and Sundays from 11am until 4pm. Entry is free and all are welcome.
