10/09/2026
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The programme of Sanctuary was designed around the Philip Glass piece, Mad Rush. It became apparent to me that this music can have a powerful effect on the brainwaves of the listener, inducing a calm but alert state. The Beethoven and Schubert Sonatas complement this effect, as they both have a slow unfolding of ideas, and particularly wide transitionary phases. The Schubert, it can be argued, is the most beautiful sonata ever written. Along with my own transcription of the song ร Chloris by Reynaldo Hahn, this programme is designed to create a respite from the "busyness" that is our daily lives.
Nicolene Gibbons was born in Bloemfontein and started her music studies there. She was taught piano by Catharina Struthers, and instructed in composition by professor Johann Potgieter. From a young age, she performed on radio and television, often her own compositions.
She attained a BAMus at the University of the Free State under Nettie Immelman. At this time, she was awarded overseas scholarships of SAMRO, UNISA, and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
An Honours degree followed at the University of Cape Town under the tutelage of Lamar Crowson. Nicolene studied with Neil Immelman at the Royal College of Music in London. During her two years there, she completed an MMus in Performance Studies. She was awarded numerous prizes, including for outstanding performances of contemporary music, and for best performance of a Romantic work. She was fortunate to receive masterclasses from Tatiana Nikolaeva, Graham Johnson, Dalton Baldwin, and Geoffrey Parsons.
Nicolene also holds an MPhil in Composition from the University of Cambridge, where she was taught by Alexander Goehr and Robin Holloway. She has written music for the stage, including for productions of A Lion in Winter, and Vanity Fair.
Nicolene has worked as recitalist, chamber musician, lecturer, and teacher in the UK for close to thirty years and has specialised in song accompaniment.
She returned to South Africa eight years ago and is currently a lecturer in piano at the University of the Free State. Nicolene is working on a research project on South African piano music and is in the process of recording selected masterpieces.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 โ 1827): Sonata Op. 31/2 ("Tempest")
Philip Glass (Born 1937): Mad Rush
Franz Schubert (1797 โ 1828): Sonata D 960 in B-flat major
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R60 Pensioners
R30 Students/Learners
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