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Port Elizabeth-born Amy Crankshaw is a composer based in London, UK. Her music has been described as ‘highly engaging’, ‘inventive’ and ‘distinctive’. She is studying for her Doctorate of Music in composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Carla Ferreira is a clarinettist with a passion for promoting contemporary clarinet repertoire. She is an active freelancer, educator and a passionate arts activist.
Read MoreClare Loveday is one of South Africa’s most active and internationally acclaimed new music composers. Striving to convey through music the complications of life in an post-colonial society, her works have been described by critics in turn as 'obstinate and fierce, big-boned and raw', 'subtle' and 'elusive'. She is best known for her ‘straight’ saxophone compositions and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Read MoreFiona Tozer has recorded five albums of original music; her latest project with the duo Quark sees her move on from her folk/acoustic-rock roots to the fusion of different genres. She has had works performed by the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet from Sweden and the Schubert Ensemble from London, and has had works commissioned by performers in Lithuania, Britain and the Faroe Islands, as well as by the South African Music Rights Association.
Read MoreJill Richards is a South African pianist specialising in late 20th and 21st century music. Versatile and dynamic, her interests range from Bach to free improvisation. She works as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborates with visual artists, dancers and actors, and travels regularly to Europe to work as a live improviser in concerts and festivals.
Read MoreMeryl van Noie is a ‘technologist’, sound designer and pianist. She experiments with ambiguous textures, sound organisation, musical textures, visuals, animations, found sounds, as well as improvisational structures. She has both classical and jazz formal music training and has worked on numerous projects, ranging from classical, jazz, rock and popular music performance, to theatre music and sound design, film scoring, jingle writing, instrument building, and experimental music technology collaborations, whilst always teaching and working as a music industry professional.
Read MoreSouth African born composer, Monthati Masebe is bold and vibrant African who embraces fluidity in countless ways. Monthati’s compositional work includes commissioned pieces for Japanese duo X[!]ksa, the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet and art installation pieces for the Wits Arts Museum- a musical interpretation of Norea Mabasa’s ancestral drum and a new music collaborative piece with Kathleen Tagg. In 2019 Monthati completed a 48hour film challenge which focused on the internal and external safety of black queerness in society.
Read MoreNatali Frenz’s work has been performed by local and international artists to critical acclaim, including at the University of Stellenbosch Woordfees, Purpur, and the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet. Her creative output is characterised by a divergent approach to style, with some works leaning towards serial influences and others exploring narrative expression in a filmic setting.
Read MoreNicky Schrire is a versatile and inventive vocalist and composer whose work has earned her comparisons to artists like Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, and Esperanza Spalding. She has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, London, Dublin and South Africa.
Read MoreNicola is a product designer and a musician. She plays cello and piano, and is a founding member of the Night Light Collective, Goldfox duo, and the Betwixt Music series. Her current musical interests include found sound, improvisational and experimental composition and performance, and extended cello techniques with electronics.
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