Ofentse: Raising an Afrobaton
South Africa’s first black woman orchestra proprietor and conductor, Ofentse Pitse, is a custodian of classical and contemporary music and a channel of her own musical lineage
01 September 2024 - 00:00
Moments before an orchestra performs, when silence falls over the audience and the baton is raised, the conductor expects every fibre of each musician — their complete mental and spiritual capacity — to be channelled toward playing their instrument as impeccably as possible...
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