This song was co-written and performed by De-Wet Nagel and Meryl van Noie for the South African short film "Heartbeat" in 2012.  Lyrics by De-wet Nagel, Music by Meryl van Noie and De-wet Nagel, Guitar and drums: De-wet Nagal, Piano, string sequencing and other instrumentation: Meryl van Noie, Singers De-wet Nagel and Meryl van Noie. Bass guitar and mixing: Wikus Durandt.

Believe

DANCERS Thabisa Dinga, Nkemiseng Khena, Sasha Fourie Myburgh
and Kirsten de Kock. COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGN Meryl van
Noie. VOICE ARTISTS Nkemiseng Khena, Tamsyn Spannenberg,
Kirsten De Kock, Thabisa Dinga, Meryl van Noie. MUSICIAN Thabisa
Dinga on nyungwe, uhadi and mrhubhe. PROJECTIONS Christelle
Dreyer

Our upbringing has shaped who we are today. We were raised and
taught to believe and follow certain value systems; we start following
these systemic constraints that were mostly man-made. Our history
is therefore entrenched through the education system (formal and
informal education). How does this understanding of the world affect
our understanding of ourselves, our reality, and our future? How do we
define our history, our heritage, our stories without the influence of our
inheritance? How do we become authors of our own lives if all we’ve
been taught is how we must and should exist; socially, traditionally or
religiously? Who would we be if all these inherited knowledge sources
were detached from us, would we still hold the same identity that we
hold now?

Autho(r)ise interrogates our existence and explores the freedom
of choice; choosing how to incorporate this and other knowledge
sources into our identity, tradition, and heritage and recognizing how
this knowledge can construct us, and choosing what to keep and what
to discard. Rewriting our past and re-defining future.

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This week I'm joined (via Skype) by Clare Loveday, where we discuss the importance of collaboration, what happens when inspiration doesn't strike and the "best" (ahem ahem) of Brahms. I also (apparently) tell the rudest joke I know...

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet)

"48km North-west of Kokstad" (Clare Loveday, performed by Duo Montagnard: Joe Murphy (saxophone) & Matt Slotkin (guitar))

"Palimpsest" (Clare Loveday, performed by Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes (alto saxophone) & Gerrit Jordaan (organ))

"City Deep" (Clare Loveday, performed by Naomi Sullivan (saxophone) & Luke Newby (clarinet))

"Heatwave" for clarinet & piano (Clare Loveday, performed by Guy Yehuda & Deborah Moriarty)

"Cycles"  for solo violin (Clare Loveday, performed by Waldo Alexander)

"Duodectet 1" (Clare Loveday, performed by the Royal College of Music Saxophone Ensemble, conducted by Kyle Horch)

2. Clare Loveday

Attention! A "Pun Warning" is now in effect!

This week I sit down with my first composition teacher Péter Louis van Dijk (also known as "dad"...), in which we talk "About Nothing", inappropriate premiere attire and constantly developing (and evolving) one's compositional voice.

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet)

"Horizons" (Text & Music Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by The King's Singers)

"Stardrift: Four Songs" (Text & Music Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by Anthea Platt-Haubt (soprano) & Péter Louis van Dijk (piano))

"About Nothing" (Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by the South African National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Péter Louis van Dijk)

"Dies Irae" from "Youth Requiem" (Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by the Tygerberg Children's Choir & the Western Cape Youth Orchestra, conducted by Neville Dove)

"Trapdance" (Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by Yura Lee (violin) & Tertia Visser-Downie (piano))

"The Junk Man" from "Windy City Songs" (Text: Carl Sandburg, Music: Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by Musa Ngqungwana (baritone) & the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Péter Louis van Dijk)

"The Selfish Giant" (Text: Péter Louis van Dijk, after Oscar Wilde, Music: Péter Louis van Dijk, performed by John Eagar (baritone), Xandi van Dijk (boy), the Eastern Cape Children's Choir & the Cape Performing Arts Board Orchestra, conducted by Stewart Kershaw, narrated by Péter Louis van Dijk)

3. Péter Louis van Dijk

This week I sit down with Pierre-Henri Wicomb (EJNCP/Purpur Festival) and we discuss musical automatons, pond living and being flagellated for one's Art.

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet)

"Double Bass Concerto" (Pierre-Henri Wicomb, performed by Brydon Bolton, the South African New Music Ensemble, conducted by Robert Fokkens)

"And So Began" (Text: Robert Bolton; Music: Pierre-Henri Wicomb, performed by L'Instant Donne and narrated by Joanna Bailie)

"Self-Portrait" for solo piano & contact microphones (Pierre-Henri Wicomb, performed by Coila Enderstein)

"Now For Triads" for robot toy piano & MIDI soundtrack (Pierre-Henri Wicomb, instrument built by Ranjit Bhatnagar)

"An Aesthetics of Rat Bites" from "This Country_Lonely" (written & performed by Pierre-Henri Wicomb)

"Me [an]D" for piano & MIDI soundtrack (Pierre-Henri Wicomb, performed by Coila Enderstein)

"Solecism" for horn & soundtrack (Pierre-Henri Wicomb, performed by Matthew S James)

4. Pierre-Henri Wicomb

This week I sit down with Nicky Schrire and we talk about learning to compose through performing, radio induced indigestion and "behind-the-scenes" at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet)

"Black Butterflies: Prelude", "There Is Only One Forever", "Ontvlugting" & "Escape" from "Escape: The Ingrid Jonker Suite" (Text: Ingrid Jonker (translated by André Brink & Antjie Krog, Music: Nicky Schrire, performed by Nicky Schrire (voice), Alicia McCormick (spoken word), Nicole D’Oliveira (violin 1), Matthijs van Dijk (violin 2), Annemi Phillips (viola) & Ariella Caira (cello))

"Feel Good Song" (words & music Nicky Schrire, performed by Nicky Schrire (vocals), Aline Homzy (violin), Fabian Almazan (piano), Sam Anning (bass), Jason Burger (drums) & Danny Fong (chorus vocals))

"This Train" (words & music Nicky Schrire, performed by Nicky Schrire (vocals/guitar) & Ariella Caira (cello))

"Quilt" (words & music Nicky Schrire, performed by Nicky Schrire (vocals/guitar) & Ariella Caira (cello))

"Fall Apart" (words & music Nicky Schrire, performed by Nicky Schrire (vocals), Fabian Almazan (piano) & Desmond White (double bass))

6. Nicky Schrire

This week I sit down with Njabulo Phungula and we discuss composing for electronics, being inspired by every medium and premiering works one isn't happy with.

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet)

"Echoes" for piano & tape (written and performed by Njabulo Phungula)

"Écoulement" for alto saxophone (Njabulo Phungula, performed by Naomi Sullivan)

"A Meditation on Maya" for tape (Njabulo Phungula)

"Abyss" for tape (Njabulo Phungula)

7. Njabulo Phungula

This week I sit down with Lise Morrison and we discuss writing for accordion, unidiomatic performance techniques and the bluest blue.

A heads up: This episode is probably best listened to on headphones!

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet)

"(ninety-five)" for organ, flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, 2 percussionists (Lise Morrison, performed by the Ives Ensemble, Slagwerk Den Haag & Ere Lievonen)

"Pacing" (Lise Morrison, performed by Coila-Leah Enderstein (piano), Brydon Bolton (double bass), Frank Mallows (marimba) and Lise Morrison (metal sheets))

"Trio in Five Movements" (Lise Morrison, performed by the Amatis Trio)

"Dololo" (Lise Morrison, performed by the New European Ensemble)

"cleared air & delicate dust" (Lise Morrison, performed by the Bozzini Quartet)

"Staircase Wit" (Lise Morrison, performed by Alice Belugou (Harp), Jared Soldiviero (Vibraphone ), Nick Tolle (Cimbalom), Rafal Zolkos (Bass Flute),  Rozenn Le Trionnaire (Bass Clarinet),  Nicolas Indermühle (Tuba) &  Maggie Hasspacher (Double Bass))

"The Actors" (Lise Morrison, performed by Federico Fòria (oboe) & Sofie de Klerk (accordion))

"Taru" (Text: Nontsizi Mqwetho, Music: Lise Morrison, performed by Lunathi Ncamani (voice), Jean-Louise Moolman (viola) & Anmari van der Westhuizen (cello))

9. Lise Morrison

This week I sit down with Cara Stacey (The Night Light Collective/Gold Fox/Pergola) and we discuss the importance of notebooks, improvisation, and creating spaces for live music.

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet: Florian Donderer (violin 1), Annette Walther (violin 2), Xandi van Dijk (viola) & Thomas Schmitz -(cello)

"Allegro" (Written & performed by Cara Stacey)

"We Can Hide" (Cara Stacey, performed by the Inclement Quartet: Natalie Mason (viola & vocals), Cara Stacey (piano & vocals) Ebrahim Nazier (bass) & Sarathy Korwar (kit))

"Fox" (Cara Stacey, performed by Cara Stacey (umrhubhe), Shabaka Hutchings (clarinet), Ruth Goller (bass), Seb Rochford (kit), Crewdson (concertronica)

"Cara + Beat" (written & performed by Cara Stacey (vocals & budongo) & Beat Keller (guitar))

"Light The Wild" (Cara Stacey, performed by The Night Light Collective: Galina Juritz (violin 1), Matthijs van Dijk (violin 2), Sarah Evans (viola) & Nicola du Toit (cello)

"Stolenboosch" (written & performed by Cara Stacey (piano) & Camilo Ángeles (flutes))

"Sunbird" (Cara Stacey, performed by Cara Stacey (uhadi), Dan Leavers (synth) & Crewdson (concertronica))

10. Cara Stacey

This week I sit down with Reza Khota and we discuss approaching jazz from a classical angle, a brief history of the Cape Town jazz scene, and learning to listen backwards.

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet: Florian Donderer (violin 1), Annette Walther (violin 2), Xandi van Dijk (viola) & Thomas Schmitz (cello))

"Up Roots" (Reza Khota, performed by Babu: Reza Khota (guitar), Kesivan Naidoo (kit), Shane Cooper (bass) & Ronan Skillen (tabla, percussion & didgeridoo))

"Close Encounter" (parts 1 & 2) (Reza Khota, performed by Babu: Reza Khota (guitar), Kesivan Naidoo (kit), Shane Cooper (bass) & Ronan Skillen (tabla, percussion & didgeridoo))

"Lost Is A Place" (Reza Khota, performed by The Reza Khota Quartet: Reza Khota (guitar), Shane Cooper (bass), Buddy Wells (saxophone) & Jonno Sweetman (kit))

"Event Horizon" (Reza Khota, performed by The Reza Khota Quartet: Reza Khota (guitar), Shane Cooper (bass), Buddy Wells (saxophone) & Jonno Sweetman (kit))

"Last Life In The Universe" (Reza Khota, performed by The Reza Khota Quartet: Reza Khota (guitar), Shane Cooper (bass), Buddy Wells (saxophone) & Jonno Sweetman (kit))

15. Reza Khota

This week I sit down with Arthur Feder (in front of an audience at Africa Open - Institute for Music, Research and Innovation) and we discuss creating catalogues, letting a piece do the work for you (and the mystery that is SoundCloud), and take some questions from those in the room!

Featured music:
"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet: Florian Donderer (violin 1), Annette Walther (violin 2), Xandi van Dijk (viola) & Thomas Schmitz (cello))

"Perpetual Motion" & "Rest" from "Movement" for wind quintet (Arthur Feder, performed by the KOMPOS Wind Quintet)

"Theme & Variation" for piano (Arthur Feder, performed by Lourens Fick)

"It Was Without" (Arthur Feder, performed by the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet: Mathias Karlsen Björnstad (soprano saxophone), Jörgen Pettersson (alto saxophone), Leif Karlborg (tenor saxophone), & Linn Persson (baritone saxophone))

"Between" (Arthur Feder, performed by the Odeion String Quartet: Samson Diamond (violin 1), Sharon de Kock (violin 2), Jeanne-Louise Moolman (viola) &  Anmari van der Westhuizen Joubert (cello))

"Scherzophrenia" for saxophone & piano (Arthur Feder, performed by Liam Burden (alto saxophone) & Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano))

16. Arthur Feder (live)

I live on planet Earth. Well... Mostly. I don't think I'm all that interesting. I just like to express myself creatively as a musician, pianist, and technologist, am eager to experiment with ambiguous textures, sound organisation, musical colours, and improvisational
structures, because this amuses me. I studied both classical and jazz music, worked professionally in many commercial genres, as a performer, writer and arranger, but these days I don't like to think of the boundaries so much and tend to just play around with whatever ideas pop up.

I'm currently working on personal projects, exploring various compositional tools, experiments with hard and software, exploiting various techniques and devices, all of which incorporates technology in some shape or form, to explore the frontiers of my own music composition.

But in a world where everyone shouts, I like it quiet, so feel free to connect the rest of the dots yourself.

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