{"id":2119,"date":"2026-02-24T13:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=2119"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:12:25","slug":"unmindful-of-the-roses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=2119","title":{"rendered":"Unmindful of the Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2140\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" data-id=\"2145\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses3-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2145\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses3-1024x738.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses3-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses3-768x554.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses3.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"929\" data-id=\"2142\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses1.webp 660w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses1-213x300.webp 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2143\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2143\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2-768x1151.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unmindful-of-the-roses2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>Teresa de Wit (mezzo-soprano) <\/em>|<em> Johan Ferreira (oboe) <\/em>|<em> Paul Ferreira (piano)<\/em><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Many have heard of the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), but how many people know Samuel Coleridge-Taylor \u2014 the English composer and conductor known in America as the &#8220;African Mahler&#8221;? Overcoming the constraints imposed by his race, Coleridge-Taylor became a celebrated classical composer and a beacon of hope for African people worldwide.<br>This elegantly crafted programme of songs and chamber music celebrates the 150th anniversary of this critical, often underrated creative force. First performed as part of the North-West University Concert Series in October 2025, the programme showcases the remarkable range of Coleridge-Taylor&#8217;s compositional voice \u2014 from intimate art songs to richly textured chamber works \u2014 featuring the captivating combination of mezzo-soprano, oboe and piano.<br>Come and discover a composer whose music deserves to be heard far and wide.<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2119","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ulBY-yb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2147,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2119\/revisions\/2147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}