Production
History Highlights
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1995: MD for
the BMW 740i launch at the BMW/Imax Pavilion
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1996/7:
co-wrote and co-produced the Radio KFM Symphonic Pops concerts for the Spier
Summer Festival (2 sold out performances) - artists: Kim Kallie & Zayn Adam. CPO
conducted by George Michie
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1997/8:
co-wrote and co-produced the Radio KFM Symphonic Pops concerts for the Spier
Summer Festival (3 sold out performances) - artists: Judith Sephuma & Leslie
Kleinsmith. CPO conducted by George Michie
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1999 (Jan):
co-wrote and co-produced the Radio KFM Symphonic Pops concerts at the Velodrome
- played to 18 000 screaming fans at three performances. Artists: Judith
Sephuma, Sue Pienaar & Cliff Benton. CTPO conducted by George Michie
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1999 (June):
musically directed, conducted and wrote modern version of The Pirates of
Penzance which ran at the Baxter Theatre for 3 weeks to critical acclaim
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1999 (Dec):
co-wrote and co-produced the KFM Symphonic Pops concerts at the Velodrome -
played to 18 000 screaming fans at three performances. Artists: Judith Sephuma,
Sue Pienaar, Denay Willie, Neville Diedricks, T J Simon & Cliff Benton. CTPO
conducted by Bernhard Gueller
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2000:
reconstituted the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra with Bernhard Gueller (now
musical director of the Symphony Nova Scotia and Halifax as well as the
Nürnberg/Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra in
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2000:
Conceptualized and produced the Planets Symphonic Spectacular (similar to
Disney's Fantasia) together with Bernhard Gueller and Rene Hermans (Catapult
Advertising Studios) which played to critical acclaim at Ratanga Junction.
The Cape Town Symphony Orchestra outdid themselves!!!
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2002: wrote,
produced and conducted Radio KFM's "Best Hits & Memories" show for the Hermanus
Whale Festival
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2002:
co-produced Abdullah Ibrahim in concert with the CTSO performing his African
Suite under the baton of Bernhard Gueller
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2002:
produced the grand finale to the Spier Summer Festival - The Ellington Sacred
Concerts
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2001/2003:
wrote and arranged light music concerts in which he conducted the Cape Town
Symphony Orchestra together with well known soloists
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2004: wrote
and produced the KZNPO's Philharmonic Rock concerts at the Playhouse in
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2004:
produced the Planets Symphonic Spectacular in
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2005:
Appointed Head of Music at SACS (
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2006: wrote
a full orchestral arrangement of the complete Little Shop of Horrors
administered by MTI (Music Theatre International),
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2007: MD for
Sweeney Todd
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2008: wrote
orchestral music for
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1996 -
present: Mr Walton has been commissioned to write arrangements internationally
for artists working in a variety of settings from cruise liner cabaret shows to
every conceivable local production ranging from a "Rave" for the Stuyvesant
brand to full orchestral productions (e.g.: Yvonne Chaka Chaka at Kirstenbosch).
He works as a pianist (e.g.: the Australian World Tour Production of Les
Misérables among many other shows and he was the late Gerry Bosman's
pianist), conductor, MD, writer and producer…
Mr Walton
arguably has the largest library of light music in South Africa which includes
the Gerry Bosman Music Library, the Rollo Scott Music Library, a 30s to 60s
Dance Band Music Library, the Symphonic Pops Music Library, plus a host of
arrangements culled from many sources. He is connected throughout the music
industry and has worked with most of SA's top artists and quite a few
international artists.