Josie McClure | Saxophonist - South Africa

Saxophone and Piano Recital | Novo Duo
2026-04-19 16:00 - 17:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Old Nectar Gardens, Jonkershoek Rd, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7600, South Africa

Saxophone and Piano Recital | Novo Duo | Hermanus Music Society
2026-03-27
Novo Duo
Josie McClure (Saxophone)
Seung-Ree Lee (Piano)

MusicDance021- Artistic Residency Cape Town - Performance 6
2025-12-13 20:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Theatre Arts, Observatory, Cape Town, Theatre Arts, and, Corner Milton Road, Wesley St, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7925, South Africa
Laëtitia Galvaire (dance), Kayla van der Merwe, (dance) Zaria Moal (dance), Thimna Ndwe (dance), Mihlali Mayeza (dance) , Feven Kidane (trumpet, bass) , Isabella Hulme (saxophone), Josie McClure (saxophone), Manuela Lucia Tessi (dance), Coila-Leah Enderstein (piano), Vintani Nafassi (percussion, seperewa, umtshingo, mbira, voice, dance), Nicolle Vieira (dance and text), Lucy Strauss ( viola, electronics), Garth Erasmus (self-made, indigenous instruments, electronics and reeds)

MusicDance021 is a platform for the interdisciplinary collaboration of dancers and musicians in performance. The project brings together established and emerging artists in a cutting-edge performance and workshop format. Started in January 2018 by Thalia Laric and Manuela Lucia Tessi at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective, MusicDance021 represents an interdisciplinary dialogue across different performing art forms. It brings dancers and musicians into a shared space to exchange creative practice and refine collaboration skills. It offers audiences insight into the immediacy, fluidity and risk of real-time collaboration, unearthing new directions for performance.

MusicDance021 - Artistic Residency Cape Town, Performance 5
2025-12-12 20:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Theatre Arts, Observatory, Cape Town, Theatre Arts, and, Corner Milton Road, Wesley St, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7925, South Africa
Isabella Hulme (saxophone), Yanna Romano (dance and piano), Jonathan Cumming (bass guitar, electronics, dance) , Josie McClure (saxophone), Tsholofelo Ndaba (dance) Zia Francis (dance) Marie Hahne (dance), Roxanne de Freitas (dance), Gemma Paton, (dance) Manuela Lucia Tessi (dance), Coila-Leah Enderstein (piano), Vintani Nafassi (percussion, seperewa, umtshingo, mbira, voice, dance), Nicolle Vieira (dance and text), Lucy Strauss ( viola, electronics), Garth Erasmus (self-made, indigenous instruments, electronics and reeds), Friederike Wendorf (flutes)
MusicDance021 is a platform for the interdisciplinary collaboration of dancers and musicians in performance. The project brings together established and emerging artists in a cutting-edge performance and workshop format. Started in January 2018 by Thalia Laric and Manuela Lucia Tessi at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective, MusicDance021 represents an interdisciplinary dialogue across different performing art forms. It brings dancers and musicians into a shared space to exchange creative practice and refine collaboration skills. It offers audiences insight into the immediacy, fluidity and risk of real-time collaboration, unearthing new directions for performan

MusicDance021 - Artistic Residency Cape Town. Performance 1
2025-12-03 20:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Theatre Arts, Observatory, Cape Town, Theatre Arts, and, Corner Milton Road, Wesley St, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7925, South Africa
Performance 1
Kayla van der Merwe (dance), Thimna Ndwe, (dance) Zia Francis (dance) , Quanita Allie (dance), Vincent Rae, (dance), Tsholofelo Ndaba (dance), Joy, (dance) , Manuela Lucia Tessi (dance) , Nicolle Vieira (dance and text), Gemma Paton (dance and vocals), Feven Kidane (trumpet, bass) Josie McClure (saxophone), Coila-Leah Enderstein (piano), Vintani Nafassi (percussion, seperewa, umtshingo, mbira, voice, dance), Garth Erasmus (self-made, indigenous instruments, electronics and reeds)

MusicDance021 is a platform for the interdisciplinary collaboration of dancers and musicians in performance. The project brings together established and emerging artists in a cutting-edge performance and workshop format. Started in January 2018 by Thalia Laric and Manuela Lucia Tessi at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective, MusicDance021 represents an interdisciplinary dialogue across different performing art forms. It brings dancers and musicians into a shared space to exchange creative practice and refine collaboration skills. It offers audiences insight into the immediacy, fluidity and risk of real-time collaboration, unearthing new directions for performance.

Saxophone and Piano Recital | Novo Duo
2025-11-07 19:00 - 20:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | 6 Spin Street | Cape Town, 6 Spin St, Cape Town City Centre,, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, South Africa
Novo Duo is a Cape Town–based saxophone and piano duo specialising in both classical and contemporary repertoire. Formed in 2021, the duo began when Josie McClure and Seung-Ree Lee discovered a shared passion for collaboration and for exploring the expressive possibilities between saxophone and piano.In this 60-minute programme, Novo Duo invites you to experience a journey through sound, showcasing works that are rarely performed on South African stages. The concert features moments of easy listening alongside music of greater depth and complexity, all highlighting the unique and expressive blend of saxophone and piano. Join us for an evening of colour, contrast, and connection through music!

Saxophone and Piano Recital | Mzansi Chamber Music Collective
2025-10-12 15:00 UTC | Shed & Silo, Benoni, Benoni, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Join South African saxophonist Josie McClure, a recent prize winner of the International Woodwind Competition in Bloemfontein, for an evocative recital featuring the unique sound of the classical saxophone.
A graduate of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, Josie has made significant contributions to the promotion of South African saxophone music. She is joined by pianist Eugene Joubert in a programme that highlights her passion for new compositions and collaborations, featuring exciting works such as Yoshimatsu’s “Fuzzy Bird Sonata” and Matitia’s “The Devil’s Rag”, amongst others.
This concert promises an inspiring performance of artistry and innovation – so be sure to book your seat.
Josie McClure (Saxophone), Eugene Joubert (piano)

Alumni Orchestra Performance: A Pulse Before Dawn - Matthijs Van Dijk
2025-07-03 20:00 - 22:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Endler Hall, Stellenbosch Conservatorium, Victoria St & Neethling St, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7600, South Africa
I will be playing tenor saxophone in the SICMF (Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival) Alumni Orchestra in the premiere of Matthjis Van Dijk’s A Pulse Before Dawn. The Alumni Orchestra was formed from past participants of SICMF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival.

Classical Tour 2025
2025-05-18 00:15 - 14:45 UTC | Oude Kerk of Spaarndam, the Dorpskerk Bloemendaal and the Zocherlounge in Bloemendaal, Bloemendal, Netherlands

NorthSouth Duo | Hbo Festival
2025-05-09
Josie McClure (Saxophone)
Kaat Vanhaverbeke (accordion)
Programme:
Suite Hellenique by Pedro Iturralde
The Elements: Earth by M. Majkusiak
