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Sixteen pianists selected to compete in Unisa National Piano Competition
Sixteen young pianists have been selected to participate in the 6th Unisa National Piano Competition from 19 to 26 July 2019 in the ZK Matthews Great Hall on Unisa’s Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria.

The competition consists of a Jazz Category running parallel to the Classical Category.

Competitors in the Jazz Category that were selected include Eaton Clapper (25, Pretoria), Tebogo Kobedi (26, Pretoria), Thabiso Mfana (25, Pretoria), Ntando Ngcapu (28, Pretoria), Obakeng Thamage (21, Krugersdorp) and Siphephelo Ndlovu (25, Johannesburg).

Competitors in the Classical Category that were selected André Breet (24, Krugersdorp), Willem de Beer (27, Pretoria), Lourens Fick (28, Paarl), Sulayman Human (26, Dysselsdorp), Roelof Temmingh (23, Stellenbosch), Jacobus De Jager (22, Pretoria), Caron Tremble (23, Cape Town), Jolandi Schaap (20, Pretoria), Rosie Lemmer (20, Pretoria), and Lezanti van Sittert (23, Pretoria).

The competition starts with Round 1 of the Classical Category on Friday 19 July, followed by Round 1 of the Jazz Category on Saturday 20 July. Two separate juries will adjudicate the two categories.

Unisa sponsors the competition with prize money totalling R210 000.00.

The performance schedule will be uploaded on the Unisa Music Foundation’s website in due course: www.unisa.ac.za/musicfoundation .

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Venue: Eduplex School, Pretoria
Entry form
Rules&Regulations

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Hosted by St. Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, Pretoria
Entrance fee: R250
Open to Junior and Senior School learners, not older than 19. (No post-matric candidates)
Categories: Piano - Strings - Woodwind - Brass - Vocal
Minimum standard criteria appear in ‘Rules’ on webpage (see link)
Prizes sponsored by MITECH DIRECT
Entry form & Rules

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Haller Halle.
Session 1 10H00-10h45
Session 2 11h00- 12h00
Master student Chris van Zyl Cello Class of Prof Anmari van der Westhuizen Sessions are open to the public at R 50 per person per session
Please book session at PretoriusN@ufs.ac.za
This international masterclass is presented by the OSM CONCERT AGENCY
Native born South African cellist Jacques-Pierre Malan received his latest cello education from the aspiring Israeli cellist Amit Peled including two full scholarships for a Graduate Performance Diploma in Solo and Chamber Music, and a Masters of Music Degree in Pedagogical and Performing arts to the to the oldest Music Conservatory in the United States, the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University. Malan now regularly performs as soloist and chamber musician across the United States, Europe
and South Africa. Recent venues include the Peabody Conservatory, Kennedy Centre, Phillips Collection, National Press Club DC, Carnegie Weil recital Hall, Chautauqua theatre and Yale Gordon Center of the Performing Arts. Malan has also performed in Germany and Holland in notable concert halls such as the Philharmonica in Berlin, the Beethoven Haller in Bonn and the Amsterdam Conservatorium.
As concerto artist Malan appeared as soloist with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa and the Peabody Conductors Orchestra performing the cello concertos by Dvorak, Schumann,
Elgar and Tchaikovsky. Malan was further invited to play for the funeral of Nelson Mandela as a member of the KwazuluNatal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Malan won several national and international music competitions awards. Recent awards include the Baltimore Music Club Competition in 2014 (1 st prize), Yale Gordon Competition in 2015 (3 rdprize), Peabody Honors Ensemble competition 2015, the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival Overseas Bursary Competition 2015 (2 nd prize), Getting to Carnegie 2016 (2 nd prize).
In his spare time Malan works with various new music organizations in Baltimore such as “Joystar Studios Incorporation”, “Baltimore Bows” and “Creative Access” to form community engagement services which include fundraising concerts for the lesser privilege, concerts at psychiatric institutes, jails and Hospital for Cancer patients, and elementary music teaching. Malan also gives numerous solo recital tours to various Elder Hostel residences across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and Florida on a monthly basis.
Malan currently resides in Baltimore and is employed at “Chamber Encounters”, “Peabody Prepatory”, “Friends of Chamber Music Concert Series” (as Artist in Residence) in Parkville Maryland, the "Embassy Concert Series" under Jerome Barry and Joystar Studios Incorparation. Malan also regularly performs as an Orchestral member with the “Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra”, and the “Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestra”.
http://creativecello.com/home/

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The symposium will be presented by Prof. Piet Koornhof and Prof. Wessel van Wyk. The topics that will be covered are the following:
• Effective communication in the lesson from a NLP perspective
• Challenges and solutions regarding sound production on the piano
• Challenges and solutions regarding violin practice and performance
The lectures and discussions will be followed by masterclasses. Six slots are available for each instrument.
Kind regards
Willie de Beer and Maria Meyer
Uitnodiging Afr Invitation Eng Application form

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All Music teachers in SA should know about this! Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend these amazing courses for a FRACTION of what it costs overseas!
For all ages, instrumental, vocal & choral. Develop true musicians.
Dr James Cuskelly president of the international Kodály society
More info: elrika@stimustation.co.za
or swan.liesl@gmail.com

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1. Festival 2019 will take place at: St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls in Boksburg
2. The Composer for the Classical Section will be Georg Friedrich Händel
3. Change in sizes of small ensemble and large ensemble: Small ensemble: maximum 10 people; large ensemble: minimum 11 people.

There is a mystery prize for the First Institution to Register and pay the Registration Fee of R450.
The prices are as follows:
Registration: R450 per Institution
Participants Entry fees: R225 Per Person for A 2-Day all inclusive Festival Pass
Category Entry Fees: R225 per Category

Whether you are a regular Festival attendee or new to the Festival please consult the website and in particular the “marimba and steelpan competition rules and manual” page.
Please make sure you register early to ensure that your institution can take part as we can only take a limited number of institutions.
The Festival caters for beginner bands as well as more experienced bands!
This Festival is so much more than just competing in a variety of competitions. In addition to 250 performances by over 80 different institutions there are 90 hands-on workshops over the two days presented by experts in their field in various disciplines including learning to play marimba, steelpan, djembes, mbira, gumboot dancing etc etc
This is edutainment at its best!
We, at Education Africa would like to wish you and your students a very blessed Christmas and hope that we will see you at the 2019 Festival.

Kind regards,
Joan Lithgow
Marimba Specialist and Director of the
International Marimba and Steelpan Festival
joan@educationafrica.org
Tel: +27 (0)11 685 7300
Cell: +27 (0)82 266 4229
Fax: +27 (0)86 579 3735
www.educationafrica.org
www.internationalmarimbafestival.org

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