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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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1. All entries on the prescribed form or a copy thereof must be accompanied with the stipulated fee.
In the event of non-attendance or withdrawal, fees will not be refunded.

2. Entry fees:
Solo Sections (Instrumental and Vocal) R60-00 per entry
Concerto & Recital sections R80-00 per entry
Duets: R50-00 per player
Ensembles R50-00 per player
Chamber Music Sections R50-00 per player
Choirs R150-00 per choir
Orchestras R150-00 per orchestra

3. The closing date of entries is 28th February 2019.
Entries received after 28th February and before 14th March will be subject
to the payment of double the relevant fee per entry.
No late entries will be accepted after 14th March 2019

4. The age limit for all entries will be as 28th February 2019
Syllabus
Entry Form

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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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