KZN Youth Orchestra performs
Celebrate Heritage Month with the KZN Youth Orchestra.
KZN province’s Youth Orchestra feature in two concerts this Heritage Month, where they focus on and celebrate South African Heritage.
Teaming up with students from Crawford’s Northcoast College and preparatory schools, they will present a fundraiser concert for the LIV choir. Proceeds of the evening will be donated to LIV, a holistic residential care facility for orphaned and vulnerable children, to enable their choir to attend a competition overseas.
Organised by Crawford music coordinator, Nina Watson, ‘Urban Pops celebrates Heritage Day’ is in its second year. It will be presented at the Sibaya theatre, on Tuesday 23 September at 6.30pm, and audience members will be entertained by the young stars in a tapestry of contemporary South African music, song and dance.
There will be a selection of Afrikaans songs, some Zulu and traditional African works including ‘Zebra Crossing’, ‘Pata Pata’ and ‘Siyahamba’ and there will be music from the pop and jazz genres too, including such evergreens as ‘Over the Rainbow’, ‘Sway’ , and ‘Take 5’.
Tickets are R80 and can be purchased at the door or through the school. Contact Laura De Vos on 032 943 2041 or email ldevos@crawfordschools.co.za
Booking for this concert is advisable.
On Saturday 27 September, the KZN Youth Orchestra perform their gala concert at the Durban Music school’s new Music concert hall from 5.30pm. The concert will feature music of the 40 piece orchestra from the Renaissance and baroque periods through to contemporary classic, jazz and pop genres.
The KZN youth Orchestra consists of young musicians ranging from 12 to 23 years of age from all around KZN province. Any youngsters wishing to join the orchestra may make an appointment to audition by emailing members@kznyo.co.za
Auditions will be held in the last weekend of October at Durban Music school. Young musicians should attend the gala performance to see what the orchestra entails.
The Gala concert is free but donations are welcomed. For more information call Amanda on 082 555 0527 or visit the website on www.kznyo.co.za
