Wishing you a blessed festive season and a fantastic 2015!

NUUSBRIEF VAN DIE HUGO LAMBRECHTS MUSIEKSENTRUM - DESEMBER 2014
NEWSLETTER OF THE HUGO LAMBRECHTS MUSIC CENTRE - DECEMBER 2014
As mens aan die einde van nog ‘n jaar kom is dit heerlik om terug te kyk na nuwe gebeure, vele
hoogtepunte en die baie prestasies van leerlinge sowel as die personeel.
Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival 2014
WCED Prestige Concert
Simfonie-orkes kamp
Hugo Lambrechts Senior Strings perform at Artscape
SACS National Music Competition
Pieter Kooij Music Competition
Hugo Lambrechts Conductors
Workshop #2
Rosendal Primary 21st Birthday
SAMRO Hubert van der Spuy National Music Competition
Johann Vos Piano Competition
Piano Department concert
Concerto Festival 2014
Camerata Tinta Barocca 10th
Anniversary Gala Concert
Stellenbosch Nasionale Ensemble Kompetisie
Reunion Island Concert
Prestige Concert
Artscape National Youth Music Competiton 2014
Artscape Youth Music Festival
Strings Beginner Concert 2014
Brass Departmental Concert
Waterfront optredes
Strykersfees
Eksamen uitslae
Houtblaas Beginnerskonsert
Nuwe Personeel
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It is also good to reminisce to decide what one could do differently or better. Hierdie ses maande
het weer interessante gebeure en konserte by die Sentrum gehad. As u die Libretto lees sal u
verstom wees oor al die aktiwiteite wat plaasgevind het, sowel as oor die leerlinge wat nuwe
hoogtes bereik het.
Our students achieved excellent results. There were category winners and finalists at
competitions, roll of honour examination candidates and exceptional performances among
all the achievements. The students are usually unaware of what they are capable of and many
achievements are often made possible through the dedication, enthusiasm and hard work of
the teachers. Their input with the co-operation and support of parents make the activities at the
Music Centre worthwhile.
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‘n Paar hoogtepunte was die Concertofees wat soos elke vorige jaar ‘n aand was om te onthou.
Die Kerskonsert in samewerking met die Suidoosterfees en 3 soprane was ‘n eerste en ‘n
ongelooflike ondervinding vir elke student.
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The staff of the Music Centre played a huge role in all these concerts and activities and their
dedication to their pupils is an inspiration. We want to extend our thanks to each and everyone.
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Op die personeelfront is ‘n nuwe voorman Mnr Le Frans Langenhoven aangestel en Me Reeva
Filander is in Gesina Adams se plek aangestel. Ook het Mnr Emile de Roubaix deel van die
personeel geword. Hy is as viool/altviool onderwyser aangestel. Ons wens hulle almal vele
gelukkige jare by die Musieksentrum toe. ‘n Spesiale woord van dank aan al die lede van die
Beheerliggaam vir hulle tyd en al die opoffering gedurende die jaar.
Ek wens al ons leerlinge, ouers en personeel ‘n Geseënde Feesgety en gun u die kans om te
ontspan en tyd saam met u familie en geliefdes deur te bring.
Ons bou graag voort om ‘n Musieksentrum van uitnemendheid te bly en sien uit na vele nuwe
uitdagings in 2015.
Leonore Ehlers
Wishing you a blessed festive
season and a fantastic 2015!
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Stellenbosch International
Chamber Music Festival 2014
The 11th Chamber Music Festival took place from 4-13 July. The Festival Symphony
Orchestra was conducted by Daniel Raiskin and the Festival Concert Orchestra by
Daniel Boico.
Two past pupils, Cherilee Adams and Dylan Tabisher played in the opening concert
and two of the centre’s part time teachers, Annien Shaw (violin) and Emile de Roubaix
(viola) were part of the faculty members of the festival. Our very own Mr Burden was
one of the guest conductors. He conducted the Orchestral Suite in b min by JS Bach.
The centre pupils who participated in the festival, were from the brass department:
Charlton Scheepers (trombone) and Chanson Hoffman (trumpet) who both received
full bursaries to attend the festival, played in the Festival Concert Orchestra. From the
woodwind department:Michaela Alexander (saxophone), Tarren Pedro (bassoon) and
Andrea Salomo (oboe) played in the Festival Concert Orchestra, and Caron Tremble
(bassoon), played in the Festival Symphony Orchestra. Caron, Tarren and Andrea
received full bursaries to attend. From the string department: Zoë Adonis (violin)
received a full bursary and played in the Festival Concert Orchestra as did Nastassja
Pretorius (cello).
The fact that so many students prefer to spend their holiday attending the Chamber
Music Festival speaks volumes!
WCED Prestige Concert
The first ever WCED Prestige Concert was held in the Hugo
Lambrechts Auditorium on Sunday 12 October 2014. This
concert, funded by the music division of the Western Cape
Education Department, was intended to spotlight the cream
of the crop of highly talented Grade 12 music learners from
the Western Cape. Learners from as far away as Robertson
and Oudsthoorn were soloists on the evening.
Twelve soloists all performed movements of various concerti
accompanied by a professional orchestra and conducted
by Hugo Lambrechts’ very own, Mr Liam Burden. The
following three learners from the Hugo Lambrechts Music
Centre were soloists: Michaela Alexander (Soprano
Saxophone), performing the 2nd and 3rd movements from
B. Marcello’s Concerto in C minor for oboe, and Caron
Tremble and Tarren Pedro (both on Bassoon) who performed
the second movement from Allan Stephenson’s Concertino
for Two Bassoons.
Congratulations to all who took part and especially the Hugo
Lambrechts students who performed at an exceptionally high
level! We are very proud of your achievements!
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Simfonie-orkes kamp
With great anticipation we all made our way to the camp site in
Melkbos with absolutely no idea what the weekend would have in
store for us. We hoped that it would be a memorable one and indeed
it was.
Die HL simfonie orkes het vanaf 25-27 Julie ‘n baie produktiewe
oefennaweek by Melkbos Kultuursentrum gehad. Dit was ter
voorbereidng van die Concerto fees.
Yes, we came to work hard and we did; it felt as if the rehearsals would
never end, but somehow we all found time to make unforgettable
memories. Oh yeah, and we all left with a little bit of so called “extra
baggage” due to the most amazing food made with love, not to
mention the countless chocolate bars calling our names every time
we walked by.
Dit was ‘n naweek van baie konsentrasie en oefening maar daar was
tog genoeg tyd om mekaar beter te leer ken. Te danke aan Mnr en
Mev Janse van Rensburg asook Mnr en Mev Botha was al die honger
magies na elke maaltyd behoorlik gevul, en was dit smaaklik! Verder
het Nestlé heerlike sjokolade, asook warm sjokolade vir die naweek
geborg!
At the end of the camp we had accomplished quite a lot. All our hard
work paid off when everything came together the night of the annual
Concerto Festival. It just shows what happens when musicians with
great talent and determination come together and the music gets
expressed in ways you cannot explain. - Jamie Barron
Dankie aan almal wat ‘n bydrae gelewer het om die naweek moontlik
te maak. ‘n Spesiale dankie ook aan Mnr Burden en die personeel wat
betrokke was! Hier is ‘n pragtige opsomming van die naweek deur
een van ons studente:
Hugo Lambrechts Senior
Strings perform at Artscape
performance. Congratulations to the two soloists and also the rest of
the orchestra on a brilliant performance. We all felt proud to be part of
the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre. Congratulations must also go to
Ms Vorster for the extra time she has spent rehearsing with the Senior
Strings. Well done!
On Sunday 3 August this year the concert, Three of the Best, was
held at Artscape Theatre. The programme was shared by CPYO, HL
Senior Strings and Beau Soleil Senior String Ensemble.
This is what Ms Vorster has to say:
“It was an evening to remember and a concert that Hugo Lambrechts’
students and teachers can be proud of! The Senior Strings always aim
for a refined performance with attention given to the detail, style,
musical expression and technique required for each performed piece.
We also work towards a professional standard and the performance
in “Three of the Best” was one of the Senior Strings most successful
ones, exposing the Music Centre to a wider audience.
As part of the CPYO programme, ex-pupil Jeffrey Armstrong
performed the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
The CPYO also gave a lively performance of Verdi’s Ouverture“La
Forza del Destino”and the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
Beau Soleil Senior Strings’ enjoyable performance of Elgar’s first
movement from Serenade for Strings, Massenet’s Meditation and
Bach’s first movement of the Double Concerto concluded the Sunday
concert.
I want to thank each and every member of the Senior Strings for their
enthusiastic dedication and hard work, and for the team spirit during
all the rehearsals. Time spent with you is always very enjoyable and
rewarding! Thank you to all the parents for their constant support!
Without it we could not have done it. A big thank you to Kaylen
Lewis, Jeffrey Armstrong and Giselle Pretorius for joining us again
and well done to the soloists Tamryn Barron and Danielle Salies and
their teacher Ms Bogenhagen!”
After the interval, our Senior Strings were on stage with a lively
performance of all three movements of Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico
Concerto no 8. Tamryn Barron and Danielle Salies were the soloists.
The Frolicsome Finale from Britten’s Simple Symphony was played
with precision and with all eyes on the conductor aiming for a perfect
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SACS National Music
Competition
Pieter Kooij Music
Competition
In August this year, eight students from the Centre participated in
the 2nd SACS National Music Competition. They were Michaela
Alexander (Saxophone), Josh Southgate (Flute), Liam Slabbert
(Bassoon), Sinead Slabbert (Violin), Tarren Pedro (Bassoon),
Andrea Salomo (Oboe), Kean Loubser (Violin) and Emilio February
(Percussion).
The final round of the Pieter Kooij Music Competition was held on 30
August this year in the beautiful Welgemeend house which is part of
Jan Van Riebeeck High School. The adjudicators this year were Prof.
Hubert van der Spuy, Mr Pieter Kooij and Anna-Marie Swanepoel.
Although Pieter Kooij is a pianist, the competition allows school
students to compete on any instrument.
Andrea went through to the second round and Emilio was the
category winner of the category 15-16 years. Well done, Emilio!
Four of the five Hugo Lambrechts’ students who entered, played in the
final round. Emilio February (percussion), Caron Tremble (bassoon),
Nastassja Pretorius (cello), and Danielle Rossouw (clarinet) made us
proud. The winners were pianists, Rhiyaan Smith (first prize) and
Adam Gild (second prize).
Here is some feedback from some of the participants:
Ek het hierdie jaar vir die eerste keer aan die SACS Nasionale
Musiekkompetisie deelgeneem. Dit was harde werk met al die
voorbereiding en ekstra lesse. Ek was baie op my senuwees toe ek
moes speel, maar ek het dit nietemin baie geniet. Dit was lekker om
te hoor hoe die ander deelnemers gespeel het. Ek en van my maats
het rustig gewag tot ons die uitslae gekry het. Ek was nie deur na
die volgende rondte nie, maar gaan definitief weer volgende jaar
probeer! - Sinead Slabbert
I recently took part in the SACS Competition. When they told me I
was going through to the 2nd round, I was stoked! I did not expect
it because the other candidates were so talented. That actually
motivated me to practise harder and do better next year. I can’t wait
for the next adventures which are, of course, more competitions!
- Josh Southgate
The SACS Competition was an extremely enjoyable event. Not only
does it present the opportunity for young musicians to participate
in a competition but also gives them the chance to experience the
growing world of Classical music.
Hugo Lambrechts
Conductors Workshop #2
My experience of the SACS Competition was a good one: I had the
chance to perform a new programme of challenging yet pleasant
works in front of an audience of eager listeners. One must be very
careful with the choice of programme. One piece in the wrong place
can spoil the entire programme. The works must be balanced. The
programme also needs to reflect the skills of the performer as well as
the performer’s musicality.
The follow-up of the highly successful first Conductors’ Workshop
held in March this year, took place from 16 – 19 October. It was
presented once again by the Dutch conductor, Maestro Arjan Tien.
The aim of this round of workshops was to give more advanced
conductors the opportunity to have intense one on one sessions with
Maestro Tien. They were accompanied by two pianos (thank you Mr
Goodall for agreeing to be part of the piano team). The following
works were prepared for the course: Symphony No. 9 by A. Dvorak,
Symphony No. 29 by W.A Mozart, and the aria Ah! Non creda mirarti
from the opera La Sonnambula by V. Bellini. Leah Gunther, a student
from the UCT Opera School, graciously accepted the request to
perform the aria during one of the classes. The Cape Town based
baroque orchestra, Camerata Tinta Barroca, also agreed to be part of
the course and offered their services as a vehicle on which the young
conductors could apply what they had learned during the course.
The SACS National Music Competition was a great experience and I
look forward doing it again next year. - Emilio February
Three conductors from Cape Town applied to actively take part in
the course: Chad Hendricks (UCT), Clark Schilder (New Apostolic
Church), and Liam Burden (Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre). There
were also a number of people, including staff from Hugo Lambrechts,
who came to sit in on the workshops, which took the form of open
master classes.
Four intensive sessions, all of which were recorded, were spread
over three days. Analysis of the videos taken during the days’ classes
provided valuable material from which the participants were able to
work on honing the skills and refining their gestures. Maestro Tien
chose two of the participants, Liam Burden and Chad Hendricks, to
conduct Camerata Tinta Barroca on the final day of classes. Liam
conducted the second movement and Chad the third of the Mozart
symphony. This opportunity gave the participants the chance to apply
what they had learned over the last three, days with an orchestra.
The Hugo Lambrechts Conductors’ Workshop #2 was concluded by
an awe-inspiring concert with Camerata Tinta Barroca and Maestro
Arjan Tien at the helm.
A huge thank you to all who made this invaluable course a reality,
especially Maestro Tien!
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SAMRO Hubert van der
Spuy National Music
Competition 2014
The SAMRO Hubert van der Spuy National Music Competition took
place in the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium from 29 September to 3
October 2014. Laura Bailie (piano), Zoë Parks (flute), Keon Muller
(clarinet), Josh Southgate (flute), Caro Hill (violin), Estee Adams
(violin), Roshnay Brits (saxophone), Liam Slabbert (bassoon),
Connor Southgate (violin) and Alyssa Arendse (violin) were selected
to participate in the competition. The adjudicators were Mr Brandon
Phillips, Mr Samson Diamond and Dr Benita van Blerk.
Rosendal Primary School
21st Birthday
Hugo Lambrechts is proud of Roshnay Brits who was awarded
the category prize for Woodwinds as well as the Most Promising
Development Student. Congratulations to Roshnay and Ms Saayman!
Alexander Whitehead (cello) walked away with the first prize, with
Ihman Bulbulia (piano) in second place and Ah-Young Moon (piano)
third. Alexander will also perform with the Symphony Orchestra at
the Concerto Festival in 2015.
On Tuesday 23 September, Rosendal Primary School celebrated
their 21st birthday. The following students from the Rosendal
Development Project performed at the event: Lindokuhle Mcetwya
(violin), Byron Philander (violin), Diago Netto (Recorder), Zoë
Campher (cello), Cervin April (Clarinet), Sidney Hartzenberg
(violin), Devine Hartzenberg (violin) and Alyssa Arendse (violin).
They were accompanied by Ms Saayman and Ms Schutte. Ms Brand
and Ms Bogenhagen also went with and the four teachers gave
positive feedback on this unique event. The learners played well and
the teachers are proud of them!
Johann Vos Piano
Competition
The Johann Vos Piano celebrated its 24th year. The finals took place
on 3 September and the event was well attended. This competiton
comprises three sections, with winners for each.
Anna Grieve won the Piccolo section for grade 6 and 7 learners,
with Jiyoon Jeon coming second. In the Junior section, Annerike
du Plessis came out tops with second place going to Lorena Marais.
Rhiyaan Smith received first prize in the Senior section, and Adam
Gild was placed second. Competitors in this competition reflect the
high standard piano teaching in the Western Cape and we anticipate
its 25th year to be an extraordinary event.
Piano Department concert
The Piano Concert took place on the 21st October at 19h00 in the
auditorium. 25 excited pianists, from very young to more mature,
performed, and everyone played confidently. What makes this event
special is that all the parents and grandparents come to listen, and this
builds a sense of pride in the young performers.
The piano staff are extremely proud of each student that played.
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Concerto Festival 2014
On Sunday 31 August, 16 promising musicians took the stage at the
annual Hugo Lambrechts Concerto Festival. This event is definitely a
highlight on the Hugo Lambrechts calendar and this year it exceeded
all expectations. The symphony orchestra set the tone for the evening
when they walked on stage dressed in their elegant black evening
wear. The soloists also looked glamorous and totally ‘wowed’ the
audience with their extraordinary performances.
This year the concert featured a variety of repertoire ranging from
the baroque era to more modern works. The participants were AhYoung Moon (11, Piano, Rhenish), Jaden Willie (13, Violin, Forres), Michaela Alexander (18, Saxophone, Settlers), Danielle Kwonglee
(16, Violin, De Kuilen), Cheslyn Joseph (18, Clarinet, Northlink), Tamryn Barron (16, Violin, Rhenish), Arjen van Renssen (14, Cello,
Pretoria Boys), Leo Gevisser (11, Piano, Bishops), Louis Nel (13,
Piano, Pretoria East), Candace and Maxine La Marque (18, Voice,
Stellenberg), Danielle Rossouw (16, Clarinet, DF Malan), Nicholas
Bruiners (16, Violin, Rondebosch), a duet on bassoon by Caron
Tremble (18, Settlers) and Tarren Pedro (17, Malibu), and Ellani de
Jager (20, Violin, University of Stellenbosch).
The soloists were accompanied by the Hugo Lambrechts Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Liam Burden. This year a greater number of
Centre students participated in the orchestra. The Hugo Lambrechts
Music Centre is grateful to the sponsors of the event: Die Burger, the
Rupert Music Foundation, FMR and Distell. Ms D Schäfer, minister
of education also attended the concert.Thank you to everyone who
contributed to this glamorous event!
Carina Slabbert, James Slabbert, Rhoda Kadalie, minister Debbie
Schäfer, Leonore Ehlers, Helen Cyster en Johann Vos.
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Camerata Tinta Barocca
10th Anniversary Gala
Concert at the Auditorium
Bach’s sons, Johann Christian and W. A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto
#14 and Symphony #29.
The amazing conducting of Arjan Tien “extracted” the best from
each and every musician on stage. The orchestra looked and sounded
as one body moving in different directions, conveying the beautifully
written music in the finest way. It was a fiesta of emotions, dynamics
and articulations which were even more enhanced by the beautiful
acoustics of the auditorium. In between the pieces, the talented
speaker Rodney Trudgeon kept the audience engaged with many
interesting facts related to the programme.
On 19 October, Hugo Lambrechts’ audience was treated with an
extraordinary concert. It was the Cape Town based Baroque ensemble
Camerata Tinta Barocca who was celebrating its 10th anniversary.
The ensemble, founded by the violinist Quentin Crida, is a
small chamber orchestra consisting mainly of string players and
a harpsichord. The members of the orchestra include some of
Cape Town’s finest musicians. The group performs music almost
exclusively from the Baroque era. Sometimes the repertoire stretches
to music from the Classical period with additional woodwind
instruments. The concerts of Camerata Tinta Barocca have met with
critical acclaim in the Cape Times and Die Burger and have been
broadcast on Fine Music Radio.
Two of our full time teachers, Ms Valentina Vorster (violin) and
Ms Carin Bam (oboe) and one of our part time teachers, Emille de
Roubeaux(viola) formed part of the orchestra.
In between the rehearsals, maestro Arjan Tien gave conducting
masterclasses at the Centre. Two of the students in the conducting
classes were chosen to conduct Camerata Tinta Barocca a few
hours before their performance in the auditorium. They were Chad
Hendricks and our own HLSO conductor Mr Liam Burden. It was a
wonderful opportunity and a very inspiring experience!
To add up the already exciting combination of musicians, the wellknown Dutch conductor Arjan Tien, the South African virtuoso
pianist Francois du Toit and the radio presenter Rodney Trudgeon
were invited to join in the 10th Year Anniversary concerts. The first
two concerts were performed in Simonstown Methodist Church and
the St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Cape Town. The last one
took place in our beautiful auditorium. The programme for the gala
concerts included Sinfonia in D Major by one of Johann Sebastian
Unfortunately, despite the good advertising of the concert and the
reduced ticket prices for Centre students and parents, we did not see
many in the audience. We would really like to encourage our parents
and students to attend concerts, performed by professional musicians.
There is no better lesson and inspiration than a good live concert!
To those who were there, we are proud of you!
Stellenbosch Nasionale
Ensemble Kompetisie
Vanjaar se Ensemble kompetisie het vanaf 2-3 Oktober plaasgevind.
Die beoordeelaars was Magda de Vries, Charl du Plessis en Bridget
Rennie-Salonen. Die skoolafdeling se algehele wenners het
weggestap met R12 000 en die katergoriewenners met R5 000. In
die ope-afdeling het die algehele wenners R20 000 ontvang en die
kategoriewenners R6 000.
Daar was 2 kategorieë in die skoolafdeling: Klassieke musiek en Jazz/
Ligte/Tradisionelemusiek. In die Opeklas was daar 3 kategorieë: Duo
en Trio (klassieke musiek), Kwartet en Groter Ensembles (klassieke
musiek) en Jazz/Ligte/Tradisionele musiek.
Alexander, Wilhelm Schlünz, Anina Boshoff en Anke Schlünz. Die
U & I Percussion Duo het ook deelgeneem met Emilio February en
Nicole van Wyk.
Daar was 8 deelnemers in die skole afdeling en 10 in die ope
afdeling. In die skole afdeling was die algehele wenners “Just Duet”
met Carmen van Renssen en Miné van der Walt (klavier duo) van
Menlopark en Waterkloof, Pretoria. Hul program het uit werke van
Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Mozart en Debussy bestaan.
Die Ope afdeling se algehele wenners was UCT Big Band. Die duo en
trio afdeling is gewendeur US Percussion Duo met Cherilee Adams
en Dylan Tabisher wat oud- leerders van die Musieksentrum Hugo
Lambrechts is en die Kwartet en Groter Ensemble afdeling is gewen
deur die “Slide Trombone Quartet.”
Die kategorieprys in die kategorie Jazz/Ligte/Tradisionele musiek
is gewen deur “Musica Perpetua.” Hierdie groep bestaan uit
‘n kombinasie van leerlinge van Paul Roos Gimnasium, Hoër
Meisieskool Bloemhof en Rhenish Girls’ High School.
Jong musici word sterk aangemoedig om musiekkompetisies te
ondersteun en daaraan deel te neem. Gebrekkige belangstelling het
tot gevolg dat van die kompetisies tot ‘n einde loop. Deelname aan
sulke kompetisies ontwikkel mens as ‘n musikant, bou karakter en
bevorder deursettingsvermoë.Baie geluk aan al die wenners!
Twee van Hugo Lambrechts se ensembles het aan die kompetisie
deelgeneem: Hugo Lambrechts Saxophone Quartet met Micheala
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Reunion Island Concert
“The Concertina orchestra from Reunion Island was amazing! It was
good to experience a completely different style of music, instruments
and type of orchestra.
At Hugo Lambrechts we are lucky enough to have visiting musicians,
groups and orchestras not only from this country, but also from
abroad. On 23 October we had a rather extraordinary event-A visiting
orchestra from Reunion Island! It was truly a cultural and musical
exchange.
The orchestra’s main instrument was the accordion. They had
11 accordions in the orchestra. We enjoyed their choice of pieces.
They played many popular pieces like the theme song from Mission
Impossible, the Lion Sleeps Tonight and some French music from
their Island. It was very inspiring to see an orchestra of children,
between the ages of 7 and 17, playing together. We really enjoyed it
very much. Hope they come again soon... or maybe we could go to
them!”- Bjorn Lawson & Kean Loubser
In the first half, the Hugo Lambrechts Symphony Orchestra, under the
baton of Mr Burden performed a programme featuring HL students
as soloists: Laura Bailie (piano), Liam Slabbert (bassoon), a duo with
Carla Britz (flute) and Lisa Britz (harp) and then Alyssa Arendse
(violin), who is a student from the Rosendal Development Project.
The programme was varied and all the students played very well.
The vibrant HLSO ended the first half with J. Brahms’s Hungarian
Dance No.5.
“First of all, I want to say thank you for selecting me to play at this
concert! It was an honour to play with such professional people. I was
scared at first, but then I became one with the music! I enjoyed every
second of it. Vivaldi is one of my favourite composers and it was very
exciting to play with strings, as the Concerto was originally written
for Bassoon and String Orchestra. I hope to get a similar chance
again, someday. The audience was brilliant! The applause made my
heart feel warm!” - Liam Slabbert (Soloist)
The second half continued with the Concertina Orchestra’s
performance of light music. Their programme also included a solo
piece played by the young South African accordionist Peter Anguelov.
It was wonderful for the teachers to see how flexible, reliable
and courageous our young soloists and orchestra players are. At a
busy time, with a lot of activities at the Centre, and little time for
rehearsals, all the students and teachers put their skills and energy
together and turned this concert into a very inspiring and exciting
event. The local audience, the Concertina Orchestra members and
the Hugo Lambrecths Centre students and teachers had a great time!
Congratulations to all soloists, teachers, orchestra members and
conductors!
“This was my first time as a soloist with an orchestra and it was an
exciting experience. At the rehearsal I was slightly apprehensive, but
after the first few bars I felt completely at ease. It was good exposure,
but it was also challenging, because one has to listen to the orchestra
and be in time all the way through. I am very grateful to have this
opportunity and it is definitely something I would like to do again.
The work I performed was the Piano Concerto No. 3, the so called
“Youth Concerto” by Kabalevsky. I would like to express my sincere
thanks to my piano maestro, Mr. Shane Goodall for his enthusiasm
and expert guidance. - Laura Bailie (Soloist)
Here is what some of our students had to say:
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Prestige Concert
Our annual Prestige Concert took place on 14 November and was once again a delightful
evening where proud parents and family could sit back, relax and enjoy as students received
numerous awards in recognition of their hard work, passion and dedication.
The evening opened with a concert where the trophy winners entertained the audience
with a well-balanced programme which included Liam Slabbert (bassoon), Danielle
Rossouw (clarinet), Danielle Salies (violin), Lisa Britz (harp), Roshnay Britz (saxophone),
Laura Bailie (piano), Caron Tremble (bassoon), The Senior Strings Orchestra, The Hugo
Lambrechts Saxophone Quartet and Emilio February (marimba). Our accompanist for the
evening was José Dias. To top it off, they all looked dashing! After a very short interval the
moment came which everyone was waiting in anticipation for - the award ceremony. The
Chairperson of our Governing Body, Mrs Helen Cyster, together with Ms Leonore Ehlers
presented the trophies with grace and elegance.
Congratulations to our top students and to all who received other awards. Thanks to all the
parents and staff for their constant support.
Development projects - Top Student awards:
Silversands:
Nina Overmeyer
Riebeeck Street:
Amy Vermaak
Kalksteenfontein:
Micayla Hendricks
Rosendal:
Alyssa Arendse
Best Progress awards:
Woodwind:
Michaela Alexander
Piano:
Qden Blaauw
Brass:
Berna-Lee Bezuidenhout
Strings:
Caro Hill
Percussion:
Amy-Joy Bailey
Theory award:
Winand Mey
Adopt-a Muzo award: Emilio February
Junior Trophy:
Liam Slabbert
Junior award for student from development project: Roshnay Britz
Departmental trophies:
Woodwind:
Danielle Rossouw
Piano:
Laura Bailie
Harp:
Lisa Britz
Brass:
Chanson Hoffman
Percussion:
Emilio February
Strings:
Danielle Salies
Ensemble Trophy:
Hugo Lambrechts Saxophone Quartet
Orchestra Trophy:
Senior Strings Orchestra
Leon Hartshorne prize: Shannon Scrimgeour
Parow Trophy:
Caron Tremble
Student of the year:
Emilio February
In the week of the prestige concert three of the Centre students went for a live interview on BUSH radio. Thank you to Ms Bam who
accompanied them. Here is what one of the students had to say about the interview:
It was my first time speaking on Live radio, so it was a bit stressful. But as soon as I started talking, it was a lot of fun. We talked mostly about
the Prestige Concert. The three of us, Liam, Michael and I, each played a short piece. We were talking and playing for half an hour even though
it felt like five minutes.I t was an amazing experience and I would love to do it again. - Björn Lawson
Artscape National Youth Music
Competiton 2014
Artscape Youth
Music Festival
The Artscape National Youth Music Competition for musicians between the ages of 14 and
19 years is the third largest music competition in the country and took place from the 14th
– 18th of October at the Artscape Theatre this year. Eighteen talented young musicians
participated in the competition. The Music Centre was represented by Emilio February
(percussion) and Danielle Salies (violin).
Four past pupils were chosen to perform as
soloists with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
at the Artscape Youth Music Festival on the
23rd of August in the Artscape Theatre.
Emilio advanced to the third round where he performed a 20-minute recital as well as a
concerto. He won the category prize for other instruments, a cash prize and silver medal.
Six soloists were chosen to perform at the final evening. The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
and members of the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra together with a combined youth
choir opened the gala evening with a performance of the orchestral work: Palladio by Karl
Jenkins.
Past pupil Jeffrey Armstrong (violin) walked away with the first prize at the competition.
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Carla van der Merwe (clarinet) played the
1st movement from the Mozart Clarinet
concerto, Dylan Tabisher (marimba) performed
the 2nd and 3rd movements from Peter
Klatzow’s Concerto for Marimba, Jeffrey
Armstrong played the Rondo Capriccioso
for violin and orchestra by Saint-Saëns and
flautist Myles Roberts played the 2nd and
3rd movements of Hendrik Hofmeyr’s Flute
Concerto.
Strings Beginner Concert
2014
The theme for this year’s Strings Beginner Concert was Disney’s
movie Frozen and the students and teachers dressed according to their
favourite characters from the film.
The stage was packed with excited students, ready for their first
concert performance. The castle and carriage backdrop set the scene.
As the students walked on stage, the teachers performed “For the First
Time in Forever” from the movie. Students either played solos or in
groups and the concert was brought to a close with a performance by
the Beginner String Orchestra conducted by Ms Bogenhagen. The
orchestra was joined by everyone on stage for the mass item where
the beginners played along to “For the First Time in Forever”.
Students stayed for the group photo and parents were invited to gather
around to take snapshots. Each performer felt like a star with the
enthusiastic audience members’ camera lights flashing in their eyes.
The party held afterwards in the string quad was a huge success. The
tables overflowed with snacks and the highlight was when the violin
cake was cut. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Antonie for the beautiful cake.
Congratulations to all our students that took part in this exciting
event. You make us all proud!
Brass Departmental Concert
The Brass Departmental Concert took place on Tuesday 2 December.
The concert took the form of an ensemble concert, as the students
were divided into small groups. The majority of the brass students
participated in this event.
Some of the highlights included a sextet French Horn Ensemble that
performed the theme song from Titanic as well as Ding Dong Merrily
on High. Clinton Donson, Duwayne de Wet and Jaydon Martin
performed Prelude to Te Deum.
The concert finished with Vinchenzo Boonzaaier and Mr MacDonald
performing Rondinetto and Six Cents.
It was truly an enjoyable event! Thank you to everyone who donated
gifts to the Tyger Bear Unit!
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Waterfront optredes
themselves to the audience. They also spoke about activities at the
Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre.
The V&A Summer Sessions, presented by Mercedes Benz kicked off
on Saturday 4 October with free music concerts every weekend in the
V&A Amphitheatre. On Saturday 18 October the Hugo Lambrechts
Saxophone Quartet shared the stage with the Cape Philharmonic
Youth Orchestra (CPYO) and the Masidlale Quartet. The HL
Quartet presented works that range from transcriptions of a Bach
prelude through to Gershwin preludes and original compositions for
saxophone quartet. We were happy to have had a very good audience who generously
applauded the orchestra. The music, despite being on the more
serious side, brought a very nice atmosphere to the busy Waterfront.
The weather was very kind to us and even the slightest breeze had
calmed down as if anticipating the beautiful music! We hope that we
can do that again in the future. - Ms Vorster
On 7 December the Centre’s Young Strings and the combined group
of Intermediate and Junior Strings entertained the crowd with an
exciting programme ranging from beautiful Christmas music to a
funky Jazz Suite composed by Pamela Wedgwood. It was lovely to
spend a sunny Sunday afternoon, listening to good quality music!
Here is what one of the Saxophone quartet members had to say: Op
Saterdag 18 Oktober het ons kwartet die geleentheid gehad om by
die V&A Waterfront se amfiteater op te tree. Die weer het baie goed
saamgespeel en te danke aan die rugby op die grootskerm was die
sitplekke reeds gevul toe ons daar aankom. Dit was die eerste keer
wat ons buite gespeel het en dit was lekker om vir ‘n verandering
‘n informele konsert te hê. Ten spyte van die wind wat ons bladsye
omgewaai het, het ons mooi gespeel en dit baie geniet. Die mooi
dag en die feestelike atmosfeer het dit beslis vir ons ‘n onvergeetlike
ondervinding gemaak en dit was ‘n goeie afsluiting en beloning vir
ons harde werk deur die jaar. - Anina Boshof
These exciting performances at the V&A Waterfront showcase what
is happening at our Centre! Thank you to all the students and staff
involved as well as all the supporters.
We do hope to have even more of these events in 2015!
On Saturday, 22 November Hugo Lambrecths Senior strings also had
the opportunity to perform at the V&A Waterfront. Here is what our
Senior Strings conductor had to say about their performance: Once
more, the winners of this year’s Orchestra Trophy made us proud!
The Senior Strings presented a full 45-minute programme at the
Amphitheatre of V&A Waterfront. The programme included a Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins and strings with the soloists, Tamryn Barron
and Danielle Salies, the first movement of Mozart’s Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik, movements from Britten’s Simple Symphony and the
Suite for Strings by J. Rutter. It was a perfect place to showcase our
talented students and the work done at the Centre. The students and
Ms Vorster did not not only perform the pieces but also introduced
Strykersfees
Op Sondag 21 September het ons jaarlikse Strykersfees plaasgevind. Die Sentrum
se vyf strykorkeste, sowel as die Ontwikkelings-orkes het die verhoog gedeel
met die Rustenberg Ensemble, Stellenbosch Junior Stryk-Ensemble, Weskus
Musiekakademie van Langebaan, sowel as die Kaapse Filharmoniese Jeugorkes.
Die konsert was uitverkoop soos gewoonlik en daar was groot opwinding onder
die leerders, ouers en dirigente. Al die Sentrum se strykorkeste het vanjaar ‘n
massa item gelewer, twee bewegings uit Jazz Suite van Pamela Wedgwood. Die
verhoog was gepak met strykinstrumente- die jongste speler slegs 6 jaar oud en
die oudste 17 jaar oud. ‘n Lieflike atmosfeer is in die voorportaal geskep deur Lisa
Britz wat die opgewonde gehoor met haar harpspel betower het.
Dit was feestelik om hierdie jaar die verhoog met nuwe gasorkeste te kon deel.
Musiek waarna die gehoor geluister het was Bach, Vivaldi, Michael Jackson,
Grieg, Britten en Verdi. Die CPYO het die konsert afgesluit met Karl Jenkins se
Palladio. Na die tyd was daar kaas en wyn vir genooide gaste, en elke orkeslid is
bederf met ietsie soets!
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Trinity Second Session
There were twelve students who entered for Trinity
College of London examinations’ second session.
Congratulations to all who entered. The following
students received distinctions in their respective
examinations:
Michaela Alexander Saxophone Grade 8 89%
Elizabeth Opperman Percussion Grade 7 87%
Jayden Rank
Clarinet
Grade 3 87%
Amy-Joy Bailey
Percussion Grade 3 87%
Houtblaas Beginnerskonsert
Trinity Third Session
Op die 26ste November het die Houtblaas Beginnerskonsert in die ouditorium
plaasgevind. Die tema van die konsert was Zorro. “Cowboy” hoede en maskers van
verskillende groottes en kleure sowel as pragtige rokke was gedra vir die okkasie.
There were six students who entered for the Trinity
College of London examinations’ third session.
Well done to the following students who
distinctions for the third Trinity session:
Jane Daniels
Saxophone Grade 2
Cheslyn Joseph
Clarinet Grade 7
John-Ross Brouwers Oboe
Grade 7
received
87%
84%
92%
Royal Schools
Die houtblaas- personeel het ‘n verrassings-item gelewer deur die konsert te open
met die tema musiek uit die film,The mask of Zorro. Die Beginner blaasorkes het
‘n Tanguillo en Gypsy dance uit Mixed Bag asook Soweto Swing van P Martin
gespeel.
Daarna het alle leerders van die Houtblaas departement wat die jaar begin het met
les, solo items gelewer. Die Beginner blaasorkes het die program met kersmusiek
afgesluit. Me Azelia Morkel van Die Burger het pryse oorhandig aan Jessica
Bartnicke (beste kleredrag volgens die tema), Sonika Kumm (beste verhoog
persoonlikheid) en Pierre-Simon Rossouw (beste uitvoering tydens die konsert).
Alle fondse van die konsert word bygedra tot Die Burger se Kersfonds.
Eleven students were entered for the second practical
session for Royal Schools of which four passed with
distinction, two with merit and four passed.
Congratulations to the following students who received
distinctions:
Suzelle Breytenbach Piano
Grade 1 95%
Roslyn Bristow
Clarinet
Grade 2 94%
Esteé Adams
Violin
Grade 5 89%
Caron Tremble
Bassoon Grade 8 92%
Caron was also invited to perform at the Top achiever’s
Concert.
Unisa Eksamens
Vanjaar het daar ‘n verbysterende vyf-en-tagtig leerders
van die sentrum ingeskryf vir die tweede sessie van die
UNISA Praktiese musiekeksamens. Nege-en-twintig
van die sentrumstudente het lof-toekennings gekry en
vyf is op die Ererol geplaas!
Een-en-twintig leerders uit ons ontwikkelingsgroepe
het aan hierdie eksamens deelgeneem en drie het loftoekennings gekry en een is op die ererol geplaas. Hier
is al die ererol kandidate:
Pierre Simon RossouwSaxofoon Graad 1 90%
Vitske van Zyl
Tjello
Graad 3 90%
Paula Hill
Fluit
Graad 2 91%
Jessica Olivier
Altviool
Graad 2 96%
Emilio February
Slagwerk Graad 7 95%
*Alyssa Arendse
Viool
Graad 2 90%
(*Rosendal ontwikkelingsprojek)
Nuwe Personeel
Hartlik welkom aan drie nuwe personeellede, Mnr Le Frans Langenhoven, Me
Reeva Filander en Mnr Emile de Roubaix. Ons hoop julle gaan baie gelukkig wees
by die sentrum!
Baie geluk aan die leerders en hul onderwysers met
hierdie uitsonderlike prestasies! Die teorie-uislae sal in
die volgende uitgawe van die Libretto verskyn.
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