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This year kicks off with a course specially designed for string players. The course will be held in Grahamstown from 21 June – 1 July and is supported by the National Arts Festival.
Congratulations to the players selected for NYO:Strings 2010: (all sections are listed alphabetically)
Violin:
Bongane Pandeka, Danielle Diblof, Dineo Matsepe, George Ntuli, Hayley Claire Jackson, Karabo Mogane, Karin Volker, Lebogang Ledwaba, Lillian Herimbi, Luviane Letsoalo, Mary Tennant, Mashiko Kgatle, Mia Björkman, Nombulelo Msutu, Pascali Mokadi, Portia Dube,Siobhan Lloyd-Jones
Viola:
Kgaugelo Mpyane, Maike Gevers, Obakeng Hosea Moatshe, Sipho Sibiya, Theo Msiza, Ye-chan Park
Cello:

Abel Selaocoe, Altus Moolman, Cameron Cordell, Neo Phambuka, Mietze Dill, Rina Schutte

Double Bass:
Herman Hoogenboezem, Jurgens …

A big thank you to the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company for providing venues, talented young musicians to attend the course and being a fountain of knowledge and a constant supporter of the National Youth Orchestra.
The Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company is a music development NGO serving the Gauteng area. Beginning in 1976 with the establishment of a children’s orchestra by Professor Alan Solomon, the youth orchestra has continued to build in numbers and in musical standards. A Section 21 Company was established in 1998 and it now serves more than 1000 …

Franschhoek Mountain
Chamber Music Workshop
4 – 11 April 2010
The 20th annual Chamber Music Workshop offers musically gifted young people a week of intensive training in scenic Franschhoek.  Music students aged 11 to matric may apply for this unique experience — the only one of its kind in South Africa.
You will receive professional and highly personalised instruction to encourage and develop your talent, to improve your prowess as a collaborative musician, and to achieve real progress in a self-enriching and fulfilling way.
Our approach is to provide structured, intensive work sessions over a …

The 4th National Grahamstown Music Competition will be held from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 July 2010. As in 2009 there will be 4 categories: Junior, Senior, Tertiary and Concerto. The final concert will be held at 7.30 pm on Saturday 24 and the prize winners for the junior, senior and tertiary categories will be chosen at this concert. The final round of the concerto category will he held at a later date still to be determined. There will be two special prizes: a Chopin prize, and …