COLLEGIATE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL MAKES SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY

On Thursday 18 August 2016, Collegiate Girls’ High School will host a Youth Concerto Festival in their Stevenson Hall. This marks a first for South African Schools as a concert of this nature has never been attempted by Secondary School students.

The music staff at Collegiate feel as though there is a lot of talent amongst their existing music students and the idea was to afford the girls a rare opportunity to perform one movement from a Concerto, along with the school’s Concert Band.

Mr Paulo Putigna, the school’s Band Master, will be conducting the concert and has worked tirelessly with both the band and soloists to prepare them for the event.

The concert line-up includes: Botlhari Baloyi on piano, playing Alec Rowley’s Two Piano Miniature Concerto, accompanied by Mrs Gustel Agenbag. Natasha Bakker takes to the stage on trombone and will be performing Guilmant’s Morceau Symphonique, followed by Abigail Nel singing Handel’s Verdi Prati, accompanied by the Collegiate String Orchestra.

Lauren Todd will bend the listener’s ear with Morricone’s ‘Love Theme’ from Cinema Paradiso on clarinet, with Langa Mandaba following with Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe on violin. No Concerto Festival is complete without a rendition of Neruda’s Concerto in E Flat for Trumpet, and this year, Grade 11 trumpeter Jenna Taylor, will be gracing our stage. The evening will end with the rousing Binge Concerto for Alto Saxophone, performed by Josie McClure.

Entry to the concert is free and the performance begins at 7pm.

Please support Port Elizabeth’s young talent in this historical event.

For further enquiries, please contact Mrs Nikki Fyvie on 083 5837027 or via email fyvie@cghs.co.za