Simphiwe Shibambu – Bass-Baritone [1st prize]
Bongiwe Nakani – Mezzo-Soprano [2nd prize; Audience prize]
Bongwangani Zwane – [2nd prize]
Thembinkosi Mgetyengana – Tenor [3rd prize]
Edward Thabang Phiri – [3rd prize]
Wayne Mkhize – [4th prize]
Palesa Malieloa Soprano – [4th prize]
Malebogo Charity Leburu Soprano – [5th prize]
The Winners and the Panel Members
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Opera in a Convent Garden –
A programme of light classics from Opera, Musicals and Jazz
Featuring:
Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi – Soprano
Louise Howlett – Soprano
Thembinkosi Mgetyengana – Tenor
Owen Metsileng – Baritone
Stellenbosch University Camerata
Musical Direction: Albert Combrink
Read CV’s of the performers HERE
Where:
Springfield Convent School, St. John’s Road, Wynberg, Cape Town
Date:
SUNDAY THE 3rd OF FEBRUARY 2013
Time:
17h30 – 19h30 (Picnic Gates open at 15h30)
Prices:
Tickets at R100 Adults, R20 Scholars with under 10’s being free
Bookings:
021 797 9637 extension 200 (school hours) or 079 653 3497 or better still at operainaconventgarden@mweb.co.za
Food and Refreshments: Pack a Picnic or order your own. Pre-ordered picnics (@R120) at 082 781 [read more…]
Opera in a Convent Garden –
A programme of light classics from Opera, Musicals and Jazz
Featuring:
Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi – Soprano
Louise Howlett – Soprano
Thembinkosi Mgetyengana – Tenor
Owen Metsileng – Baritone
Stellenbosch University Camerata
Musical Direction: Albert Combrink
Where:
Springfield Convent School, St. John’s Road, Wynberg, Cape Town
Date:
SUNDAY THE 3rd OF FEBRUARY 2013
Time:
17h30 – 19h30 (Picnic Gates open at 15h30)
Prices:
Tickets at R100 Adults, R20 Scholars with under 10’s being free,
Bookings:
021 797 9637 extension 200 (school hours) or 079 653 3497 or better still at operainaconventgarden@mweb.co.za
Cuirriculum Vitae (Résumé s) of the performers:
Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi – Soprano
Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi [read more…]
Internationally acclaimed local artists provided glamour to the Nestle Nutrition Institute International Conference Dinner held at the prestigious “One and Only” Hotel in Cape Town. Radio and TV Personality Siki Mgabadeli, Soprano Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi, tenor Thembinkosi Mgetyengana and pianist Albert Combrink provided an entertaining programme highlighting young artists that have already made their mark internationally.
Siki Mgabadeli & Albert Combrink entertaining international nutrition-scientists at Cape Town’s “One and Only” Hotel
As part of her recital-tour of South Africa, Prof Judith Kellock, presented Masterclasses at S.A. College of Music at the University of Cape Town. It was a tremendous bonus that Peter Louis van Dijk and myself managed to get this to happen at UCT. At the invitation Prof. Virigina Davids – Head of the Voice Department at the SACM, Miss Kellock worked with students with a large range of skills, of both Under- and Post-Gradute level. Miss Kellock’s class drew substantial interest from faculty and students alike and was [read more…]
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