ARTSCAPE FINALISTS AT HILTON

Hilton College is proud to present a concert by the finalists of the Artscape National Youth Music Competition 2010 on February 19.

The Artscape National Youth Music Competition took place in Cape Town in October 2010. Talented instrumentalists Caryn Reed and Visser Liebenberg were both finalists in the piano and woodwind category respectively.

Caryn Reed has been awarded the UNISA Hennie Joubert Merit Award for seven consecutive years. She has been an overall winner three times in the various age groups at Artstrust National Piano Competition. During 2006, she competed internationally in the Czech Republic. Caryn participated in the Sanlam National Music Competition since the age of eight, reaching the finals several times. She won the piano category at the age of 10. In 2007, she received the Gold Medal as overall winner. She has performed several piano concertos with various symphony orchestras. In 2009, she reached the semi-finals at the Artscape National Youth Music Competition and received the prize for the most promising candidate not to reach the finals. In 2010, she reached the finals at the Artscape National Youth Music Competition and came second in the piano category.

Visser Liebenberg started his schooling in Bethal, Mpumalanga. He started trumpet lessons at age 11 and clarinet lessons at age 12 with Edwin Randell at Ermelo High School. At age 15 he started trumpet and clarinet lessons with Tania Lerquin en Lizet Smith respectively. He matriculated from Pro Arte Alphen Park in Pretoria. In 2008 and 2010, he appeared as soloist with Simfonia Juventi and in 2009 he was awarded a Pretorium Trust bursary. Visser is a member of the "Miagi Jeugorkes" and for two years participated in the Stellenbosch Chamber Music festival. He is the leader of the Liebenberg- Quartet which performs at corporative functions. In 2010, he reached the finals at the Artscape National Youth Music Competition and won the woodwind category.

The concert will take place at 19h00 in the Memorial Hall at Hilton College. Entrance is free but booking is essential through email: hn@hiltoncollege.com