Young musicians showed that classical music is alive and
well. (Review by Michael Green)
The annual Rising Stars concert organised by the Friends of
Music provided, as usual, a platform for talented young performers from KwaZulu-Natal.
A big audience, mainly family and friends, attended the
concert at the Durban Jewish Centre and gave enthusiastic applause to nine musicians
aged between 16 and 18. All of them are either at school or have just finished
school.
In a programme ranging from Bach to Lloyd Webber they showed
that, notwithstanding the counter-attractions, classical music is alive and
well among the youth of our part of the world.
Much credit is due to the South African Society of Music
Teachers, who collaborated with the Friends of Music in presenting this
concert, and to the parents who have supported and encouraged these students.
Sitting near me was a man who had driven from Mtunzini, a
two-hour journey each way, to hear his granddaughter play the flute, and her
parents had come from Pietermaritzburg.
The level of performance was generally good, with the
players showing skill, poise and, in some cases, a touch of glamour!
The performers were: Nathalie Hartman, singer, from Northlands
Girls’ High School, Durban; Joshua Stapleton, piano, from Ashton International
College, Ballito; Tumelo Zondi, singer, from Eden College, Durban; Morgan
Rowland, flute, from Wykeham Collegiate, Pietermaritzburg; Ané Dippenaar,
singer, from George Campbell High School, Durban; Sarah Camp, cello, from St
Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, Kloof; Courtney Perrett, piano, from Durban
Girls’ College; Arliya Peters, singer, from Northlands Girls’ High, and Kirsten
Moody, flute, from Wykeham Collegiate. - Michael Green
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