(Natalie Rungan,
leader of the new music centre)
Durban High School (DHS) has a new music centre under the
leadership of renowned Durban jazz singer - Natalie Rungan. Opened in October
last year, this will now also be the new home for the KZN Youth Orchestra.
The KZNYO is a non-profit making organisation which consists
of talented, young musicians between the ages of 12 and 22 from all around KZN
province. They meet once a week on Friday afternoons to rehearse and make music
together. Over the last four years, the KZNYO has toured to Germany, the
Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival, the Grahamstown National Arts
Festival and in 2016 performed a number of concerts around the province including
two successful collaborations with the Drakensberg Boys Choir.
On February 17, the KZNYO will perform their first public
concert for this year at their new home venue, DHS, and will be joined by the
KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. This is the first time in a decade that the two
orchestras have performed together. Both orchestras will perform separately and
then join together to create one large orchestra of over 100 people.
The programme will be varied to include favourite classics
such as Eine Kleine Nacht Musik and
the theme from Swan Lake and some contemporary
jazzy items such as What a Wonderful
World and Brazil thus showing the
versatility of modern orchestras. As February is seen as the month of romance,
Natalie Rungan will perform I've got you
under my skin and One Moment in time
with the KZNPO which will be an added delight.
The hour-long concert will be held in the Hall at DHS in St
Thomas Road, Musgrave, on February 17 at 18h30. Tickets R40 (R30 pensioners and
scholars) and will be available at the door 45 minutes before the concert. This
promises to be a musical experience not to be missed!
For more information contact Cathy on 082 349 8362.
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