(Photograph taken at
last year’s event - supplied)
The British Cultural & Heritage Association presents Music en Masse – a participative and fun orchestral concert which aims to bring together musicians - anyone who can read and play music - of all ages and cultures in KZN for a concert performed by “the biggest orchestra ever seen in Durban” to take place in the DLI Hall in Greyville on Sunday July 27 at 14h30.
The concert has become an annual event - part of Durban’s musical calendar – featuring a public performance by a massed orchestra, under the baton of Russell Scott, which aims to serve the interests of the arts, culture and musical education in Durban.
The organisers are looking for participants to join in! If you would like to participate, please contact the British Cultural and Heritage Assn.
The concert features a varied programme of orchestral favourites and eclectic musical numbers: National Anthem; Fame; Moon River; My Way; Themes from 007; Somewhere over the Rainbow; Skyfall; Elanor Rigby; Can’t Take My Eyes off of You; Selections from Les Misérables and Can Can. There will also be interludes by guest artists and a pre-performance programme by the Reddam House Umhlanga marimba players.
The British Cultural & Heritage Association is invested in musical inclusion and outreach. The vision of this concert it to provide a platform for all musicians, young and old, to develop their skills; provide an opportunity for amateur musicians to play as part of a full orchestra in an official concert in a relaxed and unpressured environment; and to facilitate the advancement and development of cultural activities and the arts, fulfilling one of the British Cultural & Heritage Association’s roles in the local community.
Co-ordinator Cheri Steenberg from the British Cultural & Heritage Association says: “We are delighted to be able to prove a unique afternoon function for the entertainment of Durban residents which contributing to the development of the arts in KZN by making the concert a participative afternoon of support for all musicians and in so doing, stimulating an interest in and an enthusiasm for orchestral music in Durban,”
To participate, or for more information contact phone: 031202 6174.
Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day or directly from the office, prior to the event between 09h00 and 13h00 at Berea Bowling Club - Cnr of Brand and Ferguson – Entrance in Ferguson Road.
Tickets R120 (Pensioners – R100 and Children under 12 – R60)
For more information contact Cheri - bcha1820@global.co.za or Lynne - bcha1820@gmail.com.