Congratulations to our talented senior music students, 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂 (Grade 9) and 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (Grade 12), for their outstanding performances in the 2024 SASMT Annual Music Competition held in Gqeberha this past weekend.
Liso showcased his skills on Friday, August 23, competing in the High School Music Grade 4 – 6 categories with a captivating rendition of “𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢” by A. Scarlatti.
On Saturday, August 24, Joy took the stage in the High School Music Grade 7 and up category, impressing the audience with her performance of “𝘓𝘢 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘘𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦” by C. Debussy. Both learners were evaluated by the esteemed Dr. Mariechen Meyer, a dedicated professional double bassist.
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙤𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘.
Ms Zelda Oosthuizen, their music educator, remarked on the exceptional way their performances brought together rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, texture, timbre and structure. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.