Preparations for the e’Bosch School Choir Festival 2018, the largest gathering of school learners ever from Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, are well under way.
Around 1 000 primary and secondary school learners from a total of 32 schools are already hard at work in preparation for their performances in August and September.
“It has been very rewarding to see the excitement of the learners at cluster rehearsals,” says Tarnia van Zitters, Project Manager for the e’Bosch Primary Schools Choir Festival. “Teachers and principals are giving this project their full support and commitment.
“We will also celebrate the Nelson Mandela Centenary with Song For Mandela, composed by Alun Francis,” says Tarnia. “This work was written for children’s choir, vocal solo and orchestra. The Stellenbosch University Wind Band, under direction of Pamela Kierman, will accompany the mass choir with Terence Pietersen as soloist.”
This is the seventh consecutive year that this flagship event of the e’Bosch Heritage Project is presented which, due to the large number of children involved, had to be split up into primary and secondary school concerts.
The e’Bosch Primary School Choir Festival will therefore take place on Saturday 25 August at 14:00 in the Coetzenberg Centre and the e’Bosch Secondary School Choir Festival at the Stellenbosch Town Hall on Wednesday 19 September at 19:00. Entry to both events is free.
The nine secondary schools participating this year are Calling Academy, Cloetesville Secondary School, Khayamandi High School, Kylemore Secondary School, Lückhoff Secondary School, Paul Roos Gymnasium, Rhenish Girls High, Stellenbosch High School and Stellenzicht Secondary School.
The 23 primary schools taking part are AF Louw, Cloetesville, Devon Valley, Pieter Langeveld, Rietenbosch, St Idas, Dalabuhle, Groendal, West Eind, Wemmershoek, Bridge House, JJ Rhode, St Vincent RC, Klapmuts, Joostenberg, Vlottenburg, Raithby, Weber Gedenk, Dorothea Special Needs, Nondzame, Pniel, PC Petersen and Simondium.
The Stellenbosch e’Bosch Heritage Project is one of the most unique movements of its kind in the country and will host at least 30 events this year, mainly during the month of September. Almost all the neighbourhoods or “dorpies” of the district participate in this. These include Cloetesville, Devon Valley, Idas Valley, Jamestown, Kayamandi, Klapmuts, Kylemore, Lanquedoc, Pniel, Raithby, Vlottenburg, Stellenbosch Central and the farm communities.
Contact Carol Lakay at 0 079 857 5158 or 2 admin@ebosch.co.za for more information on the e’Bosch School Choir Festival.
