On a rainy
afternoon in Hamburg, the Music Academy’s concert ensemble, twenty
experienced students, set off to East London to perform at the
International Convention Centre as guests of a high-profile global
conference. Keiskamma’s Art and Music programmes were invited by
the organisers to participate in this event, thus offering an amazing
opportunity to showcase some of our work.
The Art
Project provided their beautiful 3 dimensional felt plants and
ceramic pots to decorate the main conference hall. In addition, they
had produced the conference bags, over 400 of them, which will serve
as a lovely visual reminder to delegates as they go their separate
ways at the end of the week.
The Music
Academy provided the entertainment for the participants on the
evening of Tuesday November 4th.
In keeping with the theme of water, they performed Alla Hornpipe from
Handel’s Water Music and other water-related pieces. The audience
were hugely appreciative and really got into the mood when the
ensemble played Ubuhle Ben Doda and Pata Pata, jiving
enthusiastically and responding to the beat with emphatic ululations!
The students also enjoyed the evening, a welcome break from their
Matric and end-of-year school exams and study. They said they had
such a warm welcome and they all talked about the amazing buffet
food!
Keiskamma
Trust particularly wishes to thank Glaudin Kruger and other
organisers who invited us to this prestigious event, and, of course,
everyone – artists, musicians, drivers and other staff – who
enabled us to showcase our programmes to this international audience.
