Candidates

News release: 1 September 2008

Young music talent set to captivate Capetonians

The best instrumentalists among South Africa's budding music talent are set to captivate Capetonians when they vie for honours at the 20th Sanlam National Music Competition from 22 to 26 September at the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre in Parow.

These talented learners (names below) have auditioned successfully in the main centres of our country early in June. 

The competition is the only one of its kind for primary school learners and has already been the first step on the road to (even international) acclaim for many young South African musicians.  Medals and prizes worth more than R40 000 are up for grabs by the winners and their teachers.
 
The learners compete over four rounds in four sections:  Piano, Strings, Woodwind and Brass, and Other Instruments (harp, classical guitar, recorder and percussion).

The competition is presented by the South African Society of Music Teachers (Tygerberg) for learners up to and including grade seven.  The purpose is to identify promising music learners and to give them the opportunity to compete at national level at an early age.  It is open to the general public - the opening and first three rounds FREE OF CHARGE.

In the first two rounds (23 and 24 September) all the candidates get two chances to impress the judges – the second day with a new contrasting programme. The top candidates go through to the third round on the 25th before the finalists are announced for the final round/gala concert on Friday the 26th.

Candidates 2008

Free State

Liezel Coetzee (13, Jordania/Bethlehem, clarinet), Chan-Hee Lee (12, piano) and Chris van Zyl (11, cello), both from Grey College, See-Young Lee (9, Christian Brothers, piano), Yente Potgieter (12), Steven Sacht-Luwes (7) and Emma Swartzberg (11), all from Truida Kestell/Bethlehem, on piano; and Elbé Top (13, Sentrale Volkskool/Kroonstad, piano),

KZN

Jennifer Chang (13, Crawford Prep La Lucia, violin), Margie Fan (12, Umhlali Prep, piano) and James Wewege (13, Cordwalles Preparatory, clarinet)

Cape Town

Jessie Brand (11, Herschel, violin), Tim Everingham (13, Diocesan College, trumpet), Mia Godfree-Thom (13, violin) and Estelle Roux (12, piano), both from St Cyprians, Caitlin Harvey (12, Rustenburg Girls Junior, violin), Soo Min Lee (10), Davide Scott (13) and Lood van Niekerk (12), all from Bishops, on piano.

Tygerberg

Beatrix Atzl (12, cello), Steven Chang (12, piano) and Jeremy Choi (13, piano), all of them from Gene Louw, Margot Basson (11, Kenridge, piano), K.B. Ko (9, Panorama, piano), Lynn Rudolph (12, Simonsberg, violin), Yandke Spammer (12, Panorama, piano), Milánn Vermeulen (13, Monte Vista, percussion) and Tineke Wolfaardt (12, Durbanville, violin).

Paarl / Stellenbosch

Jeffrey Armstrong (11, Courtrai, violin), Malan Bartleman (13, Noord-Eind, piano) and Danielle Salies (11, New Orleans, violin), Greta de Waal (12) and Roelof Temmingh (11), both from Stellenbosch Primary, on piano.

Tswane

Elizabeth Bekker (13) and Miné van der Walt (11), both from Constantia Park, piano, Colette Brand (13, home-schooling, cello), Larissa Crafford-Lazarus (12, Crawford Preparatory, piano), Colette du Toit (8) and Handri du Toit (10), both from Doxa Deo Private School, piano, Heleen Ferreira (10, Anton van Wouw, piano), Jordyn Hurly (10, piano) and Inge Lubbe (10, violin), both from St Mary's DSG, Rickus Kriel (9, Elarduspark, piano), Rosemarie Lemmer (10), Chris Lemmer (12) and Aimée Porter (11), home-schooling, all on piano, Marné Kruger (11), Landi Schaap (10), Lize Schaap (12) and Anike Stander (12), all of them from Lynnwood, on piano, Ya-Lea Steenkamp (9) and Gian Steenkamp (13), home-schooling, both on cello, Danita van der Watt (12, Louis Leipoldt, piano), Carmen van Renssen (12, Reformed School Dirk Postma, piano), Lezanti van Sittert (12, Theresapark, piano) and Margot Viljoen (12, home-schooling, piano).

Jozi

Fladia Buongiorno (12, Glenanda, recorder), Gina Horscroft (12, Redhill, piano), Wilmien Janse van Rensburg (12, Jan Celliers, violin), Cindy Ju (9, Trinity House, piano), Nicholas Redelinghuys (13, St John's Preparatory, clarinet), Artemis Spyropoulos (12, Crawford Sandton, violin) and Daniëlle van der Watt (10, Jan Celliers, violin).

Limpopo

Tegan van der Merwe (10, Waterberg Academy, Vaalwater, piano).