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FEATURE: 10TH SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL
PROFILE: FRANÇOIS DU TOIT
PROFILE: CONRAD VAN ALPHEN
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OUTREACH: MUSIC SCHOOLS
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Welcome We are delighted that Concerto has been named 2015’s top external newsletter in the country by the prestigious South African Publication Forum. We won bronze, too – as the third best corporate publication in South Africa – not too bad at all, if I may say so. This recognition means a lot to the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO)’s small, dedicated marketing team. We are indeed passionate to sell the wonders of classical music to the people of Cape Town. Our message is bold and confident because the difference we make in people’s lives is immense and powerful. My sincere gratitude goes to the Concerto team – it’s quite an achievement for a small company with limited resources! We have a pocket full of plans for the festive season: Apart from our annual New Year’s Eve gala at Nederburg, we’re planning an outdoor Holiday Pops Concert at the Green Point Track and two Viennese New Year’s Concerts in the City Hall. Make a difference this summer;
come to our concerts and bring your visitors with you. The CPO’s 10th Cape Town International Summer Music Festival is around the corner. The festival starts on 4 February and includes an exciting line-up of topnotch soloists as well as the final round of the Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition. The skill of conducting an orchestra is perhaps the most inaccessible of all to obtain – one’s ‘instrument’ is a large group of highly trained fellow musicians. The Len van Zyl Competition – presented for the third time – makes an important contribution to skills development in South Africa and emphasises our commitment to training and empowering the musicians of tomorrow.
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