The annual Cape Town Marimba Festival and Steelband Festival is a joint venture between the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival, Woodworx Marimbas and the Steelband Project.
Where: Baxter Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre, Main Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town
When: 23 April 2016
Time: 7.45pm
Cost: R 100 adults | R 50 concessions
Tel: 071 712 5550 | 082 419 8442
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ctbigbandjazzfest.co.za
Woodworx Marimbas is involved in the development of African music on the marimba. The organisation provides marimba teachers to schools, manufactures and supplies marimba instruments and operates as a performing band. Woodworx’ vision is to provide South African youth with the opportunity of playing African music so that they may in turn use their skills and knowledge to inspire, teach and empower others, thus their slogan, “Play it forward”. Around the Cape, Woodworx Marimbas is responsible for the tuition of approximately 400 students in marimba bands in schools and organisations. Through these opportunities students will create an African music identity for themselves, their school, their community and their country South Africa.
The following marimba groups will be performing:
Rustenburg Prep
Rustenburg High
Parklands College
St Joseph’s Marist College
Cannons Creek
Edgemead High
Edgemead Primary
Bishops
Reddam College
Manenberg High
Forees Preparatory
Pinelands High
St George’s Grammer
Herchel Girls High
Mount View High
Ned Doman High
St Andrew’s Preparatory (Grahamstown)
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