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.
Cape Town Steel Band Festival
Where: Baxter Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre, Main Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town
When: 23 April 2015
Time: 7.45pm – 9.15pm
Cost: R 100 adults | R 50 students and seniors
Tel: 021 685 7880
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ctbigbandjazzfest.co.za
The Steelband Project (Western Cape) was set up in 1997 by Liz Brouckaert and David Wickham. The core focus of the project is to provide quality music education to young people, with a particular focus on youth in under-resourced communities and “youth-at-risk”. The project is active in many suburban, township and rural areas. There are currently 16 steelbands being taught by the Steelband Project on a weekly basis, with an average size of 15 members. The Wynberg bands, although originally taught by the Steelband Project are now entirely independent and are currently taught by Keenan Oliphant.
This year the following schools and community bands will participate:
Wynberg Boys’ High School
Riebeek Kasteel
Franschoek
Heideveld Secondary School
Ned Doman High School
Manenberg High School
KGB Maths & Science Academy (Gauteng)
Elkana Childcare
Vredenburg
Cape Town Marimba Festival
Where: Baxter Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre, Main Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town
When: 24 April 2015
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:
Ned Doman High School
Parklands College
Manenberg High School
Bishops Diocesan College
American International School of Cape Town
Herschel Girls’ High School
amaWolseley Marimba Band
Edgemead Primary School
Rustenburg Girls’ High School
Pinelands High School
Springfield Convent
Edgemead High School
Wynberg Girls’ High School
St George’s Grammar School
Reddam House Constantia
