The Music Department of Pro Arte Alphen Park is a small, but busy department, and most of the time a performance or concert is happening somewhere, or is in the pipeline.
Ex-learners of Pro Arte Alphen Park who are well-known musicians today, include Gérard Korsten (violin), Alma Oosthuizen (soprano), Jean-Louise Moolman (viola), Robert Pickup (clarinet), André Swanepoel (violin), Cobus Swanepoel (cello), Petronel Malan (piano), Stephen Pierce (pianor), Salomé Wepener (piano), Cobus du Toit (flute), Anzél Gerber (cello), Herman Jordaan (organ) en Hanli Stapela (soprano).
The Music Department of Pro Arte Alphen Park has achieved a lot during the past year. Apart from the normal school activities, there were concerts, competitions, external examinations, eisteddfods – a music learner is truly never bored!
PRO ARTE TUTTI
Ons eerste konsert van die jaar is op 17 Maart in die skoolsaal gehou, en alle musiekleerders het opgetree. Gaste het gesmul aan smaaklike vingerhappies, en terwyl die nuwe graad 8-leerders hulle eerste treë op die verhoog gegee het, het die res van die Musiekdepartement deur die loop van die aand musiek in verskillende style aangebied. Hierdie konsert het waarlik iets vir almal se smaak aangebied.
SIMFONIA JUVENTI
Pro Arte is die beskermheer van hierdie jeugsimfonieorkes. Oudisies wat in Januarie gehou is, het leerders uit 4 provinsies getrek, en die orkeskursus is tydens die Aprilvakansie by die skool gehou. Die gala-aand op 28 Mei in die ZK Matthews ouditiorium van UNISA was ‘n onvergeetlike ervaring, en alle kaartjies was uitverkoop.
Ons is baie trots op die SEWE leerders wat gekies is om deel te wees van hierdie prestige-orkes:
- Sunel Vosloo (Franse horing)
- Thembi Maswanganye (viool 1)
- Itumeleng Seema (altviool)
- Hye-Young Son (fluit)
- Lindelani Lee (perkussie)
- Takalane Maraba (trompet)
MIAGY ORKES
Die nasionale Miagy Jeugorkes word landswyd saamgestel uit die beste instrumentaliste uit studente-geledere. Baie geluk dus Takalane Maraba wat lid is van hierdie orkes!
SWITSERSE BLAASENSEMBLE EN JEUGORKES
Sunel Vosloo (graad 12) is uitgenooi om tydens hierdie gesogte groep se besoek aan Suid-Afrika saam met hulle op te tree. Ons is baie trots op jou!
NASIONALE JEUGORKES
Sunel Vosloo (gr 12) is ook uitgenooi om lid te wees van hierdie prestige orkes, wat uit die beste instrumentaliste in die land saamgestel word.
ROEDEAN KOMPETISIE
Vroeg in die derde kwartaal het ‘n paar musiekleerders aan die Roedean Yamaha Lovemore kompetisie deelgeneem, en almal het baie goed presteer. Sunel Vosloo het ‘n A+ behaal, en Letiile Matebane (ghitaar), (Jayme Thomas (ghitaar), Esther Chanda (blokfluit), Hye-Young Son (fluit), Rebahone Masuelele (blokfluit) en takalane Maraba (trompet) het ons naam soos altyd hoog gehou.
WINTER CONCERT
This event is becoming a must-attend event in the Pro Arte Alphen Park calendar, and this year the Art and Music Departments hosted two evenings of art, music and good food in Burgundy’s at Brooklyn. Both evenings were sold out, and the senses were enthused by the best that both departments could offer.
UNISA
Thembi Maswanganye passed her grade 6 practical examination with distinction – and this after only 2 ½ years of playing! Well done!
EISTEDDFOD
Many music learners participated in the Pretoria eisteddfod during August, with many outstanding results.
Lunga Mndau only started piano in grade 8, and this year he was already awarded category winner – we are proud of you!
UP LUNCH HOUR CONCERT
The Music Department was invited to perform in a lunch hour concert at the University of Pretoria on 20 October, and we are very proud to be part of this selected group of people to perform in this venue. Congratulations to all who performed – you kept the Pro Arte banner high.
FINALLY
Baie geluk aan almal wat uitstekend presteer en hard gewerk het – moet ons nooit vergeet nie!
HOW TO BECOME A PART OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Auditions for acceptance into the Music Department are held throughout the year - please make an appointment with the Head of Department.
The minimum requirements are as follows:
For grade 8: One instrument on at least grade 2 level1 , Music Theory on grade 1 level.
For grade 9: One instrument on at least grade 3 level, Music Theory on grade 2 level.
For grade 10: One instrument on at least grade 4 level, a second instrument on at least grade 3 level, Music Theory on at least grade 3 level.
For grade 11: One instrument on at least grade 5 level, a second instrument on at least grade 4 level, Music Theory on at least grade 4 level.
1 Refer to the standards set by the external examining bodies of UNISA, Associated Boards of the Royal Schools of Music or Trinity Guildhall.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT – STAFF 2010
Part Time Staff
Riana Pretorius (voice)
Toni Ivanova (cello)
Viara Markova (violin)
Ferenč Levay (double bass)
Jonathan Moolman (guitar)
Tessa Rhoodie (piano)
Annalien Ball (accompaniment)
Jin-Young Kim (percussion and African instruments)
Jason Moser (drumkit)
Dorothea Overbeck (violin)
Visser Liebenberg (clarinet)
Lizet Smith (clarinet)
Lorett van Zyl (French horn)
Cillié Burger (composition)
Full Time Staff
Dr Ronelle Bosman (HEAD)
Ms Alta Marx
Ms Martie Jansen van Vuuren
Ms Olivera Nikolič