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P
romenade-ensemble are the musicians to call when you need classical entertianment for a wedding or other occasion. Founded in 1984 by members of the
former NSO of SABC, Promenade Ensemble are a group of professional musicians
bound by the same concept-that music is
an integral part of life as old as mankind.
Because it is a form of positive and constructive communication, it enhances the
quality of life.
Over the years, Promenade Ensemble
have accumulated a vast repertoire of
light classics and contemporary pop, the
latest commissioned to Peter McLea, one
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of South Africa’s most talented arrangers/
composers, “Recently we have acquired
Rock tunes by Led Zeppelin, Coldplay,
Sting, Gloria Gaynor, U2 & others.”
The group has performed at public
concerts for Classic FM, Walter Sisulu &
Pretoria Botanical Gardens, Alice Art
Gallery, Theatre on the Square and at
numerous private and corporate functions.
At present members of the Promenade
Ensemble are with the high ranks of the
Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and
the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, also
performing as solo artists in recitals and
chamber music concerts.