CAPE TOWN EISTEDDFOD : CHOIR AND VOCAL ENSEMBLE
THE CHOIR
We are very proud of the Choir and Vocal Ensemble who both achieved diplomas at the Cape Town Eisteddfod on Saturday 8 June . The adjudicator made special mention of the fact that they were accompanied by learners from the school : Hong Ju & Beth Petersen on the piano and Yeukai Chamba on the bass guitar . Congratulations to Mrs van Bergen and all singers !
CAPE TOWN EISTEDDFOD VOCAL RESULTS
Congratulations to the following girls who excelled in the vocal section at the Cape Town eisteddfod :
SOLOS : Lesley Bredekamp – Honours Emma Martin – High Honours Samantha Martin – High Honours Allison Robertson – Honours Natalie Winter – Diploma & Honours x2 Georgia Bailey – Diploma & High Honours & Honours Robyn Burrows – High Honours Rachel Suttle – High Honours & Honours Siyaka Ndiki – High Honours Simone Daniels – Diploma x2 Robyn Burrows – Diploma x3 & High Honours Lara Bredeveldt – High Honours
DUETS : Emma & Samantha Martin – Diploma Robyn Burrows & Simone Daniels – Diploma Georgia Bailey & Rachel Suttle – Diploma
TRIOS : Georgie Bailey , Simone Daniels , Robyn Burrows – Diploma
THE VOCAL ENSEMBLE
CAPE TOWN BIG BAND FESTIVAL
The festival , held at the Baxter Theatre , brought together high school , university , and community jazz bands to showcase their talents . Wynberg was invited to perform on Friday 15 June . Our band performed just before interval – a particularly good slot if the band is a good one because it leaves audiences with something to talk about and in good spirits for the second half . We performed three songs : Listen Here , Summertime with Anna Jacobs as vocalist and Think . The Cape Town Big Band Festival is the biggest event on the Jazz Band ’ s annual calendar and it was great to be performing in front of an audience of music and jazz lovers . They enjoyed the music as much as the musicians did , and applauded enthusiastically . What a spectacular night for music !
Stacey Walker , Sakhe Mbuyisa & Lauren Goliath
On 13 June , the Grade 11 Learner Leadership students participated in the second part of our Leadership Workshop , Lead4Life - the aim of which is to further shape the future leaders of Wynberg and prepare us for the busy months ahead . We were reminded that before leading others , one must lead oneself , which led us into the second part of the workshop , which was focused on us as individuals , our personal growth - discovering what inspires us . Basic guidelines of what makes a good leader were laid down , and the focus was on how we can make changes , and most importantly , can create a positive influence within our society . We learned and observed through a series of tasks , activities , videos and talks , that each individual needs to discover who we are and what values we possess . We learned that leadership is about growing and being tested under pressure , both individually as well as part of a team . Leadership is about service and the influence one can have . It ’ s about learning from experiences . It is about coming to terms with what is preventing us from reaching our full potential . It ’ s about breaking out of our patterns of comfort and taking risks , while still maintaining balance in our lives . Are we simply bystanders observing the scene in front of us , or are we part of the action ? This is the question we will have to answer . Vega de Vries