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