The Kids of Kurland School Project’s fourth Plett Music Festival, will take place at The White House Theatre from 23 – 26 February 2017. This popular annual event has contributed significantly to the resources at the Kurland Primary School, most importantly by funding extra teachers.
This year an exciting line-up, which Plett audiences have become accustomed to, includes familiar and new performers, and a variety of music which will appeal to all tastes.
Mia Swart, well-known and beloved in the Garden Route, will open the festival with her familiar accompanist, Olga Schoeman, on the piano and harp and an exciting new performer, the flautist Ruan van der Vyver. The music they present is timeless and it is an evening to sit back, relax and be taken to other times and other places.
The Ubuntu Bass Baritones. This will be a very special evening of wonderful music performed by acclaimed singers. The members of this group, Thato Machina, Owen Metsileng, Monde Masimini and Mandla Mndebele have sung on stages from Wales to Melbourne, with great singers and under well-known conductors. They will present arias from such operas as Carmen, L’elisir d’ Amor and the The Barber of Seville and songs from great musicals such as Les Miserables and South Pacific.
Another first this year is the recognition of the amazing local talent to be found in the Plett area. This is going to be an evening of such variety that there is guaranteed to be something for everyone. Included in the musical genres that audiences can expect are soul, opera, rap, gospel, folk, choral and much more. The MC to guide audiences through this merry-go-round of music will be the well-known Erez Shaked who is coming from Cape Town especially for this occasion.
The festival closes with the return of Carol Thorns, of Red Cello fame, but this time with an even more exciting program. Two accomplished cellist , Dorette Roos of the Cape Town Philharmonic and cellist/composer Anjulie Nock, join Carol to launch a new collaboration, the Rosanthorn Cello Trio, They will show the versatility of this underestimated instrument over multiple genres. The KoK Project is particularly proud that they have chosen to launch this exciting project at the PMF, and in Plettenberg Bay. This will be an exciting evening of superb music performed by world-class cellists.
There will be music in the courtyard of the White House from 19h00 and snacks and drinks will be on sale.
Space is limited, and past performances have always attracted full houses. With the superb line-up of artists this year, demand for seats will be great, so early booking is advised. All proceeds go to The Kids of Kurland School Project, www.kidsofkurland.com.
Tickets can be bought at The Old House Shop, Plettenberg Bay, or reserved by calling Ann Fermor on 082 452 8764.
