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Jaco
Dippenaar
After six
years as Head of Music Department at the Outeniqua High School and two
years as assistant conductor at the Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Jaco
Dippenaar was appointed as Choirmaster and Organist at Hilton College in
2004. He was appointed as Director of Music at the beginning of 2007.
He holds a
BMusEd degree from the Free State University in Bloemfontein, a
Performers Licentiate in Organ from UNISA, an Advanced Singing Diploma
from the Bloemfontein College and an MMus in choral conducting from the
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the Norwegian Choral Academy.
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Mr. Jaco Dippenaar please click here.
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Brett Udal
Brett Udal started the violin with Hester Wohlitz and
first performed on stage at the age of six with the Pretoria Children’s
String Orchestra. While at Pretoria Boys High school, he studied violin
with Derek Ochse in Bloemfontein and played for the Northern Transvaal
Youth and Pro Musica orchestras on a regular basis. After he
matriculated in 1991, he started studying a BMus degree at the
University of Pretoria under the violin tutorship of Zanta Hofmeyer and
later, Professor Alan Solomon. In the same year, he was appointed
principal second violin leader and was also selected for the South
African National Youth Orchestra. In 1994, he went on to represent South
Africa at the World Youth Festival of Orchestras in Scotland.
In 1995, he completed a BMus (Performance) degree and became a member
of the New Arts Philharmonic Orchestra in Pretoria performing in a
variety of different concert programs including operas, ballets and
musicals. Furthermore, he was selected for Chamber Orchestra master
classes with Lord Yehudi Menuhin and Franz Welser-Möst, the principal
conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 1998, he was awarded the Higher Diploma in Education from UNISA
before joining the staff of St Stithians College as Head of Music in the
boy’s college in 1999. Since then he has been an ad-hoc member of the
Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, playing seasonal symphonic concerts
and other gala concerts, such as The Three Tenors Concert and Nelson
Mandela’s 85th birthday celebration.
He has held the post of Director of Music at Beaulieu College in Midrand
since 2004 and his particular teaching interest lies in presenting music
as a dynamic 21st century subject option, with the emphasis on
innovative technology.
Brett’s sporting interests include cricket, rugby and sailing, for which
he achieved junior provincial colours. He is married to Lagé, also a
teacher, and has two sons, Luke (5 ½) and Jordan (2).
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Mr. Brett Udal please click here.
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Bernard Kisbey-Green
- Drum Kit and Orchestral Percussion
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Myna Dicarlofelice
- Piano Mrs. Dicarlofelice has been
teaching in Pietermaritzburg for 30 years. She has been teaching at
Hilton College for 9 years and is a founding member of the
Pietermaritzburg Music School, where she still teaches. She also teaches
at the Wykeham Collegiate.
She has three adult children, three
grandchildren and hundreds of surrogate children.
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Robin Brown - Form 1
Project Trombone and Bass Guitar
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Warren Shone - Guitar
and Bass Guitar Mr. Shone has been a full time
guitar teacher since 1996, and currently teaches at St Johns DSG, Hilton
College, Cowan House, Cordwalles Prep and Epworth schools. He also a
seasoned festival performer of original material, both as a solo
performer and with his erstwhile band “Shifting Silence”. He has played
at Splashy Fen 3 times, Southern cross twice, as well as one offs at
various other festivals such as Emoyeni and Purple Cow. He is also a
veteran Pietermaritzburg folk club performer since 1993, and has done
the pub/restaurant/event circuit since 1995, doing both original
material and standards.
Over many years of teaching experience, he has developed a basic guitar
course for beginners. This forms the foundation for individual or group
guitar programs. He encourages student participation when collaborating
their guitar course to ensure it is tailored to their musical interests
and abilities. More advanced theory and technique is taught as required,
and all styles of guitar are catered for including classical, rock, folk
etc.
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Mfanafuthi Hlope -
Voice Mr. Hlope started studying music
at the University of Durban-Westville under Mr. James Conrad. He
completed a BA(Hons) degree at the University of Durban in Performance
and Ethnomusicology where he studied under Mrs. Colleen Phillip. His
debut with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra came in 1996.
He has attended numerous masterclasses with both
local and international singers, and has appeared as soloist in all the
major concert venues in South Africa. He is a member of the Three South
African Tenors and has appeared both locally and internationally with
them since 1996.
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Lubomir Minkov -
Bassoon Mr. Minkov was born in Rousse,
Bulgaria and received schooling at the Rousse Music School. He received
his MMus in Bassoon from the Bulgarian State University in 1988.
He is currently the Co-Principal Bassoon and
Contra Bassoon player of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra. He
previously held similar positions with the Chamber Orchestra of Pernik
and the Vratza Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is married to Vessela, who is also a
bassoonist, and they have a daughter, Margarita.
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Lendle Lewis - Drum
Kit
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Leandros Stavrou -
Guitar Mr. Stavrou studied classical
guitar under Maestro Fritz Buss who studied under the internationally
acclaimed guitarist Narciso Yepes, designer of the advanced 10 string
guitar. He has participated, by invitation, in masterclasses by Narciso
Yepes, Timothy Walker and Aldo Lagrutta.
In 1981 he won his category in the National
Guitar Festival of South Africa and was on the panel of adjudicators for
this festival in 1991.
He still performs around the country as a
soloist and also in duets, trios and ensembles. He lectures at the Music
Department of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and teaches at various
schools in the midlands.
In his spare time he designs and builds guitars.
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Hennie Nolte - Piano and
Organ Mr. Nolte graduated from the
University of Pretoria with a BMus degree. He majored in piano
performance under Wessel van Wyk, Organ under Wim Viljoen, Music
Technology and Music Therapy. He obtained a National Diploma in Church
Music and a Higher Education Diploma from the same University.
He worked as accompanist at Pro Arte Alphen Park
and as piano teacher at Montana High School in Pretoria before moving to
Pietermaritzburg in 2002. Since then he taught music at Voortrekker High
School and is currently piano teacher and organist at St. John's DSG.
In 2005 he obtained a BA(Hons.) degree in
Psychology from the University of South Africa and is a qualified
counsellor.
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David Solomon - Brass
Mr. Solomon started learning Trombone with Dr. Paul
van Zuilenburg upon entering Hilton College . He received Grade 8 from
the ABRSM in 2001, and placed at the top of the brass category in the
2001 ABSA National Youth Music Competition. He started studying for a
BMus degree at the University of Pretoria under Tania LeQuaen in 2002,
before moving down to the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in 2004. He
received lessons from David Rey and Tony Boorer and completed his degree
in 2006. He was the principal trombone of the National Youth Orchestra
for the tour to Bonn, Germany in 2006, and has worked with some of the
biggest orchestras in South Africa, including the Johannesburg
Philharmonic Orchestra, and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Steven James - Voice
Mr. James started his music career at The
Drakensberg Boys Choir School where he finished in 2003. He has had
lessons since then with Mr. Jaco Dippenaar and completed his UNISA Grade
7 singing examination in 2006 with distinction.
He has been a member of the KZN Youth Choir for
three years, and recently performed in front of a crowd of 1000 people
at Varsity College Pietermaritzburg.
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Graeme Turnbull
Mr. Turnbull was taught to play the pipes by
Lawrence Forsyth who was a piper in the Pietermaritzburg Caledonian
Society Pipe Band. Mr. Forsyth was a very competent piper and demanded a
very high standard from the pupils he taught. At 16 years of age Mr.
Turnbull was finally considered to be sufficiently competent to be
enrolled as a piper in the band. Fifty-four years later he finds himself
still playing the pipes and having absolutely no regrets.
After being an active member of the band for 17 years he had a two year
break from piping. He was then invited to join the Pipes & Drums of the
Natal Mounted Rifles, where he served for the next 8½ years. In 1980 he
rejoined PMB Callies and served with this band for an additional 12
years. In 1990 he became Pipe Major and served in this capacity until he
retired from active band work in 1992.
Since his retirement he has continued to take a keen interest in all the
activities associated with the world of piping. He continues to play the
pipes on a fairly regular basis and is kept busy with requests to pipe
at weddings, funerals, various celebrations and functions of all
description. In addition he is frequently invited to judge individual
piping competitions as well as band contests.
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