Magnificent music in the majestic City Hall: The Army Band’s Gala Concert 2016

On 15 April 2016, we attended the Gala Concert of the SA Army Band Western Cape in the City Hall in central Cape Town. Although they are primarily a military marching band, their wide-ranging repertoire also includes classical, jazz, big band, rock and pop…

What an unforgettable, magical evening!

If you ever have an opportunity to see the SA Army Band Western Cape performing live, please grab it with both hands – you will enjoy every moment!

Theuns Jordaan performs live at the Strand Town Hall

On Friday night, 23 December 2011, we drove out to The Strand with the Two Moms. We had bought some tickets for a concert at the local Town Hall. Nope, it wasn’t for a concert by the SA Navy Band (who had held their Gala Concert there earlier this year): we were off to see…

André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra at the Grand West Arena

“Do you want to see a concert by André Rieu this evening?” “Eh? Seriously?” “Yep, we have two extra tickets.” “YES! YES! YES!”

Bookings open for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2010

I am delighted to report that bookings for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2010 at the historic Castle of Good Hope in central Cape Town have finally opened at Computicket. Yayyy!! The nightly performances will take place from Wednesday 3 November to Saturday 6 November 2010. The official performance starts at 20h00, but the gates…

“Come fly with us”: A delightful spring concert by the SA Air Force Association

We’ve just come back from the City Hall in central Cape Town, where we attended an uplifting spring-time concert to raise funds on behalf of the South African Air Force Association (Cape Town branch) for economically disadvantaged ex-servicemen and women of all races who live in the Cape Town area. The programme brought together the…

World premiere exclusive of ‘Making Time (To Love)’

Do yourselves a favour and pop on over to Alan’s blog (otherwise known as Houdini). He is a hugely talented musician, artist and teacher, who has composed and recorded a hauntingly beautiful song, “Making Time (To Love)” for the play The Last Cuckoo. Go on, have a listen here. Simply exquisite. Thank you for sharing…

A meet-and-greet social at the Castle: Getting ready for the Cape Military Tattoo 2010

When I arrived at the magnificent and historic Castle of Good Hope in central Cape Town early on Friday evening there was a serious party happening at the FIFA Fan Fest on the Grand Parade, in front of our beautiful City Hall. The music was thumping, the bands were whipping the crowds into a frenzy,…

I love My Cape Town too!!

Fellow South African Blogger Juanita from The Hiking Guide posted a fun music video by some South African musicians recently. I thought it was so cool and funky and catchy that I wanted to tell my friends and loyal readers about it too. The song is called “My Cape Town” by I Scream and the…

Pangea Day

I don’t know why this passed me by. I only came across it by accident on YouTube. In case you also missed out on all the excitement surrounding this international multimedia event on 10 May 2008, here is a quick summary from Wikipedia: Pangea Day was a worldwide event that linked several cities around the world…

A thunder of drums!

Tonight, I attended a ‘West African Drumming’ Workshop at the Pinelands High School. It formed part of the Continuing Education Programme run by the PHS on a term-by-term basis. Our teacher was Janis Merand, and she was accompanied by four of her intermediate students, who have trained with her for about 2-3 years. The rest…

Grains of Sand

“To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour."

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