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Brass instrument players under the direction of Itumeleng, who are potential candidates for SYSO
Kgaegelo Mpyane rehearsing the solo part of a Telemann viola concerto with SYSO
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The UNISA Music Foundation is proud to announce that the Soshanguve Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) is in the process of being established. After many years of music literacy and instrumental tuition the students, some of whom who have passed the UNISA written and practical music examinations with distinction the time is ripe to forge the talents of the young violinists, cellists, brass and woodwind players into a real symphony orchestra.
Tuition mostly takes place during the weekends by tutors appointed and paid by the UNISA Music Foundation.
An aspiring young conductor, David Nkosi has been invited to the reigns of this fledgling orchestra. Nkosi has already studied conducting in Europe and is doing a symphonic conducting examination with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra in October with some examiners flying in from overseas.
Watch this space for an invitation to the inaugural concert by the SYSO.
Conductor David Nkosi in action during the first rehearsal of SYSO where he was pleasantly surprised when all the string players could sight read the orchestral parts he handed out | |
