A Chef and a violinist make the dinner for two a special event. With the violin way up high on the balcony and the romantic couple below make sure social distancing is observed. It was lovely to see a couple finding a way to celebrate life and love amidst the restrictions of lock-down.
Tonight’s the night! Tune to #SAMA26 6 Aug 21h30 on https://mymuze.com or on Mzansi Magic DSTV Channel 161.
#ForThaCraft.
#lightsared campaign in support of the local events industry which is taking strain. The red light is a warning sign that local live events are in distress.
Begin die dag met musiek.
Luister 2 Augustus Sondag oggend saam met Esté Gross tussen 05h00 en 07h00 op RSG se Oggendstemming. Deel van my album sal gespeel word tussen ander verwikkende musiek.
Start the day with music.
Listen 2 August Sunday morning with Esté Gross between 05h00 and 07h00 on RSG 100-104 fm’s Oggend Stemming. Part of my album will be played among other invigorating music.
http://www.rsg.co.za/programme-skedule.asp
https://www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanMusicAwards
Looking forward to chatting with Kutlwano Masote on Classic 1027 Wednesday 22 July at 10h30. Tune in for some great music with a behind-the-scenes chat and some South African Music Awards (SAMAs) buzz!
What started out as a project to help violin students practise for their music exams, evolved into a recording project and subsequently has received a SAMA Nomination (South African Music Award). So delighted to find that my Classical album ‘Vignettes for Violin’ released in 2019 has been nominated for an award under the Classical Music category.
The #SAMA26 awards will be held virtually mymuze.com, and Mzansi Magic, 3-7 August @ 9:30pm to catch the winners and all the industry buzz!
Special thanks goes to Rory Gaddin who engineered the recording, piano whizz Ashlea Martin who accompanied me on all the pieces and master of mastering Keith Forsythe who added the finishing touches to the album.
Take a listen to the album here https://open.spotify.com/album/74HIWARZ8YQ0oKClVbiPtZ
and the videos are here:
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I was booked to perform at a birthday event this weekend where the birthday girl had put in so much planning to make her special day tops. With the current quarantine measures in place, no public celebrations are happening. As a birthday gesture I recorded a happy birthdaygram for her to add a special touch to her private celebrations at home.
The birthdaygram is available here: https://www.facebook.com/kristel.birkholtz/videos/10158456781126948/?t=0
In putting together some teaching material, I came across an old Sea Shanty called The Leaving of Liverpool. It is a song I had played years ago with a folk band and decided to look more into it’s roots. This song dates from around the 1880s if not earlier during the Gold Rush days. It was sung as an off-watch song or “forebitter,” rather than a sea shanty. A lovely insight to the role music and songs can play in everyday life, whether you find yourself on a ship, a plane or even just at home.
Recordings can still happen with social distancing in place. It was fun to spend some time today working on some violin parts for a composition by Gregory Nottingham.
Lockdown has provided the time to edit some educational videos I’ve made for the new Violin Syllabus. A huge thank-you to Steve Flavin at Lovemore Music Centre for providing me with the sheet music, you guys are the best!
https://www.lovemoremusicshop.co.za
One of the pieces for the Initial Grade ‘Sword Dance’ can be viewed at: