CHROMA
CHROMA, the light-it-up violin performance.
ˈkrəʊmə’ noun – purity or intensity of colour.
The new LED Violin offering by Kristel includes a colourful LED dress , Violin and Bow.
Red Carpet Violin Welcome
As year-end events are in full swing, the Red Carpet Violin welcome is bowling over invited guests. Everyone wants to strut the red carpet before posing for a photo like a celebrity!
Along the Riverside
The Riverside Sun, set along the banks of the Vaal River is a great spot for viewing some spectacular sunsets. At this event for a local company, a lazy boat cruise was followed by sunset cocktails accompanied by a chilled violin set.
It’s a great venue for a quick weekend getaway – https://www.tsogosun.com/riverside-sun
Women’s Month
With Women’s Day falling in August in South Africa, the month takes on a feminine theme. PSG Wealth hosted a women’s month financial road show for their female clients. The evening highlighted the role women can play in shaping their financial futures. I had my note book ready and learnt a few things whilst performing at these events!
Ships Ahoy!
Cruise the coastline in Red Carpet Style with S&L travel.
Thanks team Hands On and Boswell Wilkie Circus for making all the backing happen.
A Fairy Tale Wedding at Askari Lodge
A beautiful day it was this past weekend in the bushveld, elephants and wildebeest in view.
The bride left this lovely message: Dear Kristel thank-you for being such a great part of our wedding day, you played beautifully and I cannot imagine the day without you because you made our wedding a true fairy tale!
VioRimba Starts the Party!
VioRimba as the name suggests is a violin meets marimba band collective with a distinctive African feel. Played here on a one-of-a-kind tin can violin. At recent awards breakfast the party started early as delegates just could not resist the enticing marimba rhythms.
To see what happened next click the video link: https://www.facebook.com/kristel.birkholtz/videos/10156535060541948/
VioRimba hit the high notes!
VioRimba combines the lilting African Rhythms of a Marimba Quartet with the melodious Tin Can Violin. Over the weekend the group had delegates for the for the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) tapping their feet and swaying to the infectious music.
A big thank-you to Gigster for booking this event – http://gigster.online
VioRimba is the brain-child of Hands On Promotions – http://hands-on.co.za/
Kids say the sweetest things!
At a recent public performance in the new Loftus Park centre a little boy drew me this picture on the back of a menu and rather shyly handed it over.
It is so lovely to play at venues where children get to hear the violin performed. To see the look of surprise and amazement on their faces it truly special.
A translation of the text reads ‘You play beautiful violin’
Loftus Park have great restaurants and a stage/activity area. Next time you’re in the area , pop in!
Wedding Bells and Flower Girls
These sweeties were too cute not to blog about. It is a heart-warming moment when little flower girls or page boys walk in whilst I am playing a wedding entrance or exit song. These 4 little ones melted everyone’s hearts in their matching floral dresses.