Africa-Press – Eswatini. ALLIANCE Francaise de Mbabane hosted an orchestra performance on Wednesday night a success .
The event, which was under the Africa Ntjilo as initiative, saw musical performances by artists hailing all the way from South Korea.
One of the various highlights of the night was when Eswatini’s first orchestra band, Mbabane Chamber Orchestra, performed their rendition of Palladio by Karl Jenkins.
The performance was met with applause and a few attendees getting up on their feet to shower the performers with a standing ovation.
It was also pointed out that, despite the difficulty of learning how to play an orchestral instrument, the Mbabane Chamber Orchestra did so virtually.
The event began with a brief word from Daniel Lee who welcomed the audience whilst also clarifying that the concert was extra special because of the esteemed guests who traveled from South Korea.
“Today is extra special because we have guests from South Korea. So, as you know, in Eswatini we do not have proper music school or college yet. It is all because of our international musicians from South Korea, United States of America, Europe, and Hong Kong who were able to teach our students online,” she informed.
She highlighted that the concert of the night was going to be mainly hosting performances from South Korean musicians from the BeautifulMind Charity.
“For tonight, it will be mainly performances by South Korean musicians and their organization is named Beautiful Mind Charity. This is a non-profit organization in South Korea that provides music training to disabled children. They have the mission of empowering our youth and this includes disabled children, and the ones from at risk family backgrounds,” she said. This was followed by a brief video presentation and slideshow of the organizations efforts and the success it has had in offering empowerment to youths affected by disabilities.
The performances then immediately went underway with the first piece being performed by the pianist, So Myung Hwang. The piece she performed was Nocturne Op.9 No.2. She would then become a regular on the stage during other artists’ performances as she offered background piano tunes to support their performances. Other notable highlights included clarinet performances as well as a traditional Korean performance on the Gayageum instrument. This was followed by a highly energetic and animated rendition of a Pansori performance which was backed by subtle drumming on the Jang-gu Drum.
This proved to be the crowd favourite amongst other performances by the BeautifulMind Ensemble such as their rendition of Amazing Grace.
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