Concert: Kevin Munyi and the Nairobi Chamber Chorus, Sept. 8 2011 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium

Classical Evenings Club – Kevin Munyi and the Nairobi Chamber Chorus

This Thursday, the Classical Evenings Club plays host to two amazing performances. 22 year old classical guitarist, Kevin Munyi and the well acclaimed Nairobi Chamber Chorus.

Kevin Munyi started his musical journey at the age of 7 when he undertook the cello. At age 11 he got his first keyboard and taught himself famous classical piano pieces, this is when his love for the classical music was sparked. A year later he took up the guitar after having listened to 2 Spanish brothers called Samuelo and Lucio playing Flamenco. He began playing in an Italian gospel group in his local church called the Neo-Chatecuminal Way, as an accompanying guitarist for the cantors. Over the years he has adventured into different genres with a keen emphasis on classical and flamenco, due to their technical mastery. He has compiled a repertoire of over 400 songs of different genres.

The Nairobi Chamber Chorus was founded in October 2005 by Ken Wakia, with the mission to enable young Kenyans to participate in a high quality musical forum from which they could build their careers or expand their realm of knowledge and interest in the arts. The chorus also offers a cultural exchange platform on which visiting musicians can interact with upcoming Kenyan musicians. They have performed at many charity and corporate events travelling extensively in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Nairobi Chamber Chorus has performed together with world-renowned musical companies, including the Guildhall Orchestra, London Adventist Chorale, Cape Town Opera and UK based Opera House. In 2009, they entertained an audience of more than 4000 people alongside the world-renowned a cappella Voces8 during the 2009 Safaricom classical music festival. And last year performed again at the same festival alongside the famous Soweto String Quartet to an audience of 7000. Most recently in February 2011, they performed Vivaldi’s “Gloria” at the British High Commissioner’s residence with the London based string quartet – the Bridge Quartet and also held a joint concert in April with a renowned finish Acapella group ‘Philomela’.

Time: Thursday, September 8 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Louis Leakey Auditorium
Entrance is Free

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Auditions: Conservatoire’s Musical – Kismet, Sept. 10 2011 @ Kenya Cultural Centre

AUDITIONS FOR THE CONSERVATOIRE’S 2011 MUSICAL – KISMET

DATE: SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011
VENUE: THE KENYA CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC
(KENYA CULTURAL CENTRE – OPPOSITE THE FAIRMONT NORFOLK, HARRY THUKU ROAD)

ABOUT KISMET

Kismet is one of the Arabian Nights tales. The story tells of a very poor and very cunning poet whose daughter falls in love with the Caliph (king). The musical is based on a play by Edward Knoblock and its libretto was written by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis. The music was written by Robert Wright and George Forrest based on a theme composed by Alexander Borodin
WHO CAN AUDITION? Anyone from age 7!
AUDITION CATEGORIES
One can audition for one of the following roles:
• Main part
• Chorus/ supporting cast
• Dancing

AUDITION DETAILS
MAIN ACTORS
These people take the parts that are crucial to the plot of the story. The ability to sing well is of great importance.

Audition Time: From 10:30 am (registration closes at 12: 30 pm)

Requirements
• Sing a short song of your choice in any style without any accompaniment.
• Prepare a 3 to 5 minute one-man act based on any theme you wish.

CHORUS/ SUPPORTING CAST
These people sing the chorus parts of the musical and also do some minimal acting e.g. in crowd scenes. They also do some dancing.
Audition Time: From 2 pm (registration closes at 4 pm)
Requirements
• Sing a short song of your choice in any style without any accompaniment.

DANCERS
These need to be accomplished dancers. They will do some acting but will not do any singing.
Audition Time: From 2 pm (registration closes at 4 pm)
Requirements
• Prepare a 3 to 5 minute dance routine in a style of your choice and with your own selection of music. We will provide a CD player but you need to provide your own CD with your selected music.
• You do not need to audition to sing.

Please note that auditions take place on a first come first served basis.

For any enquiries, email programmes@conservatoire.co.ke or 0732 271 576/ 0720 962 288

The Conservatoire is now also on YouTube!!! Find our channel – KEConservatoire to view videos. You can also view videos on the home page of our website.

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Art exhibit: Hysterical Injustices, Sept. 9 2011 @ Kuona Trust

Exhibition Opening:

A comparative research project by four visual artists, exploring globalization processes; mass migration, economic dependencies and trade, through visual expression.

Anthony Okello( Kenya)
Jason Barka( U.K)
Kevvo Sterro(Kenya)
Gor Soudan( Kenya)

Time: Friday, September 9 at 6:00pm – September 24 at 2:00pm
Location: Kuona Trust : centre for visual arts
Likoni lane, off Denis Prit rd, Hurlingham
Nairobi, Kenya

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Kwani? Open Mic, Sep 6 2011 @ Club Soundd

Featured Poet; Larry Liza
Featured Musician; Dempsy

Larry Liza is a 28 year-old Kenyan known for his profound and deep poetry esp. in Socio-Eco-Political realm, under his ministry, PETALS OF POETRY. Described as the greatest ‘South of Sahara, North of Limpopo, Larry Liza has touched tens of thousands of lives with performances across churches, weddings, NGO, etc. functions across the nation and beyond, and is probably best known for his poem TOYOTA.

Larry is a regular writer of comments and letters in Kenyan dailies.

Larry has represented Kenya beyond the waters through his work on Flamingoes and Kenya’s Dandora Damp Site, and is keen on working with the society in achieving the MDG’s esp. through Green Energy.

Dance: 4-week Introduction to Tango Milonguero, from Sep 6 2011 @ IIC

Time: Tuesday from 7:00pm-9:00pm (1h15/0h45 class/practica)
Days: 4 Tuesdays, 6 Sep to 27 Sep 2011
Location: Sala Michelangelo, Italian Institute of Culture in Nairobi, Kenya
By: Patamango Association for Argentine Tango

A 4 week course, classes on Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00pm, to introduce the fundamental techniques of social tango that are posture and axis, stepping, pivoting, cadence, partner connection and floor navigation. Numerous base figures will be used along the way to establish and strengthen the above fundamental techniques, examples include ochos, corridas, pausing, salidas, cruzadas, and giros. In short, this course introduces you to the improvisational tools of musical expression and navigation that you need to be able to dance in a “milonga” (the place/event where social tango is danced).

Prerequisite: either completed (at least once) a Tango Initiation Session (next one is on Sat 3 Sep, from 10:00am-12:30, see: www.patamango.com/classes ) or otherwise has previous tango experience.

Email reservation required: nairobi.tango@patamango.com
All additional information: www.patamango.com/classes/intro-tango-milonguero