Apply for the National Youth Orchestra of Kenya, by June 17 2013
The National Youth Orchestra of Kenya invites new applications for cello and percussion players from young musicians aged 14 to 23. The preferred candidates must demonstrate commitment to ensemble music and leadership potential. Closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Monday 17th June 2013. Selected Applicants may be called to audition at Peponi House Preparatory School(Farasi Lane, Off Lower Kabete Rd) in Nairobi on 22nd June 2013 and may be admitted to KNYO on a trial basis in the next training course (8th to 14th July 2013). Previous applicants are allowed to re-apply if they had previously applied and auditioned before December 2012. Full details and application forms are available from info@artofmusic.co.ke and from marketing@artofmusic.co.ke. Tel: +254 728814703/ 722570111
Father’s Day: Brunch, Extended Happy Hour & Performance by Blues Band, Jun. 16 2013 @ Brew Bistro
Date: June 16, 2013
Venue: Brew Bistro and Lounge
Open from 11 am
50th Anniversary Concert, Jun. 14 2013 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium
Date & time: 14th June 2013, 7.30 pm
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum
Entrance: Free
Performances by: Sven Kacirek, Stefan Schneider, Bungo & Birds, Hauschka, Ayub Ogada, Lydia Ogoti and Mukunguni
For more info visit
Writing Workshop by Kwani Trust, Granta & British Council, Jun. 19-21 2013 @ British Council Kenya
BC Nairobi will host a literary week and fiction writers workshop
Dates: June 19, 2013 to June 23, 2013
Venue: BC Nairobi
For more info visit: Kwani?
Kwani Trust and British Council Kenya will collaborate with Granta UK to host a week of literary events in Nairobi between 19th-23rd June 2013. The joint literary programming week will include a launch of the latest Granta issue, ‘Best of Young British Novelists 4’; a three-day fiction-writing workshop; a lecture by the visiting writers from Granta, UK-based Somali Writer, Nadifa Mohamed and British Writer Adam Foulds, at Daystar University; and a 2013 elections evening symposium based on related work by Kwani Trust.
15 selected emerging Kenyan writers will join visiting writers from Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi and Nigeria for the workshop and other literary events.
Regional British Council offices have partnered with literary organisations from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda to select a writer from each of the countries to attend the fiction workshop, along with a corresponding Literature Programmers’ workshop with participants from the countries above.