Bratislava Music Agency
Záhumenská 3/A
841 06 Bratislava 4
Slovakia
International Youth Music Festival I. 2019
July 02 - 05, 2019, July 7-10, 2020, July 7-10, 2021, Bratislava
July 02 - 05, 2019, July 7-10, 2020, July 7-10, 2021, Bratislava
Ensembles
Bloemhof Jazz Band
South Africa
The Bloemhof Jazz Ensemble was formed at the end of 2018 with the first rehearsal taking place in February of 2019. The ensemble, as it currently stands, consists of nine members: three alto saxophones, one tenor saxophone, a double bass, three vocalists and one member on keys. Many of the members are newcomers to genres other than classical as well as to playing in an ensemble. The group rehearses on a weekly basis for an hour and the participation in the International Youth Music Festival will only be the ensemble’s second public performance as a group. Genres that the group play include jazz, pop, ballads and traditional music. Participation in this festival as well as the music tour in general serves as a great catalyst for the future growth of this group.
Leon Piron
Conductor / Leader
Born in Port Elizabeth, Leon started his music career at the age of 8 on the piano. His love for music was furthered under the baton of Shawn Lyon. Having matriculated from Grey High School in 2007 he set forth his studies in Music Education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, now NMU. During this time he also took part in the South African National Youth Orchestra programme where he played bassoon for the Wind Band. While at university Leon played bassoon in the Mandela Bay Symphonic Wind Orchestra as well as serving on the board as head of communication and marketing. Through this he also partook in the Zwide Music Outreach Programme run by TwoTone Music. He also regularly played for show bands in Port Elizabeth. During his final year of studies (2011), Leon started working at Pearson High School teaching bassoon, oboe, saxophone and piano. He also conducted the jazz band. In 2017 he was invited to conduct the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra as part of a masterclass programme hosted by the Peter the Great Music Academy and the National Univeristy of Colombia with Maestro Guerassim Voronkov. Having moved to Stellenbosch in 2018 to take up the position of Culture Manager at Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof he was appointed by Paul Roos Gymnasium as the conductor of Musica Perpetua in January 2019.
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