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A FRESH APPROACH TO LOCAL NEWS Volume 06, 13 October 2015, Week 42
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AMAZES Aspiring musician Tanya Zhu is currently preparing for her first piano concerto: Joseph Haydn D Major Hob XVIII: 11. This is a remarkable feat for a pianist. Even more remarkable is the fact that Tanya is just seven years old! The Grade 2 St Andrew’s School for Girls learner recently participated in the SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation) Hubert van der Spuy National Music Competition in Cape Town, where she received the Most Promising Candidate for 10 Years and Yo u n g e r Award. Ta n y a ’ s f a t h e r J u l i a n , explained that she had been playing piano for just three years, having started lessons when she was just four-and-ahalf years old. He described the family as avid classical music fans, saying his daughter started listening to Mozart and Bach from babyhood. “But if you ask her, she will tell you her favourite music is
rock and roll!” Her piano teacher is Ms Margaret Cleghorn and, said Dad, “Since the first time she met her teacher, she has shown continuous interest in the piano. She is a quick learner.” Her grandparents both play piano, as do her uncle and cousin. Dad used to be a radio presenter in China and studied film through the University of the Witwatersrand.” Tanya told the tame TIMES she was looking forward to
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participating in a concerto festival next year. Her favourite piece is Mozart‘s “Alla Turca,” a Turkish march. The Grade 2 learner practises half-anhour a day and her parents describe her as a “very playful girl” who is “just like other girls,” despite being a genius on the piano. Like other girls her age, her favourite music group is One Direction. “She likes to take challenges instead of repeating the old things,” said her parents. “Every time she is taught something new she practises very hard till she masters it!”
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We tend to think of our talent a s being something for ourselves, but I believe God gave us talent as a gift to other people and, more importantly, to Himself. As they say, your talent is God’s gift to you and what you do with it is your gift back to God. This week’s paper is a celebration of talent in the community. On Saturday, Figures SA in collaboration with the International Model and Talent Association (IMTA), New York, held a talent search at Greenstone Shopping Centre (see page 3). There were many memorable performances on the day, but one of the contenders who really touched my heart was Neleen Kruger who sang Toe Vind Ek Jou to the music of her guitar. She said one of the reasons she had entered was to overcome her fears. While the results of Saturday’s competition have not yet been released, Kruger’s courage has become an example to the community that if you face your fears, beautiful things can happen. She sang with the voice of an angel. While talent itself is not a rare thing, every now and then a special talent worth noting
arises in the community. Read about seven-year-old Tanya Zhu, prodigy pianist on pages 1 and 4. Of interest, a report on Cnn.com lists some of the greatest talents of all time. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in the fields of physics, chemistry and radioactivity. The child genius learned to read by herself at four years of age, and was known to help her brothers and sisters with their maths homework. At four, she was already freaking people out with her incredible memory. Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the Wedding March, is also mentioned in the report. He wrote his first composition when he was just 11. Pablo Picasso’s talent is also noted. According to records, little Pablo showed an interest in drawing even before he could speak. When he was old enough to go to school, he said he would only go if he could draw as much as he liked. Maybe you aren’t a Mendelssohn, or Picasso or Curie. Still, however big or small your talent is, don’t be afraid to let it shine. “Use what talents you have, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those who sang best.” (Henry Van Dyke).
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MESMERISING: This Peruvian bird is a real showstopper. If you don’t know what it is, find out at Peter Greaves’ talk on 15 October. Peter Greaves, renowned adventurer and globetrotter, will visit Modderfontein on 15 October as the guest speaker at the Modderfontein Conservation Society’s evening meeting. The meeting will be held from 7.30pm at the Modderfontein Town Hall. Greaves will tell of his adventures in an illustrated talk entitled “Fabulous Peru.” He has plenty to talk about as Peru has a bird list of almost 1 800 birds. He will also speak of
“I AM LYING ON THE GRASS EATING AN APPLE” That was the sentence Annica Foxcroft, well-known SA author and friend of Writers 2000, tossed out to the participants at the start of a recent workshop held for members of Writers2000. She then proceeded to draw those present into an afternoon of creative insights (and also much laughter) through developing the rather ordinary sentence by introducing various possibilities. Was the writer simply relaxed and comfortable lying on the grass or wracked with guilt? What sensations did the grass provide? Itchiness, a good smell or… ? Was the apple sweet or sour? Were memories evoked? What were they? Were there some unspecified things present such as the warmth of the sun, the shapes in the clouds above, the sound of the birds, a building burning in the distance? Foxcroft’s questions evoked highly creative and entertaining responses.
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She described herself as a first generation South African, born in Durban during the last World War and still in love with her country. She is the author of the bestselling Ants in My Sugar; More Ants, and Ants in the Big Onion. The next W2000 event will be a poetry workshop on 31 October from 10am to 12.30pm. The club’s own Dr Duncan Stepto, a gifted poet in his own right, will be the workshop facilitator and will deal with some specific aspects of writing verse. The afternoon meeting, starting at 1pm, will have as guest speaker, David Henderson, who will talk on the subject of self-publishing. The venue for both events is Inyoni Creek Clubhouse, Rand Aid Complex, corner of Wordsworth and Modderfontein roads, Lyndhurst. For more information, contact Nicolette Bosman on 082 924 5735 or w2000@ telkomsa.net.