{"id":834,"date":"2019-04-25T06:48:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T06:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctmvc.org.za\/?page_id=834"},"modified":"2019-04-25T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T09:06:42","slug":"our-firsts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ctmvc.org.za\/index.php\/our-firsts\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Firsts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Birth and Early Childhood<\/p>\n
\"Dr.

Dr. Chris Molyneux<\/p><\/div><\/h2>\n

1976 – 1989<\/strong>
\nFirst musical director and founder, Dr. Chris Molyneux, whose vision created an organisation that has brought joy to many thousands of people.<\/p>\n

1976<\/strong>
\nFirst practice at St Peter’s Church Hall, Mowbray.
\nFounder members still in the Choir – Bernard Collins, Cedric Hess and Keith Mongie.
\nWinning a diploma and the Whitford-Griffiths Cup for the Male Choir at the Cape Town Eisteddfod.
\nOfficial photograph number 1 in the Company Gardens.
\nFormation of the first quartet with Maurice Pressley, Keith Mongie, Dave Stevenson and Eric Pedersen.
\nAudience performance by the Sea Point Musical Society.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

1977<\/strong>
\nPublic concert organised by the choir at the Sea Point Civic Centre.
\nOut-of-town Concert at the Hermanus Anglican Church.
\nGrand tour to Clanwilliam.<\/p>\n

1978<\/strong>
\nTelevision recording in St John’s Church, Wynberg.
\nAlbie Louw commissioned to arrange some Afrikaans songs for the choir.
\nHonorary member – Rev Eric Pedersen.<\/p>\n

1981<\/strong>
\nAnnual Christmas Concert in the Cape Town City Hall.
\nAppearance at the Good Hope Centre for an International Christian Businessmens’ Conference.<\/p>\n

1982<\/strong>
\nOn-stage appearance at the Nico Malan Opera House providing a live, sung accompaniment to a slide show of Cape Town for WOCO International.<\/p>\n

1983<\/strong>
\nOude Libertas Amphitheatre concert.<\/p>\n

1985<\/strong>
\nOrganisation of a Cape Town Massed Male Choir Festival – singing Stout-Hearted Men with nine other choirs and singing groups.
\nPerforming at the opening of a shopping centre … the Tyger Valley Centre … and again at the Atrium in Claremont.<\/p>\n

1986<\/strong>
\nSinging with the CAPAB Opera Chorus at the Nico Malan Opera House.<\/p>\n

Puberty and Teens<\/h2>\n

1990<\/strong>
\nAppointment of Bill Holland, as second Musical Director. He lifted the choir up from a temporary doldrum and increased its membership from 7 to 30.
\nAiring a new “jazz orientated” repertoire as guest performers in a Best of Broadway concert with the Cape Town Symphony Choir. The concert and music were arranged and conducted by Bill Holland and Keith Mattison.<\/p>\n

1991<\/strong>
\n“Out of the Province” trip to the Roodepoort International Eisteddfod<\/p>\n

1992<\/strong>
\nA new experience in entertaining children with a concert called Holiday Concert for Children at the Diocesan College Theatre.<\/p>\n

1993<\/strong>
\nThe first real jazzy addition to the repertoire: Sweet Georgia Brown<\/p>\n

Maturity<\/h2>\n

1993<\/strong>
\nThe appointment of Margaret Barlow as the third musical director, who, with her vast experience and expertise, has built on a firm foundation and brought the choir to an international standard of performance.
\nA fund-raising concert to help enable James Bhemjee, the “Singing Dustman”, to compete in the Roodepoort International Eisteddfod.
\nA gold win at the Roodepoort International Eisteddfod.
\nCarl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Philharmonia Choir at the Nico Malan Opera House.
\nPerformance on a World Cruise liner … the Sagafjord … and subsequently on the Oriana and the QE2.<\/p>\n

1994<\/strong>
\nParticipation in the first Caltex Masses Choir Festival in the Good Hope Centre.<\/p>\n

1996<\/strong>
\nParticipation in the first Voices of the World concert to be held in Africa … at the Newlands Stadium.<\/p>\n

1997<\/strong>
\nChoir reunion at the Twentyfirst Birthday Celebration Concert in the SA Museum Whale Well.<\/p>\n

1998<\/strong>
\nCarols with Richard Cock in the Cape Town City Hall.<\/p>\n

2000<\/strong>
\nSpring and Christmas concerts in the Baxter Concert Hall and Theatre.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong>
\nA never before digital group photograph of the choir and a CD, to keep up with the times!
\nThis CD was also released<\/p>\n

\"\"… and special memories<\/h2>\n

Pub singing at The Glen, The Pig, Forries and Pedlars.
\nRehearsals at St Peter’s, Rhodes High School and Herschel Girls School.
\nThe many friends of the Choir, the teas after concerts, and enthusiastic reaction from audiences who, until they heard us, thought that choristers were “a stuffy lot”.
\nAfter-parties with singing “duels” between choirs and choristers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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