YVONNE Chaka Chaka will star alongside the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra in A Night with the Stars at Joburg Theatre at 7.30 pm on June 27 and 3 pm on June 28.

Performing a selection of her unforgettable hits that made her the music icon she is today, audiences will delight in the orchestral interpretations of Motherland, Umquombothi, Natural Woman, and Let The Children Live, to name but a few.

Yvonne will be joined on stage by South African X-Factor winners FOUR who have enjoyed a meteoric rise since their win, the soulful Monde Msutwana, Annemarie Steenkamp and the Mzansi Youth Choir to ensure a two-hour musical experience not to be missed.

Says Susan Rendall, chief executive officer of Johannesburg Youth Orchestra: “It is such a privilege to work with a lady such as Yvonne Chaka Chaka who has achieved so much in her musical career, but has not forgotten her roots and where she started. What a role model for our students and an honour for them to be able to learn from her.”

Chaka Chaka responds: “There’s so much we can learn from young blood if only we were to nurture their talents and not calculate wisdom using their age. I am thrilled to be sharing the stage with this young talent, as we celebrate Youth Month. I have no doubt the orchestra and performers will blow our minds as they perform their interpretation of hits made in the 80’s performed by youngsters born in the 80s and 90s.”

Tickets range from R150 to R300 and can be booked online at www.joburgtheatre.com  or by calling the Joburg Theatre Box Office on 0861 670 670. For group bookings of 10 or more tickets, contact the Theatre’s ticketing office on 011 877 6815 / 6853.

Operating in Soweto, Johannesburg, Evaton and Sebokeng, the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company (JYOC) is a centre of musical excellence in instrumental tuition. Responding to the needs of the youth in all communities, the JYOC is a meeting place for over 600 young people with musical aspirations. Almost 300 of the students are members of one of 10 graded ensembles and orchestras which cater for all levels of competence.

For more information, please contact the JYOC office at: 011 484 1257 or email info@orchestracompany.org.za