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12 musicians strike the right note for SAMRO competition

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Samro Overseas Scholarships 2012. Jazz/Popular music. Darren English - Trumpet.

Trumpeter Darren English, winner of the Samro Overseas Scholarships 2012.

The battle is on for the country’s best young instrumentalists, after SAMRO Foundation unveiled the 12 semi-finalists in the 2016 Overseas Scholarships Competition.

Six jazz and six Western art music performers will be competing for two R200 000 scholarships to further their music studies abroad, plus an array of additional awards. Continue reading →

SAMRO crowns its singing stars

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SAMRO 2015 competition. Linder Auditorium. Zoe Modiga. Winner. Jazz. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

Zoe Modiga. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

SAMRO 2015 competition. Linder Auditorium. Levy Sekgapane. Winner. Classical. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

Levy Sekgapane. Photo: Suzy Bernstein

It was truly a night to remember when two new singing stars were crowned at Saturday’s SAMRO Overseas Scholarships Competition final in Johannesburg. Continue reading →