A
Musical Evening with Paul and Marie-Paul Verstraeten.
On Saturday 30 June, Radio Khwezi presented the 6th concert in their live four
seasons series. The evening was well attended and studio D, in which it was recorded, was
packed to capacity with about 100 music enthusiasts.
One such program is normally presented in each season
of the year.
Venue:
Radio Khwezi, Studio D
Presenter Heinrich Botes
Head
of the Afrikaans department:
Dr Albu van Eeden
with his wife Karen
The artists Paul and Marie-Paul Verstraeten
In the control room
The series in the "Skuins voor Middernag" timeslot of Radio Khwezi
Afrikaans is the brainchild of Heinrich Botes who was inspired by a young German by the
name of Christian Werner who plays the paino very well. Since then many artists have
performed in the series, of which Paul Verstraeten on the guitar and Marie-Paul on the
violin are the most recent. The Verstraetens are both music teachers in Belgium who have
just completed a one-year visit to South Africa.
The program for the evening consisted of items such as Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sheep
may safely graze, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonatine and Massenet’s Meditation.
Music by Niccolo Paganini and Christian Gottlieb Scheidler also featured.
Paul on the classical guitar together with his wife on the violin performed exceptionally
well.
