1 -AgtergrondBackground
Na blootstelling aan provinsiale kore as ouer/tesourier en toe organiseerder vir 2 jaar wou Mev Veldsman iets meer betekinisvol vir jong mense tussen ouderdom van 14 en 22 jaar aanbied.After exposure to provincial choirs as a parent / treasurer and as organizer for two years Mrs Veldsman started a programme that I believe has value for young people between the ages of 13 and 22 years who would like to focus on music as a long term career and/or hobby.
Na een jaar se navorsing in 2008 is die maatskappy geregistreer en bemarking gedoen Verder is met Potchefstroom Gimnasium ooreengekom om die skool se fasiliteite te gebruik. Ons doel is om net drie skole te gebruik vir inwoning van ons lede nl Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Potchefstroom High School for Girls en Potchefstroom Boys High. After much research in 2008 Mrs Veldsman registered the name National Choir Academy and the company and started with auditions and marketing. Potchefstroom Gimnasium agreed to the use of the school facilities for auditions as well as choir practice and choir functions. Our goal was to provide the youth of South Africa with a choral experience that as yet was not available anywhere at one institution in our country.
There are three schools that are used for accommodation of our member’s if they so wish and they are Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Potchefstroom High School Girls and Boys High. There are also many day scholars from the surrounding region / province who have approached us and have since become members. Daar is ook 'n besigheidsplan voltooi, musiek instrumente aangekoop en 'n logo ontwerp.
We have members from Mafikeng, Lichtenburg, Klerksdorp, Hartbeesfontein, Ventersdorp, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Carletonville, Fochville and even Kroonstad.
Further research has revealed that there are regions in our country where choir culture is sadly lacking and the NCA is in the process of starting up eight youth choirs.
Being passionate about choirs and the uplifting of all learners between 14 and 22 and giving them a pride and joy of being part of a provincial choir we decided that our
MISSION is to set up provincial/ regional youth choirs wherever there is nothing else available. Our aim is to establish at least 8 (eight) such choirs with the head office in Potchefstroom under the NCA, North West Province.
VISION is that each choir will carry the name of its region and will have a very high standard of artistic excellence. Our singing is a covenant in fellowship with each other enhancing the integration of our rainbow nation. We believe singing builds community. We will provide each member and each conductor with the tools they need to develop and enrich all areas of their lives through artistry and music making.
Now that this Choir Academy is an established entity in our region and well known in the music and choral world- it is our aim to identify talent in previously disadvantaged population and place at least five (5) young learners in Potchefstroom per choir year, looking after all their schooling and extra- mural activities.
Na blootstelling aan provinsiale kore as ouer/tesourier en toe organiseerder vir 2 jaar wou Mev Veldsman iets meer betekinisvol vir jong mense tussen ouderdom van 14 en 22 jaar aanbied.After exposure to provincial choirs as a parent / treasurer and as organizer for two years Mrs Veldsman started a programme that I believe has value for young people between the ages of 13 and 22 years who would like to focus on music as a long term career and/or hobby.
Na een jaar se navorsing in 2008 is die maatskappy geregistreer en bemarking gedoen Verder is met Potchefstroom Gimnasium ooreengekom om die skool se fasiliteite te gebruik. Ons doel is om net drie skole te gebruik vir inwoning van ons lede nl Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Potchefstroom High School for Girls en Potchefstroom Boys High. After much research in 2008 Mrs Veldsman registered the name National Choir Academy and the company and started with auditions and marketing. Potchefstroom Gimnasium agreed to the use of the school facilities for auditions as well as choir practice and choir functions. Our goal was to provide the youth of South Africa with a choral experience that as yet was not available anywhere at one institution in our country.
There are three schools that are used for accommodation of our member’s if they so wish and they are Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Potchefstroom High School Girls and Boys High. There are also many day scholars from the surrounding region / province who have approached us and have since become members. Daar is ook 'n besigheidsplan voltooi, musiek instrumente aangekoop en 'n logo ontwerp.
We have members from Mafikeng, Lichtenburg, Klerksdorp, Hartbeesfontein, Ventersdorp, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Carletonville, Fochville and even Kroonstad.
Further research has revealed that there are regions in our country where choir culture is sadly lacking and the NCA is in the process of starting up eight youth choirs.
Being passionate about choirs and the uplifting of all learners between 14 and 22 and giving them a pride and joy of being part of a provincial choir we decided that our
MISSION is to set up provincial/ regional youth choirs wherever there is nothing else available. Our aim is to establish at least 8 (eight) such choirs with the head office in Potchefstroom under the NCA, North West Province.
VISION is that each choir will carry the name of its region and will have a very high standard of artistic excellence. Our singing is a covenant in fellowship with each other enhancing the integration of our rainbow nation. We believe singing builds community. We will provide each member and each conductor with the tools they need to develop and enrich all areas of their lives through artistry and music making.
Now that this Choir Academy is an established entity in our region and well known in the music and choral world- it is our aim to identify talent in previously disadvantaged population and place at least five (5) young learners in Potchefstroom per choir year, looking after all their schooling and extra- mural activities.