Camelot Guest House Clarens

21/03/2024

Early Bird Entries Close in 10 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enter The TITANIC CHALLENGE TRAIL RUN and come play in our mountains!
Where: Clarens, Free State
When: 7th September
Why: Because it fun!
https://www.entryninja.com/.../80012-titanic-challenge...
www.titanicchallenge.com
Entries are limited to 1000 runners this year so don’t delay.
10km - R250: R220 entry + R30 Conservation Fee
21km - R360: R330 entry + R30 Conservation Fee
35km - R470: R440 entry + R30 Conservation Fee
50km - R580: R550 entry + R30 Conservation Fee

📸 by Chantel van den Berg

19/12/2023

11/12/2023

Join Clarens Dinosaurs for exciting dinosaur hunting expeditions during your holiday in Clarens.

04/12/2023

Planning your 2024 trail running calendar?
Book out the first weekend for the Titanic Challenge Trail Run 2024!
Entries open early next year so keep an eye out on social media - remember that entries are limited so don't take long before deciding to enter or not....

29/11/2023

The clouds over Mount Horeb aflame in orange hues.

Thanks, Kate Rok for the pic!

31/08/2023

Last night's beautiful blue moon captured by Glen Green

28/07/2023

T H E C H A M B E R M U S I C OF B R A H M S , M O Z A R T & S A I N T - S A E N S
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Meet the musicians:

Miroslav Chakaryan was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and comes from a family of musicians. His father was the Principal viola of the Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra for many years. Miroslav started violin lessons at the age of 6, and made his first public appearance at the age of 8, playing concertos by Vivaldi and Bach. He graduated from the Sofia Music School in 1984, and after a very tough selection process, was accepted into the National Music Academy in Sofia, from which he graduated in 1990. Since 1982 he has been performing regularly as a soloist in Bulgaria and has worked with the best Bulgarian orchestras and chamber music groups, touring with them worldwide.

Miro came to South Africa in 1991, where he was the concertmaster of the Bophuthatswana Chamber Orchestra. After completing his 2-year contract, he then joined the National Symphony Orchestra in Johannesburg. In 1995 he was appointed as assistant concertmaster. After the demise of the NSO in 2000, he was one of the founding members of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he became the concertmaster in 2001. He was a soloist with the JPO on 3 occasions, and has been involved in numerous solo recitals and chamber music concerts throughout South Africa. In 2019, together with Zanta Hofmeyr, he won a Fiesta award for the best Classical Music Performance. Miro is also very involved in teaching, and has had a lot of success with many of his students winning awards. One of his students was the first South African student to be accepted to study music at the Moscow Conservatoire in Russia. He is presently still serving as Concertmaster of the JPO.

Tickets for the concert are R150 per person and are limited to an audience of 40 people.
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/219705-the-chamber-music-of-brahms-mozart-and-saint-sans/?utm_source=EventPage&utm_medium=Sharebox&utm_campaign=&ref=event-page-share

28/07/2023

We just cannot get over this absolutely breathtaking photo of the night sky over Titanic rock taken by talented local photographer Glen Green.

11/07/2023

26/06/2023

Meet the musicians:

André Oosthuizen completed his B.Mus in 2010 at the North-West University (NWU) with singing and flute as main subjects. Whilst studying he sang in the World Youth Choir and played in the South African National Youth orchestra. After completing his B. Mus studies, André started concentrating more on conducting studying with the Dutch conductor Gerben Grooten. In 2014 André completed his masters’ degree in flute performance at the NWU under the guidance of Prof. John Hinch and Prof. Hannes Taljaard. As instrumentalist André is an active solo, chamber music and orchestral performer and forms part of the Joie de Vivre trio (flute, bassoon and piano). He is currently the co-conductor of the NW Youth Orchestra and the conductor of the NWU Wind Ensemble and the NWU Symphony orchestra. In May 2021 André was appointed as lecturer in flute, pedagogy, choral conducting, and ensemble studies at the NWU School of Music. He is currently busy with a DMus in flute performance.

Make sure to buy your ticket for Songs and Dances for Flute and Guitar that takes place on Saturday 1 July 2023 at the Camelot Guest House. Tickets are at R150 per person and are limited to an audience of 40 people.

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/219582-songs-and-dances-for-flute-and-guitar/?utm_source=EventPage&utm_medium=Sharebox&utm_campaign=&ref=event-page-share

19/06/2023

Meet the musicians:

Classical guitarist Thinus Boshoff, based in Pretoria, completed his Doctoral studies at the NWU School of Music and Conservatory in 2022 under the guidance of prof. Albi Odendaal and Goran Krívokapic as his practical lecturer. He also holds an ABRSM Performance diploma, Unisa Teaching and Performer’s licentiates, and an MMus in Performance (UP). He teaches classical guitar at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria and is also the guitar lecturer at the NWU School of Music and Conservatory since 2021. Thinus gives regular concerts as a soloist as well as in various ensemble combinations and is an active participant in international guitar festivals and competitions. He regularly serves as an adjudicator at national guitar Eisteddfods and is also involved in the organizing of local guitar events and hosting concerts for international artists. Apart from music he enjoys nature, cycling, and spending time with his family. Thinus currently plays with an Andrés Marvi (2018) guitar made in Spain.

Make sure to buy your ticket for Songs and Dances for Flute and Guitar that takes place on Saturday 1 July 2023 at the Camelot Guest House. Tickets are at R150 per person and are limited to an audience of 40 people.

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/219582-songs-and-dances-for-flute-and-guitar/?utm_source=EventPage&utm_medium=Sharebox&utm_campaign=&ref=event-page-share

12/06/2023

Flautist André Oosthuizen and Guitarist Thinus Boshoff, both NWU School of Music and Conservatory staff members, comes together in an ensemble collaboration. Flute and guitar music are considered as one of the most well balanced and a very pleasant ensemble combination. The programme offers a varie...

07/06/2023

Die naweek van 21 tot 23 Julie, in die hartjie van die winter, gebeur Vrye Weekblad se Clarens-boekefees in hierdie skilderagtige Oos-Vrystaatse dorpie. Sneeu is (dalk) nie uitgesluit nie! Populiere troon soos goue kerse aan die voet van berge. Daar is heelwat kunstige restaurantjies, want dis ’n ...

24/03/2023