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Jonathan Smithers Sumeet Sarkar is an Emmy Award-winning violinist, composer and orchestral manager of the MIT Orchestra with multi-Grammy winning artist Jacob Collier. He is an active film composer based in Los Angeles with works released on Netflix, Apple TV and Amazon including the 2020 Emmy Nominated Documentary Home and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Documentary. His recent works aim at music therapy for mental health awareness through ambient and orchestral compositions. Assisting Sumeet Sarkar and the Orchestra, Mr. Smithers will join as a co-writer, producer, mix engineer and studio guitarist include: Cymatic Chronicles Vol. 3 – a full-length album dedicated to mental health awareness and the issues surrounding it. Its purpose is to provide support to those dealing with such issues, meaning that we would need to approach the music as such. ....
Liam Pitcher in full swing.Foto: Internationally renowned pianist Liam Pitcher moved to Hermanus to aid in expanding the townâs musical scene. One of South Africaâs top improvisation pianists, instantly composing in the classical oeuvre, as opposed to jazz and pop, his sheer volume of output is unmatched, having released 10 albums of original improvs with Cape Town Sound alone, one of South Africaâs oldest and most respected record labels. Pitcher will perform and teach in Hermanus for an indeterminate period. Having studied with SAâs greatest, such as Roucher Du Toit, Hendrik Hofmeyr, Jose Dias, Peter Klatzow, Martin Watt, Francois du Toit, Albie van Schalkwyk and others, he is a powerhouse of musical knowledge. ....