WEBVTT - Cape Town’s Candlelight Concerts

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<v Speaker 1>If you're into live music, Candlelight Concerts is sure to

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<v Speaker 1>have a genre that rocks your boat. They're offering everything

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<v Speaker 1>from edge shearing meets Coldplay or Careful to forval these

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<v Speaker 1>four seasons. And joining me on the line to tell

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<v Speaker 1>us more about it is that Lindy Savandah Fever original

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<v Speaker 1>Candlelight project manager Linda Good to have you with us

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<v Speaker 1>this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, good morning, Thank you for having me pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about the history of Candlelight Concerts.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. So, Candlelight is a series of live music concerts

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<v Speaker 2>that originated in twenty nineteen by a company called Fever.

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<v Speaker 2>And this was an admission to democratize access to classical music.

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<v Speaker 2>So formerly classical music concerts would be very long, highly

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<v Speaker 2>priced and boring venues and you know, inaccessible to the

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<v Speaker 2>common public, normally for highly educated individuals. But Fever saw

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<v Speaker 2>a niche market in that and decided to delve into

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<v Speaker 2>that and it's been very successful.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. And then who was involved in bringing it to

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<v Speaker 1>Cape Town?

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<v Speaker 2>So FIVA is only seeking to delve into new markets.

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<v Speaker 2>So South Africa was then identified as a potential market

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<v Speaker 2>and they collaborated with local individuals like myself to bring

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<v Speaker 2>the series to South Africa. The first city was then

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<v Speaker 2>Cape Town last year in around October, and we've also

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<v Speaker 2>launched in several other cities as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And so just just explain to our listeners what the

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<v Speaker 1>concept is. I mean it seems pretty obvious candlelight concerts,

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<v Speaker 1>but but just talk a little bit about how it

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<v Speaker 1>set up, the capacity and how long duration, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so our concerts normally an hour long. We usually

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<v Speaker 2>have about two sessions every day. Then our concerts happen

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<v Speaker 2>every other day on a weekend. So we usually launch Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes Thursdays as well, and we partner with talented local musicians.

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<v Speaker 2>And we always identify iconic venues, usually venues with a

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<v Speaker 2>historic resemblance to each city, and they illuminated by thousands

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<v Speaker 2>of candles.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to know more about that. Talk to me

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<v Speaker 1>about the logistics of the thousands of candles, How does

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<v Speaker 1>that work, who likes them? What are the safety precautions.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm fascinated by that because I'm looking at some of

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<v Speaker 1>the footage from previous concerts. I mean, it looks magical,

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<v Speaker 1>but potentially a logistical nightmare.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely, I mean, there's a lot of players that goes

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<v Speaker 2>into those concerts obviously, So each city has its own

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<v Speaker 2>local producer who manages a team of individuals, usually young people,

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<v Speaker 2>that then put their heads together and set up the candles. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>as a safety concern that a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 2>obviously consent. I mean five thousand, sometimes twenty thousand candles

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<v Speaker 2>being lit in a venue.

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<v Speaker 1>How many.

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<v Speaker 2>Five thousand sometimes twenty thousand, depending on the size of

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<v Speaker 2>the venue.

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<v Speaker 1>How long does that take? How long does it take

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<v Speaker 1>to like twenty thousand candles?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So first of all, our candles are led operated,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's not flame candles. So yeah, as a safety

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<v Speaker 2>precaution that's covered in terms of time, it takes about

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<v Speaker 2>two to five hours to set up, depending on the

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<v Speaker 2>size of the venue.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, to ask if they're led, it makes I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it takes a little bit of the magic out, but

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<v Speaker 1>it also makes me feel a little bit more comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>because all it takes is for somebody to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to have a loose piece of clothing, you know, or something,

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<v Speaker 1>and suddenly it's gone from that to a front page,

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<v Speaker 1>front page news article. Okay, led, okay, but twenty I

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<v Speaker 1>mean twenty even still, you've still got to switch on

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<v Speaker 1>twenty thousand led candles. Oh my goodness, imagine being the

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<v Speaker 1>person responsible for the batteries. Okay, good, Okay, So about

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<v Speaker 1>about an hour in various locations, where can people find

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<v Speaker 1>out what concerts? Tell us about some of the ones

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<v Speaker 1>that you've got coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got people can check out our concerts at

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<v Speaker 2>Candlelight Experience dot com. That's the Candlelight Experience dot Com.

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<v Speaker 2>And the moment you enter that gender locations on, it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to there it to tow the candlelight concerts in

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<v Speaker 2>your respective city. So if you're in Cape Town, the

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<v Speaker 2>moment you punch in Candlelight Experience dot Com, it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to show you all the the lined up concerts.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, can you give us an idea if some of

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<v Speaker 1>the ones coming up in Cape Town.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a different variety of concerts coming up. Examples

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<v Speaker 2>include Vivaldi, Vivaldi's Seisens that's a very famous one. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got concerts by Mozart Choppin. Those are traditional, traditionally known

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<v Speaker 2>classical music artists. We also have several contemporary ones like

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<v Speaker 2>Queen Up, Coldplay at Sharan and Adele so it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>modern and contemporary music pieces that have been changed into

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<v Speaker 2>a classical form and being played either by a string

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<v Speaker 2>corded or a pianist.

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<v Speaker 1>So the musicians that the play for these concerts, they're

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<v Speaker 1>not already a collective. You you bring them in, you

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<v Speaker 1>source them sort of independently of each other, and then

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<v Speaker 1>they presumably go through a rehearsal period. Where do you

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<v Speaker 1>find the conductor if they're all independent and not already

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<v Speaker 1>part of an orchestra collective.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got a dedicated team FEVER that deals with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Our music curators are professional musicians themselves, so they work

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<v Speaker 2>to identify other professional musicians in each local city that

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<v Speaker 2>we deal with. So in Cape Town, we've got the

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<v Speaker 2>play String Couttet, Tundega String Curtet, the New Stream Cottage,

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<v Speaker 2>amongst others. So sometimes we find in a really existing

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<v Speaker 2>string cutet and then we make them join our global

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<v Speaker 2>network of musicians. And sometimes it's just one individual that

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<v Speaker 2>we identify and then they work to bring several other

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<v Speaker 2>individuals together. And it's been an amazing opportunity for our

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<v Speaker 2>local musicians to get to play and showcase their talents.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you, I'm with you, So it's not necessary

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<v Speaker 1>if I come and see a candlelight tribute to Queen

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<v Speaker 1>and the Beatles on one evening night of August, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>and then on the twenty second of August, I go

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<v Speaker 1>and see Coldplay and imagine Dragon's kind of light. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily going to be the same lot of musicians.

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<v Speaker 1>Or is it the same lot of musicians for all

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<v Speaker 1>of the Cape Town concerts.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's it's not going to be the same. Not

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<v Speaker 2>you can I find that today we've booked play Drink

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<v Speaker 2>Tid that's the play. Then tomorrow it's Tender Drink It.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's never the same people.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, fantastic stuff. This looks exciting. I'm looking forward that

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<v Speaker 1>there really are. There's a host of a host of

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<v Speaker 1>concerts available right through until December, folks, So go to

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<v Speaker 1>the website and find out. And I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from you if you've already been. I know that was

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<v Speaker 1>the tribute to Queen is currently on at the Norvel Foundation,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you've been to that, then do let me

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<v Speaker 1>know what your thoughts are. If you've been to any

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<v Speaker 1>of these candlelight concerts, what's it been like? And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well I imagine it must look amazing. I mean, that

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<v Speaker 1>must be really, you know, the atmosphere must be incredible. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>good stuff. Candlelight concerts happening throughout Cape Town. Thanks very much,

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<v Speaker 1>indeed to Lindy Sabandah from Fever Original Candlelight for chatting

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<v Speaker 1>to us this morning