Cello for prodigy
2006-03-09
THE Paarl Mall is to present a cello to Paarl’s schoolgirl prodigy, Nolufefu Snaaigo, from the proceeds of their gift-wrapping service over the Christmas period.
The presentation will take place today at 12:00 at the western entrance to the Mall.
Born and raised in the township Mbekweni, Nolufefu went on to win the coveted Principal’s Cup at the Frank Pietersen Music Centre and then, at the start of 2005, topped this accomplishment by earning a scholarship to the Cape Academy for Maths, Science and Technology in Constantia.
There was a personal price to pay, however. No more cello lessons and not even a cello of her own to play on.
This loss affected her so deeply that later in the year she wrote to her former music school, “I’ve been practising on a broomstick. If I don’t hold or play a cello again I think I’ll die”.
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