Erik Albertyn
Erik Albertyn completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Port Elizabeth in 1984 after obtaining a Performer’s Licentiate from the Royal Schools of Music in 1979. In 1985 and 1986 he enrolled for performance studies at the Folkwang Hochshule in Essen, Germany under Prof. Hermann Baumann, one of the most celebrated horn soloists of his time. In 1990 an M.Mus in Musicology followed and in 1998 he completed a PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand. The topic of his thesis dealt with the establishment of the orchestra and the fusion of national musical styles as it happened at the Hanover Court, Germany at the beginning of the 18th century.
Ryan van der Rheede
Ryan Van der Rheede is a professional Trombonist and Brass pedagogue based in Cape Town. Having completed a Bachelor of music (performance) at the University of Cape Town, Ryan went on to pursue a career in Orchestral playing. This lead to Ryan winning the second trombone chair at the Cape Town Philharmonic orchestra in August 2011. Currently Ryan still performs with the Philharmonic and teaches part time.
