Meet our Brilliant Baritone: Jacques Nortje #Vox_Tribe
Q: What is your day job?
A: Regional Sales Manager at Rietvallei Wine Estate.
Q: How many years have you been singing in a choir?
A: Since I was in Grade 1.
Q: What has been your most memorable experience with Vox to date?
A: My first concert with the choir at Nazreth House, Pretoria in February last year (just before the National Lockdown here in South Africa)
Q: What do you enjoy the most about being part of Vox?
A: Knowing you are part of a #vox_family and that we are part of something bigger.
Q: Which piece is your favourite that you have performed with Vox Chamber Choir?
A: "Lotus" - Franco Prinsloo.
Q: What do you look forward to the most with Vox Chamber Choir?
A: Making beautiful music together.
Q: If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
A: To go back in time and make sure people don’t eat bats...
Q: What are you reading/binge watching at the moment:
A:
1. Reading - My mamma is ‘n taal - Koos Kombuis;
2. Watching - The Queens Gambit.
Q: Name another hobby/interest you participate in?
A: Is drinking wine a hobby??🍷🍷🍷🍷
Q: Name a part in a piece we perform that gives you goosebumps every time:
A: The 4th movement in Franco Prinsloo's newly composed Oratorio: "Vroue van Jerusalem". It was the first piece I heard and I still get goosebumps when we sing it.
Q: List 3 things on your bucket list?
1. Singing in the Notre Dame;
2. Overcome my fear of heights and go for a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia;
3. Learning how to make my own wine AND...World Peace.
📸 Photo Credit: JP Hanekom (www.jphanekom.com)