NA \u2019n onderwysloopbaan van 39 jaar, gaan die geliefde musiek- en geskiedenisonderwyser van die Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan op Humansdorp, Christiaan \u201cCassie\u201d Carstens uittree. Maar di\u00e9 passievolle man sal weer aantree om nog meer aandag aan sy geliefde instrument, die orrel, te gee. Hy is al jarelank die orrelis by die NG gemeente Humansdorp, waar hy al talle kosters, predikante en skriba\u2019s sien kom en gaan het. <\/p>\n
Die Noord-Kapenaar het aan die Ho\u00ebrskool Dirkie Uys in Moorreesburg gematrikuleer, en na sy verpligte weermag dae, sy MMus graad en onderwyskwalifikasie aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch verwerf, met orrel as vak. Sy eerste onderwyspos was as musiekonderwyser aan die Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld in Kimberley waar hy twee jaar lank was.<\/p>\n
Die talentvolle man s\u00ea trots: \u201cEk kom uit \u2019n onderwys-huis. My pa was skoolhoof. Ons is ook sowaar nasate van die stigter van Koekenaap!\u201d<\/p>\n
Die orrel l\u00ea hom baie na aan die hart. Met perfekte artikulasie vertel hy van sy studie oor die Suid-Afrikaanse komponis, Jacobus Klopper: \u201cDit was maar taai om skool te hou en saans vir my meestersgraad te studeer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Musiekdroom bewaarheid<\/p>\n
My groot droom was om die internasionale somerskool in Haarlem, Nederland by te woon. Ek het die geleentheid gehad om dit in 1994 te doen en meesterklasse ontvang. Dit was vir my \u2019n wonderlike inspirasie. <\/p>\n
In Oktober 1995 het hy vir net meer as \u2019n jaar in Utrecht studeer om voor te berei vir sy konsertdiploma. Hy was die eerste een wat dit aan Unisa verwerf het. <\/p>\n
Konserte gee lewe aan note op papier<\/p>\n
Christiaan Carstens het al talle orrelkonserte in die land gegee. Daaronder tel die Kaapse stadsaal, SAUK-kompetisie, Bloemfontein Universiteit, en sommer oral waar hy geleentheid kry.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk was een van slegs vyf orreliste wat genooi was om deel te neem aan die inwydingskonsert van die Veremarksaal in Gqeberha. Daar het ek ook al kerskonserte en middaguurkonserte gegee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nou l\u00ea orrelpaaie voor<\/p>\n
Dis sy groot liefde om deur die binneland te reis en historiese orrels te ontdek en daarop te speel. Ek neem dit dan op en plaas dit op my YouTube-kanaal. \u201cDie oudste speelbare orrel wat uit 1837 dateer, het ek in in die Wesleyaanse kerk in Grahamstad (Makhanda) ontdek en daarvan opnames gemaak. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die befaamde en bekende in Lutherse musiekkringe in Berlyn, Hannes Ludwig, my genooi het om deel te wees van \u2019n orrelgroep Hill\u2019s Angel \u2013 vernoem na die bouer van die orrel. Op die ou end was die orrel in Grahamstad toe die oudste in die w\u00eareld! Ludwig het my opnames gebruik en vir my as geskenk drie CD\u2019s gestuur met \u2019n studieboek oor orrelbouers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan gee waarde aan menswees<\/p>\n
\u201cMy musiekpos was gereeld in gevaar, en ek het alle instrumente aangebied om die vak net te behou \u2013 van blokfluit en trekklavier tot kitaar, sang ensembles en die koor. Maar uiteindelik het dit verval. Van 2011 het ek net geskiedenis gegee, maar as koorbegeleier aangebly. Ek hou van stories, dus pas dit my temperament.\u201d Hy trek sy o\u00eb skrefies as hy s\u00ea dat hy die onderwys geniet het terwyl hy nog die kinders kon ore aansit! \u201cDit was \u2019n vervullende loopbaan met al sy oppe en affe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Musiek is my lewe!<\/p>\n
\u201cEk het van kleintyd ontvlugting gevind daarin. Ek het depressief geraak toe ek \u2019n rukkie opgehou het met musiek. Toe begin ek om musiek te neem as vak van standerd sewe af!\u201d<\/p>\n
Om so \u2019n knap musikus soos Christiaan te wees, verg dissipline en toewyding. \u201cDit raak lekkerder hoe vaardiger jy raak. Dis bevredigend om \u2019n stuk op my mooiste te kan speel. Ek oefen elke dag om my standaard te handhaaf. Om note op papier lewe te gee, is vervullend!\u201d verduidelik hy met netjiese hande.<\/p>\n
Aftree op note<\/p>\n
In September vat Christiaan die pad na klein dorpies in die omgewing van Upington en Victoria-Wes om nog opnames te maak. Hannes Ludwig het hom genooi om die Camino van Oporto na Santiago mee te maak waar hulle historiese instrumente sal bekyk. <\/p>\n
Hy het eers in standerd sewe (graad nege) vir die eerste keer \u2019n regte vleuelklavier gesien. Dit het hom bekoor. Hy het altyd gedroom om een te besit. Hy het egter twee jaar gelede \u2019n blinknuwe swart splinternuwe Feurich regop klavier gekoop, wat sy beker laat oorloop!<\/p>\n
Hy het sy vrou Atri, \u2019n doktor in Afrikaanse Literatuur, by \u2019n universiteits koorfees ontmoet. Hulle het \u2019n seun, Christiaan (23), \u2019n student in politieke wetenskap.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy leuse is: Doen jou bes \u2013 jou naam loop jou vooruit!\u201d<\/p>\n
\n ,<\/span> Christiaan Carstens<\/span> \u2013 daar is reeds meer as 400 opnamens van historiese orrels.<\/p>\n \n ,<\/span> Sprokkels<\/span> \u2013 dis die Nederlands vir \u2018bietjie van als\u2019. Bv.. vo\u00eblgeluide, herinneringe, en \u2019n geselsreeks \u201cUit my twaksak\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NA \u2019n onderwysloopbaan van 39 jaar, gaan die geliefde musiek- en geskiedenisonderwyser van die Ho\u00ebrskool Nico Malan op Humansdorp, Christiaan \u201cCassie\u201d Carstens uittree. 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