VANDAG, amper \u2019n kwarteeu sedert hy die eerste keer voor \u2019n gehoor opgetree het, is Menno Mostert (42) van Jeffreysbaai een van di\u00e9 name in die plaaslike musiekbedryf wat gehore van honderde bekoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Min mense sal dalk kan glo di\u00e9 selfversekerde sanger en toneelspeler twyfel ook soms of raak angstig, maar dit gebeur wel. Veral wanneer hy nie op die verhoog is nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy bieg: \u201cN\u00e1 al die jare is dit vir my baie \u00e8rger en steeds veel meer intimiderend om met mense te praat as om voor duisende mense op \u2019n verhoog te stap. Die verhoog is waar ek tuis is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Introvert in \u2019n ekstrovert se beroep \u2013 dit is Menno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00e1 24 jaar in die musiekbedryf is hy steeds net \u2019n kleindorpie-seun vir wie die kollig nog nooit regtig saak gemaak het nie \u2013 solank hy net kan sing en gehore vermaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Die begin<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Menno, kosmetiese bestuurder by DisChem in Fountains Mall, het nie altyd van \u2019n lewe op die verhoog gedroom nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Was dit nie vir Ora Schroeder, aflos-onderwyser by die Laerskool Stulting in Humansdorp, wat sy talent raakgesien en hom aangemoedig het om in graad 7 aan Eistedfodd deel te neem nie, het hy dalk nooit \u2019n voet op die verhoog gesit nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is hier waar die vermaakgogga hom gebyt het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die skoolkoor, redenaars, verhoogwerk en operette het gevolg, maar dit sou eers jare la-ter wees dat hy sy eerste volwaardige optrede voor \u2019n gehoor lewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Eerste optrede<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy onthou sy eerste optrede in 1994 saam met die voormalige A Lakanto-groep (Antoinette Terblanche, Susan Olivier en Karien du Plessis) nog goed \u2013 pas uit die skool en \u2019n nat 18 jaar oud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eers het hy net verhoogwerk gedoen. Maar hy wou ook sing. Ure saam met Antoinette voor haar klavier en sanglesse het gevolg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe breek die groot dag aan: sy eerste rol waarin hy kon dans, sing en toneelspel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was ongelooflik, en van daar af was dit al wat ek wou doen. Nie net kom dit vir my natuurlik nie, maar dit is my passie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was een van die wonderlikste tydperke in my lewe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op 25 het Menno sy eerste Passiespele met 51 spelers op die planke gebring. \u201cAs ek vandag terugkyk, weet ek nie hoe ek dit gedoen het nie,\u201d lag Menno wat die fyner kunsies van toneelspel by Eubr\u00e9 Ferreira geleer het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Huldeblyk aan G\u00e9 Korsten, Kersproduksies, soos Hierdie Kind<\/i> en Toeka se Kerstyd<\/i>, en \u2019n Blinde Dinee vir Retina Suid-Afrika het gevolg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ander hoogtepunte sluit in sy optrede by die Port Elizabeth Operahuis: die bekroonde Afrikaanse musiekblyspele Rut <\/i>en \u2019n Boer maak \u2019n Plan<\/i> deur Danie Matthee, asook Kinkels in die Kabels<\/i>, Die Keiser<\/i> en die Italiaanse Strooihoed<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Menno is jaarliks die seremoniemeester by die plaaslike Cansa Candles for Candlelight<\/i> en Relay for Life<\/i>, en sing gereeld by die pensionaris-tee by Foutains Mall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En volgende op sy vermaaklys? \u201cEk tree op 30 Junie vanaf 10:30 tot 11:00 tydens die jaarlikse Spar Kirkwood Wildsfees by die ATKV-tak Kirkwood en Die Burger<\/i> se \u2018Koek op die Stoep\u2019 op.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk sien baie daarna uit, maar is ook effens op my senuwees \u2013 dit is \u2019n goeie ding. Die dag wat ek nie senuweeagtig is nie, sal ek bekommerd raak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op 26 Julie bied hy, in samewerking met die ATKV-tak Brandervolts (waarvan hy die voorstiiter is), Terra Nostra <\/i>(Ons Land) by The Bay Pasta Co om 20:00 aan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Gehoor<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Menno, wat vir ouer gehore sing en daarvan hou om voorbereid te wees, s\u00ea: \u201cEk is geen Boyzone of Theuns Jordaan nie. Gee vir my G\u00e9 Korsten, Bles Bridges en Engelbert Humperdinck \u2013 iets met \u2019n dieper betekenis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs \u00e9\u00e9n persoon van die gehoor na \u2019n vertoning na my kom en s\u00ea Wow<\/i>, dan het ek my doel bereik.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Toekoms<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Menno, wat glad nie kan nootlees nie en op gehoor sing, wil voor sy aftrede leer klavier speel. \u201cDie eerste stap is seker om \u2019n klavier te koop,\u201d s\u00ea hy laggend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDink net, ek kan sit en klavier speel op die stoep van die ouetehuis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy meen: enige iemand kan enigiets bereik, jy moet net bereid wees om hard daarvoor te werk en nooit ophou in jou eie talente glo nie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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