Danielle Schmid, a young and talented clarinet player, will fill the next Prelude Performer slot at a Friends of Music concert on July 23. She will perform prior to the guest artists of the evening, the KZNPO Ensemble.

A second year LLB student at the University of Natal, Durban, Danielle began playing clarinet in 1995, and takes lessons from Werner Dannewitz. In 1996, she joined the Kwa-Zulu Natal Youth Wind band which is conducted by Werner Dannewitz and now plays solo clarinet. She travelled with the band to international competitions in Thailand in 1999 and to Vienna in 2001.

Danielle has taken part in the South African National Youth Orchestra courses in 1999 and 2000 and since the beginning of the year has been teaching clarinet at Durban Girls' College.

The concert takes place on July 23 at 19h45 at the Durban Jewish Club. A cash bar is available and there is safe parking. Book at Computicket.