was founded in Hermanus in 2008 by Louis van Heerden and Advocate Werner Zybrands. Van Heerden, a town councillor at the time, persuaded the town’s Mayor to acquire a piano for the Auditorium in Overstrand Municipality building. A brand new Yamaha C3 Grand Piano was purchased and Van Heerden and Zybrands, then the municipal manager, decided to start a music and arts society.

Lola Dunston designed the logo of the society and on 1 August 2008, Gustavo Romero, international concert pianist and Steinway artist, performed a recital to inaugurate the new piano.

Since then, a number of highly distinguished international and South African musicians have taken their bow on the Auditorium’s stage. The society is recognised for playing an important role in providing performing artists with a further platform to share their talent with the Overberg community. The reach of the society includes the same as that of the Overstrand Municipality: towns from Pringle Bay along the coast to Kleinmond, Fisherhaven, Hawston, Vermont, Onrus, Mount Pleasant, Zwelihle, Greater Hermanus, Stanford round to Gansbaai and Pearly Beach, etc.

The following persons form part of the current committee and management of Overstrand Arts Kunste: Louis van Heerden (chairman), Advocate Werner Zybrands (vice-chairperson),  Bennie Kotze (treasurer), René du Plooy (secretary), Ella Fourie, Anna-marié Kotzé, Johan Radloff, Pieter Stofberg and Gerhard Verheul.

2017 Programme
22 Jan - Vivace Guitar Duo          
12 Feb - Ilse Schumann (piano) Jolene McCleland (mezzo-soprano)
17 Mar - Joanna Wicherek (piano) Nick Fidler (viola) Caleb Vaughn-Jones (cello)
23 Apr - Liezl Scholtz (flute) Sakhile Humbane (flute) Farida Bacharova (violin), Emile de Roubaix (viola), Kristian Chernev (cello) 
21 May - Giovanni Nesi (piano)
23 July - Spina & Benignetti Piano Duo
20 Aug - Ben Schoeman (piano) Alexander Whitehead (cello)
30 Sept - Eisteddfod Prize Winners’ Concert
8 Oct - Auner String Quartet  
24 Oct - Jan Hugo (Piano)
29 Oct - Zuill Bailey (cello) Bryan Wallick (piano
Nov - Cameron Williams (Saxophone)

2016 Programme
3 Jan - Gustavo Romero (Piano)
14 Feb - Zappa Mainolfi Duo (Cello and Piano)
28 Feb - Connections, Saxophone Quartet
29 Mar - Stefan Temmingh (Recorder) Erik Dippenaar (Harpsichord)
1 May - Alexander Ramm (cello)
20 May - Babette Roosenschoon / Emile de Roubaix / Sangwoo Jun
26 June - Rachel Priday (Violin) Bryan Wallick (Piano)
24 July - Liesl Stoltz (Flute)
21 Aug - Willem de Beer (Piano)
31 Aug - Overberg Eisteddfod Winners’ Prestige Concert
9 Sept - The Melicus Duo + Corinne Morris
25 Sept - Trio Elegiaque
14 Oct - Carles and Sofia Piano Duo
23 Oct - Tobias Kotzé (Cello)
4 Dec - Tobias Kotzé (Song Recital)
11 Dec - Hermanus Christmas Concert
17 Dec - Gustavo Romero (Pianist)

2015 Programme
4 Jan - Gustavo Romero (piano)
15 Feb - Karlsruher Concert Duo (cello and piano)
28 Feb - Connections Saxophone Quartet
13 Mar - Spencer Myer (piano)
26 Apr - Trio Frizzante (piano / flute / cello)
17 May - Awadagin Pratt (piano)
26 July - Unisa Wind Instrument winners
16 Aug - Ben Capps (cello) Pieter Grobler (piano)
6 Sep - Two Pianists, Nina Schumann & Luis Magalhaes
20 Sep - Hrachya Avanesyan (violin) Pieter Jacobs (piano)
23 Oct - Gabriel E Arnold (piano)
8 Nov - Primakov and Lavrova Piano Duo

2014 Programme
07 Jan - Christoph Genz (tenor), Cornelia Herrmann (piano)
24 Jan - Reiiner Schneider-Waterberg (baritone), Christoph Genz (tenor), Cornelia Herrmann (piano
16 Feb - Peter Bruns (cello), Annegret Kuttner (piano)
08 Mar - Genova and Dimitrov Piano Duo (1 piano/four hands)
22 Mar - Konstantin Soukhovetski (piano)
06 Apr - Chin Jun Hu (piano)
10 May - Harmonic Brass (trumpet/french horn/trombone/tuba)
17 Aug - Capella Concertante (wind ensemble)
29 Aug - Pieter Grobler (piano)
17 Sep - Eisteddfod Prestige Concert
25 Oct - Georgi Anichenko (cello) / Anastasya Terenkova (piano)
16 Nov - Andrei Pisarev (piano)

2013 Programme
10 Feb - Zappa Mainolfi Duo (Cello and Piano)
15 Feb - Karlsruhe Konzert-Duo (Cello and Piano)
01 Mar - Compañía Flamenca:  VEREA DE ENMEDIO
02 Mar - Stefan Temmingh (recorder) and Axel Wolf (lute)
24 Mar - Lukas Vondracek -  piano
20 Apr -  Magdalene Minnaar (soprano) Stefan Lombard (piano)
10 May - Trio Broz (violin / viola / cello)
23 Jun -  Vassily Primakov -  piano
21 Jul -  Wilna Snyman -  drama
04 Aug - Yury Revic -  violin
22 Aug - Sergei Maalov -  violin
15 Sep -  Zanta Hofmeyr (violin) Elna vd Merwe (piano)
18 Sep - Eisteddfod Prestige Concert
12 Oct - Libertas Choir
20 Oct - Jan Hugo -  piano
09 Nov - Yura Lee (violin) Tertia Visser Downie (piano)
17 Nov - Jerome Pernoo (piano) /Jerome Ducros (piano)

2012 Programme
22 Jan - Stefan du Toit (piano)
11 Feb - Johan Strauss Ensemble fron Vienna, Austria
03 Mar - Harmonic Brass Quintet
25 Mar - Alexander Lubyantsev (piano)
07 Apr - Pallavi Mahidhara (piano)
22 Apr - Goran (guitar)
11 May - Alexander Ramm (cello), Tinus Botha (piano)
27 May - Spencer Myer (piano)
24 Jun - Camerata Tinta Barocca
22 Jul - Liesl Stoltz (flute), Farida Bacharova (violin), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
24 Aug - Francois Arzul (violin), Neil Smit (french horn), Stefan Lombard (piano)
19 Sep - OAK:  Eisteddfod Prestige Concert
26 Sep - Wolfgang Schmidt (cello), Bryan Wallick (piano)
21 Oct - Maria du Toit (clarinet), Nina Schumann (piano)
25 Nov - Inon Barnaton (piano)
01 Dec - Tygerberg Children’s Choir

2011 Programme
05 Jan - Marga van Rooy (theatre actress)
08 Jan - Gustavo Romero (piano)
15 Feb - Zoë Beyers (violin), Francois du Toit (piano)
25 Feb - Zappa (cello) Mainolfi (piano)
26 Feb - Master classes Zappa (cello) Mainolfi (piano)
27 Feb - Zappa (cello) Mainolfi (piano)
24 Mar - Ching-Yun Hu (piano)
16 Apr - Lente Louw (soprano), A. Van Schalkwayk (piano), D. Little (clarinet)
30 May - Andrey Baranov (violin)
26 June - John Ntsepe (piano)
10 July – Tobias Kotzé (cello)
12 Aug - Dawid Venter (flute), Ben Schoeman (piano
04 Sep - Calefax Reed Quintet
25 Sep - Drakensberg Boys’ Choir
14 Oct - Maxime Zecchini (pianist)
01 Nov - Peter Bruns (cello), Annegret Kuttner (piano)

2010 Programme
14 Feb - Capella Concertante, Austria
18 Mar - Genova and Dimitrov (piano duo)
11 Apr - Tobias Kotze (cello) , Phillipus Hugo (piano)
02 May - Katya Apekisheva (piano)
Fri 11 June - Chung Wang (piano)
Sun 25 Jul - Youth Orchestra of Antwerp, conducted by Ivo Venkov
06 Aug - Tygerberg Children’s Choir, conducted by Hennie Loock
22 Aug - Visual lecture on Chopin by Acàma Fick
27 Aug - Vassili Primakov (piano)
17 Sept - Two Blondes – Elna van der Merwe / Zorada Temmingh (2 pianos)
22 Oct - Kobie du Plessis (harp), Thekla von Dumbois (oboe)
25 Oct - Daniel Rowland & Priya Mitchell (violin/viola), Pieter Jacobs (piano)
14 Nov - Jerome Pernod (cello),  Jerome Ducros (piano)
05 Dec - Wilna Snyman in a reading from Emily Hobhouse:  Dear Mrs Steyn
16 Dec - Barry Smith (organ) and choir from Cape Town

2009 Programme
28 Feb - Mattia Zappa (cello) Massimiliano Mainolfi (piano)
17 May - Trio Hemanay  
14 Jun - Hanli Stapela (soprano),  Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
10 Jul - Anneke Lamont (piano)
26 Jul - Stefan du Toit (piano)
14 Aug - Gustavo Romero (piano)
26 Sep - Zanne Stapelberg (soprano), Ean Smit (piano)
03 Oct - Dan Zhu (violin), Renana Gutman (piano)
17 Nov - Ben Schoeman (piano)
29 Nov - Black Tie Ensemble (opera singers)
05 Dec - 12de Nag (Afrikaans theatre)

Published 21 July 2012