I was born and raised in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa, and am a fluent speaker of Afrikaans and English. In my spare time I enjoy socialising, reading, and sampling the various wonderful wines for which the Cape Winelands is known for. I’m also a member of Mensa Winelands.
Another hobby which takes up a lot of my time is music. I’ve sung in various choirs, the most recent being Schola Cantorum, the academic chamber choir of Stellenbosch University‘s Department of Music. I also like to tickle the ivories now and again.
Membership
BOINC Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
Mensa The High IQ Society
Choir Performances
| Dates | Choir / Group | Performance | Conducted/Directed by | Role |
| 12 Sep 2026 | True Voices | I Was Glad | Patrick Cordery | Chorister (Guest) |
| 19 and 26 July 2026 | Cantabile | A Festival of Hymns | Bevan Sylvester | Chorister (Guest) |
| 3 May 2026 | Lyra Vocal Ensemble | Aeterna | André Strijdom | Chorister and Soloist |
| 6 and 7 Dec 2025 | Symphony Choir of Cape Town | Christmas with Bach | Levi Alexander | Chorister (Guest) |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Schola Cantorum | WA Mozart – Coronation Mass | Martin Berger | Chorister |
| 28 and 29 Sep 2024 | Schola Cantorum | FJ Haydn – Die Schöpfung | Martin Berger | Chorister |
| 15 and 16 Mar 2024 | Schola Cantorum | WA Mozart – Requiem | Martin Berger | Chorister |
| 27 Aug and 10 Sep 2023 | Cantibile | A Festival of Hymns | Bevan Sylvester | Chorister (Guest) |
| 25 and 26 Mar 2023 | Schola Cantorum | JS Bach – St John Passion YouTube Video | Martin Berger | Chorister |
| 3, 4, 5 and 11 Dec 2022 | Cantabile | Night of Miracles | Bevan Sylvester | Chorister (Guest) |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Carols by Candlelight Group | Carols by Candlelight | Bevan Sylvester | Soloist |
| 13 Oct 2018 | Suiderkruismis Group | Suiderkruismis YouTube Video | André Strijdom | Chorister |
| 12 Oct 2018 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | Karl Jenkins – Stabat Mater | Linda Claassen | Chorister (Guest) |
| 1 Nov 2017 | Suiderkruismis Group | Suiderkruismis | André Strijdom | Soloist |
| 9 July 2017 | Colla Voce | Colla Voce: with the voice | André Strijdom | Chorister |
| 22 Jan 2017 | Bellville High School Chamber Choir | Bellville High School 80 Year Celebration | Leon Starker | Chorister |
| 8 Nov 2016 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | G Fauré – Requiem | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | Emile Minnie – Memories are made ouf this | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | L Vierne – Messe Solenelle YouTube Video | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 22 Nov 2015 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | Grootte Kerk 350 Year Celebration | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 1 Nov 2015 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | Kingsmor Choristers Afternoon of Song & Music | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 12 Sep 2015 | Con Spirito Philharmonic Choir | J Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem | Erns Conradie | Chorister |
| 31 Oct 2014 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | A Ramírez – Missa Criolla | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 10 Aug 2014 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | WA Mozart – Coronation Mass YouTube Video | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 22 Mar 2014 | Stadskoor Tygerberg | C Orff – Carmina Burana YouTube Video | Linda Claassen | Chorister |
| 9 Nov 2013 | Tygerberg High School | Tygerberg Charité | Linda Claassen | Chorister (Guest) |
