Background
The South African Strings Foundation (SASF)
SASF is a non-profit organisation aiming to develop a strong and long-lasting sense of community between South African string players, including traditional string instruments, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, harp, electric and acoustic guitar players. This initiative stems from the initial creation – South Africa’s first online convention for string instrumentalists in October 2020. The successful response to this inauguration was a clear indication of the general need of artists to learn, share, connect and inspire each other. The primary focus of this is to build overall access to music education and string pedagogy while ensuring a South African string education of high standard that will allow a progressive future for all South African string players.

Vision and Mission
The South African Strings Foundation (SASF) aims to serve as a long-lasting educational platform that will generate access to resources, provide self-learning experiences, generate connections with others in the community, and enable general improvement of the standard of string instrument playing in South Africa.
The core concept of the SASF rests on four pillars of value: to inspire, to learn, to share, and to connect. These pillars play an essential role in building a successful and strong community which will enable:
- a rise in the overall standard of performance and teaching,
- raised awareness of the importance of music education,
- more work opportunities for string players,
- the development of a strong and resourceful foundation for South African string methodology, and
- musicians to have a heightened sense of belonging to a community.
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The Board of Directors

Mariechen Meyer
Chairperson

Mario Nell
Treasurer

Frances Levenderis
Secretary

Leon Bosch
International Artistic Advisor

Eriel Huang
Director of Public Relations

Babette Roosenschoon
Legal Counsel

Odile Burden
Director of Community Outreach
Advisory Board

Suzanne Martens
Violin | Western Cape

Annien Shaw
Violin | Western Cape

Shaun Johannes
Electric Bass Guitar | Western Cape

Nina-Fourie Gouws
Classical Acoustic Guitar | Western Cape

Roxane Steffen
Double Bass | Western Cape

Amy van Rooi
Violin | Northern Cape

Theresa Prinsloo
Harp | Mpumalanga & Limpopo

Ruan Baartman
Double Bass | Free State

Anmarie van der Westhuizen
Violoncello | Free State

Sehle Emily Mosole
Violin | Free State

David Bester
Violin | Eastern Cape

Elmarie van der Vyfer
Violin | Eastern Cape

Carli d’Alebout
Violon | Gauteng

Johanna Roos
Violin | Gauteng

André Oosthuizen
Conductor | North West

Matthys Coetzee
Violoncello | North West

Siyolise Nyondo
Double Bass | Kwazulu-Natal

Aristide du Plessis
Violoncello | Kwazulu-Natal
