About Ilze Thirion
Ilze started singing even before she was born; the doctor could hear her cries before her newborn eyes saw the light of the delivery room. He exclaimed then: “This is your vocalist!”
She started classical piano training at the age of seven. She auditioned for every choir she could and sang in choirs all her life. At university she was trained as a mezzo soprano. She took part in operetta’s and participated in a voice workshop under the guidance of the famous soprano, Mimi Coertze. She graduated from the University of Pretoria in 1999, with a bachelor’s degree in music.
Ilze has a passion for both teaching and performing, with the emphasis not on perfection but on excellence. “Let the joy of the music fill your soul.
