!1997 * Rave reviews at the National Creative Arts Festival * Gauteng Tour - Performed at the International Eisteddfod, Roodepoort - won the Trophy and Gold Award for the best Symphonic Windband * Opening of the ICC * African Peace Awards * Received the Mayor's Achievers Award (Arts and Culture Section) !1998 * The completion and release of an outstanding CD * An SABC broadcast Appearances at * Hibiscus Festival - Margate * Seriously Splashy - Underberg * Last Night of the Proms - City Hall, Durban * KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year's Eve Celebration and several educational concerts at schools. !1999 * Successful tour to Thailand in January - placed First in the National Concert Band Competition held in Bangkok * The KZNYWB gave 22 concerts - varying from appearances with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra to the National Creative Arts Festival; from Fetes to Sunset Proms and from Shopping Malls to Schools, as well as a performance in the Cancer Association's annual gala fundraising show Night of 100 Stars !2000 * Pennington Proms * e-TV filming * Indumezulu with KZN Philharmonic, Newcastle * Music By the Lake with KZN Philharmonic * Hibiscus Arts Festival, Margate * KZNPO World Symphony Series opening * St John's Day Picnic Proms, Pietermaritzburg * Concert with KZN Youth Orchestra, Pietermaritzburg Cathedral * National Creative Arts Festival * DHS Founders' Day * Celebration of National Youth Day with KZNPO * Umlazi Schools Concert * Ocean Action !2001 * Placed second in International Youth Music Festival in Vienna in July !2002 * ??? !2003 * ??? !2004 * ??? !2005 * Successful tour of UK