Autumn in Scandinavia
by Lillian van Staden (also see NWU-KMH academic exchange programme continues and "Our first month in Stockholm") October has been a month of new adventures, making friends, and learning new skills. The time has flown by since our arrival and swept us into a chilly...
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Dr Antoinette Olivier travels to the Netherlands & Sweden
Reported by Dr Antoinette Olivier During September and October, I undertook an academic visit to the Netherlands and Sweden, where I had the privilege of presenting classical singing masterclasses and engaging in professional knowledge exchange at an international...
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More than a decade of research collaboration
Prof Liesl van der Merwe and Prof John Habron-James (Royal Northern College of Music, UK) first met at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference in Thessaloniki in 2012, where they discovered a shared passion for Dalcroze Eurhythmics,...
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Awards for teaching and creative outputs
At the Faculty of Humanities' annual awards evening on 22 October, Dr Catrien Wentink [above, second from right] received a Faculty Teaching Award and Prof Conroy Cupido [above, right] received a Creative Output Award recognising his musical direction and conducting...
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Looking back on 2025
Prof Conroy Cupido, Director of the School of Music: The 2025 academic year has been both challenging and inspiring for the School of Music. Navigating the implementation of the new Student Information System (SIS) tested our resilience, yet I was deeply moved by the...
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Laban effort actions as a trio rehearsal strategy to create an ‘Ecology of Practice’: A collaborative autoethnography
This project, published recently in the Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices, tells the story of how the members of Trio Joie de Vivre, Dr Catrien Wentink (piano), Mr André Oosthuizen (flute), and Prof Liesl van der Merwe (bassoon), explored new ways of rehearsing...
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New themes at 19th SASRIM Conference
Reported by Dr Jaco Meyer The 19th annual conference of the South African Society for Research in Music (SASRIM) was held between 26 and 28 September at the University of Stellenbosch. Among the many themes of the presentations, some new and exciting categories were...
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“Our first month in Stockholm”
by Lamees Matwadia (also see NWU-KMH academic exchange programme continues) Our first month in Stockholm was quite wonderful! We were welcomed by Prof Eva Nivbrant Wedin, who is also our Eurhythmics and Didactics lecturer at Kungl. Musikhögskolan (KMH). Upon our...
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Knowing Me, Knowing You — Prof Tinus Botha
Prof Tinus Botha and his colleague, Mr Thomas Erlank, have presented a series of concerts this year throughout South Africa featuring Schubert’s Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin. Their collaboration will continue next year with Schumann’s Eichendorff...
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Mmino Fest: A Joyful Celebration of Music
Reported by Prof Mignon van Vreden The Conservatory came alive during the last week of August as the final-year Music Education students in the BMus programme, guided by Prof Mignon van Vreden and Prof Ewie Erasmus, hosted the annual Mmino Fest. This eisteddfod was a...
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Faculty of Humanities International Spring Week
Reported by Prof Chris van Rhyn MASARA and the School of Music were well represented at the 2025 Faculty of Humanities Spring School, held from 17 to 19 September at the Riverside Sun Hotel in Vanderbijlpark. Prof Janelize Morelli, the newly appointed Director of...
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Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Catrien Wentink
Dr Catrien Wentink started her term as BMus programme manager on 1 September, and she is very excited to engage more with the students than just as a lecturer in class. She also looks forward to the possibilities for updating and improving the BMus programme in an...
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