26 November 2013 |
Dr Petersen also attended the 42nd Conference of the International Council on Traditional Music (ICTM) in Shanghai (with Dr Lumbwe) and provided his own report on the event: With the exception of the 40th World Conference of the ICTM in Durban, there was a record...
20 November 2013 |
An alumnus of the School of Music, Pierre van der Westhuizen, was appointed in January 2012 as the executive director of one of the most prominent classical music competitions, the Cleveland International Piano Competition. At this year’s competition in August, he had...
19 November 2013 |
Prof Piet Koornhof, associate professor of violin at the School of Music, recently received his second award for excellence in creative outputs (a so-called ITUKU). It is equivalent to the awards for excellence in teaching and research that are also presented annually...
18 November 2013 |
Lecturers from the School of Music and the Faculty of Engineering collaborated on a project this year to develop music instruments from scrap materials. The project culminated in a performance by the North-West Youth Orchestra at Engineering’s project day where the...
14 November 2013 |
Prof Jaco Kruger of the School of Music recently published his third book on Venda culture. The girls in the baobab was produced under the auspices of the MASARA research niche area (Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources & Applications). The collection is the...
13 November 2013 |
Three vocal students at the School of Music did very well in the annual ABRSM (Royal Schools) vocal exams, passing with distinction. • Thembinkosi Magagula achieved 130/150 (87%) for the Grade 6 exam. • Aron Mahlohla achieved 133/150 (89%) for the Grade 8 exam. •...
