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Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Mignon van Vreden

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Mignon van Vreden

Date of appointment: 1 January 2015 Qualifications completed: BMus (2002), Honns BMus cum laude (2003), MMus cum laude (2006) — Stellenbosch University PhD (2014) — North-West University Teaching responsibilities: Music Education Performance interests: Piano Research...
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Mandie van der Merwe

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Mandie van der Merwe

Introducing the new secretary at the School of Music, Ms Mandie van der Merwe. Date of appointment: 1 November 2014 Who are/were your professional mentors/inspiration? Prof Marlene Viljoen, what an amazing woman! Top 5 must-hear music: 1. Johnny Cash — Walk the line...
New music education lecturer

New music education lecturer

Dr Mignon van Vreden joins the permanent teaching staff of the School of Music in January as the new lecturer in Music Education. She is not an unfamiliar face at the Conservatory as she has been teaching here part-time for the past few years. She completed her...
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Prof Jaco Kruger

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Prof Jaco Kruger

Date of appointment: 1 January 1995 Qualifications completed: PhD Teaching responsibilities: Musicology Performance interests: Classical guitar and African marimba. Research interests: Music as culture. Who are/were your professional mentors/inspiration? Gerard Kubik,...
Brahms chamber music — 21 October 2014

Brahms chamber music — 21 October 2014

Lovers of Romanticism who didn’t have the opportunity to attend the concert of Brahms chamber music during the recent Aardklop Arts Festival, are in luck because the programme will be repeated on Tuesday 21 October 2014 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall. Three...
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Gerrit Jordaan

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Gerrit Jordaan

Date of appointment: Post-doctoral fellow since 2009 Qualifications completed: BSc, HED, MMus (UP), DMus (NWU) Teaching responsibilities: Organ & Methodology, History of Music Performance interests: Concert organist, accompaniment Research interests: South...