Events
Bursary Winners’ Concert — 18 October 2016
Music students at the North-West University annually have an opportunity to compete for study bursaries and prizes worth several thousands of rands during the School of Music's Bursary Competition. The finalists then perform during the Bursary Winners' Concert, after...
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Spring Ensemble Concert — 20 September 2016
The annual ensemble concert at the NWU School of Music has been a regular fixture on the concert calendar for five years. This year's performances have been divided between two concerts — the Autumn Ensemble Concert took place in May, and the Spring Ensemble Concert...
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The Marriage of Figaro — 11-18 September 2016
From 11-18 September 2016, Mozart’s popular opera, The Marriage of Figaro, will be performed on the NWU Potchefstroom Campus, in Ikageng, as well as in Klerksdorp. The production is presented by die NWU School of Music and the NWU Choir Academy®, in collaboration with...
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Symphonic Winds & Big Band Jazz — 6 September 2016
On Tuesday 6 September 2016 at 19:30 two very different yet closely related musical idioms will share the stage of the Conservatory Hall: the Wind Ensemble conducted by André Oosthuizen, and the Big Band led by Justin Sasman. Audience members will be treated to the...
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Erik Satie’s Vexations, 25 years later #ThrowbackThursday
In 1991, the then chairperson of the student Music Society at the Conservatory, Mr Jaco van der Merwe, organised a week-long music festival celebrating the work of the eccentric French composer, Erik Satie. The festival culminated in an 18-hour-long performance on the...
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Tangos & jazz arrangements by Potch Trio — 23 August 2016
The celebrated Potch Trio, with violinist Piet Koornhof, pianist Tinus Botha, and cellist Human Coetzee, as well as guest artist Alida Bester (double bass), will perform in the annual Dean’s Concert on Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall,...
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Love’s lost and found — 16 August 2016
A local couple will explore facets of love in a song recital entitled Love's Lost and Found on Tuesday 16 August 2016 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall. Dolf Mathee, a baritone and better known in Potchefstroom as a general practitioner, expresses his love and skill...
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Hear the younger generation of South African composers — 2 August 2016
This year’s South African Music Concert at the NWU Schoiol of Music is again part of a series of events that focuses on the performance of newly composed works, and it is again sponsored by Concerts SA and the SAMRO Foundation. The programme of our concert this year...
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ATKV Muziq final rounds — 22 & 23 July 2016
The NWU School of Music is proud to be the host of the second and final rounds of this year's ATKV Muziq classical music competition for young adult instrumentalists. Both rounds will take place at the Conservatory Hall in Potchefstroom on Friday 22 and Saturday 23...
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Organ & Cello + Violin and Soprano — 26 July 2016
Jetty de Vries (organ) and Human Coetzee (cello) will present a concert on Tuesday 26 July 2016 at 19:30 in the Dutch Reformed Church Miederpark, Aarbei Avenue with co-musicians Piet Koornhof (violin) and the soprano Marguerite van Wyk. The programme is mainly...
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Variety of concerts for July–October
Just as in the first half of the year, 8 concerts will be presented during July-October in the NWU School of Music's official concert series in Potchefstroom. Once again, it is characterized by a lot of variety. Organ and cello is always a popular combination with...
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Autumn Ensemble Concert — 24 May 2016
The annual ensemble concert at the NWU School of Music has been a regular fixture on the concert calendar for five years. This year's performances will be divided between two concerts — one in Autumn (May) and the other in the Spring (September). The Autumn Ensemble...
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