Events
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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PUKKI Talent Festival: Classical — 11 May 2016
As part of the PUKKI Talent Festival — an annual, week-long celebration of performing and visual arts presented by PUK Arts on the NWU Potchefstroom Campus — the Classical music section will be presented in an exclusive concert on Wednesday 11 May 2016 at 18:30 in the...
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From Spain to Cuba with James Grace ~ guitar — 17 May 2016
Prominent South African guitarist, James Grace, will present a solo guitar recital entitled From Spain to Cuba at the Conservatory Hall in Potchefstroom on Tuesday 17 May 2016 at 19:30. He will perform works by Sardinha, Mangoré, Brouwer, Rodrigo, Sor and Albeniz. He...
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“Twee Musiekte” kleuterproduksie — 19 & 20 Mei 2016
Dit is weer tyd vir die jaarlikse kleuterproduksie aangebied deur die NWU Skool vir Musiek se tweedejaar Musiekopvoedingstudente. Hierdie jaar se vertoning is getiteld Twee Musiekte en dit is ʼn didaktiese sprokie, oorwegend in Afrikaans, wat kinders bekendstel aan die...
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Twee-stryd ~ ‘n Kabaret — 5 Mei 2016
Elkeen word op ʼn gegewe oomblik op hul lewenspad in ʼn tweestryd vasgevang, in twee geskeur tussen twee pole — ʼn keuse tussen besluite, invloede of emosies … ʼn keuse tussen lig en donker. Twee-stryd is ʼn kabaret wat so ʼn worsteling tussen duisternis en lig uitbeeld,...
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“Doep is nie dood nie” ~ Celebrating the songs of Koos du Plessis — 3 May 2016
Jannie du Toit’s one-man stage production, “Doep is nie dood nie” (Doep isn't dead), will be presented on Tuesday 3 May 2016 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall. Jannie will be accompanied by cellist, Susan Mouton, and pianist, Coenraad Rall. “Doep is nie dood nie”...
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Open Day for prospective music students — 7 May 2016
The Open Day for the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University will take place on Saturday 7 May 2016 from 07:45. The School of Music will also be putting their best foot forward and will gladly welcome prospective music students on that day to speak with them...
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Papilio ~ visual and tantalising multimedia performance — 19 April 2016
A very unusual but exciting multimedia production will be presented at the Conservatory Hall on Tuesday 19 April 2016 at 19:30 when well-known percussionists, Magdalena de Vries and Frank Mallows, collaborate with musician and sound artist/designer, Brydon Bolton. The...
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Umculo workshops and master classes — 4-22 April 2016
The School of Music and NWU Choir Academy®, in collaboration with PUK Arts, will be hosting representatives from Umculo for the next few weeks. Umculo provides "performance and education initiatives and makes international expertise available to a broad network of...
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Symposium for String Instrument Teachers — 27 April 2016
The string lecturers at the NWU School of Music, Prof Piet Koornhof (violin) and Dr Human Coetzee (cello), will be hosting a free symposium for teachers of string instruments on Wednesday 27 April 2016, 09:00-16:00 at the Conservatory in Potchefstroom. The purpose of...
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Mainly French pieces by international pianist, Miki Aoki — 12 April 2016
International pianist and chamber musician, Miki Aoki, will be visiting the NWU School of Music in April for a solo piano recital on Tuesday 12 April 2016 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall. She combines her teaching position at the Graz University for Music and the...
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Agnus Dei: Words and Music for Easter — 15 March 2016
A concert programme expressing the spirituality of Easter will be presented on Tuesday 15 March 2016 at 19:30 in the Dutch Reformed Church Miederpark. The performance consists of excerpts from the Gospels of St Matthew and St Luke, as well as Afrikaans poems by WEG...
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