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Knowing Me, Knowing You — Engela Conradie [student]

29 May 2014 | 0 Comments

Curriculum & Year: MMus, 2nd year Instrument(s): Piano Professional ideals: Be the best that I can be and share that with my students/colleagues. Top 5 must-hear music: 1. Eric Whitacre — When David heard that Absalom was slain 2. Marcello — Oboe Concerto 3. Beethoven...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Mr Hattingh Davel

28 May 2014 | 0 Comments

Date of appointment: January 2014 Teaching responsibilities: Music Education, Director of Jazz Ensembles Performance interests: Piano, guitar, jazz, pop, classical, early music — anything Research interests: Jazz Education, Music Education, African Music, Dalcroze Who...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Alicia Johnson (née Van der Merwe-Crous) [alumnus]

27 May 2014 | 4 Comments

Instrument(s) / Discipline(s): Voice, Organ, Music History & Pedagogy Period of study at the NWU School of Music / PU for CHE Department of Music: 2000–2005 Qualifications completed at the NWU / PU for CHE: BMus & PGCE Qualifications completed elsewhere: DipABRSM...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Joy Meyer (student)

23 May 2014 | 0 Comments

Curriculum & Year: BMus, 4th year Instrument(s): Violin Professional ideals: Professional goals are to become a lecturer in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and to combine Eurhythmics with instrumental teaching. Top 5 must-hear music: 1. Debussy — Piano Trio in G major 2....

New Music Ensemble lunch hour concert — 27 May 2014

21 May 2014 | 0 Comments

The New Music Ensemble at the NWU School of Music will close the concert series for the first semester with a free lunch hour concert on Tuesday 27 May 2014 at 13:15 in the Pretorius Music Studio at the Conservatory. The New Music Ensemble consists of staff and...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Tinus Botha

20 May 2014 | 0 Comments

Date of appointment: 1 January 2012 Teaching responsibilities: Piano, Piano Methodology & Music Theory Performance interests: Solo piano literature, Lieder accompaniment, chamber music with piano Research interests: Analysis for performance, music performance research...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Mr Jacques le Roux [alumnus]

20 May 2014 | 4 Comments

Instrument(s) / Discipline(s): Tenor Period of study at the NWU School of Music / PU for CHE Department of Music: 2001–2005 Qualifications completed at the NWU / PU for CHE: BMus Qualifications completed elsewhere: Dipl.RAP — Opera studio Nederlandse Reisopera...

Brilliant Italian-American pianist, focusing on Liszt — 25 May 2014

16 May 2014 | 0 Comments

The Italian-American pianist, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, is a regular visitor to South Africa, but will perform in Potchefstroom for the first time on Sunday 25 May 2014 at 15:30 in the Conservatory Hall. As the winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition in...

The Fairy Queen’s Magic Flute for kids — 22 & 23 May 2014

16 May 2014 | 0 Comments

For the past few years, music education students at the NWU School of Music have annually presented a special kids' production at the Conservatory. A multitude of children from preschools and creches in Potchefstroom and surrounding towns attend these shows, but other...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — René Niemand (student)

14 May 2014 | 1 Comment

Curriculum & Year: BA Music & Society, 3rd year Instrument(s): Piano Professional ideals: To become a music teacher for children with special needs. Top 5 must-hear music: 1. Anything by Katie Melua 2. Rudolf de Beer (NWU PUK Choir) — Lang dae 3. Eric Whitacre — Sleep...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Tammy Aslett

13 May 2014 | 2 Comments

Date of appointment: August 2010 Teaching responsibilities: Saxophone & Singing Performance interests: • Musical theatre • Television • Synergy (jazz band) • Rock/pop band Research interests: Masters' thesis: "Exploring lived experiences of music listening among rugby...

Doctoral piano concerts — 16 May 2014

12 May 2014 | 0 Comments

Two of the doctoral performance students at the School of Music will each present a solo piano concert on Friday 16 May 2014 in the Conservatory Hall as part of the requirements for the DMus degree. Mr Waldo Weyer (photo above), piano lecturer at the School of Music,...