Students | Take Note

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 — 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....

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...

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...

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,...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Mr Kobus Buys [alumnus]

02 May 2014 | 0 Comments

Instrument(s) / Discipline(s): Piano Period of study at the NWU School of Music / PU for CHE Department of Music: 1987–1990 Qualifications completed at the NWU / PU for CHE: BMus Qualifications completed elsewhere: • Honours BMus (UP) • UTLM & UPLM (Unisa) • MMus...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Dr Martin Watt

17 April 2014 | 1 Comment

The series now not only includes profiles of current staff and students, but is expanding to feature former staff and alumni as well. The first person to be profiled, Dr Martin Watt, is both! He studied at the Conservatory and then returned some years later as a...

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Eljé van der Walt

14 April 2014 | 0 Comments

Our series resumes for this year and we would like to start by introducing the Chair Person of Musicum, Eljé van der Walt: Curriculum & Year: BMus, 2nd year Instrument(s): Piano, flute & voice Professional ideals: To be a music teacher Top 5 must-hear music: 1....

Second limelight concert and exhibition at Brooklyn Theatre — 12 April 2014

03 April 2014 | 0 Comments

The School of Music at North-West University will be presenting a second limelight concert at the Brooklyn Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday 12 April 2014 at 11:00. While the first concert in March featured music for singers, flute, bassoon and violin, this concert will...

Master’s degree flute recital open to the public

25 March 2014 | 0 Comments

A Master's degree flute student at the NWU School of Music, André Oosthuizen, will present his second exam recital on Friday 28 March 2014 at 11:00 in the Conservatory Hall. The programme consists of chamber music works for wind quintet and his collaborators are...