01 September 2026 |
Dr Jaco Meyer was selected to participate in the enuntiatio.praefatio.formulae artistic research residency programme, an international initiative that brings together artistic researchers working in music and sound-based practices from across the globe. Chaired by the...
12 May 2026 |
Over the past year or so, Dr Jaco Meyer participated in two multidisciplinary art projects that were featured in galleries and at arts festivals across the country. Corpus Naturæ is a video installation in collaboration with visual artists Jaco van Schalkwyk and...
14 May 2025 |
The Research Director of MASARA, Prof Chris van Rhyn, successfully spearheaded its upgrade from a research niche to a focus area during his first term. Agreeing to serve a second term, the challenge ahead is to ensure a smooth academic, operational and administrative...
20 March 2025 |
The second new staff member to join the ranks at the School of Music this year is Dr Jaco Meyer, Senior Lecturer in Composition and Musicology. It is a bit of a homecoming for Dr Meyer as he is also an alumnus of NWU — he completed all his music degrees up to doctoral...
20 November 2024 |
Alumna Katya Bessarabov commenced with a Masters degree programme in August at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria. She shares her experiences after the first few months of studying: What is your aim with this postgraduate study? My aim with this...
30 January 2019 |
South African composers are invited to submit scores of short, original compositions of medium difficulty for alto saxophone and cello. The aim of this call for scores is to broaden the repertoire of pieces that can be performed by students. The level of difficulty... 
Even more graduates in this year’s harvest19 October 2026
