28 April 2015 |
Violinist Piet Koornhof, known for championing neglected chamber music and for imaginative concert programming, will soon be presenting an unusual programme of mostly Baltic music for violin and piano, and for solo piano, together with illustrious American pianist,...
28 April 2015 |
The final year BMus students in Music Education at the NWU School of Music have to present a cabaret each year as part of the requirements for their major subject. This year’s cabaret, The Conserve Cabaret, depicts through acting and music the life and times of...
02 March 2015 |
Imagine a piano duo playing the music of George Crumb, becoming fascinated by his melodies, and hearing in them melodies by other composers and other cultures. They play these melodies too, a flute hints plaintively at the connections, and the whole is accompanied...
26 February 2015 |
A number of singers who studied at the NWU School of Music have made successful performing careers overseas, mainly in Europe. Jacques le Roux is one of these singers, currently engaged as the principal tenor at the Landestheater Linz in Austria. Since leaving South...
23 February 2015 |
After a one-year sabbatical, the traditional opening concert of the concert series at the Conservatory is back for the 24th time. On Thursday 5 March 2015 Potchpourri! returns with its “Comeback” show at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall. Performances by...
22 October 2014 |
Music students at the North-West University have an annual 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’...
