08 September 2026 |
by Prof Conroy Cupido The NWU School Music has embarked on an innovative multilingualism project aimed at making the language of classical singing training more accessible to students, teachers, and singing communities in South Africa and beyond. The project brings...
31 August 2026 |
A sizeable delegation from the NWU School of Music attended this conference at Stellenbosch University from 22 to 24 July. Apart from his duties as President of the NATS South Africa Chapter, Prof Conroy Cupido also presented a paper, conducted Classical singing...
15 June 2026 |
Reported by Prof Conroy Cupido Last month, I had the privilege of travelling to South Carolina, USA, where I was invited to serve as a Master Teacher in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern Programme. The programme brings together experienced...
13 May 2026 |
The Birthday Paradox is a well-known problem in probability theory that asks: How large does a group of random people need to be in order for two of them to share the same birthday? The problem is considered a paradox because the answer is counterintuitively and...
11 November 2025 |
At the Faculty of Humanities’ annual awards evening on 22 October, Dr Catrien Wentink [above, second from right] received a Faculty Teaching Award and Prof Conroy Cupido [above, right] received a Creative Output Award recognising his musical direction and...
10 November 2025 |
Prof Conroy Cupido, Director of the School of Music: The 2025 academic year has been both challenging and inspiring for the School of Music. Navigating the implementation of the new Student Information System (SIS) tested our resilience, yet I was deeply moved by the... 
Even more graduates in this year’s harvest19 October 2026
