19 October 2026 |
In the June issue of our newsletter we reported on the dozen postgraduate students who completed their Master’s and doctoral degrees earlier this year. At the graduation ceremonies of 30 July and 18 September, a further four postgraduate students received their...
14 May 2026 |
Prof Piet Koornhof (violin) and Ms Jana Mathee (piano) have successfully completed a concert tour in the Eastern and Southern Cape from 12–15 April. They performed a duo-recital programme, titled Fantasia, with works by living Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, French...
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...
07 October 2025 |
Reported by Prof Mignon van Vreden The Conservatory came alive during the last week of August as the final-year Music Education students in the BMus programme, guided by Prof Mignon van Vreden and Prof Ewie Erasmus, hosted the annual Mmino Fest. This eisteddfod was a...
22 October 2020 |
Recital programme: “Behind the Iron Curtain” Available 20–27 October at https://www.youtube.com/user/NWUMusic Violin: Piet Koornhof Piano: Jana Mathee Venue: Conservatory Hall, School of Music, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Recording...
13 October 2016 |
When we look back on our achievements of the third quarter it feels like a dream come true! [1] Colloquium: Prof Heidi Westerlund, Dr Sari Levänen and Dr Albi Odendaal ~ 11 August 2016 We had an extraordinary opportunity to meet and listen to Prof Heidi Westerlund... 
Even more graduates in this year’s harvest19 October 2026
