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Piano masterclasses ~ 15 & 16 May 2019

Piano masterclasses ~ 15 & 16 May 2019

by Prof Caroline OltmannsProfessor of PianoDana School of Music, Youngstown State University Wednesday 15 May 2019 09:00 ~ Eugene Joubert (DMus)10:00 ~ Sonja van Zyl (DMus)11:00 ~ Christelle Engelbrecht (MMus) 14:30 ~ Katya Bessarabov (BMus I)15:15 ~ Nicola van der...
Listen to the Wind ~ 14 May 2019

Listen to the Wind ~ 14 May 2019

Caroline Oltmanns ~ pianoTuesday 14 May 2019Conservatory Hall • 19:30 Autumn is in full swing, with cooler temperatures, the last of the summer rain, and mellow and earthy colours in abundance. And while the wind is blowing the leaves from the trees, a shimmering...
Prof Tinus Botha in Japan — November 2018

Prof Tinus Botha in Japan — November 2018

[ Prof Tinus Botha was one of five South Africans that had been invited by Yamaha on a tour of their instrument factories in Japan. He tells us about his visit. ] I was privileged to be a member of a small South African delegation that toured Japan in November in...
Erik Satie’s Vexations, 25 years later #ThrowbackThursday

Erik Satie’s Vexations, 25 years later #ThrowbackThursday

In 1991, the then chairperson of the student Music Society at the Conservatory, Mr Jaco van der Merwe, organised a week-long music festival celebrating the work of the eccentric French composer, Erik Satie. The festival culminated in an 18-hour-long performance on the...
Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Catrien Wentink

Knowing Me, Knowing You — Ms Catrien Wentink

Date of appointment: 1 February 2016 Qualifications completed: BMus, MMus, PGCE, UNISA performance licentiate in two pianos and Royals Schools solo piano performance licentiate. Teaching responsibilities: I am teaching music theory for the DM, BA and BMus students....