The NWU School of Music presents an annual concert series featuring local, national and international musicians. The variety of concerts is well balanced and include various genres, from classical and jazz to popular and indigenous music.
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2024 Concert Series
1st Semester : February – May
Tuesday 27 February • 18:30 ~ Potchpourri
Tuesday 5 March • 18:30 ~ The Battle of the Styles
Annien Shaw & Rosamund Ender — viola da gamba / Baroque cello
Uwe Grosser — Baroque guitar & theorbo
Erik Dippenaar — harpsichord
Tuesday 12 March • 18:30 ~ A French Affair with a South African Première
Johan Ferreira — oboe
Liesl van der Merwe — bassoon
Laetitia Orlandi — piano
Tuesday 19 March • 18:30 ~ Jazzscapes: Southern Echoes and American Swing
Andrew Mennen — saxophones
Roland Moses — piano
Tuesday 2 April • 18:30 ~ Hubert van der Spuy & Odeion String Quartet
Tuesday 9 April • 18:30 ~ The Alumnus Returns!
Siyabonga Maqungo — tenor
Florian Uhlig — piano
Tuesday 16 April • 18:30 ~ Violin Recital
Piet Koornhof — violin
Jana Mathee — piano
Tuesday 14 May • 18:30 ~ Die schöne Magelone
Dolf Mathee — baritone
Jana Mathee — piano
Tuesday 21 May • 18:30 ~ Morningside University Choir
Dr Ryan Person — conductor
Sunday 25 May • 15:30 ~ Festive Spirit
Brian Nelson — clarinet
Liesl van der Merwe — bassoon
Piet Koornhof — violin
Marike Prins — double bass
Tinus Botha — piano
2nd Semester : July – October
Tuesday 9 July • 18:30 ~ Jazzscapes: Southern Echoes and American Swing
Andrew Mennen — saxophones
Roland Moses — piano
Tuesday 16 July • 18:30 ~ Favourites for 4 hands
Mathilda Hornsveld — piano
Albie van Schalkwyk — piano
Tuesday 23 July • 18:30 ~ Piano Recital
Louis Nel — piano
Tuesday 30 July • 18:30 ~ Take Four Piano Quartet
Zanta Hofmeyr — violin
Jeanne Louise Moolman — viola
Susan Mouton — cello
Elna van der Merwe — piano
Tuesday 6 August • 18:30 ~ For the love of song
Thembinkosi Magagula — soprano
Thomas Erlank — tenor
Tinus Botha — piano
Tuesday 13 August • 18:30 ~ Brass Trio
Yvonne-Marié Brand
Shannon Labonte Armer
Justin Sasman
Tuesday 20 August • 18:30 ~ Two Piano Recital
Tinus Botha — piano
Jana Mathee — piano
Tuesday 27 August • 18:30 ~ Well-planted garden of violinistic delights
Antoinette Lohmann
John Reid Coulter
Sunday 1 September • 15:30 ~ Spring Day Ensemble Concert
Tuesday 3 September • 18:30 ~ Lieder Abend
Thembinkosi Magagula — soprano
Thomas Erlank — tenor
Dolf Mathee — baritone
Jana Mathee — piano
Sunday 8 September • 15:30 ~ Two-by-Two
Piet Koornhof — violin
Albie van Schalkwyk — piano
Tuesday 1 October • 18:30 ~ Romantic Character Pieces
Caroline Oltmanns — piano
Tinus Botha — piano
Jana Mathee — piano
Truida van der Walt — piano
Catrien Wentink — piano
Waldo Weyer — piano
Sunday 6 October • 15:30 ~ Goddesses & Heroines (tbc)
André Oosthuizen — flute
Gaylen Sales — harp
Magda de Vries — marimba / percussion
Tuesday 8 October • 18:30 ~ Trio Joie de Vivre: Seasons
André Oosthuizen — flute
Liesl van der Merwe — bassoon
Catrien Wentink — piano
Sunday 13 October • 15:30 ~ Piano Expressions
Waldo Weyer — piano
Tuesday 15 October • 18:30 ~ Bursary Winners' Concert