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String Ensemble
Training and experience in ensemble playing is fundamental to the proper education of any musician, especially so for players of orchestral instruments. The String Ensemble at the NWU School of Music provides an opportunity for string instrumentalists — violinists, violists, cellists and double bassists — to learn the delights and skills of…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/wind-ensemble
Wind Ensemble
NWU Wind Ensemble is a dynamic and versatile ensemble that brings together talented musicians from North-West University and the broader Potchefstroom community. Established in 2010 by former School Director, Prof Karendra Devroop, the ensemble has flourished under the direction of André Oosthuizen since 2012 Comprised primarily of School…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/youth-orchestra
North West Youth Orchestra
The North West Youth Orchestra (NWYO) is a reputable orchestra for young musicians in the North-West Province. The impact of the NWYO is far-reaching and the orchestra is well-known for encouraging and developing musicians and uniting people from different cultures. Since its founding in 1978, the orchestra has been creating…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/ensembles-orchestras
Ensembles & Orchestras
One of the aims of the NWU School of Music is to cultivate and train good musicians, primarily through performance. Music students have regular opportunities to perform, either in performance classes, student concerts, or public concerts at the Conservatory or elsewhere. Read more at Subject groups about instruction for individual instruments…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/exchange
Exchange Programmes
The NWU School of Music currently has exchange agreements with a number of Scandinavian music institutions, providing for regular exchange visits of staff and students. » KMH, Sweden Senior undergraduate and postgraduate students may have the opportunity to study for a semester at partner institutions abroad as part of their…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/kmh-sweden
KMH, Sweden
The long-term goal of our exchange programme with the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm, Sweden is to establish sustainable partnerships and strengthen the internationalization and the cooperative skills within both the KMH and the NWU School of Music. The project focuses on the development of capacity in Music Education in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/masara
MASARA Research Entity
MASARA (Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications) was established as a research niche area in November 2008. The focus for 2008–2012 was on selected musical arts of South Africa, specifically referring to Setswana and other local music cultures of the North-West Province. After the International Music &…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/untold-stories-exhibition
Untold stories exhibition
ViNCO and the North-West University Art Gallery are proud to present an exhibition of works by art students from the former University of Bophuthatswana (UNIBO). In 2019, more than 50 artworks were found in a storeroom on the Mahikeng campus, where the paintings and sculptures had been relegated for…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/south-african-visual-arts-historians-savah-conference
South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Conference
SAVAH Abstract Booklet It is with pleasure and great excitement that VINCO hosts the 2021 South African Visual Arts Historians conference. This is the first year that the conference is hosted by NWU and it is the first year that SAVAH goes virtual. While the ViNCO…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/masara-oral-arts-project
About MOAP
The Masara Oral Arts Project (MOAP) is committed to researching, archiving and sharing oral art forms by means of which African communities engage their socio-economic and natural environment. President Cyril Ramaphosa observed on Heritage Day in 2021 that “We must become our own historians. Our elders and our cultural…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/masara-oral-arts-project/community-projects
The MOAP community and its projects
We welcome collaboration of any kind. Please contact us if you are interested in joining our community. Our management is situated in the School of Music at North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). MOAP is under the jurisdiction of Prof Chris van Rhyn, director of MASARA. We have various stakeholders who are…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/masara-oral-arts-project/online-resources