Marius Otto, Dillon Cornelius, Brent January, Damian Christians, Justen Hosken, Conroy Schultz, Joshua America     LIVE LUNCH HOUR CONCERT  Entrance is FREE! Masks must be worn at all times. Entrance via Neethling Street to go through Covid-19 safety measures. Programme: Marius Otto -Prelude from BWV 996, J.S. Bach (1685-1750) -Prelude no. 3, Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)   [...]

Minette du Toit-Pearce (mezzo soprano) & Phillipus Hugo (piano) & Sunday Kelechi (cello) Light and darkness, life and death, and their impact on human emotion, have always been sources of awe, mystery, and inspiration for poets and composers alike. Celebrated South African mezzo-soprano Minette du Toit-Pearce, versatile pianist Philippus Hugo, and Stellenbosch University’s own talented [...]

LAUREN DASAPPA – VOICE STUDIO CONCERT MOZART ARIAS & ENSEMBLES Accompanied by JOSÉ DIAS   PROGRAMME   COSÌ FAN TUTTE   Trio: Soave sia il vento... (Raymondté/Marlise/Petrus)   Despina’s Aria: In uomini, in soldati... (Zelmari)   Trio: La mia Dorabella capace non è... (Blaine/Anga/Nicholas/Van Zyl)     DON GIOVANNI   Donna Elvira’s Aria: Ah, chi mi [...]

Lynn Rudolph (viola) & José Dias (piano) A competitor of the violin for repertoire, the viola has a deep and lush voice that has had composers attracted to its unique qualities, producing wonderfully personal and engaging repertoire in its own right. Violist Lynn Rudolph and pianist José Dias have compiled a stunning program of rarely heard [...]

Marlise Theron (violin), Caron Tremble (piano) LIVE LUNCH HOUR CONCERTS Entrance is FREE! Masks must be worn at all times. Entrance via Neethling Street to go through Covid-19 safety measures.   Programme Chaconne, the fifth movement of Partita no. 2 in d minor for solo violin by J. S. Bach Caprice No. 24 by Niccolo Paganini Tzigane by [...]

Mario Nell (organ) & Lauren Dasappa (soprano) Organist, Mario Nell and soprano, Lauren Dasappa present a versatile concert programme including works by Bach, Mozart and South African composer, Surendran Reddy, performed on the magnificent Marcussen Organ in the Endler Hall. Mario Nell opens the concert with Bach’s three-part Prelude in E flat Major, BWV 552 [...]

The vocal division of Stellenbosch University and the UCT Opera School are proud to collaborate in a performance of Schubert’s iconic song cycle, Winterreise (Winters Journey). The song cycle, with poems by Wilhelm Müller, depicts a man's path through a physical and psychological landscape of snow, ice and cold. His struggle to find rest and [...]

The Stellenbosch University Jazz Band takes centre stage, conducted by Felicia Lesch and featuring jazz vocal soloists Karen Petersen and Joshua Swanepoel. Newly-appointed lecturer at the music department, Lunathi Ncamini, will also appear on the programme. An exciting addition to the programme is instrumental soloist Feroll-Jon Davids on clarinet, playing the solo in “the Hornet” [...]

As COVID-19 continues to affect our nation and our personal lives, Stellenbosch University’s Music Department remains determined to give our students the best training and performing opportunities even at this difficult time. The Stellenbosch University Symphony Orchestra has been divided into smaller groups: strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion ensembles, to allow for greater safety and [...]

Camerata Tinta Barocca (CTB) presents a concert of chamber music from the Baroque, featuring Lynelle Kenned (soprano), Ralitza Macheva and Annien Shaw (baroque violins), Joshua Frank (recorder), Bridget Rennie-Salonen (baroque flute), Uwe Grosser (theorbo), and directed from the harpsichord by Erik Dippenaar. The programme explores the possibilities of juxtaposing movements from works by a diversity [...]