NWU School of Music & Conservatory

🎭 See Carmen on the big screen at a special discounted rate!

Calling all opera lovers, music students and performing arts enthusiasts! Experience Bizet’s iconic Carmen on the big screen and discover the passion, drama and unforgettable music of one of the world’s best-loved operas.

📅 23 August @ 14:45
📅 25 August @ 12:00
⏱️ Duration: 2 hrs 57 min

🎟️ R200 per person
✨ Group rate: R119.90 per person

Screenings will take place at selected Ster-Kinekor cinemas across South Africa, including Mooi River (North West), Rosebank Nouveau, Brooklyn, V&A Waterfront and more.

For group bookings or assistance, contact [email protected]

Plan your outing and prepare to be swept away by Carmen! 🎶🎬

The NWU School of Music & Conservatory proudly celebrates Dr Jana Mathee on the completion of her doctorate!

Under the supervision of Prof. Santisa Viljoen, Dr Mathee completed her study titled “A practice-based exploration of collaborative music making.”

Dr Mathee becomes the sixth doctoral graduate from the School of Music this year....and counting! This remarkable milestone speaks to the great strides being made within the School and its growing culture of academic excellence, research and artistic scholarship.

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Dr Mathee and all our doctoral graduates who continue to contribute to the advancement of music scholarship.

Congratulations, Dr Mathee! 🎓🎶

Congratulations to Dr Annemi Conradie-Chetty, whose work, "Lull: subversive embroideries and Biblical texts of terror", was featured at Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT's) 3rd Annual Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Symposium.

Join us for the Umzila (The Legacy) three-day Uhadi making workshop with Thandeka Mfinyongo from the 5 - 7 August 2026 at 09:00 - 15:00 daily. Participants will learn how to craft Xhosa musical bows (uhadi)—in the same tradition explored in the upcoming exhibition Umzila (The Legacy), running 12 August to 11 September 2026 at the NWU Gallery.

About the exhibition: Umzila examines instrument-making as an artistic, pedagogical, and archival practice through the uhadi, guided by the idea of the Ideogrammatic Archive—where the instrument carries Indigenous knowledge, identity, and histories through both sound and material form.

Featured artist & facilitator: Thandeka Mfinyongo is an African musician, scholar, and lecturer in African Music and Ethnomusicology at North-West University. Born in Nyanga East, Cape Town, she is a UCT-trained performer, a SOAS graduate, and a current PhD candidate, performing globally and innovatively blending African instruments with contemporary sound.

Participants are required to be available for all three days

Space is limited, so please book early.

Registration link: https://acesse.one/b35vfm5

Toi, toi, toi, Nomgqibelo Sukwana! 🍀

The NWU School of Music was proud to participate in the St John's Easter celebrations in Motlollo, where Sammy Nku represented the School by presenting a brass workshop and managing the School of Music information stall.

The event provided an opportunity to engage with prospective students, showcase the diverse programmes offered by the School of Music, and encourage young people to consider pursuing their passion for music through higher education.

A sincere thank you to Sammy for representing the School with enthusiasm and dedication, and for inspiring the next generation of musicians and music professionals through this valuable initiative.