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Faculty of Humanities
South African College of
Music
Research Report 2012
Director: Dr Morné Bezuidenhout
College Profile
The South African College of Music pursues a wide range
of musical activities. Besides musicology and composition,
there is a strong instrumental and vocal tradition in the
classical field, as well as a very active jazz department
and a flourishing opera school. Ethnomusicology and
practical African music studies are an important part of the
department’s programme.
College Statistics
Permanent staff
Professors
3
Associate Professors
11
Senior Lecturers
8
Lecturers
5
Technical Support
2
Departmental Assistants
2
Administrative Staff
5
Total
35
Honorary staff
Emeritus Professor
3
Students
Doctoral
10
Master’s
14
Honours
8
Undergraduate
347
PG Diploma
21
Total
400
Research Fields and Staff
Professor Hendrik Hofmeyr
Composition; orchestration; music theory and analysis
Professor Michael Rossi
Jazz:
performance
(woodwinds);
composition;
improvisation, history
Professor Kamal Khan
Opera
Associate Professor Farida Bacharova
Violin performance; chamber music; orchestral studies;
professional orchestral musician
Associate Professor Mike Campbell
Composition and arrangement for jazz ensemble, stage
band & symphony orchestra; big band jazz performance;
electric bass
Associate Professor Virginia Davids
Vocal performance (specialised in Verdi)
Associate Professor Francois du Toit
Piano performance; chamber music; accompanying;
recording
Associate Professor Sidwil Hartman
Vocal performance in oratorio opera, especially Puccini,
Verdi and contemporary composers.
Associate Professor Anri Herbst
Music education; intercultural musicology;
neuromusicology
Associate Professor Franklin Larey
Piano performance; accompanying; chamber music
Associate Professor Brad Liebl
Vocal performance (opera and Lieder), especially
contemporary and rarely performed repertoire and
composers.
Associate Professor Rebekka Sandmeier
Opera and oratorio; music of the 15th, 19th and 20th
century; historically informed performance
Associate Professor Andrew Lilley
Jazz: theory; performance; ensemble; improvisation;
contemporary music practice
Associate Professor Albie Van Schalkwyk
Piano performance; chamber music; art song
accompaniment and interpretation
Dr Morné Bezuidenhout
Plainchant and liturgy
Dr Martin Watt
Composition; orchestration; music theory and analysis
Dr Sylvia Bruinders
Ethnomusicological theory and methodology; African and
African diasporic music;
Musical practices and social history of the Western Cape