Wits Music

21/10/2026

🎻 Join us for the Wits Music Department Orchestra’s Second Semester Concert! 🎶

Now in its third year, the Wits Music Department Orchestra returns for another exciting weekend of music-making!

Under the direction of Wits Music lecturer and conductor Adeyemi Oladiran, the orchestra will take audiences on a musical journey through the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, featuring works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, Weber, Fauré, Grieg, Strauss and Offenbach.

We’re also especially proud to feature one of our own, Amogelang Nkomo, as clarinet soloist in Weber’s Concertino in E-flat major. 🎶

📅 Saturday, 24 October | 17:00
📅 Sunday, 25 October | 15:00
📍 Chris Seabrooke Music Hall, Wits University
🎟️ Tickets: R30 via Webtickets

Come enjoy an afternoon of beautiful orchestral music while supporting our talented musicians!

👉 Book your tickets here: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1604953565 

We look forward to welcoming you! 💙💛

Adeyemi Oladiran (Conductor) & Amogelang Nkomo (Clarinet Solo) * VIVALDI - L'Estro Armonico VIII * BEETHOVEN - Overture to Egmont Op. 84 * WEBER - Concertino in E-flat major, Op. 26 * FAURÊ - Sicilienne Op. 78 * GRIEG - Morning Mood * STRAUSS - Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 * OFFENBACH - Orpheus...

14/10/2026

LIVE AT WITS | TWO MUST-SEE CONCERTS THIS OCTOBER! 🎼🎷🎹

The Wits School of Arts / Music Department invites you to a week of incredible live music at the Chris Seabrooke Music Hall, featuring our outstanding student performers across Classical, Jazz, and African music genres!

Here’s what’s on the lineup:

🎹 The Dean’s Concert
Celebrating the remarkable talent of our Classical, Jazz, and African Foundation and First-Year musicians as they take the stage.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
⏰ Time: 19:00

🎷 Motswako The Mix
A dynamic showcase highlighting the best of Wits Music’s Classical and Jazz student musicians.
📅 Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026
⏰ Time: 19:00
📌 Location: The Chris Seabrooke Music Hall, Braamfontein Campus East, Wits University

🎟 Admission: FREE ENTRANCE
Both concerts are free and open to all students, staff, and the public. Mark your calendars and come through to support the next generation of music creators!

09/10/2026

FACULTY HIGHLIGHT | DR ANDILE KHUMALO 🎼🌍

We are immensely proud to celebrate our very own Dr Andile Khumalo, whose compositions are taking center stage in Germany this month with two major performances spanning solo piano and full orchestra!

Here is what Dr Khumalo shared about his upcoming performances:

💬 "I'm delighted to share two upcoming performances of my work, from solo piano to full orchestra.

📍 Friday, 9 October 2026 | Klangzeitfestival Münster
EAST-WEST-CENTRAL-SOUTH — African and Afrodiasporic Piano Music
An evening bringing together works by four composers:
• Andile Khumalo — Schau-fer-[n]-ster II
• Hannah Kendall — Processional
• Alyssa Regent — Six Miniatures
• Bongani Ndodana-Breen — Isiko

📍 Friday, 30 October 2026 | 19:30 | Haus des Rundfunks, Berlin

JAZZIK Electrolights
My orchestral work The Light We Carry will be performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni, in a programme also featuring music by Rob Laidlow and Duke Ellington.

🎟️ Berlin Concert Info & Tickets: https://www.roc-berlin.de/en/classical-concerts-haus-des-rundfunks-berlin/

If you're in Münster or Berlin, I warmly invite you to come along. Please share with friends and fellow music lovers!"

Congratulations, Dr Khumalo! 🎉 We wish you incredible performances ahead!

Enjoy classical concerts of the extraordinary ROC orchestras & choirs in the Haus des Rundfunks Berlin! Get your tickets here!

03/08/2026

🎶🏆 Congratulations to Wits Music student Nomvuselelo Phoswa, who won 1st Prize in the Jazz category at the prestigious FMR Music Competition in Cape Town!

A wonderful achievement and a proud moment for the Wits Music community. Keep flying the Wits flag high, Nomvuselelo! 💙💛

Congratulations from all of us at Wits Music! 👏🏾🎉

28/07/2026

Dr Marie Jorritsma, Musicology lecturer at Wits Music, recently presented findings from her fieldwork research at the Graaff-Reinet Museum’s 69th AGM.

Her research explores the religious music traditions of three church congregations in Kroonvale, examining how hymns, choral music and choruses contribute to the community’s religious life, cultural identity and rich intangible heritage.

We are proud to see the work of our lecturers contributing to the documentation and deeper understanding of South Africa’s diverse musical traditions.

Read more via the link:
https://www.graaffreinetadvertiser.com/News/Article/Local-News/museum-reflects-on-the-past-while-celebrating-70-years-202607240811

EASTERN CAPE NEWS - The Graaff-Reinet Museum...

22/07/2026

🎶 Wits Music is proud to announce that our Jazz Department has been invited to perform at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz – Young by Young Live Music Event on 25 July 2026!

Leading the project is our talented band leader, pianist, and 3rd-year Jazz student Snalithemba Nkambule, alongside an incredible ensemble of Wits Jazz students representing the next generation of South African jazz.

This invitation reflects the outstanding talent within our department and our continued commitment to developing young artists who are shaping the future of the creative industries.

A heartfelt thank you to the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz team and management for this opportunity and for your ongoing strategic partnership with Wits Music. Together, we’re creating meaningful platforms for emerging musicians while celebrating and growing the rich legacy of South African jazz.

Come and support our students as they take the stage! 🎷🎹🎺

📍 National School of the Arts, Braamfontein
📅 Saturday, 25 July 2026

08/06/2026

Wits Music is proud to congratulate our students who were recently recognised at the Faculty Prizegiving Ceremony.

Pictured with the Head of Music, Dr Musa Nkuna, are Mandisa Sedia, who received the Joyce Barker Memorial Award; Xavier Cordeiro, who won the Peggy Haddon Award for top keyboard player; and Sihle Sigwebela, recipient of the Sheina Weltman Award for top instrumental student of Western classical music.

Congratulations to Mandisa, Xavier and Sihle on these wonderful achievements. We are proud to celebrate your hard work and dedication.

24/04/2026

The Wits School of Arts Music Department is proud to present the inaugural Wits International Vocal & Chamber Music Festival, taking place from 24 April – 2 May 2026.

This landmark festival brings together an exciting programme of vocal, choral, chamber and orchestral music, featuring acclaimed local and international artists, ensembles and collaborators. Audiences can look forward to a rich series of performances across Wits venues, from intimate cello-piano and violin-piano duo concerts to major choral and orchestral works, including Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem.

Festival highlights include performances by Gang Wang and Vera Osina, Rupert Marshall-Luck and Peter Cartwright, Pumeza Matshikiza, Julia Rutigliano, Kananelo Sehau, Njabulo Mthimkhulu, the Maverick Philharmonic Choir, Junger Kammerchor München, Gauteng Choristers, the Wits Music Department Choir, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and many more.

Join us as we celebrate collaboration across borders, institutions and musical traditions, bringing together South African and international voices in a week of exceptional music-making at Wits.

📍 Wits Chris Seabrooke, Wits Atrium & Wits Great Hall
📅 24 April – 2 May 2026
🎟 Tickets: R120
🎫 Available on Webtickets