South African College of Music

The South African College of Music ( SACM ) is a department of the University of Cape Town. Its location is a by University Campus in Rondebosch, a suburb of Cape Town.

History

The South African College of Music was founded by some of the musicians under the direction of Apolline Niay - Darroll and opened in 1910 with six students. In 1912 William Henry Bell Director and 1914 was the SACM to move into a larger building. 1920 Bell Professor at the University of Cape Town and the SACM in 1923 was incorporated into the Faculty of Humanities.

Courses

The South African College of Music offers studies in classical orchestral instruments, piano, organ, voice, jazz, African music, composition and musicology. All students will play in at least one of the ensembles of the Institute, which include orchestra for strings and winds, a jazz band, a percussion group, a musical ensemble, a big band, a choir and symphony orchestra. The voice students of the opera class lead to regular performances.

Postgraduate courses are offered, among others, in ethnomusicology, African music, jazz, musicology and musical composition.

The institute building Strub Holm

Strub Holm in Rosebank, until then the private home of Henry Struben, since 1925 the seat of the SACM. There is also the famous Kirby Collection is of African, European and Asian musical instruments.

Two new additions were built in 1972. In it are the Chisholm Recital Room with 160 seats, the Fiasconaro Opera Studio, nearly a hundred teaching and practice rooms, and WH Bell music library. In addition, there are recording studios, special electronic music studio and a laboratory for ear training.

The concert hall in the adjoining Baxter Theatre has 638 seats and has since 1977 with an outstanding From Beckerath organ.