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| − | [[Erik Chisholm]] ( | + | [[Erik Chisholm]] (1904–1965). Composer, conductor, teacher. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | Born in Scotland. | + | Born in Glasgow, Scotland. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Chisholm worked at the [[South African College of Music]] and was its second principal. | + | Chisholm worked at the [[South African College of Music]] and was its second principal (1946-1965). |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Revision as of 20:20, 27 February 2024
Erik Chisholm (1904–1965). Composer, conductor, teacher.
Contents
Biography
Born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Career
Chisholm worked at the South African College of Music and was its second principal (1946-1965).
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As composer
His operas include:
- Dark Sonnet (1952)
- The Inland Woman (1953)
- The Canterbury Tales (1961)
As conductor
Chisholm conducted several operas for the UCT Opera Company, including:
Silas Marner, In die Droogte , Suor Angelica
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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