Difference between revisions of "André van der Merwe"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[André van der Merwe]] | + | There appears to be two individuals by the name of André van der Merwe involved in theatre and performance: one a playwright and the other a choir conductor. |
| + | |||
| + | Not to be confused with actor/director '''[[André-Jaques van der Merwe]]''' (aka '''[[A.J. van der Merwe]]''') or author '''[[André Carl van der Merwe]]''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | =[[André van der Merwe]] the pedagogue, author and playwright= | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | =[[André van der Merwe]] the actor, director, conductor, choral music arranger and composer.= | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Line 17: | Line 24: | ||
As a director he was responsible for the Department's production of ''[[Jacques of Onderdanigheid]]'' in 1989. | As a director he was responsible for the Department's production of ''[[Jacques of Onderdanigheid]]'' in 1989. | ||
| − | + | = Sources = | |
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/choir/the-conductor | http://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/choir/the-conductor | ||
| Line 31: | Line 38: | ||
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| − | + | = Return to = | |
Return to [[ESAT Personalities V]] | Return to [[ESAT Personalities V]] | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 5 July 2025
There appears to be two individuals by the name of André van der Merwe involved in theatre and performance: one a playwright and the other a choir conductor.
Not to be confused with actor/director André-Jaques van der Merwe (aka A.J. van der Merwe) or author André Carl van der Merwe
Contents
André van der Merwe the pedagogue, author and playwright
André van der Merwe the actor, director, conductor, choral music arranger and composer.
Biography
He originally studied music at the University of Cape Town, but suffered an injury to his hand so he changed his studies to a BA (Drama) at the University of Stellenbosch, where he excelled as student actor and director.
He became a teacher and choir master, going on to serve as conductor of such award winning choirs, becoming the musical director of the Stellenberg Girls Choir (since 1999), the Stellenbosch University Choir[1] (since 2003) and his own adult choir, Voces Cordis[].
Under his baton the various ensembles have won numerous national and international awards. The US Choir for example has been voted best in the world by Interkultur[2] for most of the years between 2012 and 2020.
Since 2012 André has been as the selected South African representative on the World Choir Council for Interkultur[3] and in 2018 he served as the chairperson of the National Artistic Committee the 2018 World Choir Games, held in Tshwane, South Africa.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As a student at the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch, he acted in a large numer of departmental productions, among them The Tempest (199*, playing "Prospero"), Osseba (1991 - for which he was also responsible for the soundtrack),
As a director he was responsible for the Department's production of Jacques of Onderdanigheid in 1989.
Sources
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/choir/the-conductor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_van_der_Merwe_(conductor)
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/choir
https://voertaal.nu/author/andre-van-der-merwe/
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities V
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
