Conservatoire

Conservatoire

The term is most commonly used to refer to an institution or school for instruction in music, though it may also refer to institutions for instruction in other art forms (dance, drama etc) or even, more broadly to a gathering of specialists.

Sometimes also called a Conservatory, (Konservatorium in Afrikaans)

Conservatoires of Music in South Africa

Conservatoire of Music, Cape Town

CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC, Cape Town. The origins of the Drama Department at the University of Cape Town lay with the voice and speech training given here, and the theatrical productions which were done here by Professor W.H. Bell from 19**. Among the plays done under the auspices of the Conservatoire were Everyman (19**), *** (See also University of Cape Town Department of Drama) Later in th 1930s ** Peffer was head of Speech and Drama ?*

Conservatoire of Music, Stellenbosch

Links with Drama

The origins of the University of Stellenbosch Drama Departmentlay with the voice and speech training given here by Sister ***, and especially later the appointment of Robert Mohr as speech teacher. His theatrical productions led to the establishment of a full degree course in drama. Among the plays done under the auspices of the Conservatoire were ***. (See also University of Stellenbosch Department of Drama)

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