University of Cape Town

UCT Big Band joins the global jazz community in commemorating International Jazz Day which falls on 30 April, as declared by UNESCO.

The 2025 South African College of Music UCT Symphony Orchestra Showcase, conceptualised and conducted by Brandon Phillips with performances by students in Opera, Classical, Jazz and African/Pan African music sections with MC Alan Committee.

Dr Rebeca Omordia presents African Pianism, a musical tapestry of works from all over the African continent.

The Cape Town Steelband Festival is presented in collaboration with the South African College of Music.

The UCT Percussion Ensemble “Ergonomix” comprised of students, staff and alumni of the South African College of Music (SACM) perform a varied programme of exciting contemporary percussion music.

Join us for the second Jazz Ensembles Lunch Hour Concert, featuring two dynamic student bands under the direction of lecturers Shaun Johannes and Meryl van Noie.

The UCT Symphonic Wind Ensemble, comprising about forty-five under- and post-graduate students perform their first concert of 2025.

As part of the University of Cape Town’s Africa Month celebrations, the South African College of Music and the Centre for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies present THIRST – "Unxano", a part of African Gumbo 2025.

As part of the University of Cape Town’s Africa Month celebrations, the South African College of Music and the Centre for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies present THIRST – "Unxano", a part of African Gumbo 2025.

As part of the University of Cape Town’s Africa Month celebrations, the South African College of Music and the Centre for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies present THIRST – “Unxano”, a part of African Gumbo 2025.