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Centenary

Tuks Camerata celebrates 40 years of choral singing in centenary year

By Pamela Oosthuizen

Posted on 19 March 2008

Tuks Camerata members
Tuks Camerata members

Tuks Camerata, the University of Pretoria choir that specialises in Western art music, celebrates 40 years of choral singing today.

The choir was established on 19 March 1968 to contribute towards the cultural development of the student corps and the cultural enrichment of the community through its choral singing and operates under the auspices of the Department of Music.

Tuks Camerata regularly performs on campus and has also toured the word to international acclaim. In 2007, under the baton of Johann van der Sandt, the choir participated in the in the 46th CA Seghizzi International Choral Competition in Gorizia, Italy and returned with the accolades of Best Conductor, Best Performance of a Prescribed Work, Geburten by Andrea Venturini and first place in the Jazz and Pop Category.

International concert tours have been undertaken to Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Finland, Kenya, the Netherlands, the United States of America and Zanzibar.

Tuks Camerata will perform on campus in 2008 as part of the centenary celebrations. Don’t miss their performances on the following dates:

  • 19 April, UP Graduate Centre, 19:00. Soiree: Tuks Camerata and Strathmore University Choir from Nairobi, Kenya
  • 17 May, Groenkloof Auditorium, 19:00. Tuks Camerata 40th Anniversary Celebration and Alumni Reunion
  • 09 August, Musaion, 19:00. Tuks Camerata and Götzis Männerkor from Austria
  • 16 October: Tuks Camerata and Madrigalchor Kiel from Germany Musaion, 19:00
  • 18 October, Musaion, 19:00. Tuks Camerata Gala Concert


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