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The Resume of Salóme Hendrikse 

Resume

SA COMPOSER, FOUNDER of the CHOIR ACADEMY SA (1993) & ENHANCING MUSIC IN AFRICA (2011)

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PhD Mus

Hester Salomina (Salóme) Hendrikse (néé Oosthuizen) was born on 31 August 1942 in Malmesbury (Cape Province) where her father, Kosie Oosthuizen was a pastor of the Dutch Reform church in Malmesbury. Her father died when she was 9 months old.

She went to school at various towns eg the Primary School at Schweizer – Reneke (till grade 6) and there after she went to school (from Grade 7 onwards till matric) at La Rochelle Girls’ High School in Paarl.

 

In 1960 Salóme registered for the B.Mus degree at the University of Stellenbosch (US) with piano as main practical instrument and solo singing as a 2nd main instrument.  In 1963 she graduated at US.  

 

Salóme started with a teaching career in 1964. (She was mostly involved with choral singing, school music and music as a subject up to matric)

Qualifications and Experience

  • Diplomas:

    • ODMS - Piano and Singing (US) 1962 

    • VDMS - Singing (US) 1966;

    • HOD - Post graduate Pre-Primary (specialization in Music) (UNISA) 1976 

  • Degrees: 

    • B.Mus - Piano and Singing (US) 1963 

    • M.Mus - with distinction (Rhodes U) 1982 

    • PhD - (Rhodes) 1993

  • Licentiates:

    • ​UTLM - Piano (UNISA) 1962

    • UTLM - Singing (UNISA) 1964

    • UVLM - Piano (UNISA) 1964

    • LTCL - Piano (Trinity College) 1965

    • LTCL - Singing (Trinity College) 1965

    • FTCL - Singing (Trinity College) 1969

    • LRSM - Singing (Royal Schools) 1967

    • Licentiate in Choral Directing (UNISA) 1987

  • Other:

    • Anthropology 3 (UNISA) 1971​

    • USA: Boston: Longy School of Music:                                                                                                                       The Dalcroze method of Music and Movement (including creative movement)                                                              Presented by Lisa Parker 1978 June - Dec

    • Archeology 2 (UNISA) 2000

    • Biblical Archeology 1 (UNISA) 2000 

  • Choral singing:

    • Stellenbosch University Choir (Conductor: Philip McLachlan)

  • Teacher of music and school choir conductor:

    • Paarl Gymnasium secondary School

    • Hottentots Holland Secondary School (Strand)

    • P.J. Olivier Secondary School (Grahamstown) - Mixed Voice Choir

    • Menlo Park Secondary School (Pretoria) - Boys' Choir

    • Afrikaans Girls' High School (Pretoria) - And Junior Choir

  • Lecturer:

    • Graaf-Reinette Training College - 1963

    • Principal Pre-Primary School Kleuterland Grahamstown (1975 - 1979)

    • Pretoria Training College NKP - 1984 to 1992

    • The Choir Academy SA (CASA) - 1993 tot 2024*

  • Conductor of various choirs outside of the abovementioned schools:

    • Jacaranda Children's Choir - 1984 to 1992

    • Pro Musica (Mixed) Chamber Choir (Grahamstown)

    • Impromptu (Mixed) Chamber Choir (Pretoria)

    • South African Police (SAP) Male Choir (Pretoria) - 1993 to 1994

    • Pretoria Male Choir (Pretoria) - 1995 to 1998

  • Well known adjudicator and speaker at various Eisteddfods nationwide, national choir competitions (like ATKV Applous) and McLachlan Workshops.

  • Publications:

    • Editor:​

      • Traditional African Music (Publisher: CASA)​

      • Die Groot Afrikaanse Koorleiersgids (Publisher: Van Schaiks)

      • Koorleiersgidsreeks nr 1: Uitspraakkenmerke van tale vir koorsang en solosang

      • Koorleiersgids nr 2: Liedgenres

    • Composer

    • Books published for choirs (SA, SSAA, SATB, TTBB, Junior), solo artists, and piano.

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 * The following Lecturers are available for the presentation of choral conductor's courses:

Neels Boonzaier (neels.boonz@gmail.com)

Dineo Dorah Mosdudi (dineodintle@gmail.com)

Lynette de Smedt (lynettedesmedt@gmail.com)

Stephan Gericke (stephan.gericke@gmail.com)

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Download full catalogue below.

What is important to Salóme:

  • To give choral conductors the opportunity to develop as a person and choral conductor and through their development, to help the children in their communities to develop.

  • To initiate new projects and to see them through to their successful execution.

  • To compose & to lecture.

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