SUMO - Stellenbosch University Medical Orchestra

06/12/2022

Congratulations to our members who will be graduating today, make the best of the years to come and see you in the concert halls soon!

15/09/2022

Fantastic article by Jean-Marie Uys from MatieMedia on our recent concert with UCT Health Sciences Orchestra, conducted by Reghardt Kühn, Francois Botha, and Tyler Gibbons.

https://www.matiemedia.org/musicians-in-medicine-doctors-make-a-debut/

13/09/2022

Our office for the evening, playing at the beautiful with our friends for an international psychiatry convention, super excited! Reghardt Kühn

11/09/2022

1 minute to down-beat, super excited!!!

08/09/2022

Extract from our featurette in the today, looking forward to our upcoming concert!

07/09/2022

Rehearsal tonight at Tygerberg!

06/09/2022

06/09/2022

SUMO and UCT joined rehearsal for our Musicians in medicine concert on Sunday evening at Hugo Lambrechts! Hope to see you all there! 🤩🎺🎷🎼🎻

22/05/2022

It is with shock and immense sadness that we have learned of the passing of one of our beloved alumni, Dr Cecilia Roberts. Cecilia was the principal clarinettist of SUMO from our inception until 2019. She was a cherished member of our little musical community who always had a warm smile and plenty of words of encouragement for all around her. Our thoughts are with Cecilia's family and loved ones, and we hope that they can draw strength from knowing that she brightened the lives of all those who knew her.

09/08/2021

In honour of women’s day, we would like to pay tribute to the women in music! Below are some of the greatest women in music.
Enjoy!

1. Martha Argerich
Few classical artists share the deep musical achievements or cult status as Martha Argerich. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she took up the piano aged five, and was soon hailed as a prodigy, performing in public. At 16 years old, she stormed the world, winning the Geneva International Music Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition within just three weeks.

2. Florence Prince
Florence Price was one of the first women to have a symphony performed by a major US orchestra, and the first Black woman to do so: she made history in 1932 when Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed her Symphony in E minor.

3. Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is one of the world’s best conductors, having taken her baton to the helm of most of the US and Europe’s top orchestras, and served stints as chief conductor of orchestras like Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony