Permanent Staff

Click the staff member's name to learn more about them:

Dr Boudina McConnachie - Head of Departmnet, Senior Lecturer, Ethnomusicology: 046 603 7299, b.mcconnachie@ru.ac.za

Prof Catherine Foxcroft - Associate Professor Classical Piano and Music Psychology:046 603 84912, c.foxcroft@ru.ac.za 

Prof Jeffrey Brukman - Associate Professor, Music Theory: 046 603 7262, j.brukman@ru.ac.za

Dr Lee Watkins - Senior Lecturer, Ethnomusicology & Director: ILAM: 046 603 8761, l.watkins@ru.ac.za

Dr William Fourie - Lecturer, Musicology: 046 603 7260, w.fourie@ru.ac.za

Mr Dominic DaulaLecturer, Musicology: 046 603 7258, dominic.daula@ru.ac.za 

Ms Corinne Cooper - Junior Lecturer, Sound Technology: 046 603 7257, c.cooper@ru.ac.za

Research Associates

Dr Nishlyn Ramanna - Jazz Studies

Dr JF Viljoen - Music Cognition

Part-Time Staff

Mr Garreth Robertson - Vocal accompanist/Ensemble coach

Mrs Tamsyn Hanslo - Violin/Accompanist

Ms Lieva Starker - Violin

Mr Kutlwano Kepadisa - RUCC conductor

Mr Marco Maritz - Brass/Jazz theory and composition

Mr Virgil Matrass - Jazz Voice

Mr Tiaan Uys - Clarinet

Mr Dumisa Mphupha - African Ensemble/Ethnomusicology

Mr David Fuller - Guitar

Mr Devon Florence - Classical Voice

Mr Njabulo Mthimkhulu - Classical Voice


Rhodes Department of Music and Musicology offers tuition in the following instruments: clarinet, double bass, drums, french horn, flute, piano, violin, oboe, basoon and classical and jazz voice.

Support Staff

Ms Ilana Kretzmann - Assistant Librarian: 046 603 8492, i.kretzmann@ru.ac.za

Ms Vusiwe Mnyobe - Administrator: 046 603 8489, v.mnyobe@ru.ac.za

Mrs Thamie Magopeni - Cleaner/Messenger

Last Modified: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:31:01 SAST