Batch 2 - Theses and Dissertations

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    Die kulturele aktiwiteite van D.I.C. (Dirkie) de Villiers
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1991) Aitchison, Edward; Ludemann, Winfried; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Music.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF D.I.C. (DIRKIE) DE VILLIERS - Edward Aitchison In this thesis the varied cultural activities of D.I.C. (Dirkie) de Villiers are discussed. This Afrikaner cultural leader is known principally for his work as inspector of music, and later as Head of Music of the Department of Education of the Orange Free State. An outline of the history of music education in the Free State (1850-1980) is provided, highlighting De Villiers' contribution to music instruction in general and the founding and establishment of the Free State Youth Choir and orchestral training programme in particular. De Villiers' activities as a creative and performing musician, a music critic and journalist, his association with South African broadcasting and his membership of a considerable number of committees and societies, inter alia the Syncdic Commission for Church Music of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa and the Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Societies, are discussed within a cultural - historical context. The thesis concludes that De Villiers made a meaningful contribution to especially the Afrikaans music culture in South Africa. This is confirmed in part by various prestige awards he received, two of the most important being the Order of Merit, Class 1: Gold for outstanding public service from the State President in 1987, and the Medal of honour for his sustained contribution to Afrikaans music from the F.A.K. in 1988.