The Makerere University Community joins family, friends and all lovers of music in celebrating the life of an iconic musician, who forever etched his name in our annals when he composed our renowned Anthem, a true masterpiece. Composed in the Baroque idiom, the Makerere University Anthem comes complete with touches of fanfare, memorable rallying calls, […]
Professor David Serwadda has been offered a lifetime professor emeritus position at Makerere University. This decision was reached at the 489th meeting of Makerere University Council, the supreme governing body of the university, on recommendation and nomination of the chief academic organ of the University, the Senate acknowledging his exceptional contributions to academia. The prestigious title of Emeritus Professor, […]
The inaugural edition of the Youth and Innovation Expo was a roaring success as over 300 innovators showcased their creations and thousands of guests walked through the doors of the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, as well as traversed the surrounding spaces on 6th and 7th October 2023. Organised by Makerere University in partnership […]
HIGHLIGHTS: The two-day event will showcase of student innovations, exhibitions of Innovations turned enterprises from the Youth4Business program led by UNDP, and a very comprehensive, insightful, and engaging program curated performances from the school of Performing Arts and Film. The line-up of activities for the Expo include, exhibitions from all ten (10) colleges of the […]
The International Conference on Performing Arts and the Department of Performing Arts Golden jubilee celebrations have officially been opened at Makerere University. The celebrations organised under the theme, Performing Arts and the University of the 21st Century: Concepts, Training and Practice was organised and hosted by Makerere University Department of Performing Arts and Film in […]
Composer Prof. Justinian Tamusuza and leading African ethnomusicologist, Prof. Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza will throughout 2023 and 2024 be hosted by Orchestra 2001. According to the organisation website, Orchestra 2001 is a collective of adventurous, virtuoso performers dedicated to the music of our time. With support from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Prof. Justinian and […]
Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) through the Department of Performing Arts and Film has initiated the establishment of “Zadok Adolu- Otojoka Music Excellence Award”. This award will be given to the best performing students of music education and performance. The initiative was disclosed by Dr. Milton wabyona while presenting a keynote […]
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) is set to honor Zadok Adolu-Otojoka as part of the activities to celebrate Makerere@100. CHUSS through the Department of Performing Arts and Film spearheaded by Dr. Milton Wabyona has come up with an event, dubbed “Zadok Adolu-Otojoka Biography Recital: Lessons from Half a Century of Music Teaching”. […]
Makerere University’s Centenary Celebrations on 27th January 2022 received an unanticipated boost in the form of a priceless Harpsichord, a classic keyboard-like instrument, thanks to a long established relationship. This treasure of a gift was handed over by Professor Hugh Rowell, a former Lecturer at the Department of Zoology, where he taught between 1961 and […]