Music in the South African Anglican Diocese of Cape Town from 1900 to the Present: Toward a History of Anglican Music in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Authors

Andrew-John Bethke, College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown, South AfricaFollow

Abstract

This article provides a succinct history of Anglican cathedral and parish music in the Western Cape Province and the city of Cape Town. Within these parameters the author explores the musical trends in different strands of Anglicanism (Anglo-Catholic, Broad Church and Evangelical), documents the development of choirs and music groups and gauges the musical consciousness of South African Anglicans. The article begins at the turn of the twentieth century and extends to 2010. The earliest history (from 1750 - 1900) has been documented in a previous article by the same author.

Author Biography

Dr Bethke is lecturer in Anglican Studies and Liturgy at the College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown, South Africa. He is also Director of Music at Grahamstown Cathedral.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Bethke, Andrew-John (2016) "Music in the South African Anglican Diocese of Cape Town from 1900 to the Present: Toward a History of Anglican Music in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa," Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17132/2377-231X.1006