People of Note - Eric Dippenaar

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The Second Cape Town Baroque Festival takes place from the 21st to 23rd September at various venues in Cape Town. The Artistic Director of the Festival is the harpsichordist ERIK DIPPENAAR who will be the guest on this week’s edition of People of Note. Erik is currently Artistic Director of the baroque orchestra Camerata Tinta Barocca and he is also a part time lecturer in Western music history and historical performance practice at the University of Cape Town.

9 Sep 2018 English South Africa TV & Film

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