Martin Watt

Kaapse Nuwejaar

Martin Watt was born in Standerton in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa in 1970. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the North-West University in Potchefstroom, a Master's degree from the University of Cape Town, and a Doctorate from the University of Pretoria. Since 2018, he is an associate professor of music theory and composition at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town. The 'Kaapse Nuwejaar' is celebrated on January 2nd each year in Cape Town, South Africa. The Afrikaans text (by Philip De Vos) is set to traditional Cape Malay Slave songs, scored for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB).