Description

Dr Diederick Basson is a prominent South African music educator, organist, and the Memory Manager for the Dutch Reformed Church Archives (NG Kerkargief). He is widely respected for his distinguished 30-year career in music education, radio broadcasting, and church music throughout the Western Cape.

Career & Background

• Appointed as the Memory Manager at the NG Kerkargief in early 2025, responsible for the preservation and historical records of the church.
• Served as Director of Music at Somerset College in Somerset West after previously teaching at Hoërskool Stellenberg.
• Part-time lecturer in Music Theory at the Stellenbosch University Music Department for ten years.
• Presented Hymnology modules at the Stellenbosch Theological Seminary.
• Freelance radio presenter on Fine Music Radio (FMR) since 2003.
• Organist for several Dutch Reformed congregations, including Welgemoed, Stellenbosch-Sentraal, Stellenbosch-Wes and Tafelberg.

Academic Qualifications

• PhD in Church Music – North-West University (2016)
• Master’s research in Amsterdam (1997) under an NZAV scholarship, specialising in French and German Baroque organ performance.
• Undergraduate studies in Church Organ Performance and Church Music at the University of Pretoria and Stellenbosch University.