Some of our alumni include: singers Pumeza Matshikza, Golda Schultz, Filipa van Eck, Sarah-Jane Brandon, Musa Ngqungwana, Levy Sekgapane and Pretty Yende, who are enjoying great success in the field of Opera around the world; Selaelo Selota and Jimmy Dludlu (jazz guitar), Darren English (jazz trumpet) and Vuyo Sotashe (jazz vocalist) are playing the jazz scene internationally; pianist James Baillieu is now Professor of Piano Accompaniment and Vocal Repertoire at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and is in demand as a performer around Europe, Asia and the USA.

Mikhaila Alyssa Smith

Making my noise in New York

SACM alumna Mikhaila Alyssa Smith is making waves in New York, having won a film scoring competition and having work premiered by the NYU Orchestra.
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