Johan Hendrik Vos

Works by Johan Hendrik Vos one of the first silversmiths in the Cape Colony 1749 - 1824

Gravestone Jan Stephanus de Villiers and Johanna Maria Wilhelmina van der Lingen

Ter Gedarhtenis aan (in memory of)

Jan Stephanus de Villiers,

Geb. 15 maart 1827, (Born)

Gest. 2 Mei 1902. (Died)

Voor Circa Zestig Jaren Orgelist der Paalshe Gemmenten (for sixty years the organist of the Paarl congregation NG Church)

en Zyne Echtgennote (and his wife)

Joh. Maria van der Lingen

Geb. 19 Maart 1834, (Born)

Gest. 26 Dec 1897. (Died)

De Gedachtenis des Regtvaardigen zal tot zegening zyn. Spr 10:7

(The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, Proverbs 10:7)

History La Rochelle Girls’ Primary School

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In 1860, Hugo (born Du Buisson) established a school for 40 girls and young ladies. (She was the widow of Pieter Hugo, organist and music teacher). This school was probably the first school where girls were taught in English and the school was situated on the premises of the present primary school.

In 1872 the school was taken over by Prof and Jan de Villiers. (He was a descendant of a Huguenot, de Villiers, who came from La Rochelle in France.) Jan Orrelis was a music teacher in Paarl and, together with his wife, started a hostel. Now with 200 pupils, Jan Orrelis taught music while de Villiers was the headmistress of the Ladies Seminary. Tuition was in English with French and Dutch being two of the subjects.

Andrew Murray realised the great need for educating girls and he founded the Huguenot Seminary in Wellington. Meanwhile, Professor and De Villiers asked the Northern -Paarl Church Council to take over their school in Paarl, but the Council declined their request. Andrew Murray offered to intervene, resulting in the Ladies' Seminary becoming part of the Huguenot Seminary and the Department of Education in 1890. The principal of Huguenot Seminary, Ferguson, supported this move and consented for a property to be purchased
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Jan Orrelis

1827: JAN ORRELIS DE VILLIERS

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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 10:33 | Written by /Geplaas deur Webmeester

15 MAART: EERSTE AFRIKAANSE KOMPONIS VAN BELANG

Jan de Villiers is in die Paarl gebore. Sy eerste musiekonderwyser was die Stellenboschse – later Paarlse – orrelis, Pieter Hugo. Vanaf 1840 het hy in Kaapstad lesse in klavier, viool, harp en orrel ontvang, waarskynlik van die bekende Kaapse orrelis Frederick Logier. In 1847 begin hy dan in die Paarl met sy werksaamhede as musiekonderwyser, komponis en, as opvolger van Pieter Hugo, orrelis van die Strooidakkerk.

As uiters deeglike musiekonderwyser het hy 'n groot bydrae gelewer tot die opvoeding van die jeug, eers deur private lesse, later aan die Paarlse Gimnasium en vanaf 1872 in sy eie "Ladies Seminary", die voorloper van die Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle.

As ywerige koorleier en orrelis (vanaf 1875 aan die afgestigte gemeente Noorder-Paarl), het hy weliswaar sterk onder invloed van die negentiende-eeuse Engelse geestelike lied, in samewerking met sy neef Rocco de Villiers, in opdrag van die Sinode gewerk aan die verbetering van die kerksang, en oratoriums (onder meer Epiphanie), orrelwerke en Psalmmelodië gekomponeer. Sy musiek by die reeks toesprake van ds SJ du Toit (Toitius) oor die Onvervulde Profesieë (1878) kan as die begin van die geestelike kantate in die NG Kerk beskou word. Verder komponeer hy 'n groot aantal geleentheidskomposisies vir verskillende vokale en instrumentale besetting na aanleiding van gebeurtenisse van nasionale en internasionale belang. Aan die GRA het hy daadwerklike steun verleen en onder meer melodië geskryf vir 'n Ieder nasie het sy land, en vir Die Vierkleur.

Hy was getroud met Johanna Maria Wilhelmina van der Lingen. Hulle twee dogters, Nancy de Villiers en Elizabeth (Von Willich), was in 1905 medestigters van die Konservatorium op Stellenbosch. Jan Orrelis is op 2 Mei 1902 in die Paarl oorlede.

Stellenbosch Church Organ 1858 Rev. G.W.A. van der Lingen

On the 28th February 1858 the new Stellenbosch Dutch Reformed Church organ was inaugurated at a service lead by Rev. G.W.A. van der Lingen and was played by the long term organist Pieter Hugo.