SENA’s Purpose
SENA encourages the development of the arts by combining funding with support and advisory services to individuals and organisations to enable them to further their music education, composer careers and more.

SENA’s Key Activities

• SENA has shifted from a predominantly music education institution to an institution that will have a wider impact on the music sector, cultural industries and more specifically the copyright industries. We are in the process of expanding these roles but will retain the music education component as outlined below:
• Establishing and funding bursaries and/or other support for South Africans in connection with their studies of the arts – and particularly music – not only in South Africa, but also abroad;
• Commissioning the creation of new musical works by South African composers and/or lyricists;
• Helping to create and/or expand opportunities for South African composers to have their works performed;
• Giving financial support for the publication without a profit motive of musical works or works about music – in both cases preferably works written by South Africans; In general helping create, to foster and maintain an environment in which the public of South Africa may have a better understanding and appreciation of the value of music and of the rights of creative artists as well as their importance in the cultural and economic life of our muti-faceted South African society;

Giving financial and/or other support to

• Recognized academic and other institutions of good standing for the teaching of the arts, particularly music; and
• Art festivals, workshops, seminars and similar undertakings in the sphere of musical and the related arts organized by academic or other bodies of good standing for not profit purposes;

Such other ways as the SAMRO Board may add to this list from time to time

SENA’s Focus Areas

Music Education - Funding Programme

SENA was formally established in 1996 specifically to administer SAMRO’s sponsorship policies and grants. Sponsorship policies and grants are formulated and awarded by the Board of Trustees.

Previously,these activities were previously carried out by SAMRO since its inception in 1962.

Over the past decade, SENA has invested over R25 million in scholarships, bursaries and other sponsorships as part of its development and upliftment of local composers and performers.

The Trustees

Ms Annette Emdon
Prof. Mzilikazi Khumalo
Prof. Chatradari Devroop
Mr John Edmond
Mr Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse
Dr Johnny Mekoa
Professor Walter Mony
Ms Mandisa Nguza

Staff

Mr. Andre Le Roux – SENA Manager
Mrs. Anriette Chorn – Music Education Officer
Ms. Noelene Kotze –  Music Information-Archive
Mrs Alpha Mampane – Administrative Secretary
Ms. Naseema Yusuf – Reception/Filing
Mr. Nicholas Motsatse – CEO of SAMRO

Summary of Commissions Route

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Contact Us

Tel : (011) 712 -8000 
Fax : (011) 403-1934
Email: sena@samro.org.za

Street Address
SAMRO Place 
20 De Korte Street
Braamfontein
2001 

Postal Address
P.O Box 31609
Braamfontein
2017
South Africa