John Joubert

South African (with British citizenship) academic and composer, particularly of choral works. Born: 20th March 1927 Cape Town, South Africa Died: 7th January 2019 John Joubert (/dʒuːˈbɛər/ jew-bair) lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 40 years. A music academic at the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years, Joubert took early retirement in 1986 to concentrate on composing and has rem…