Music

Entertaining royalty

My wife-to-be and I were fortunate to get the opportunity to sing in a combined choir in a concert for...
Music

Sound of the pipes

As a child, my family lived in Little Pipitea Street, not to be confused with ‘big’ Pipitea Street; there was...
Competitions, Music, Sport, Theatre

Centre of competition

I came from a musical family. My Dad taught piano and both national and character dancing. He had a studio...
Music

Christmas carolling

Being born and bred in Wellington, my memory of the Town Hall was the annual Christmas Carol concert my Mum...
Music

Master of ceremonies

I went to most of the National Orchestra (as the NZSO was called then) concerts in the period 1954–1960. I...
Music

Her time in the spotlight

My father used to tell me that my grandmother, Edith Alicia (‘Bonnie’) Ross – a promising young pianist – played...
Music

The top brass from Hawera

My GREAT memory of the Town Hall and its wonderful main auditorium dates back to 1951. In that year the...
Sport

Oysters and chips

In the early 1950s we lived in Kent Terrace opposite the Basin Reserve. As a young six year old, I...
Music

The Beatles raise the roof

In 1964 The Beatles came to New Zealand and played at the Wellington Town Hall. As a psychology lecturer, the...
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