Elections, Music

The grand old dame

My very fond memories of the gracious, grand old dame aka the Wellington Town Hall are all associated with music...
Sport

King Kong takes on a local

I was a student at Victoria University in the mid-1960s. An event I attended at the Town Hall was a...
Music, Religious activities

Teen spirit

When I was a teenager in the mid-1970s, we used to attend ‘Youth for Christ’ rallies in the Town Hall....
Music

Memories from Dame Malvina Major

I performed many concerts in the Wellington Town Hall. Not the operas, they were always at the Opera House, but...
Music

Playing for real

One of my first “proper” concerts was in the Wellington Town Hall. As a high school student, I had the...
Music

John Psathas: Acoustically speaking

A lot of what’s happened at the Wellington Town Hall for me has been to do with live performance. I’ve...
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...
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