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

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...
Ceremonies, Music

Better acoustics

In 1946, during my last year at Wellington Girls College, six of us sang at the Prize Giving Ceremony held...
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

Gareth Farr drags up his memories

In 1996 my commissioned piece to celebrate the NZSO’s 50th birthday was performed in the Wellington Town Hall. I was...
Film, Music

Creating the soundtrack for The Hobbit

In 2013, the acoustics of the Wellington Town Hall were put to good use during the recording of the soundtrack...
The NZSO's inaugural concert in the Wellington Town Hall, 1946
Music

Hearing it live

The NZSO’s inaugural concert in the Wellington Town Hall, 1946 It was 1946 and the film Song to Remember ignited...
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