Alex Lindsay String Orchestra :[Music concert programmes 1961].

Includes:

24 February: Festival of Wellington 1961. Wellington Chamber Music Society Incorporated, the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra with a quartet of four voices presents "The seven last words of Our Saviour on the cross" by Joseph Haydn. Wesley Church, Taranaki Street Wellington, 24 February 1961. Programme

26 February: Concert. Soloist Ritchie Hanna. Wellington Town Hall, 26 February 1961. Programme (Bach, Lilburn, Mozart, Vivaldi, Sibelius, Dag Wiren) (2 copies)

20 March: First subscription concert. Leader Ritchie Hanna, conductor Alex Lindsay; solo violoncello Marie Vandewart. 20 March 1961. Programme (Pergolesi, Elgar, Larry Pruden, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bliss) (2 copies)

22 March: Masterton Music Society presents Masterton's second prom concert given by the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra. Town Hall Masterton, 22 March 1961. Programme

23 March :St James's Church Lower Hutt. St Matthew Passion (J S Bach). Soloists John Thompson, Sybil Phillips, Donald Munro, Alice Graham, assisted by members of the Alex Lindsay Orchestra. 23 March 1961. Programme

6 July: Second subscription concert. Leader Ruth Pearl, guest conductor John Hopkins; soloist David Galbraith (piano). Concert Chamber Wellington Town Hall, 6 July 1961. Programme (Bach, Berkeley, Mozart, Philip Cannon, Dvorak) (2 copies)

28 October: Arts Council (Masterton) presents Handel's "Messiah", a sacred oratori. Conductor Leonard Jones, continuo Agnes Aburn, trumpet Les Mooney, with members of the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra (leader Ritchie Hanna). Soloists Jean Bassett soprano, Treasure Spenser contralto, Boyd Glassey tenor, Donald Viles bass. Town Hall Masterton, 28 October 1961. Programme (2 copies)

31 October: Third subscription concert. Leader Ritchie Hanna, conductor Alex Lindsay; soloists Margaret Nielsen (piano), Jean McCartney (viola), Harry Botham (double bass). Concert Chamber, Wellington Town Hall, 31 October 1961. Programme (Vivaldi, Goossens, Dittersdorf, David Farquhar, Vaughan Williams) (2 copies)

8 November (1961??): Promenade concert. Scots College, Wednesday Nov. 8th [1961??]. Programme (2 copies)

4 December: Fourth subscription concert. Leader Ritchie Hanna, conductor Alex Lindsay; soloist Frank Gurr. Concert Chamber Wellington Town Hall, 4 December 1961. Programme (Tansman, John Ritchie, Larry Pruden, Mozart, Anthony Watson, David Farquhar) (2 copies)

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size.

Provenance: Some items donated by the NZSO in 2014.