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Date: 1930 - 2005

By: Newcomb, Stanley Peter, 1934-2008

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Newcomb

Description: Includes: 1936: Promotional brochure about Mr H Gladstone Hill, musical director in New Zealand in the 1920s (later moved to Australia) 1950s?: Grand recital by the Band of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, Northern Military District. Compere Ramon Opie, accompanist Claire Kendall, trombone solo by J P Clague; cornet solo by Sgt A D Lee; piano Oswald Cheesman; vocal Beryl Dalley [1950s?] Programme 1954: Auckland Bands' Association present the bands of Auckland, season 1954-55. Programme, with biographical notes about Kath O'Leary, Don Ponder, and various bands. 1955: Auckland Bands' Association present the bands of Auckland, season 1955-56. Programme, with biographical notes about Mary Feeney, Frank Gibson and Mary Negus. 1957: Taranaki Centre of the New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association. Massed bands display, Eltham, Hawera, New Plymouth, 7-8 December 1957. Programme 1959: Festival of the Pines, New Plymouth, 17-24 February 1959. Programme 1961: Searchlight Tattoo. Western Springs, Auckland, 16-18 February [1961]. Programme 1962: City of New Plymouth Highland Pipe Band presents a Floodlight Tattoo in Pukekura Park, 20 January 1962. Programme and yellow flier New Plymouth City Band Inc. proudly present their Annual Queen's Birthday Week-end Band Festival, featuring the Band of the Royal New Zealand Artillery (Auckland). 2-3 June [1962]. Programme (2 copies) 1963: Taranaki Representative Band, musical director Harry Farrington. Concert. Town Hall Stratford, 15 December 1963. Programme 1964: Festival of the Pines. Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth, 11-15 January 1964. Entertainment summary Festival of the Pines, Bowl of Brooklands. Wills Brass Band Festival. 25 January 1964. Programme Auckland Artillery Band. Centenary celebrations. 9-11 October 1964. Invitation to Stanley Newcomb and wife Representative band of Taranaki, musical director harry Farrington. Celebrity concert (Brian Clark compere, Beryl Herbert soprano, Walter Gale baritone). Memorial Theatre Hawera, 13 December 1964. Programme 1965: Band of the 7 Battalion, Wellington (C.W.O.) Hawke's Bay, Royal New Zealand Infantry regiment. History, portraits and repertoire [1965] Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Summary of programmes, 7 January - 21 February 1965. Bowl of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Wills Brass Band Festival, 23 January 1965. Programme Hawera Municipal Band - conductor Harry Farrington. First concert 1965 (With soprano Susan Raper, bass Maurice Taylor). Memorial Theatre, 21 June 1965. Programme New Plymouth Pipe Bands present their 1965 Searchlight Tattoo in Pukekura Park. 27 February 1965. Programme Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth. Summary of programmes, 28 December 1965 - 26 February 1966. Bowl of Brooklands Trust presents The Wills Brass Band Festival. Bowl of Brooklands, 29 January 1966. Programme (2 copies) 1967: Invercargill Garrison band Centennial. Official opening, 21 October 1967; and other activities 22 october 1967. Programme. 1971: Auckland festival. Military Tattoo at Western Springs. 11-13, 18-20 March 1971. Programme (with letter to Newcomb at the Tourist and Publicity Department) 1978: New Zealand Army Band. Family pops concert. Auckland Town Hall, 23 September 1978. Repertoire (2 copies) 1980: New Zealand Army Band show. West Coast tour 1980. Programme (featuring some items arranged by Newcombe - highlighted in red in this copy) 1997: Searchlight Tattoo. Rugby Park, New Plymouth. 1-2 March 1997. Programme 1998: New Zealand Pipe Band Championships 1998. Rotorua International Stadium, 13-15 March 1998. Programme 2004: Band & trumpeters of the Life Guards. Tour of New Zealand, February 2004. In concert. Promotional booklet (2 copies) and flier (2 copies) New Zealand Champion Brass Band. Dalewood Auckland Brass. Principal conductor Nigel Weeks. 2004 subcription concert series. Pamphlet. International Military Music Society new Zealand proudly presents "Salute to the Normandy veterans", by the Brass and Pipes of the Massed Defence & Police Force Bands to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 6 June 2004. Flier only (2 copies) Stanley Peter Newcomb was a bandsman and an authority for many years on the brass band movement. He was editor of the NZ Mouthpiece magazine for seven years and wrote 'Challenging Brass - 100 years of Brass Band Contests in NZ, 1880-1980' and two other books on the subject. Quantity: 5 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programme booklets and leaflets, sizes varying up to octavo size Provenance: Donated from the Stanley Newcomb Collection, in 2008.

Date: 16, 17 September 2003 - 16 Sep 420 - 17 Sep 2004

From: Art Taranaki oral history project

By: Muggeridge, Marianne, 1952-

Reference: OHInt-0769-06

Description: Born in Hamilton, 1952. Discusses family background - talks of grandfather's work as an entomologist at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson. Discusses immediate family - mother a speech therapist, father qualified as a lawyer, became sharemilker on grandparents' farm. Describes parents as very liberal for the time. Recalls childhood in Alton, Taranaki, talks about family moving to Opunake when Marianne was 11 - recalls this as a happy time. Discusses later move to New Plymouth - recalls time spent at Spotswood College, learning to surf, and suffering from bulimia. Talks about attending Elam Art School - discusses assignments and the influence that tutor "Mac" MacLaren had on her work. Mentions Phil Judd and Jill Winter. Discusses her bulimia and drug use during the seventies - recalls decision to go overseas in 1974. Describes travelling to Paris and living in Wales and London. Mentions commissioned work she produced for New Zealand actor Deidre Serensen. Mentions being first artist to have a Solo Show at N Z House, the Haymarket, London 1979. Describes returning to New Zealand and moving back to Auckland, then the Wilderlands commune in the Coromandel, before settling in Kapuni, Taranaki. Mentions meeting her partner and fellow artist Roger Morris and becoming pregnant with her daughters Lucy and Myfanny. Discusses finding current home in Wellington. Discusses being a member of the Taranaki Artists Co-Operative (TACO) - describes her portraiture style and teaching life drawing at community evening classes. Talks of winning the painting section of the annual National Portrait Gallery's National Portrait Competition, and the Adam/New Zealand Portrait Competition. Mentions Dick Frizzel, Don Binney, Dale Copeland, Paul Hutchinson, Pam Walker, Tom Mutch, Raewyn Mutch, Peter Lambert and Rene Lambert Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian Interviewer(s) - Mary Donald Accompanying material - Copies of published articles from newspapers; copies of works from www.virtual.tart.co.nz Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014382, OHC-014383, OHC-014384, OHC-014384, OHC-014386, OHC014387 Quantity: 6 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 5.39 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5152. 2 colour photographs, 10 x 15 cm, both taken in Marianne Muggeridge's Wellington studio, 2002. 1 shows Marianne Muggeridge with her work 'Middle Wellington' (2001), 1 shows Marianne Muggeridge with her works 'Middle Wellington' (2001) and a portrait study; copies of works from www.virtual.tart.co.nz Search dates: 1952 - 2004

Date: 2007-2009

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000358

Description: Photographs of North Island street scenes, 2007-2009 Quantity: 46 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2001

From: Taki Rua Productions :[Posters. 2000-2009].

By: McDermott, John, active 1970s-1980s

Reference: Eph-E-TAKI-RUA-2001-01

Description: Poster advertising a tour of the play "Woman far walking", shows a black and white photograph of the face and hands of actress Rachel House lit by the candles of her birthday cake. The dates when the play will be playing at each venue are listed: New Plymouth State Theatre 4-7 July; Circa Studio Wellington 12 July - 4 August; Herald Theatre Auckland 10-19 August. Two copies held Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 898 x 535 mm Provenance: Donated by Taki Rua Productions in 2002 and 2014.

Date: 2009

From: Adelaide Bar (Wellington) :[Posters of A3 size. 2009]

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Adelaide-2009-05

Description: Poster designed by Stobie, announcing a tour of several New Zealand venues by Glue, shows an illustration of a blonde girl in a white apron in profile at the left. At Mt Maunganui the band played with The Symphony of Screams and Enercia. In Auckland they played with Quarter 2, The Symphony of Screams, and Kelamist. In New Plymouth they played with The Catch, T T Ryder, The Symphony of Screams, and First Floor Riot. In Wellington they played with Mottob and Halva Eve. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Digital print, 420 x 299 mm.