Sze, Yi-Kwei, 1919-1994

Date: 1960

From: National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service :[Programmes 1947-1962].

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-NO-1960-1

Description: Includes: [Undated ca 1960]: "The passion of Our Lord according to Saint Matthew", with the Phoenix Choir (choirmaster Harry Brusey) and the National Orchestra (leader Vincent Aspey); (With Dora Drake, Muriel Gale, William Herbert, Keith Falkner, Donald Munro; harpsichord Dr C Thornton Lofthouse; organ Peter Averi). Conductor James Robertson. Programme NZBC National Orchestra lunchtime concert. With Ruth Pearl and James Robertson. [ca 1960?] Programme 1960: 24 March: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist David Galbraith. Wellington Town Hall, 24 March 1960. Programme (2 copies) 30 March: Conductor John Hopkins. Soloists Judith McDonald and Shirley Power. Wellington Town Hall, 30 March 1960. Programme (2 copies) 7 April: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Joseph Pepper. Wellington Town Hall, 7 April 1960. Programme (2 copies) 13 April: Conductor John Hopkins; soloists Yi-Kwei Sze, Rosemary Rogatsy, Ninian Walden; chorus the Hutt Valley Orpheus Society and the Phoenix Choir. Wellington Town Hall, 13 April 1960. Programme (2 copies) 28 April: Orchestral concert. Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Francis Rosner. Wanganui War Memorial Hall, 28 April 1960. Programme 7 May: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Eva Bernathova. Wellington Town Hall, 7 May 1960. Programme (2 copies) 10 May: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Eva Bernathova. Wellington Town Hall, 10 May 1960. Programme (2 copies) 19 May: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Eva Bernathova. St James Theatre Christchurch, 19 May 1960. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.

Date: 1953

From: National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service :[Programmes 1947-1962].

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-NO-1953-2

Description: Includes: 4 July: Conductor Warwick Braithwaite; soloist Alan Loveday, violin. Town Hall Wellington, 4 July 1953. Programme (2 copies) 18 July: Conductor Warwick Braithwaite; soloist Mina Foley. Town Hall Dunedin, 18 July 1953. Programme (2 copies) 21 July: Conductor Warwick Braithwaite; soloist Maurice Clare, violin. Town Hall Dunedin, 21 July 1953. Programme 15 August: Conductor Warwick Braithwaite; soloist Hephzibah Menuhin. Town Hall Wellington, 15 August 1953. Programme (2 copies) 8 September: Conductor Warwick Braithwaite; soloist Yi-Kwei Sze, bass-baritone. Town Hall Wellington, 8 September 1953. Programme (2 copies) 30 September: Lunchtime concert. Conductor Warwick Braithwaite. Auckland Town Hall, 30 September [1953?]. Flyer / programme 11 November: National Orchestra and the Hutt Valley Orpheus Choir, conductor Malcolm Rickard. Conductor Terence Vaughan. Town Hall Wellington, 11 November 1953. Programme (2 copies) 26 December: "Pops" concert. Conductor Warwick Braithwaite; soloist Lily Latischeva, soprano. Town Hall Auckland, 26 December 1953. Programme (2 copies) 26 December: Two "Pops" concerts by the National Orchestra. Auckland Town Hall, 26 December [and] 28 December [1953]. Red flier Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated. Provenance: Acquired from various sources, including Michael Wyatt 1976, Mr D E Hurley 1983, J Barsby (1980s), J Gore (1989).

Date: 1953

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1953

Description: Includes programmes featuring: British Music Society, Hastings Branch. Third concert. Wesley Hall, 26 September 1953. Programme / flier Christchurch Harmonic Society and Alex Lindsay String Orchestra. Bach's "Mass in B Minor". Soloists Edna Boyd-Wilson, Mary Pratt, Thomas E West, Donald Munro. Civic Theatre Christchurch, 11 and 13 April 1953. Programme Peter Cooper. Public recital. Concert Chamber Wellington, 10 August [1953]. Programme / flier (2 copies) Community Arts Service. Carl Dolmetsch, Joseph Saxby, Layton Ring. Recitals I, II, III. Programme Dunedin Music Council. 1953 Music festival. Dunedin Main Town Hall, 19, 21 and 22 September; Concert Chamber, 28 September 1953. Programme (2 copies) (Warwick Braithwaite conducted the National Orchestra on 19, 21 and 22 September) Dunedin Primary Schools' Choral Festival. Thirsteenth annual performance, non-competitive. Town Hall Dunedin, 28 October 1953. Conductor of massed items Arthur Rawlinson; organist and pianist for massed items Roi Don. Programme Griller String Quartet. New Zealand tour 1953. British Music Society (Palmerston North Branch) and Massey University Students' Association Music Club. Massey College, 24 July 1953. Programme Griller String Quartet. New Zealand tour 1953. Wellington Chamber Music Society Inc. Town Hall, 1 August 1953. Programme (2 copies) Griller String Quartet and Hephzibah Menuhin. Wellington Town Hall, 1 August [1953]. Programme / flier Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College. Festival of Music. Main Town Hall Wellington, 8 August 1953. Souvenir programme The New Zealand Broadcasting Service has great pleasure in announcing a special solo violin recital by Alan Loveday, famous New Zealand violinist during his 1953 New Zealand tour. Accompanist and associate artist, his young wife Ruth Stanfield. Civic Theatre Invercargill, 30 May [1953]. Programme / flier The New Zealand Broadcasting Service has great pleasure in announcing a special solo violin recital by Alan Loveday, famous New Zealand violinist during his 1953 New Zealand tour. Accompanist and associate artist, his young wife Ruth Stanfield. Town Hall Wellington, 13 June [1953]. Programme / flier New Zealand Composers concert [Auckland Oriana Singers, Auckland Girls Choir, string orchestra and leading instrumental soloists, Lyric Harmonists Choir, etc; compositions by Joseph Papesch, Tracy Moresby, Dorothea Franchi, Reginald Dixon, Ronald Dellow, Henry Shirley, Leslie Jordan, Lesley Impey, David Farquhar, Gwilyn Llewelyn Jones]. Auckland Town Hall, 10 October 1953. Souvenir programme (2 copies) North Shore Orchestral Society. First concert 1953 season. Conductor A R Gough; leader Mrs H D Finey. Programme Yi-Kwei Sze with Nancy Lee Sze in his only recital in Wellington. Town Hall, 16 September [1953]. Flier only Vienna Boys' Choir. Promotional flier only [1953?] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated. Provenance: One programme donated from the collection of Mrs Judith Pitman

Date: 1953

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1953

Description: Includes programmes featuring: Louis Kentner, pianist. Wellington Town Hall, 6 June 1953. Recital programme (2 copies) Alan Loveday, violinist. Associate artist Ruth Stanfield, pianist. NZBS programme beginning with "Sonata in E minor" (2 copies) Alan Loveday, violinist. Associate artist Ruth Stanfield, pianist. NZBS programme beginning with "Sonata in C Major" Alan Loveday, violinist. Associate artist Ruth Stanfield, pianist. NZBS programme beginning with "Sonata in A Major" Laszlo Rogatsy, Hungarian baritone; Alex Lindsay, New Zealand violinist, with Fanny McDonald at the piano. Itinerary 21 September - 3 October [1953?] George Tollerton presents Gladys Moncrieff in "My songs for you". New Zealand tour 1953 (With Geza Bachmann, Mabel Nelson and James Harris). "Autographed" programme (2 copies) Yi-Kwei Sze, bass-baritone; Nancy Lee Sze at the piano. Song recital [1953]. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes, up to quarto size, some illustrated.

Date: 1960

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1960

Description: Includes: R J Kerridge in association with Aztec Services Pty ltd present Winifred Atwell, the queen of the keyboard, with the Key-Tones Rhythm Trio. 1960 New Zealand tour. Programme booklet with photographs (2 copies) Auckland Girls' Choir. Flier inviting new members to rehearsals at Manchester Unity Hall. Conductor Mr Claude Laurie. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Charles Munch musical director, Richard Burgin associate conductor, Aaron Copland guest conductor. Australasian tour, April, May, June 1960. [Programme booklet for all venues] Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, musical director. Far Eastern and Australasian tour 1960. Wellington Town Hall, 16 June 1960. Programme (2 copies), and application form Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, musical director. Far Eastern and Australasian tour 1960. Auckland Town Hall, 17 June 1960. Programme C.A.S. presents Brisbane Eisteddfod Junior Choir. Conductor Alan H Moxey. New Zealand tour 14-20 February 1960. Programme (2 copies) The Dave Brubeck Quartet. N.Z. 1960. Presented by R J Kerridge (in association with Aztec Services Pty Ltd). Promotional booklet with photographs of all members (2 copies) R J Kerridge presents Alfredo Campoli. At the piano Maurice Till. New Zealand tour 1960. Programmes 1-3 in one booklet. (2 copies, one of them autographed on cover) Christchurch Chamber Music Society. Second concert 1960 season. John Ritchie String Orchestra, conductor John Ritchie, leader David Stone, with Maurice Till (piano), Ken Smith (trumpet), Jack Goldsmith (oboe). Civic Theatre, 26 April 1960. Programme Peers Coetmore ('cello), Dorothy Davies (piano). Recitals of chamber music; tour arranged by Department of Adult Education, University of Otago (to Oamaru 7 November, Balclutha 8 November, Gore 9 November, Invercargill 10 November 1960). Programme Corelli String Orchestra. Artistic director Silvano Zuccarini. Town Hall Wellington, 14 August 1960. Programme (2 copies) Corelli String Orchestra. Artistic director Silvano Zuccarini. Masterton Chamber Music Society. Town Hall, Monday August 15 1960. Programme Nina Dova, soprano-guitarist, with percussionist Stanley Koor. Promotional pamphlet / itinerary Nina Dova, soprano-guitarist, with percussionist Stanley Koor. Programme no. 1 (labelled as such at bottom of back page) Nina Dova, soprano-guitarist, with percussionist Stanley Koor. Programme no. 3 (labelled as such at bottom of back page), and flier for performance at Wellington Town Hall, 10 November [1960] Harry M Miller in conjunction with Jim Noall proudly presents Ella Fitzgerald with the Lou Levy Quartet. [1960]. Programme Dmitry Gnatyuk (distinguished artist of the Ukrainian S.S.R.). First Australasian tour 1960. Direction R J Kerridge. Programmes 1-2 in one booklet Hastings Primary Schools' Choir. Seventeenth annual concert. Municipal Theatre Hastings, 10 November 1960. Souvenir programme Harry Miller presents New Zealand's first annual "International Festival of Jazz 1960" with Sarah Vaughan [and] Dizzy Gillespie in person. St James Theatre Wellington 31 October; Town Hall Auckland 1 November. Master of ceremonies John Daley. With the Lew Campbell Orchestra and Roland Hanna accompanying Sarah Vaughan on piano. Programme (2 copies) Julius Katchen, the celebrated international pianist triumphant return visit. Direction R J Kerridge. Promotional pamphlet Julius Katchen New Zealand tour 1960. Direction R J Kerridge. Programme Julius Katchen New Zealand tour 1960. Direction R J Kerridge. Programme no 1 - Beethoven recital Julius Katchen New Zealand tour 1960. Direction R J Kerridge. Programme no. 2 (2 copies) Julius Katchen New Zealand tour 1960. Direction R J Kerridge. Programme no 3 - Chopin recital, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth R J Kerridge presents Tom Lehrer. First New Zealand tour 1960. Programme (2 copies) Lois Marshall. Solo concert presented by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Wellington Town Hall, 2 July [1960]. Programme (2 copies) Lois Marshall. Solo concert presented by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Auckland Town Hall, 14 July [1960]. Programme Masterton Choral Society presents Grand concert. Musical director Louise Gilmour; pianist Aileen Barnes. Social Hall, Municipal Buildings, 30 July 1960. Programme Masterton Choral Society presents Grand concert. Musical director Louise Gilmour; pianist Aileen Barnes. Social Hall Municipal Buildings, 10 December 1960. Programme Musica Rara Chamber Ensemble, assisted by Opera-Technique Inc. Registered Music Teachers' Association (Wellington Branch). The Pioneer Club, The Terrace Wellington, 29 October 1960. Programme. New Plymouth War Memorial Hall inaugural season 19-30 April 1960. Programme (New Plymouth Orchestra, conductor William Komlos - 19 April; New Plymouth City Choir - 20-21 April; New Plymouth Little Theatre Society, "Riders to the sea" by J M Synge - 22? April; New Plymouth City Band and New Plymouth Girls' Choir - 23 April; New Plymouth Repertory Society presents a variety programme compered by Brian Clark, and "The future" produced by Ruby Wilson, also the New Plymouth Operatic Society presents "The Fleeceton races" by Edward Hill - 26-29 April; New Plymouth Community Arts Service presents the Janacek Quartet - 30 April) Harry M Miller presents the Oscar Peterson Trio in person. Auckland Town Hall, 28 January; Christchurch Theatre Royal 30 January 1960. Promotional booklet R J Kerridge presents Paul Robeson with Lawrence Brown accompanist, Janetta McStay, solo pianist. First tour of New Zealand and Australia 1960. Programmes 1-2 on one booklet (2 copies) R J Kerridge presents Mstislav Rostropovich, first New Zealand tour, July 1960. Programme 1-2 in one booklet (2 copies) St James Church Lower Hutt. A selection from "The passion of Our Lord" (St Matthew) by J S Bach. St James Church Choir with soloists Rosemary Rogatsy, Honor McKellar, John Thompson, Donald Munro Accompanied by Helen Palmer, Ronald Backhouse, Jean McCartney, Marie Vandewart, Geoffrey Newson, Barry Brinson. Conductor Michael Prothero. Programme The return of Bela Siki. Booking application form Bela Siki. Solo concert presented by the New Zealand Broacasting Service. Town Hall Wellington 6 August 1960; Town Hall Auckland 11 August 1960. Programme for both concerts in one booklet Bela Siki. Solo concert presented by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Town Hall Wellington 9 August 1960; Town Hall Auckland 18 August 1960. Programme for both concerts in one booklet. Bela Siki. Solo concert presented by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Civic Theatre Christchurch 25 August 1960; Civic Theatre Invercargill, 1 September 1960. Programme Wellington Primary Schools Music Festival Association presents a Festival of instrumental and choral music. Guest conductor William H Walden-Mills, accompanist Isabelle Graham, organist Robert Pether. Wellington Town Hall, 4-5 October 1960. Programme Wellington Teachers' College Choral Society. Twenty-fifth annual concert (with Claire Newman (soprano), Harvey Brown (baritone), Alex Lindsay String Orchestra, conductor John Hopkins, organ Peter Averi). Wesley Church, Taranaki Street, 22 June 1960. Programme (2 copies) The Leschetizky Association of New Zealand presents Anne Wishart, pianist, studio recital. 22 May 1960. Programme Yi-Kwei Sze. Solo concert presents by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Wellington Town Hall 2 April; Christchurch Civic Theatre 5 April, Palmerston North Opera House 9 April, Hamilton Embassy Theatre 11 April 1960. Programme (2 copies) Yi-Kwei Sze. Solo concert presents by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Auckland Town Hall 7 April, Wellington Town Hall 23 April 1960. Programme Yi-Kwei Sze, bass baritone. Associate artist Henri Penn. Two solo recitals, Wellington Town Hall, 2 and 23 April [1960]. Flier only. Quantity: 37 album(s) Album(s). 1 other publication. Physical Description: Printed programmes and flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated.

Date: 1959-1966

From: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-11902-014

Description: Typed copy of a memoir by M J Glubb. He describes the early days of the NZSO and many of the people involved. Not all of the names mentioned have been indexed Other Titles - Concerto in G, a Concert Manager remembers Glubb was Concert Manager of the NZSO 1959-1966 Quantity: 1 folder(s) 112 leaves. Physical Description: Printed matter

Date: 1951-1976, 1987

From: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra: Records

Reference: MS-Papers-11902-053

Description: Programmes from concerts by visiting soloists. Some have annotations. Some have newsclippings and other papers enclosed. The programme for concert by John Brownlee has two photographs and typed biographical notes tipped in. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter

Date: [1932?], 1956-1957, 1960, 1977, 1990, 1996, date unknown

From: Melody Farm Music Museum: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12221-2

Description: Concert programmes, song sheets and music catalogues - - Programme, including lyrics, for 'Best of Music Hall 1977' by the Company of Musical Players. No place given but advertisements included for Wellington businesses. Two self-adhesive stickers attached, apparently marking certain songs. - Programme and song sheet for 'When They Sound the All Clear', by Hutt City Musical Theatre, 1996. - Programme for solo concert by the United States-based bass singer Yi-Kwei Sze. Autographed by him and by the pianist Henry Penn. Ticket interleaved, bearing date 23 April 1960. - Programme for solo concert by the Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles, accompanied by the New Zealand pianist Maurice Till, 6 October. No year given, although biographical information in the programme refers to events in 1950. - Programme for solo concert by the violinist Mischa Elman, 1956. Autographed. - Programme for solo concert by the United States tenor Miklos Gafni. Newspaper review interleaved. - Programme for 'Clawper Snorter, Grand Christmas Pantomime' by the Valley Players, Little Theatre, Lower Hutt, 7-14 December 1957. - Programme for 'Chutzpah 1990', a revue by the Wellington Jewish Social Club. - 'First catalogue of 78 r.p.m. records, rock 'n' roll and country and western', for Slow Boat Records, Cuba Street, Wellington. Photocopy. Manuscript prices on original. - 'Souvenir book of words' for a New Zealand tour by the soprano Amelita Galli-Curci. No date given, but advertisement refers to a 1932 season. Manuscript annotation on cover '13/10/[32?]'. - Song sheet for Mana Music Theatre Music Hall. Two copies. One bears manuscript marks and self-adhesive stickers, apparently marking certain songs. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) A4 sheets of light card. Physical Description: Printed matter with manuscript annotations