National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service :[Programmes 1959].

Includes programmes for concerts on:

The 1959 National Orchestra concerts for schools. Conductor John Hopkins. Programme

21 March: Conductor John Hopkins, soloist Andor Foldes (piano). Wellington Town Hall (2 copies)

10 April: Symphony concert in the presence of the Chief Delegates to the Fifth Meeting of the Council of Ministers, South-East Asian Treaty Organisation. Conductor John Hopkins, leader Vincent Aspey. Wellington Town Hall. (2 copies, one hard bound)

18 April: Conductor John Hopkins; soloists Sybil Phillipps (soprano), Honor McKellar (contralto) and Hutt Valley Orpheus Society, Phoenix Choir, Royal Wellington Choral Union, Wellington Harmonic Society). Wellington Town Hall (2 copies)

16 May: Conductor John Hopkins, soloist James Whitehead (cello). Wellington Town Hall (2 copies)

23 May: Conductor John Hopkins, soloist Mattiwilda Dobbs (soprano) Wellington Town Hall (2 copies)

6 June: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Janetta McStay (piano). Wellington Town Hall (2 copies)

23 June: Conductor John Hopkins; soloists Wind Quintet of the Czech Philharmonic. Wellington Town Hall. Programme (2 copies)

4 July: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Lili Kraus (piano). Wellington Town Hall.

18 July: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Gerard Souzay (singer). Wellington Town Hall (2 copies)

8 August: Conductor Josef Krips; soloist Devy Erlih (violin). Wellington Town Hall. (2 copies)

3 September: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Igor Ozim. Civic Theatre Invercargill, 3 September 1959. Programme

12 September: Conductor John Hopkins, soloist Igor Ozim (violin). Wellington Town Hall. Programme (2 copies)

27 September: Orchestral concert. Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Maurice Till. Opera House Wanganui, 28 September 1959. Programme

8 October: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist William Herbert (tenor). Wellington Town Hall. Programme (2 copies)

10 October: "Tunes for the people". Maurice Till (piano). Lower Hutt Town Hall. Programme

17 October: Conductor John Hopkins; soloist Lili Kraus. Wellington Town Hall. Programme (2 copies)

Quantity: 17 album(s) Album(s).

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

Provenance: One item donated by Mary Jennings, Wellington, in 2014; one by Richard Till, Christchurch, in 2014; one by the NZSO, 2014.