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Biography: Aspey, Vincent

Vincent Aspey helps fellow violinists Olwyn Castle and Silvia Roberts, about 1954

Vincent Aspey helps fellow violinists Olwyn Castle and Silvia Roberts, about 1954

From 1946 Vincent Aspey was the popular leader of the National Orchestra, persuading by example rather than instructing the rank and file members.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

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Peter Averi. 'Aspey, Vincent', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2635/vincent-aspey-helps-fellow-violinists-olwyn-castle-and-silvia-roberts-about-1954 (accessed 4 June 2026).