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Pictured here in the early 1960s, Douglas Lilburn composed A birthday offering in 1956 to mark the 10th birthday of the National Orchestra.
Listen to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Hopkins, perform this piece in 1986.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Reference: 14340
Image: Alexander Turnbull Library, Douglas Lilburn Collection, PAColl-6884-2-51-2
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