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Haurongo: 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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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

Reference: PAColl-6303-15

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Averi. 'Aspey, Vincent', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2635/vincent-aspey-helps-fellow-violinists-olwyn-castle-and-silvia-roberts-about-1954 (accessed 4 June 2026).