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Kōrero: Regional cultural life

Royal Christchurch Musical Society, 1920

The Royal Christchurch Musical Society is shown performing Mendelssohn's Elijahin the Choral Hall, Christchurch, on 20 November 1920. The conductor was J. C. Bradshaw, and there were two visiting English solo singers, Amy Evans and Fraser Grange. Christchurch became noted for its flourishing choral music scene.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Steffano Webb Collection (PAColl-3061)

Reference: 1/1-005543-F

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.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Pip Howells, Regional cultural life – Early regional arts and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/44487/royal-christchurch-musical-society-1920 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Pip Howells, i tāngia i te 14 March 2014.