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Author:   Guy Jansen
Publisher:   Massey University Press
Imprint:   Massey University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   8.560kg
ISBN:  

9780995100152

ISBN 10:   0995100152
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   14 November 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword 6 Introduction 8 1 The heritage of Maori song and the birth of a new tradition 17 2 Colonial music and choral beginnings 29 3 Visits by overseas choirs 43 4 Thirty turbulent years from 1914 55 5 Significant choral leaders of the time 77 6 Bonanzas unheralded, unsung, 1925-45 95 7 After the Second World War: A new world beginning 115 8 The main cities take centre stage 129 9 The worth of investing in young people, 1966-86 159 10 The perplexing question of conductor training 193 Sing_TEXT_FNL.indd 4 19/08/19 1:01 PM11 We're all going on a summer holiday: Conductor training in action 211 12 A world in union: The New Zealand Choral Federation 239 13 The flourishing of a rich choral culture, 1972-99 265 14 The new millennium 285 15 Five national choirs and a world symposium 307 16 How has the best become so good? 327 Afterword: Where to from here? 337 Glossary 342 Notes 344 Acknowledgements 367 About the author 369 Index 370

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Clarissa Dunn reviews Sing New Zealand: The story of choral music in Aotearoa by Guy E. Jansen on Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan. Listen to it on RNZ

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In 2011 the late Dr Guy Jansen (1935–2019) was awarded a MNZM for services to music. He was a renowned music educator and choral musician, and in 1979 founded the New Zealand Youth Choir — reputed to be the first national youth choir in the world — and was its musical director. He also founded the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir, and pioneered training in choral conducting. Dr Jansen formed the Festival Singers and Bel Canto, and served as chair of the New Zealand Choral Federation.

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