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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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First inter-city brass band contest

1880 First inter-city brass band contest

An audience of 2500 people was on hand for the first inter-city brass band competition, which was held in the Christchurch Drill Hall. The inaugural winners were the Invercargill Garrison Band. more...

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31 reasons to love New Zealand music

External links

  • Skellerup Woolston band (Te Ara)
  • Brass bands (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Brass Bands Association of NZ (Brass NZ)
  • The Band of the RNZN (Navy)
  • Central Band of the RNZAF (RNZAF)
  • NZ Army Band (NZ Army)
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