ROYAL TOUR 1963-DUNEDIN ROYAL VARIETY CONCERT
[event 80-81]
Coverage of the 1963 Royal Variety Concert on Thursday 14/2/1963 at the Dunedin Town Hall
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Begins with coverage of the crowd awaiting the Royals with commentary by Ray Scofield. The concert begins at approx 23'00" includes The National Band of New Zealand, Vincente Major, Bill Thomas [accordionist], The Doug Caldwell Quartet [featuring Coral Cummins on one tune], Bob Paris, Bill and Boyd and the Doug Caldwell Quartet, Rod Derrett and George Crow.
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Rod Derret and George Crow continued [The Kiwi Express]
Members of The National Band play 'Tricky Trombones',
Robin Gordon [tenor] and William Clark[piano:] 'The English Rose' and 'Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes'
Georgina Smith [piano] Chopin: Waltz in A Flat and Study No. 9 'The Butterfly'
Alan Meldrum [organ] and Ken Smith [trumpet]: "Trumpet Voluntary"
Ronald Maconaghie and Georgina O'Carroll are introduced, singing 'songs from the shows' accompanied by Oswald Cheeseman [piano]
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Ronald Maconaghie and Georgina O'Carroll accompanied by Oswald Cheeseman [piano], perform "This is my lovely day", "The Donkey Serenade" and "Almost like being in love"
Walter Sinton [xylophone] and The National Band, Walter Sinton [xylophone] and Margaret Gardiner [piano]
Maureen Kingi [Miss New Zealand] with a poi exhibition
The Doug Caldwell Trio,
The Howard Morrison Quartet (begins at 50'24 and ends at 60'30")
Ken Smith [cornet] and the National Band.
[The recording ends before the concert has finished and is continued on TX798]
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Final moments of Dunedin Royal Variety Concert - please see ID105415 for details] Brass band performance and "God Defend New Zealand" sung by the audience. Commentator ends broadcast describing the Queen going into the foyer to meet the artists.