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Henry Saint-George on performing in New Zealand - From the archive: September 1916

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In his column ‘Fiddling About: A record of many wanderings’, violinist and author Henry Saint-George recalls his experiences of playing in New Zealand

STRATFORD, Taranaki, is a town in which I have heard some excellent music, and made some good friends. The Orchestral Society was doing most creditable work the last time I was there. I gave a Lecture-Recital there once, and a prominent citizen took the chair. This worthy gentleman was under the impression that the audience would consist of quite young students. When he arrived and found a fashionable gathering he grew nervous and introduced me as “Mr. Sinclair.” A similar case happened once in Dunedin where I was introduced as “Mr. MacGeorge,” but that is a Scots town, so I took it as a compliment!…

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