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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 688, 27 May 1997, Page 8

' sittg aoteafoa' I JsBBSw Jm te puna o t e zp ai r ti a ;x I ' - * , ** U - * , Welcome, from the festival By Graham Hoffman and Greg Tata, festival directors and artists throughout the country who are able to share their knowlWelcome to the third Sing Aotearoa Festival. edge with us over three days of active music-making at Ohakune. We We believe that this event will again demonstrate to the New extend a warm welcome to guest conductor, Dr Andre Thomas from Zealand public the positive aspects of our diverse society and the the USA. £& Jl .JmII unique possibilities available through a pooling of our expertise and We are looking forward to you being there, to contribute to and resources. experience the spirit of the weekend, highlighted by the most beautiful We are especially grateful to the number of distinguished musicians backdrop one could wish for any festival. 1 1 VPS Thomas (USA) * * * Guest Conductor - ' C A id ...of over 30,000 men and women Professor of Music Education at Florida State University 4 '* COlintry OVer the last 150 years. Dr Thomas isinfrequent demand as a choral adjudicaThe Tears on Greenstone - Roimata Choirs throughout the USA, Europe and Australia. He has Pounamu - was built in their featured as a gu J^for the Swedish and^ustralian Choral j|j^^ ,We shall remember them. Choir at the 4th World Choral Symjx)sium last year. IThe QEII Army Memorial Museum, located '-*?* has served as the President of the Florida American Choral in Waiouru provides a striking ^etting for & Directors Association and in 1993 was awarded the Unioutstanding displays of the nation's military ^MSing Aotearoa,^ Dr Thomas will lead the Festival The Museum has won a number of tourism _ ofTutor/Facilitators,andpresentworkshopsentitledAfroawards, and is highly Americaij Mu^sic - idemifying characteristic devices and W^ephon^ (06) 387 6911 LIZABETH II ARMY MEMORIAL MUSEUM » WAIOURU | (j\LLtllKt*Clft X^^rbrist. & Garden Courtf GoWjincft St, Ohakune. cph/^ax 06 385 8626