More Song Quest District Finalists
HERE are some more of the winners in the district finals of the 1957 Mobil Song Quest. Ian Morton (top right), winner in Auckland district, is well known for his broadcasting work with Oswald Cheesman. In 1954 he toured New Zealand with the Australian National Opera Company as a member of the chorus, at the same time understudying the role of Colline in La Boheme. Ian has also performed in musical comedies produced by the Auckland Light Opera Club. Brian Wilkins (top left), finalist in Wellington, who has climbed in the Himalayas with Sir Edmund Hillary, was a pupil of Ernest Drake in Dunedin. In his student days at Otago he did some radio work from 4YA, and since coming to Wellington has been a member of the Phoenix Choir. The Palmerston North district winner, Rachel Plank (above), is well known to 2YZ listeners, and has also. broadcast from 1YA and 2YA. She is interested in folk music and is a member of the Hastings Ladies’ Folk Song Group. Raymond Stewart (top centre), winner in Wanganui, is frequently heard from 2ZA, and has won the vocal championship on three occasions in the Wanganui competitions. He has also sung bass. solos in Messiah. rs
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 944, 13 September 1957, Page 23
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208More Song Quest District Finalists New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 944, 13 September 1957, Page 23
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