MR. BARRY CONEY. Mr. Barry Coney, who has been appearing regularly at 1YA of late, is a well-known and popular baritone and pianist of Auckland. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Frederick King, and studied opera under Constantine Simoniades. He gained a Licentiate of the Academy and had an Associateship conferred. Mr. Barry Coney has sung with signal success at the Queen's Hall, London, and also in the provinces. He has judged at competitions and been heard in all the principal centres of the Dominion— in oratorio, opera, and Maori songs. He is a leading exponent of the art of voice production and voice training in Auckland.

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 2, 29 July 1927, Page 8

MR. BARRY CONEY. Mr. Barry Coney, who has been appearing regularly at 1YA of late, is a well-known and popular baritone and pianist of Auckland. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Frederick King, and studied opera under Constantine Simoniades. He gained a Licentiate of the Academy and had an Associateship conferred. Mr. Barry Coney has sung with signal success at the Queen's Hall, London, and also in the provinces. He has judged at competitions and been heard in all the principal centres of the Dominion— in oratorio, opera, and Maori songs. He is a leading exponent of the art of voice production and voice training in Auckland.