Abstract
O-Taiko performance with Henry Johnson performed at the Gala concert A Celebration of Otago in Words and Music at the Dunedin Town Hall to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University of Otago.
The concert was a feast of prose, poetry and music with connections to the University from the early days right up to the present. Performers included the University’s talented staff, local musicians and alumni stars. The 150th Gala Concert Orchestra and Choir were joined by the 2019 Capping Sextet, O-Taiko - Dunedin's Drumming Ensemble, vocal soloists Anna Leese, Rebecca Ryan, Kawiti Waetford and Joel Amosa, pianist Professor Terence Dennis, violinist Tessa Petersen, cellist Dr Heleen Du Plessis, organist David Burchell, alongside MCs Lisa Warrington and Peter Hayden and conductors Professor Anthony Ritchie, Associate Professor Peter Adams and Dr Karen Grylls.
The concert raised more than $14,000 for EXPINKT™ breast cancer exercise rehabilitation charity.