1999 Australia and New Zealand
Soloists
Jill Padfield (Soprano) ~ Joanne Thomas (Mezzo-Soprano)
Musical Staff
Alwyn Humphreys (Musical Director) ~ Huw Rees (Deputy Musical Director) ~Joy Amman Davies (Accompanist) ~ Lois Davies (Deputy Accompanist) ~Clive Williams (Organist)
Medical Staff
Mr Julian Bihari ~ Dr John Canton ~ Dr Denys Howells
Flights
First Party ~ 10th February ~ Heathrow to Auckland
Second Party ~ 13th February ~ Heathrow to Auckland
New Zealand (North Island)
Auckland
Stayed at Sky City Hotel
17th February ~ Concert ~ Town Hall
Rotarua
18th February ~ Travelled there by coach.
Stayed at the Royal Lakeside Novotel
Hangi and Cultural evening
19th February ~ Farm ~ Maori Arts and Crafts ~ Thermal Reserve
Concert ~ Founders Theatre, Hamilton Palmerston North
20th February - Travelled there by coach. Stayed at the Quality Hotel
Concert ~ Regal Theatre
Wellington
21st February ~ Travelled by coach
Stayed at Quality Hotel, Oriental Bay and Quality Hotel, Willis Street
Visited Parliament Buildings
Concert ~ Town hall
(South Island)
Nelson
22nd February ~ Travelled by coach and ferry
We stayed at the Copthorne Rutherford Leisure Lodge and the Trailways Motor Inn
23rd February - Concert ~ College Hall
Greymouth
24th February - Travelled there by coach and stayed the night at the Ashley Hotel and Quality Kings Hotel
Wanaka and Franz Joseph
25th February - The party was split and travelled to these places by coach to spend the night there in order to visit the Franz Joseph Glacier
Queenstown
26th February ~ Travelled there by coach. Stayed at the Copthorne Lakefront Resort Hotel. All the time there was leisure time with much to see and do
Dunedin
28th February ~ Travelled there by coach and train through the Taieri Gorge.
We stayed at the Southern Cross Hotel
1st March - St David’s Day Concert ~ Town Hall
Christchurch
2nd March ~ Travelled there by coach and stayed at the Millennium Hotel
3rd March ~ Concert ~ Town Hall (North Island)
Australia
Sydney
4th March ~ Travelled there by air and stayed at the Millennium Hotel
5th March ~ Concert at Wollongong ~ Church of Christ at the Figtree
6th March ~ Luncheon Cruise of Sydney Harbour
7th March ~ Concert ~ Sydney Opera House
8th March ~ End of Tour Party
9th March ~ Fly back to Heathrow