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The Royal Dunedin Male Choir is one of New Zealand's oldest male choirs. Their repertoire includes popular tunes, hymns, operatic choruses, folk songs and traditional melodies. The Choir undertakes fee-paying and charity engagements throughout the Otago, Southland and South Canterbury regions of New Zealand. == History == The Choir's origins can be traced back to 1878 and the entertainment provided at functions marking the opening of the northern railway link into Dunedin. From this evolved a Liedertaefel Quartet which, in response to public demand, was to become the Dunedin Liedertaefel Society which was incorporated on 1 May 1886. Its aims were stated as "the practice and performance of music for male voices, and for the cultivation of a refined taste in that class of music". Its founder was Mr. S. Moyle.〔Campbell, Margaret. Music in Dunedin. Dunedin: Charles Begg and Co., 1945, p. 43.〕 In 1915 the name was changed to the Dunedin Male Choir,〔Campbell, Margaret. Music in Dunedin. Dunedin: Charles Begg and Co., 1945, p. 44.〕 with the word "Royal" being added by royal patent in 1927, acknowledging three performances before royalty in 1901, 1920, and 1927. The Royal Dunedin Male Choir from time to time combined with the Dunedin Choral Society (City of Dunedin Choir) in performances.〔Thomson, John M. Oxford History of New Zealand Music. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1991, p. 111.〕 Audiences have included these notable persons: * Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) * The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) * The Duke of York (later King George VI) * Duke of Gloucester * HM Queen Elizabeth II * HRH The Duke of Edinburgh * Prince Charles (later HRH The Prince of Wales) * Princess Anne (later HRH The Princess Royal) * Duke and Duchess of Kent * Various Governors-General of New Zealand * Lord Jellicoe * Lord Cobham * Sir Paul Reeves * Lord Provost of Edinburgh 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Dunedin Male Choir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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