Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25. No. 13. 1962
Music Society
Music Society
One of the most outstanding members of the Music Society is Robin Maconie. As a pianist he has acquired a high reputation interpreting modem works. He studied with Bela Siki when he was in New Zealand. He is also one of New Zealand's foremost young composers, according to well-known Wellington music critic, Owen Jensen.
The International Club caters principally for overseas students who come to New Zealand. Students from all round the Pacific Basin come to New Zealand to study. Most of them are sponsored by the Colombo Plan. The International Club has regular evenings and this year they presented a concert featuring items from every country that sends students to New Zealand. The concert was an outstanding success, the Memorial Theatre was packed and few people who saw the concert will ever forget it.
The Maori students also have a club, and a very active one. This year they held a concert too. It was a new venture and proved a very successful one. All the proceeds went to the Maori Education Foundation.