Sunday at Old St Pauls.

The Friends of Old St Pauls have organised a series of concerts to be held on the first Sunday of each month. On May 7th the Wellington Chamber Orchestra gave a concert which was marred only by the presence of a couple of restless children.

Conductor Bill Walden Mills kept tight control of the orchestra and inspired lively performances particularly in the Mozart Violin Concerto in D major. Soloist, Valerie Rigg, played with profession al assurance.

The other major work in the programme was Haydn's Symphony in E flat major - Drumroll - with Paul Barrett on timpani. Prokofief's March from the Love of Three Oranges gave the concert a bright and breezy finish. If this concert is anything to go by, future Sunday afternoons could be well worth a trip down to Thorndon. Admission is free.

Julia Millen