clockwise from top left : Messiah 1953, with soloists Edith
Black, Beatrice Jones, Ramon Opie and James Hoskins.
acs archives , poynton terrace .
Programme for a free public Messiah performance, 1896.
acs archives , poynton terrace .
Sir Donald McIntyre, whose relationship with the choir
spans 51 years, cuts the celebreation cake at the 150th
anniversary dinner, 15 April, 2005. s ean mccabe , mccabe
photography ltd .
The Auckland Choral Society on an outing in Whangarei,
c.1903. a . pickmere and new zealand memories .
The tenor section shows off its fashion sense, 2004.
Singers from left: back row — Bruce Short, Ian Ball,
Brian Beasley, Warwick Mitchell, Brian Gander, Gary de
Beer, Joseph Cheang, Sigmund Sue; front row — David
Sainsbury, Maurice Handisides, Joshua Arulanandham,
Iain Bremner, Rob Clark, Bruce McLean. bruce mclean .