When art adviser Paul Baragwanath was finally given the keys to St David’s Memorial Church, after heading an eight-year campaign to save it from demolition,.
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“Ted bought all three properties to secure the future of St David’s,” he continued, explaining how the church had to be purchased alongside two other sites, the Old St David’s at 68 Khyber Pass Rd and the Madeira Lane car park, all in Grafton. All three had been put up for sale in April following the congregation’s dissolution in November last year. Manson said he did not want to buy all three sites but felt “there was no other way” he could be confident he would save the church. “I had to, it was important to me as I could not let the church fall into the wrong hands,” he said.
Press Release – Friends of St David’s Trust
Kiwi musicians have united in their bid to save St David’s Church, so it can be repurposed into a much-needed centre for acoustic music for all New Zealanders. They have gifted their voices and musical talent in a pre-recorded concert ‘To the Stars’, to be streamed from Saturday 29 May 2021. The virtual concert was filmed in the great hall of St David’s and features a star-studded lineup of New Zealand musical talent. It reveals the glorious interior and sparkling acoustics which make St David’s the ideal centre for music.
Starring in the concert is world famous tenor, Simon O’Neill ONZM. He has performed in prestigious opera houses around the world and says the church building was made for music. “The atmosphere, acoustics and scale of St David’s create an incredibly valuable opportunity for music in New Zealand. Its location in Auckland – UNESCO City of Music – is fitting.” Simon and wife Carmel Walsh-O’Neill
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 11:17 am
Kiwi musicians have united in their bid to save St
David’s Church, so it can be repurposed into a much-needed
centre for acoustic music for all New Zealanders. They have
gifted their voices and musical talent in a pre-recorded
concert ‘To the Stars’, to be streamed from Saturday 29
May 2021. The virtual concert was filmed in the great hall
of St David’s and features a star-studded lineup of New
Zealand musical talent. It reveals the glorious interior and
sparkling acoustics which make St David’s the ideal centre
for music.
Starring in the concert is world famous