The bells automatically sound daily at 10am, 11am, noon, 2pm, 4pm and 5pm, but the last time it was played manually and live was by organist Raymond Ashworth, after its installation. “I’m just bringing something back to the community, and I’m quite privileged to do that, Luke said. It requires him sitting in a small brick bunker with a small keyboard which is connected to the bells and can play them individually or all at the same time. “So suddenly there s a vast range of music that can be played on it from Bach to Andrew Lloyd Webber.”
Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:25 am | Kris Baines A former paramedic with St John has just released an emotional musical tribute video
to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake. Pianist and composer
Kris Baines was working on the day of the earthquake, on 22 February 2011, with most . More
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 11:46 am | Kris Baines When the devastating earthquake struck Christchurch on 22 February 2011, NZ pianist
and former St John Paramedic, Kris Baines, was attending a training session. Escaping
safely from the building, within thirty minutes Baines and his colleagues found themselves . More
Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 10:40 am | Kris Baines
Canterbury pianist Kris Baines has released a captivating new rendition of the New