Mr Maurice Till
Sir, —The resignation of Mr' Maurice Till from the staff of the University of Canterbury is reported in yotlr columns today. I rgad this , with great distress as just ohei of the very many people who have had so much pleasure from all that the staff mf the •iniversity music department, and Mr Till ,in particular, has done for the music-lovers Of Christchurch. New Zealand has been greatly* honoured by his decision to, 1 remit n in this country... His modesty and loyalty, his generosity with his superb talent, his co-oper-ation with fellow, artists, and, above all, his great ability as a concert pianist ajid, accompanist make him. • irreplaceable. What will visitihg artists do bereft, of this great accompanist? Is it possible (hat the! ! situation is not .irretrievable? I
'Can something be done before! iit is too late?—Yours, etc,, I MOYRA ASHTON February 24, 1970. [Professor J. A. Ritchie, professor of music at the Uni-: versity of Canterbury, replies:' “I can understand Moyra; Ashton’s disappointment, but! ( hope that visiting artists will] not be ‘bereft of this great; accompanist.' On the’contrary, it is Mr Till's expressed intehtion to be even more] available for this type of! artistic activity."]
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32235, 2 March 1970, Page 12
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