Sudden resignation of musical director
•The musical director of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Mr Martin Woolley, has resigned after only four months. The orchestra's manager, ■ Mr C. D. Brodrick, said yesterday that-. Mr Woolley was - returning to Australia for family reasons? ■ 1“It is a great pity, that we are losing Mr Woolley after such a short time — but it is just one ,of those things,” Mr Brodrick said... ; > : “Although'Mr Woolley has been with the'orchestra for only four months, he has
established good working relationships with both' players and other musical organisations, who will be disappointed to. learn of ( his sudden depature ”, he said. Mr Woolley.'who' is 41, was - principal 1 in the Queensland Theatre Orchestra and assistant conductor to Georg Tintner, the orchestra’s musical director, before coming to Christchurch. It. ? took nine<l months to negotiate Mr Woolley’s appointment, and ; sd it may be some time before his successor is announced. . . t . .-
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Press, 3 June 1982, Page 6
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