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Mixing music and money

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From: The Press
Date: 20060111
Author:MOORE, Christopher

Cantabrians have always been a musically inclined bunch. From choral singing in the grandest of traditions to the unmistakable sound of a brass band and the contemporary cut and thrust of experimental music, the city and the region continue to give their all when it comes to a question of music.

It's been a natural evolution since Samuel Butler gave public piano recitals and Julius von Haast played the violin. Commenting on the endless acres of wind, sky and tussock which surrounded the fledgling city, Butler compared his surroundings with a line from the opening chorus of Handel's opera ...

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