May 16, 2015

NZSO's performances of 'The Happiness Box'

May 16, 2015/ Bryony Marks

Conductor Hamish McKeich, leading the NZSO in a performance of 'The Happiness Box' at Rongotai College, Wellington, 13 May 2015

Cole Jenkins with the NZSO performing 'The Happiness Box', 13 May 2015

In the last week the NZSO have performed 'The Happiness Box' in Wellington and Palmerston North, with concerts coming up very soon in Taupo (20 May), Hamilton (21 May) and Auckland (22 May). Judging from the information on the NZSO's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/newzealandsymphonyorchestra, it looks like New Zealander children are enjoying it! Concerts are heavily booked, if not sold out, but for more information email hello@schoolkit.co.nz.

Illustrations by Leslie Greener, 'The Happiness Box', The Australasian Publishing Company, Sydney 1947. Reproduced with permission from the Greener Estate. The front and back cover illustrations, and the middle insert entitled 'In the middle of the flower sat Bumble, the bee who knew everything', appear in colour in the book. The other black and white illustrations have been colourised for performance by Neale Mar.

Photos of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performing The Happiness Box, conducted by Brett Kelly with Stephen Curry as narrator, reproduced with permission from the MSO.

The Happiness Box was commissioned by Symphony Services Australia, the Robert Salzer Foundation and Father Arthur E. Bridge AM for Ars Musica.

The Happiness Box

The Happiness Box

News and Reviews

The Happiness Box