Rare 233-year-old Messiah manuscript sings again in Katikati

Monday, November 27th, 2017

“A bit of magic” was created in Katikati at the weekend through a combination of musical talent, research and an extraordinary, rare manuscript.

Tauranga’s Colin and Stephanie Smith discovered the manuscript 10 or 12 years ago in a pile of music bought decades earlier as part of an auction lot from an estate in Christchurch. Read more

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