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Latest News & Reviews

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Show rhythmically complex, purposeful

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Concert a juggling act

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David Burchell - Saint-Saëns 'Organ' Symphony

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Leese returns with purpose

Review - 15 Sep 2025

Show rhythmically complex, purposeful

ODT review by Judy Bellingham - 'Anna Leese, Gloria & Organ Symphony'

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News - 11 Sep 2025

Concert a juggling act

City Choir Dunedin director and Dunedin City Organist David Burchell is no stranger to multi-tasking, and Saturday’s Anna Leese, Gloria and Organ Symphony concert is no exception.

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News - 10 Sep 2025

David Burchell - Saint-Saëns 'Organ' Symphony

I am looking forward to joining the orchestra in the ‘Organ Symphony’.

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News - 04 Sep 2025

Leese returns with purpose

Former Dunedin-based opera singer Anna Leese is back performing with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra this month. She tells Tim Scott of the ODT about what has changed in the past four years since she last sang with the orchestra.

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