Ageing Gracefully
SinJers
John ameron and Susan oOand were ErouJht up to aOue peopOe and Eeaut in an aJe oI commerciaOism hen the married coupOe co Iounded arts tra eO compan 2peratunit the wanted to Ee aEOe to share some oI that sense oI o with those around them
heir Oo e oI antiTues and EeautiIuO oE ects is certainO represented in their music room at home hen John s parents died the OeIt his Erother, aOso a sinJer, their precious echstein Jrand and the OeIt John mone to Eu a piano oI eTuaO aOue OthouJh e tremeO hard up at the time, Sue and John went into a music shop, the first pOace the OooNed in, and Iound a echstein oI eTuaO aOue and aJe, ,t has heOd pride oI pOace in their home e er since
iIe is not aEout mone , it is aEout instiOOinJ aOue into others Oi es, sa s Sue iIe can Ee hard Ior peopOe e want our audiences to Oea e their trouEOes at the door and come and Ee themseO es Ior a whiOe, aOOowinJ the music and Iun to transport them awa Irom the Eurden oI OiIe
1ow 2peratunit Ji es tens oI thousands oI peopOe o throuJh its da time concerts around the countr , and throuJh its speciaOist internationaO and nationaO music trips
Sue and John open the worOd to us widows, sa s at Irom otan , who tooN part in 2peratunit s recent ast 8S anada in the aOO trip e wouOd ne er Ee aEOe to tra eO without their Oo e and care
John and Sue s red music room was painted when red wasn t IashionaEOe o ou want it that EriJht se eraO peopOe asNed them ut man ears oI music ha e Eeen e perienced in Sue and John s Oo eO music room, with the piano Ji en to them E John s parents
hat warm, passionate music room with its piano meOOowinJ with aJe represents the warmth and passion the coupOe Ji e to others throuJh their music and Oo e e er da
‘I come to your concerts feeling 81, I leave feeling 21 again!’ Nev from Kapiti