Former mayor Meng Foon has passed the torch of patronage to Mayor Rehette Stoltz (second right) pictured here with St Andrew's Church new minister, Rev Jin Sook Kim, rehearsing a piece from the Requiem. Picture by Grant Miller
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wasn't ever well-behaved enough to please the church – the Archbishop of Salzburg's steward even once kicked him down the stairs – but managed to find a patron of sorts in Baron Gottfried van Swieten.
A few centuries later, the Gisborne Choral Society (GCS) announced postponement of
its production of Mozart's Requiem and of the group's new patron.
The GCS plans to perform Requiem next year.
