The group has gained a big reputation and an enthusiastic following. Octavius gave its first concert in November 2017 at All Saint's Church, Taradale, and since then have regularly performed there and at other venues.
Highlights of their performances include collaborating with Iona College to present a variety show in the Blyth Centre at the school, and a concert in the Waiapu Cathedral in 2020 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.
Octavius often sings Christmas carols for patients and their families at Cranford Hospice and for U3A groups and businesses, and has performed at Mangapapa Hotel.
Their most recent concert, in Taradale's All Saint's Church hall, attracted a audience of more than 100 people, all squeezed into the small venue. Octavius is led by Anthony Tattersall, who also directs the Waiapu Cathedral adult and young people's choirs, the Cathedral Strings orchestra, and plays the organ in the cathedral for Sunday services.
Tattersall says that music is his love and his hobby, which he fits in (somehow) around his full-time job.
The Details:
What: Memories: A concert by Octavius choir
When: Sunday, November 13th at 2pm
Where: Waiapu Cathedral, Browning Street, Napier
