This blog post was published on the Pikitia Press Blog on Thursday January 23rd, 2014 written by Matt Emery. As June Mendoza is a patron of the Tait Memorial Trust we wanted to share this fascinating article about a great Australian. We are very grateful to Matt Emery for sharing these illustrations and his interview…
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Founding Patrons of the Tait Memorial Trust
The founding Patrons of the Tait Memorial Trust were Viola, Lady Tait AM, Dame Joan Sutherland AC OM DBE, John McCallum AO CBE and Googie Withers AO CBE. The Tait Memorial Trust was formed in 1992 by Isla Baring OAM, in memory of her father, Sir Frank Tait and his four brothers. The Tait brothers…
John Preston Amis (17 June 1922 – 1 August 2013)
Dear Friends Darling John died peacefully last night at the Chelsea and Westminster – I was with him at the time. His last two months have been a struggle – Scotland for a month, then in London for 5 weeks. The doctors and nurses gave him wonderful care and support. I will miss him enormously,…
John Amis – Critic, Broadcaster and Patron of the TMT
John Amis has lived a life surrounded by the greats of modern British music. At Dulwich College, South London he was close friends with the satirical/ witty composer, Donald Swann. In his professional life Britten, Tippett and Walton, to name a few, were his friends and contemporaries. He followed and nurtured their careers, wrote about…