DEAN
MAJOR
2ND VIOLIN
Born and educated in Wellington, Dean joined the NZSO organisation as a trainee violinist with the Schola Musica in 1975, and successfully auditioned at the end of 1978 for the ‘big’ orchestra. As a trainee, he studied with the then NZSO Sub-Principal Second Violin, Franco Domaneschi, having previously studied locally with Bill Davies, Ken Magill and Zillah Castle. In 1980 he was appointed a National Artist to the Radio NZ Concert Programme, making many recordings for broadcast with pianists, Rae de Lisle, David Guerin, Katherine Austin and Margaret Nielsen. In 1982, son number one, Nicholas, was born.
In 1987, Dean was invited to be a founding member of the NZ Chamber Orchestra. In 1993 he met his wife, Rosemary Brown (former NZSO Sales and Client Services Manager), and in 1998, sons number two and three, identical twin boys, Alex and Zack, were born. Dean and Rosemary still manage to enjoy food, wine, friends and rugby.
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DEAN
MAJOR
2ND VIOLIN
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ANDREW
JOYCE
SECTION PRINCIPAL, CELLO
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ANDREW
KASZA
2ND VIOLIN
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ANDREW
THOMSON
SECTION PRINCIPAL, 2ND VIOLIN
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ANNA
DEBNAM
VIOLA
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ANNA
VAN DER ZEE
1ST VIOLIN
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ANNE
LOESER
1ST VIOLIN
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ANNEMARIE
MEIJERS
CELLO
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BRIGID
O'MEEGHAN
ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS, CELLO
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CAROLYN
MILLS
SECTION PRINCIPAL, HARP
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BELINDA
VEITCH
VIOLA
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SIMEON
BROOM
2ND VIOLIN
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SIMON
MILLER
2ND VIOLIN
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URSULA
EVANS
1ST VIOLIN
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VESA-MATTI
LEPPÄNEN
CONCERTMASTER, 1ST VIOLIN
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VICTORIA
JAENECKE
VIOLA
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YURY
GEZENTSVEY
PRINCIPAL, 1ST VIOLIN
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SALLY
ISAAC
CELLO
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DAVID
CHICKERING
SECTION PRINCIPAL EMERITUS , CELLO
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DAVID
GILLING
2ND VIOLIN
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DONALD
ARMSTRONG
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER, 1ST VIOLIN
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ELEANOR
CARTER
CELLO
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ELIZABETH
PATCHETT
2ND VIOLIN
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ELSPETH
GRAY
2ND VIOLIN
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EMMA
BARRON
1ST VIOLIN
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GREGORY
SQUIRE
1ST VIOLIN
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HAIHONG
LIU
1ST VIOLIN
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JANET
ARMSTRONG
ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL, 2ND VIOLIN
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JENARO
GARITA
VIOLA
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JOAN PERARNAU
GARRIGA
SECTION PRINCIPAL, DOUBLE BASS
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JULIA
JOYCE
SECTION PRINCIPAL, VIOLA
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KATHERINE
ROWE
2ND VIOLIN
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KEN
ICHINOSE
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, CELLO
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KRISTINA
ZELINSKA
1ST VIOLIN
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LISA
BOYES
VIOLA
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LYNDSAY
MOUNTFORT
VIOLA
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MALAVIKA
GOPAL
1ST VIOLIN
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MALCOLM
STRUTHERS
DOUBLE BASS
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MATTHEW
CAVE
DOUBLE BASS
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MEGAN
MOLINA
2ND VIOLIN
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MICHAEL
CUNCANNON
VIOLA
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NICHOLAS
SANDLE
ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS, DOUBLE BASS
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OLEKSANDR
GUNCHENKO
DOUBLE BASS
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PAM
JIANG
1ST VIOLIN
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PETER
BARBER
ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL, VIOLA
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REBECCA
STRUTHERS
1ST VIOLIN
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ALANNA
JONES
DOUBLE BASS
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ROWAN
PRIOR
CELLO
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BEIYI
XUE
1ST VIOLIN
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YUKA
EGUCHI
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER, 1ST VIOLIN
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NICHOLAS
HANCOX
VIOLA
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ALAN
MOLINA
1ST VIOLIN
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AMY
BROOKMAN
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, 2ND VIOLIN
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BEATRIX
FRANCIS
VIOLA
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