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Graduation hits the right note for Christchurch music veteran

An 82-year-old composer will cap off a career of making and sharing music by graduating with a rare postgraduate degree from the University of Canterbury (UC).

He’ll receive a Doctor of Music (MusD) at the Christchurch Town Hall to add to his Master of Music degree (with Distinction) gained from UC in 1993. The MusD is recognition of a body of work built up over time by an experienced musician with a long-standing connection to the university.

Mr Emeleus’ wife Janet and some friends will be at the ceremony to cheer him on and he is quietly proud of the achievement. “It’s very nice to have it. For me it felt like unfinished business after completing a Master’s, and I decided now was the time to do it.

“I’ve had to work hard for this one; I had to submit about 10 original compositions and a CV to three external examiners, one of whom is overseas.”

During his long career he has composed work that has been published and performed here and in Australia, Britain and the United States.

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