Charles Nalden

Charles Nalden CBE (born John Leslie Simpson; 16 March 1908 – 17 June 2002)[1] was a British and New Zealand musician and professor at the University of Auckland.

Charles Nalden
CBE
Birth nameJohn Leslie Simpson
Born(1908-03-16)16 March 1908
London, England
Died17 June 2002(2002-06-17) (aged 94)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)
  • Bandmaster
  • conductor
  • professor of music
Instrument(s)

Born out of wedlock, at the age of 29 days[2] Nalden was accepted into the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children[1] and his birth name was changed.[3] For 25 years, from the age of 14, he was in the British Army rising to bandmaster. Three months before his 40th birthday, he arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, to join the academic staff of the then Auckland University College, later the University of Auckland, where he rose to professor in 1956.[1] He remained there until his retirement in 1974, and was conferred with the title of professor emeritus.[1][4] Founder and longstanding conductor of Auckland Junior Symphony Orchestra,[5] now known as Auckland Symphony Orchestra.

Publications

'Half and half : the memoirs of a charity brat, 1908-1989' (Autobiography)[2]

'Fugal Answer'[6]

Honours

In the 1976 Birthday Honours, Nalden was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to music.[7]

References
  1. Dart, William (23 June 2002), "A progressive spirit", The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 28 February 2022
  2. 'Half and half : the memoirs of a charity brat, 1908-1989'. ISBN 0-908705-48-4 (pbk.) Moana Press, c1989. Tauranga, New Zealand.
  3. Charles Nalden (1989). Half and Half. Moana Press, Tauranga, New Zealand.
  4. The University of Auckland Calendar 1974, p. 45, retrieved 28 February 2022
  5. 'Nalden, Charles (Dr), 1908-2002'. National Library of New Zealand
  6. Nalden, Charles. (1970). 'Fugal Answer'. ISBN 0-19-647552-X, 978-0-19-647552-3 Auckland University Press.
  7. "No. 46921". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1976. p. 8056.
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