hago in pictures - 1999

The team - February 25th 1999 - our first rehearsal

Left to right, starting at the back...
Perry, Geoff, Avril, Howard, Derek
Ro, Heather, Rich, Viv
ElaineS, Philip, ElaineM, Jean

Our first concert was in July 1999, split 50/50 with our Musical Director's Guitar Workshop

Here's a photo of the hago team on 2nd December

And here are our first Niibori instruments - the bass (centre) and the alto (right).
The alto was tuned to requinto tuning for the first few months...