Venue Profile

The Maurice Till Concert Hall was formerly the Chapel for the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in Christchurch. It is one of four Heritage buildings (formerly the Convent, the Chapel and the Portery and the Sacred Heart College Girls’ Hostel).

The original buildings were opened at different times from 1882 through to 1930. They were saved from demolition in the early 1990’s by the founding Trustees, as well as a group of dedicated musicians, choristers, residents and the Christchurch City Council. Restoration was funded by the NZ Lotteries Grants Board, the Trust Bank Community Trust and the Christchurch City Council, along with various benefactors and some generous companies. The buildings were transformed to become the creative foundation for the ‘Music Centre of Christchurch’.

In 1994 the first of the Music Centre’s tenants, the Christchurch School of Music, moved into the restored Convent and commenced using the buildings. The Chapel was immediately put to use as a concert venue. The refurbishment of the Chapel into the Maurice Till Concert Hall cost approximately $1 million.

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