MW6-050 - Interview with Pastor Doug Martin and Kiso of Mussau, Rabaul

Tape# 1: Musical Experiences and Journey of Pastor Martin and Kiso. Side A: Pastor Doug Martin was recruited from Australia to be a music educator and christian ministry teacher with Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) College at Kambubu, East New Britain in 1958 at the age 30. His wife was a nurse who was employed with the SDA Church run Health Centre at Kambubu. Pastor Martin's background experience was in singing evangelism, choirs conducting musicianship. He was instrumental with the New Guinea Adventist Male Choir know as "Jones Missionary College Kambubu". He also mentored and Female Choir and both entered the Rabaul Choir Festival and achieved first prize awards in the many years of the competitions in the 1960s' under Pastor Martin's musicianship and stewardship. In 1965 he retired and returned to Sydney, Australia then back to his home town in Lismore, Northern NSW. He continued in his retirement years with his music education work and consulting to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu with his connection to his SDA church programs and his former students where in positions of authority to re-engage him for continuation of music education. The experiences and continuing music education of Pastor Martin with many former students like Kiso of Mussau Island, Kavieng, New Ireland resulted again in 1987 when he conducted further training with his designed course called "Pacific Islands Music Education". Other choir conductors from other churches also attended. Some feedback from former students and the choir community generally at the training expressed that the influences and impact of music in the communities has contributed to minimal social problems with youths and adults by engaging and expressing themselves in choirs and singing in the people's social, spiritual development and wellbeing. Side B: Pastor Martin conducted the one week Music training in Rabaul in 1987 that encouraged planning the next PNG music seminar coordinated by Kiso as agreed by the participants. The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu course was also planned for 1988 by Pastor Martin. In late 1964, the New Guinea Adventist Male Choir of Kambubu did a concert tour of east coast Australia in major capital cities Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional cities and towns in Queensland and NSW. Part of the concerts included presentation of New Guinea from SDA missionary arrival to modern life in 1960s'.The repertoire of songs were from church worship hymns, classical choir songs, negro spiritual, christmas carols and selected PNG songs. In early 1965, the Choir recording was made in Australia after the concert tour. (Steven Gagau, November 2019). Language as given:

磁带1：马丁牧师与基索的音乐经历与历程。A面：道格·马丁牧师于1958年，时年30岁，从澳大利亚受邀前往东新不列颠省坎布布的基督复临安息日会（Seventh Day Adventist, SDA）学院担任音乐教育与基督教事工教师。他的妻子是一名护士，就职于坎布布基督复临安息日会运营的健康中心。马丁牧师此前的从业背景涵盖福音歌唱、合唱团指挥与音乐素养培养。他曾助力组建以“坎布布琼斯传教学院（Jones Missionary College Kambubu）”为名的新几内亚基督复临安息日会男声合唱团（New Guinea Adventist Male Choir），并指导女子合唱团，两支合唱团均参与了拉包尔合唱节（Rabaul Choir Festival），在1960年代的多届赛事中凭借马丁牧师的音乐指导与统筹管理斩获一等奖项。1965年，马丁牧师退休返回澳大利亚悉尼，随后回到新南威尔士州北部利斯莫尔的故乡。退休后他仍持续从事音乐教育工作，因其与基督复临安息日会教会项目的渊源，且其前学生已身居要职得以再次邀请他延续音乐教育工作，他便为巴布亚新几内亚（PNG）、所罗门群岛与瓦努阿图提供相关咨询服务。马丁牧师与包括来自新爱尔兰省（New Ireland）卡维恩（Kavieng）马苏岛（Mussau Island）的基索在内的诸多前学生的相关经历与持续音乐教育合作，在1987年迎来新的契机：他开设了自主设计的“太平洋群岛音乐教育（Pacific Islands Music Education）”课程并开展进阶培训，来自其他教会的多名合唱团指挥亦参与其中。参与此次培训的前学生与合唱界人士普遍反馈：通过让民众在合唱与歌唱中表达自我，音乐对社区的影响已助力减少青少年与成人的社会问题，推动了当地民众的社会、精神发展与福祉。B面：1987年，马丁牧师在拉包尔开展了为期一周的音乐培训，与会者一致商定由基索牵头筹备下一届巴布亚新几内亚（PNG）音乐研讨会。马丁牧师同时规划了1988年在所罗门群岛与瓦努阿图开设的相关课程。1964年末，坎布布的新几内亚基督复临安息日会男声合唱团（New Guinea Adventist Male Choir）赴澳大利亚东海岸开展巡演，途经布里斯班、悉尼、堪培拉、墨尔本等主要首府城市，以及昆士兰州与新南威尔士州的多个城镇。部分音乐会内容涵盖了从基督复临安息日会传教士抵达新几内亚至1960年代现代生活的主题展示。演出曲目涵盖教会礼拜圣诗、古典合唱作品、黑人灵歌、圣诞颂歌以及精选的巴布亚新几内亚本土歌曲。1965年初，该合唱团在巡演结束后于澳大利亚完成了录音（史蒂文·加高，2019年11月）。语言说明：原文如此。