performed a solo and duet with Hayley Westenra on the ChristChurch Cathedral Choir 2008 UK Tour. On 18 March 2011, Major performed in the national Christchurch memorial service at Hagley Park, Christchurch, in the presence of Prince William, Prime Minister John Key, Bob Parker, Hayley Westenra, ChristChurch Cathedral Choir, dignitaries, international rescue teams and tens of thousands of New Zealanders. On 25 February 2012, Major performed with soprano Amina Edris and tenor Chase Douglas in the Waikato Times Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival. In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, Major was appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand, the country's highest civilian honour. The Malvina Major Retirement Village in Wellington is named for her. Dame Malvina Major Foundation In 1991 Dame Malvina established the Dame Malvina Major Foundation to promote education through awards and provide training for young New Zealanders in the performing arts. Recipients of the Foundation's annual $50,000 Dame Malvina Major Award include Amitai Pati and Natasha Te Rupe Wilson. Teaching Major is listed in 2022 as an Associate at the music programme at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. References External links 1943 births Living people Members of the Order of New Zealand Dames Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Singers awarded knighthoods New Zealand operatic sopranos University of Canterbury faculty People from Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand music teachers 20th-century New Zealand women opera singers 21st-century New Zealand women opera singers Women music educators