Choral

The Big Sing Gala Concert 2017 is the culmination of three days of competition at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.

Session Eight of The Big Sing Finale 2017 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.

Sessions Four, Five, Six and Seven from The Big Sing Finale 2017 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.

Join us for video coverage of the secondary schools choral competition The Big Sing Finale 2017. Today sessions one, two and three live from the Aotea Centre in Auckland.

Two new compositions by the top prize winners of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Student Composers Competition take centre stage in Auckland this weekend. Choral works by Sarah Fouhy and Lachlan… Audio

A choir from Pennsylvania is touring the country and inviting local choristers to join them in school exchanges and workshops. The Allegheny College Chamber Choir is a select group of highly invested… Audio

Annelies is a choral piece that tells Anne Frank’s brave journey of hiding from the Nazis. The work will have its New Zealand premiere this week from the Auckland Youth Choir. British composer James… Audio

Inspirare are a professional choir in Wellington led by Mark Stamper. They're heading into their second season, with concert programmes themed around the idea of 'Symmetry'. Their first concert is… Audio

More than 100 voices will rise alongside a full symphony orchestra at the Auckland Town hall this Saturday, for Auckland Choral’s Hymn of Praise. The performance of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2, as it… Audio

Julianna Barwick creates one-woman choral soundscapes that sit somewhere in-between ambient Eno and Enya. The Brooklyn NY resident is heading to NZ with her looper and moog synthesisers next week. Video, Audio

Bach Musica is doubling in size to perform Verdi’s Requiem in Hamilton and Auckland this weekend. Often referred to as “an opera, in church clothing” the work has such dramatic intensity that soloists… Audio

The various strands of The University of Auckland’s School of Music are coming together to present Cloudburst, a programme that incorporates music from Duke Ellington, Eric Whitacre, Debussy, and… Audio

The talent was so good in this year’s Big Sing Finale that the judges had a very difficult time choosing the top choirs. Chair of the judging panel Peter Watts, explains how outstanding all the choirs… Audio

24 school choirs from around the country will be hitting the right notes this weekend at the Big Sing finals in Dunedin. Judge Debra Shearer-Dirié explains what the groups need to do to stand out from… Audio

Tudor Consort’s former Music Director Alastair Carey directs a concert which puts together four remarkable choral works all with the concept of "lux perpetua",  or eternal light at their heart. Audio

A new collaboration between the Hamilton Civic Choir and the University of Waikato School of Music is allowing young voices to soar. Students of Dame Malvina Major's vocal program gain experience… Audio

The Christchurch Youth Choir is warming up the city with a cozy night of choral delights with their mid-winter Christmas concert Adeste Fideles. Music Director Grant Bartley and choir member Caitlin… Audio

The New Zealand Youth Choir has won four categories and the Grand Prix prize at the International Festival of Academic Choirs in the Czech Republic. Music Director David Squire is thrilled with the… Audio

Auckland choir Viva Voce presents British composer Joby Talbot's stunning choral depiction of the great Camino de Santiago in Spain. Path of Miracles has been described as "an evocative odyssey", "a… Video, Audio