Choirs
The Big Sing Finale Gala Concert 2023
For months now school singing groups across the motu have been practicing, performing for their classmates and competing in regional rounds in hope of qualifying for the biggest music festival in New… Audio
Grammy award-winning composer Eric Whitacre
Lynn speaks to the Grammy award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre. Usually based in Los Angeles, he's currently in New Zealand touring one of his most recent compositions 'The Sacred… Audio
Compose Aotearoa offers the chance to write for a full choir
Composing for a large choir and a maximum of three instruments - that's the challenge Choirs Aotearoa NZ is issuing to some adventurous Kiwi composers. It's a perfect time for composers to try… Audio, Gallery
Hymns on Sunday, 22 October 2017
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Sing along this week to well-known favourites Praise, my soul, the king of heaven, The God of Abraham praise and Immortal, Invisible. Audio
Singing for the dispossessed with the GALS
GALS, the Auckland Gay and Lesbian choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an event that highlights an important issue for Auckland: homelessness. The choir will perform The Street Requiem… Audio
Igelese Ete: the naked choir master
Igelese Ete has been singing and leading choirs since he was a teenager. He's been involved in the musical scores of two films - The Lord of the Rings, and more recently, Disney's Moana. Now he's… Audio
Christchurch Harmonic Society 1965 Tour
Fifty years ago, 150 members of the Christchurch Harmonic Society Choir and Chorale travelled to England to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Arts Festival. Clarissa Dunn talks to the Music… Audio, Gallery
Westminster Pilgrimage
Reading music in braille is a daunting challenge especially when you're a member of a choir. Audio
Bert van Dijk and the World Song Choir of Devonport
Actor and choirmaster Bert van Dijk believes everyone can sing. He puts his money where his mouth is by conducting the Devonport World Song Choir, an eclectic bunch of enthusiastic amateurs. Bert… Audio
Elizabeth Salmon on Peter Godfrey
'Peter Godfrey: Father of New Zealand Choral Music' is written by Elizabeth Salmon, and chronicles the conductor's life and work in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She describes Godfrey's approach… Audio
Finding a choral niche in the capital
It's a brave choir that takes on the music of seminal musicians like David Bowie and Fleetwood Mac. You have to please people who know and love every note of the original version, yet put your own… Audio