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The Big Sing 2015

The massed choir during the 2015 finale. Photo RNZ/David McCaw.

The Gala Concert is about to start. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

All 700 singers rehearsing the massed choir item for tonight's Gala Concert. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Choirs gather on stage. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Burnside Senior Chorale getting ready to go on stage. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Planning a Mexican wave? Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Rehearsing on stage at the Michael Fowler Centre. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Big Sing 2015 participants gather. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Students from a Christ's College and St Margaret's College combined choir called Collegium being interviewed. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Radio New Zealand's sound mixing desk at The Big Sing 2015. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Radio NZ Sound engineer Steve Burrage preparing at the Michael Fowler Centre. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Radio New Zealand's sound mixing desk at The Big Sing 2015. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Step inside... Radio New Zealand Concert at The Big Sing. Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

The calm before the storm... Photo RNZ/Rebecca Blundell.

Radio New Zealand Concert behind the scenes at The Big Sing 2015

The Big Sing National Finale is held annually following the completion of all regional festivals and the selection of the twenty four finalist choirs. The 2015 Finale was held 13-15 August 2015 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.

The Platinum award for 2015 was given to Burnside High School Senior Chorale. See the rest of the awards on The Big Sing website

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You can see and hear all the the Big Sing performances with RNZ's audio on the R2 website or watch selected highlights below.

Top choir for 2015, the Burnside High School Senior Chorale, singing O magnum mysterium by Christopher Artley.

Dilworth School's Fortissimo performing Taku Kahurangi, which won the Auahi Kore award for best performance of a Maori work.

The Gold Award winning Paradisum from Epsom Girls' Grammar singing Eric Whitacre's She Weeps over Rahoon.

The Gold Award winning choir Menasing from St Kentigern College.

Burnside High School's Bel Canto, who won gold, singing a piece by choir member Rosa Elliott which won the SOUNZ award for best choral piece composed by a secondary school student. 

All the choirs combined singing the National Anthem with members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band.