Join NZSSC in their second course of their cycle!

Our singers will be working hard across the week to reach new heights of choral excellence, culminating in an open rehearsal!

Low key and stress free, you can see our young singers in an informal performance opportunity, and gain insight to the workings of this national choral training organisation.

Time TBC, Free entry (Koha appreciated)

Join our newest cycle of NZSSC in their first open rehearsal of the year!

Our 56 singers from across the motu will arrive in Wellington, and spend a whole week rehearsing together!

The NZ Secondary Student’s Choir is an internationally acclaimed choir, and we have no doubt that this cycle will continue to reach new heights with their singing!

Join us for a laid-back, open rehearsal, and watch our new cohort tackle some challenging repertoire, waiata, pese, you name it!

Free entry, koha appreciated

Each NZSSC cycle culminates in an international tour.

In 2024 the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir will be touring CHINA

See them off at their international tour Farewell Concert in early July, and see how much our singers have grown over the past cycle!

This concert is one night only so don’t miss out!

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

TICKETS JUST $18 (plus booking fees)

Ends June 5th!

Our flagship concert in Whangārei will delight you and your friends and whānau!

See the talent of NZ’s best young singers in a summer spectacle of choral magic.

The internationally awarded national choir for secondary school singers is back in Dunedin! Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to St Paul’s Cathedral, the choir will present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and music from New Zealand and the Pacific. This is Dunedin’s first chance to see the brand new 2023 choir!

The choir of 53 singers, selected at nationwide auditions, join for a two year cycle.

“The repertoire that we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not that choral music you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform”– NZSSC singer

Bring the whole family – under 12s are free, and concessions available.

“The audience was enthralled and totally absorbed in everything they heard and saw, from start to finish. … Little wonder that the audience was on its feet at the end in a prolonged standing ovation in appreciation of a superb concert where all the singers continually projected the pleasure they gained from singing and sharing this with an appreciative audience.” – Hawke’s Bay Today

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The internationally awarded national choir for secondary school singers is back in Timaru! Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to Craigshead Auditorium, the choir will present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and music from New Zealand and the Pacific. This is Timaru’s first chance to see the brand new 2023 choir!

The choir of 53 singers, selected at nationwide auditions, join for a two year cycle.

“The repertoire that we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not that choral music you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform”– NZSSC singer

Bring the whole family – under 12s are free, and concessions available.

“The audience was enthralled and totally absorbed in everything they heard and saw, from start to finish. … Little wonder that the audience was on its feet at the end in a prolonged standing ovation in appreciation of a superb concert where all the singers continually projected the pleasure they gained from singing and sharing this with an appreciative audience.” – Hawke’s Bay Today

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The internationally awarded national choir for secondary school singers is back in Christchurch! Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, the choir will present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and music from New Zealand and the Pacific. This is Christchurch’s first chance to see the brand new 2023 choir!

The choir of 53 singers, selected at nationwide auditions, join for a two year cycle.

“The repertoire that we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not that choral music you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform”– NZSSC singer

Bring the whole family – under 12s are free, and concessions available.

“The audience was enthralled and totally absorbed in everything they heard and saw, from start to finish. … Little wonder that the audience was on its feet at the end in a prolonged standing ovation in appreciation of a superb concert where all the singers continually projected the pleasure they gained from singing and sharing this with an appreciative audience.” – Hawke’s Bay Today

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The internationally awarded national choir for secondary school singers is back in Nelson for the first time since 2006! Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to the NCMA, the choir will present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and music from New Zealand and the Pacific – repertoire from Eric Whitacre, Antonio Lotti, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Puanaki whānau, David N Childs and crowd favourite, a bit of toe-tapping Toto!

The choir of 53 singers, selected at nationwide auditions to join the NZSSC for a two year cycle, has had several Nelson members over the years, and this year includes Charle Rainey of Nelson College. Charle is very excited to perform in his own town and recommends you all come along! “ The repertoire that we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not that choral music you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform in Nelson, especially schools kids as the performance could encourage them to audition for the choir. I’m really looking forward to performing in Nelson with this fantastic choir, and I really hope other young Nelsonians come to listen.”

Music Director Sue Densem has been with the NZSSC since 2019, through the “COVID years” and has therefore faced a lot of disruption, including two cancelled international tours. The Southern Stars Tour stands in place of the NZSSC’s tour to Tasmania, with ticketed concerts in Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch and Wānaka, and casual performances at Aoraki Mt Cook and Queenstown.

Bring the whole family – under 12s are free, and concessions available.

 

“The audience was enthralled and totally absorbed in everything they heard and saw, from start to finish. … Little wonder that the audience was on its feet at the end in a prolonged standing ovation in appreciation of a superb concert where all the singers continually projected the pleasure they gained from singing and sharing this with an appreciative audience.” – Hawke’s Bay Today

 

Keeping everyone safe

• Our choir and staff are fully vaccinated
• There will be restricted audience numbers if the venue is in the Red level of the Protection Framework
• Audience will be kindly asked to wear masks, which we will have available
• If you have any specific questions around our commitment to keep our choir and audience safe, feel free to email choirs@choirsnz.co.nz

Tour partner:

With support from:

The internationally awarded national choir for secondary school singers is back in Wānaka! Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to the Lake Wānaka Centre, the choir will present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and music from New Zealand and the Pacific – repertoire from Eric Whitacre, Antonio Lotti, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Puanaki whānau, David N Childs and crowd favourite, a bit of toe-tapping Toto!

The choir of 53 singers, selected at nationwide auditions, join for a two year cycle.

“The repertoire that we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not that choral music you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform” – Charle Rainey, NZSSC member

Music Director Sue Densem has been with the NZSSC since 2019, through the “COVID years” and has faced a lot of disruption, including two cancelled international tours. The Southern Stars Tour stands in place of the NZSSC’s tour to Tasmania, with ticketed concerts in Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch and Wānaka, and casual performances at Aoraki Mt Cook and Queenstown.

Bring the whole family – under 12s are free, and concessions available.

“The audience was enthralled and totally absorbed in everything they heard and saw, from start to finish. … Little wonder that the audience was on its feet at the end in a prolonged standing ovation in appreciation of a superb concert where all the singers continually projected the pleasure they gained from singing and sharing this with an appreciative audience.” – Hawke’s Bay Today

Keeping everyone safe

• Our choir and staff are fully vaccinated
• There will be restricted audience numbers if the venue is in the Red level of the Protection Framework
• Audience will be kindly asked to wear masks, which we will have available
• If you have any specific questions around our commitment to keep our choir and audience safe, feel free to email choirs@choirsnz.co.nz

Tour partner:

With support from:

The internationally awarded national choir for secondary school singers is back in Blenheim! Bringing their “infectious joy for music-making” to the Church of Nativity, the choir will present a wide range of music from classical choral to gospel, jazz, modern, and music from New Zealand and the Pacific – repertoire from Eric Whitacre, Antonio Lotti, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Puanaki whānau, David N Childs and crowd favourite, a bit of toe-tapping Toto!

We are especially excited to welcome Marlborough Girls’ College choir Ovation to our concert. They will present their Big Sing repertoire ahead of their South Island Cadenza performance in August.

“ The repertoire that we sing in this choir is so diverse and fresh. It’s not that choral music you’d expect. The choir is one of the best sounding in Aotearoa, and we have so much fun performing the pieces. Anyone who sings in choirs or just for fun as a hobby should come and hear us perform” – Charle Rainey, NZSSC member, Nelson

Music Director Sue Densem has been with the NZSSC since 2019, through the “COVID years” and has faced a lot of disruption, including two cancelled international tours. The Southern Stars Tour stands in place of the NZSSC’s tour to Tasmania, with ticketed concerts in Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch and Wānaka, and casual performances at Aoraki Mt Cook and Queenstown.

Bring the whole family – under 12s are free, and concessions available.

“The audience was enthralled and totally absorbed in everything they heard and saw, from start to finish. … Little wonder that the audience was on its feet at the end in a prolonged standing ovation in appreciation of a superb concert where all the singers continually projected the pleasure they gained from singing and sharing this with an appreciative audience.” – Hawke’s Bay Today

Keeping everyone safe

• Our choir and staff are fully vaccinated
• There will be restricted audience numbers if the venue is in the Red level of the Protection Framework
• Audience will be kindly asked to wear masks, which we will have available
• If you have any specific questions around our commitment to keep our choir and audience safe, feel free to email choirs@choirsnz.co.nz

Tour partner:

With support from: