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Flashback Fridays! From performing at Wembley with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on our first international…

Join the Board of Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand: we are seeking 3 Trustees to help…

Flashback Fridays ! Taking a trip down memory lane to celebrate the people, moments, performances…

It's Māori Language Week, and we're looking for choral works in Te Reo Māori! If…

'Aotearoa' by Tuirina Wehi celebrates our beautiful country, it's stunning natural landscapes of snow-capped peaks,…

10 years later, and accruing millions of views globally, our most iconic video to date…

Day 2 of #TeWikioteReoMāori! Check out one of our all-time faves: 'Kua Rongo' by the…

Nau mai haere ki te Wiki o te Reo Māori! We're celebrating Māori Language Week…

We're singing in Holy Trinity Cathedral's Evensong this Sunday. You can watch the livestream here…

As part of Infratil’s renewed partnership with the New Zealand Youth Choir (NZYC), the inaugural…

Course 3 starts TOMORROW! 🎶✨

As part of Infratil’s renewed partnership with the award-winning New Zealand Youth Choir (NZYC), the…

This Sunday! Don't miss out! Link to tickets in bio!

We celebrate the life of the inspirational singer/songwriter Dolly Parton . Here is our younger…

Not long till we're performing in Auckland! Get your tickets now!

🎉 47 years of music, memories, and making magic! Here’s to 47 years of NZYC…

Here's a throwback to our performance of the hymn 'Eiki ko e 'Ofa 'A'au (arranged…

We're performing in Auckland September 06th! Don't miss out - get your tickets now!

We're heading to Auckland! Join us in September and hear the best young choral singers…

Submissions are now open for our seventh annual composition competition, Compose Aotearoa! For almost five…

A mighty Totara has fallen. Our immensely admired and loved CANZ whānau member Robert Wiremu…

One year on, we reflect on the incredible honour it was to perform at the…

Congratulations to Advent Euphonic Chorale, Philippines, on winning Choir of the World 2026! 🎉

We had such a fabulous time performing in Palmerston North at the NZCF SingFest! Thank…

Yesterday we had such joy meeting everyone in the Palmerston North SingFest rehearsal! We're performing…

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Anna Leese

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Anna graduated from the University of Otago in November 2003, with a first class honours degree in music. In 2006 she graduated from the Benjamin Britten International Opera School at the Royal College of Music, London, and won the Queen Elizabeth Rosebowl, which was presented by HRH Prince Charles in 2007

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