Evensong is a traditional Christian church service held near twilight. It focuses on sung psalms, scripture readings, and prayers.

NZ Youth Choir will join the Holy Trinity Cathedral singers and sing throughout the service.

This service is free to attend!

From classics of Western European music to the dynamism of Māori action songs, from emotive spirituals through to music from Samoa, the New Zealand Youth Choir boasts a thrillingly wide variety of music. Be prepared for the incredible vocal skill and unmatched energy of their choreographed performances, a combination that’s seen them crowned as a winner of the 2025 Choir of the World competition.

NZ Youth Choir – Live in Auckland

06 September | 1pm

All Saints Anglican – 17 Selwyn Road, Howick, Auckland 2014

Tickets:

Adult – $30

NZCF Members – $25

Concession/Senior – $20

Student – $10

Child (10 and under) – $1

Wheelchair – $20

Join the New Zealand Youth Choir for an evening of choral excellence in New Plymouth!

The New Zealand Youth Choir (NZYC) has achieved considerable success since its formation in 1979. Performances in New Zealand and fourteen international tours including visits to the UK, Europe, Canada, USA, Australia, Singapore, Russia, the Republic of Korea, China and the Pacific Islands have firmly established its reputation for consistency, energy and excellence. The Choir is comprised of around fifty 18 to 25-year-old singers and operates on a 3-year audition cycle.

Music Director Rowan Johnston reflects on the April  NZYC course:

“Hav­ing seen the pas­sion and qual­ity of per­form­ance from the NZYC in our first per­form­ance, I am look­ing for­ward to push­ing these young sing­ers to be the very best they can be.

We work with a range of music styles, from tra­di­tional clas­sical music to wai­ata, and in many lan­guages. This choir will sing in Eng­lish, Latin, French, Ger­man, Māori, Tongan, Arabic, Korean and Esto­nian.

We also col­lab­or­ate with oth­ers ensembles and arts organ­isa­tions throughout the coun­try.

Our next col­lab­or­a­tion will be June in Palmer­ston North, where we will work with the NZ Choral Fed­er­a­tion to con­nect with local choirs and then travel to New Ply­mouth – the first time for NZYC in 15 years – to per­form with a spe­cial appear­ance from local ensemble Ombré, fol­lowed by a work­shop for local sec­ond­ary schools.”

Tickets

Adult – $35

NZCF Member – $25

Senior / Concession – $20

Student with ID – $10

Children (10 and under) – $1

Wheelchair – $20

The New Zealand Youth Choir is heading through the North Island and performing in Palmerston North!

Tickets

Adult – $35

NZCF Member – $25

Senior / Concession – $20

Student with ID – $10

Children (10 and under) – $1

Wheelchair – $20

Singing music from the Pacific and the world, the New Zealand Youth Choir gives the final performance of their 2025 international tour.

Founded in 1979, and widely considered the first national youth choir of its kind in the world, the New Zealand Youth Choir has achieved considerable success since its formation, drawing from its unique cultural and geographic origin. Performances in New Zealand and thirteen international tours including visits to the UK, Europe, Canada, USA, Australia, Singapore, Russia, the Republic of Korea, China and the Pacific Islands have firmly established its reputation for consistency, energy and excellence. One of the Choir’s greatest achievements was winning the 1999 ‘Choir of the World’ title at the International Music Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. During their 2016 European Landmark Tour, NZYC won the GRAND PRIX at the 2016 IFAS in Pardubice Czech Republic and also all four categories it competed in.

Though the choir excels in many choral artforms, they have been fundamental in ingraining Maāori, Pasifika, and other multicultural work into NZ’s choral spheres. Under current direction of David Squire, one of NZ’s most prominent choral conductors, NZYC continues to do more, do better, and share choral stories of Aotearoa with the world.

From classics of Western European music to the dynamism of Māori action songs, from emotive spirituals through to music from Samoa, the New Zealand Youth Choir boasts a thrillingly wide variety of music. Be prepared for the incredible vocal skill and unmatched energy of their choreographed performances, a combination that’s seen them crowned as a winner of the Choir of the World competition.

We are so delighted to be revisiting our 2016 ‘Live in London’ venue – Sinfonia Smiths Square!

• Traditional moteatea – Ko ngā waka ēnei

• Te Whānau Wehi – Kua Rongo

• Marek Raczyński – Gaudeamus Omnes

• Josef Rheinberger – Kyrie from Cantus Missae, Op.109

• Johann Ludwig Bach – Das ist meine Freude

• Herbert Howells – In Youth is Pleasure

• David Griffiths – Beata Virgo

• Lili Boulanger – Hymne au Soleil

• Anton Bruckner – Os Justi

• Michel Legrand, arr. Alexander L’Estrange – How do you keep the music playing?

• Anthony Ritchie – Ururangi

• Trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan – The Battle of Jericho

• Trad. Samoan, arr. Igelese Ete – Ua Fetausunu’i Ao

• Trad. Fijian/Tongan, arr. Siliva Gaugatao – Isa Isa Vulagi Lasa Dina

• Tuirina Wehi – Aotearoa