Herbert Zielinski started singing aged 8 years as a founding member of Wellington
Young Voices, before joining Onslow College choirs. He was accepted into the 2021-
2022 NZSSC as the tenor section leader while under Linden Loader’s tuition. Herbert is an amateur pianist, and holds a certificate in choral conducting from NZCF’s Young
Conductor Training Programme. During Herbert’s gap year, he joined the Tudor
Consort, Wellington Youth Choir as the tenor section leader, and the WYC committee as a fundraiser. Currently, he is studying his third year of a BSc in Biotechnology at Victoria University of Wellington, alongside a Classical Performance minor in voice under Barbara Paterson. Herbert’s soloist programme is focused on early music, which is advanced by him singing with the Queen’s Closet specialist group.

Cameron (he/him) is a baritone, violinist, and PhD Candidate in Transportation Engineering based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. He is a member of multiple local groups including the Christchurch Youth Choir, Christchurch Symphonic Chorus, and CBS Orchestra. For the last three years he has performed annually in the Wednesday at One concert series featuring solo violin, his barbershop quartet The Canty Boys, and string quartet. He was part of the New Zealand Choral Federation’s Young Conductor Training programme, directed the choirs at College House from 2020 to 2024, and has conducted the City Mission Singers in their last two Carol Services. In 2023 and 2024 he was awarded a Tohu Kahurangi (Blues Award) by the University of Canterbury for his achievements in music.

William is a mechatronics engineering student at the University of Canterbury. His passion for music stems from a career as a boy soprano, singing solo on the soundtrack for ‘Orphans and Kingdoms’, as well as with the APO and RNZ Navy Band. William is also a French horn player, and a national award winning composer.

Born in Nelson but now residing in Wellington, Charle Rainey is currently in his first year studying a BA BMus conjoint degree majoring in History and Classical Performance at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University. Prior to this, he studied at Nelson College where he was a part of the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir from 2021-2022. In his spare time, Charle enjoys playing piano and tuba, but choral singing is his passion in life! In Wellington, Charle sings with Orpheus Choir, directed by Brent Stewart, and St Paul’s Cathedral choir, directed by Michael Stewart.

Sam is a Judges’ Clerk at the Auckland High Court.  He completed a BA/LLB(Hons) in Economics and Politics at the University of Auckland in 2023.

Sam joined the NZ Youth Choir as a baritone in 2023.  He sings in and manages Auckland Youth Choir, sings in Auckland Chamber Choir and plays clarinet in the West City Concert Band.  In 2023, he was appointed as the Oceania representative on the inaugural youth committee of the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM).  In 2025, he was elected to the Governance Board of the New Zealand Choral Federation.