Originally from Guangzhou, China, Cecilia’s passion for choral singing began at a young age. She was part of a children’s choir where she competed and won a gold award at the 5th World Choir Games in Graz, Austria. After moving to the beautiful Auckland city in 2015, she went to Macleans College where she participated in various musical productions and sang in the Chorale. Currently, she is a mezzo-soprano in training, studying a BCom/BMus degree at UoA. Cecilia is also a pianist, dancer, and film lover. She aspires to be an artistic director one day in the future.

Lilli is a Composition graduate from the NZSM at Victoria, University of Wellington. She loves to sing and has been a member of auditioned choirs throughout her education and into her adulthood. She is currently a member of Orpheus Choir of Wellington, and is taking voice lessons with Paloma Bruce.

I am from Windy Wellington and attended Wellington East Girls’ College where I was a part of various choirs, such as ‘Cantala’. Cantala is where I grew my love for classical music, and I am now residing in the city of the longest river studying a BMus in Classical Performance at the University of Waikato under the tutelage of Stephanie Acraman.

I come from the land of L&P but I have been living in Auckland while I study Classical Voice, Italian and German at the University of Auckland. You can often find me bingeing Netflix TV shows, baking, or biking in my spare time.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara based mezzo-soprano Kassandra Wang is an active solo and ensemble singer across Aotearoa. Her work and training span styles including classical, pop, jazz, and musical theatre. With a degree in electronic and jazz composition, Kassandra is a passionate advocate of new music, fresh interpretations, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Althea joined NZYC in 2020. Originally from the Philippines, Althea is currently based in Auckland. Her interest in singing began at Westlake Girls High School where she sang as part of Cantare and Choralation choirs. Althea enjoys singing at church and in community choirs. She also plays the violin. Althea studied Law and Commerce at the University of Auckland and was successfully admitted to the bar in 2024. She currently works as an advisor in the public sector.

Brittany Osborne is a classical singer originally hailing from windy Wellington. Having completed her LLB(Hons)/BMus at the University of Auckland under the tutelage of Dr Morag Atchison, Brittany now works in criminal defence and is set to be admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court in mid-2025.

A member of the New Zealand Youth Choir since 2020 and the New Zealand Opera Chorus since 2022, Brittany has performed as a chorister with prominent ensembles such as Voices New Zealand, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. She also cantors weekly at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick & Saint Joseph. While her day-to-day focuses on ensuring the rights of those in the criminal justice system are upheld, Brittany is grateful that she can balance her legal career with her passion for music. 

Emma is a student at the University of Otago studying Law and a Bachelor of Music majoring in Classical Voice Performance. Originally from Christchurch, she was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir in 2015-2016, and is currently a member of the Octagon Ensemble in Dunedin.

Born in Wellington, Bria was first introduced to classical singing at the age of 9 under previous director of music, Michael Fulcher, then the former director Michael Stewart at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Under the instruction of Lesley Graham until 2018, Bria was heavily involved in her school choirs, Wellington Youth Sinfonietta and a member of NZSSC for two cycles. In 2018 Bria began studying a degree in Linguistics, Psychology and Classical Voice at the University of Auckland under the tutelage of Dr Morag Atchison. Since then has been involved in Auckland Youth Choir, Auckland Chamber choir and UoA Opera scenes performances.

Eden Garside is a soprano from Tawa, Wellington based in Auckland. This is her fourth year and second cycle with NZYC. She is currently studying a bachelor of Classical voice at the University of Auckland under the tutelage of Morag Atchison. In her working life she is the manager of the after school care program at Kings Prep.