Registration for Wellington Young Voices is now open. To register for 2021, please click on the button above.

If you would like to make a donation to our WYV Sponsor a Singer Scheme, to help support a child’s choir fees, please click on the button above for more information.

For all enquiries, contact our Administrator at wyvchoir@gmail.com.

WYV Calendar 2020

Wellington Young Voices is an exciting choral venture for 6 to 14 year olds — sweet-singing fledgling birds, or pirere rōreka — led by expert choral conductors and tutors. We aim to nurture the young voices of the Wellington region by providing weekly opportunities for children to develop their vocal, choral and musicianship skills. WYV consists of our un-auditioned Korimako, for 6-10 year olds (Associate Director, Joanne Hodgson), and our auditioned Kōkako, for 10 year olds and up (Music Director, Mark Stamper).

 
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Our goals are to:

  • encourage and educate children aged 6 to 14 in musicianship, vocal production, singing and performance

  • foster a life-long love of singing and music in general

  • provide an environment in which to develop confidence, self-discipline, team work and commitment

  • perform for the benefit of the public and to enrich our wider community

  • regularly present high quality repertoire

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Weekly rehearsals

Rehearsals are on Mondays 4pm - 6pm at Queen Margaret College, 53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington. A full rehearsal schedule can be found here. Note that this will be added to in more detail, and may change throughout the year as opportunities arise for WYV singers to collaborate with other organisations. You will be given plenty of notice of any changes or additions. Our rehearsals are all in term time unless otherwise specified.

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Repertoire

Our music selection includes a range of songs from contemporary classical to world music and musical theatre, including repertoire from Aotearoa New Zealand. Choir members will have printed music scores for some songs, but it is not essential that the singers know how to read music prior to joining the choir.

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Concerts and performances

There will be a number of occasions during the year when we will share our music with families and perform to wider audiences in a variety of settings. We expect WYV choir members to commit to taking part in performances unless there are extenuating circumstances. Families will have ample prior notification of these events to help any planning.

Wellington Young Voices is an Incorporated Society chaired by Christine Argyle.

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