Our Choirs

Wellington Young Voices children’s choir arose from a meeting in 2011 when a group of Wellington choral conductors and singers met to discuss what was seen as a gap in music education for young people in the Wellington region. 

In 2012, sixty five 8-14 years olds were enrolled in a July holiday choral course as part of the inaugural National Choral Conductors’ Convention, held in Wellington that year. From that event, Wellington Young Voices was born! 

Since then, hundreds of young singers have experienced WYV choral training and performance opportunities.  The Choir has performed with top quality local and international choirs and orchestras, has engaged in a number of cross cultural events, recorded for a film track, and continues to be in demand for a wide range of choral engagements.

It was always envisaged that we move towards multi-level choral training, and 2020 saw Wellington Young Voices trial two choirs under the WYV umbrella:

• Korimako for 6-10 year olds, and

• auditioned Kōkako for 10 year olds and up.

Despite the challenges of Covid-19, WYV Choirs are embracing exciting performance opportunities on the horizon for 2021 and beyond.