Festival Details

New Zealand has a strong choral tradition. It springs both from European roots and from the choral traditions of Maori and other Polynesian people whose earlier communal life focussed on choral performance. More on Polynesian Choral…

New Zealand schools also are comparatively experienced in hosting visiting groups from northern hemisphere schools.   Our own choirs have valued the opportunity to meet with other choristers in their home contexts while they’re touring overseas. Our wish is to allow visiting choirs an opportunity to tour and perform in New Zealand, to meet NZ school choirs here and to meet other visiting choirs at the same time.

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Pricing information

  • Total fee by quotation depending on inclusions
  • Registration $NZ200 per chorister due before March 20th,
  • Balance due June 1st

What’s Included in all inclusive pricing

  • Accommodation with all meals.
  • Transfers to& from the airport & school, cathedral etc, within the tour.
  • Integrated, customised programs with NZ choirs.
  • All choristers receive a recording of the adjudication event.
  • Written adjudication and live oral feedback at the Cathedral.
  • Maori Choral music workshop and choral cultural interaction.
  • Staff accommodation.

Festival Schedule

The core days of the annual festival will occur at the end of term two and the beginning of the NZ and Australian early July holidays each year.

In 2012 the core days are June 27,28,29, 30th and July 1st and 2nd.

Before the Core Days you will be in the North Island touring by arrangement

Core days

Wednesday June 27th: Maori Choral Workshop All day choir on choir event including powhiri, workshops, hangi meal and new song workshop, performance, poi, stick games etc

Thursday: Holy Trinty Cathedral All day recorded adjudicated event with all choirs

Friday: Travelling to Rotorua, midday concert en route with local school.

Saturday Choral Cultural interaction; Powhiri, shared meal and concert at Ohinemutu Marae.

Sunday Travelling to Waitomo singing en route in Hamilton

Monday July 2nd Exploring Waitomo including recorded singing opportunity in Waitomo’s Cathedral Cave


After the core days departure or custom touring in New Zealand.

Accommodation

All accommodation arrangements are included in the Festival.   Booster groups can accompany visiting choirs by arrangement.

Apply to Owen Sharpe at Owen@SingDownunder.com. More information on the application procedure…

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