Karen Boyce's Blog Entries

  • Kids Choir Turns 5

        The Major Minors Children’s Choir in New Zealand, is celebrating 5 years of singing this month. The choir that started out as a 3 month project with no name  in 2012 is in final preparations for a special anniversary concert in Upper Hutt. Musical Director Joanne Roelofs who started the choir with Pianist Karen Boyce... read more
  • Kids Choir, Kids String Orchestra- Sing and Strings

    Music making for kids is alive and well in the Hutt Valley, in New Zealand and two award winning groups of talented kids are performing a combined programme in Lower Hutt on November 11th. Sing and Strings is a joint concert by The Major Minors Children’s Choir with Arohanui Strings.The Major Minors Children’s Choir is in their 5th y... read more
  • 2 Choirs, 5 scholarships on offer

    2017 promises to be a fantastic year for The Major Minors Children's Choir based in New Zealand. The growing choir turns five this year and is looking for new members to join the fun.  Behind the scenes are qualified musicians who run the choir voluntarily and have lots of experience working with developing voices.     ... read more
  • Soiree- concert (our first ever) fundraiser

          The Major Minors Children's Choir in NZ was founded in 2012 by qualified musicians who voluntarily run two children's choirs based in Upper Hutt. Children for both choirs are aged 4-13 at the moment. We have grown in sound (and numbers) and our extension group for older kids is called The Harmonic Minors.   The Harm... read more
  • Pure Imagination concert 15 May

    The Major Minors Children’s Choir (New Zealand) are excited to be performing a selection of familiar songs from movies, musicals and pop songs at their next concert on 15 May. This will be the second Upper Hutt performance for the choir this year with more concerts planned for 2016.   The Hutt Valley Choir features many children from U... read more
  • Choir offers extension group and scholarships

    Singing in a choir is fun, it builds teamwork and confidence in people as they work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares something unique from all other musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speech in children. It also brings physical benefits such as  increased concentration due to... read more
  • Kids Choir Fundraising for others

    The Major Minors Children’s Choir have been busy performing across the region this year. Their next concert features choir singing and solos from members of the choir who performed at the Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions  in July. The Choir took out the choir category and many of the children won awards individually too. The choi... read more
  • Kids choirs join forces in New Zealand

    North Shore’s  Children’s Choir is on tour this month, and  their Wellington concert is a special programme combined with a choir from the Hutt Valley- The Major Minors Children’s Choir.   Both choirs between them have singers ranging from age 4-14. Musical Director of the North Shore choir Vanessa Kay says &ldquo... read more
  • Songs for our Mums

    The Major Minors Children’s Choir have teamed up with their friends the Hutt Valley Singers to perform this special concert for Mother’s Day. The Children’s choir which is in its 4th year of singing is looking forward to performing its first official concert for 2015 with larger numbers and some very enthusiastic children!  ... read more
  • Kids Choir Offers Scholarships

    The Major Minors Children's Choir, in New Zealand, is an all-comers kids choir for children aged 4-12 who love to sing and we are looking for new members. There is no need to audition to join the choir which starts again on Sunday 1 February.   The award winning choir sings all types of music, with performances at their own concerts an... read more