We are a medium size choir of about 50 members who perform classical music, mainly baroque, classical and 20th century periods. We give several major concerts each year, mostly in Wellington.

The Major Minors Children's Choir (a training choir for children aged 4-12 in Upper Hutt, New Zealand) had such a great turnout to their concert on 19 May 2013....there wasn't enough seats!!   http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/News/local-papers...

The Milton Community Choir was formed in early 2017 by a bunch of people that really had a passion for singing. We rehearse every Thursday night from 7-8:30 pm. Our members not only enjoying get together to sing some of their most favourite songs but also...  moreThe Milton Community Choir was formed in early 2017 by a bunch of people that really had a passion for singing. We rehearse every Thursday night from 7-8:30 pm. Our members not only enjoying get together to sing some of their most favourite songs but also having a catch up with each other every week. Join us, and you will become apart of a family.  

The Major Minors Children's Choir were awarded the HVCS Children's Chorus Cup in the Hutt Valley Performing Arts Society Open Choir Category competition held on Wednesday 17 July 2013 in Lower Hutt,  New Zealand. We did it! We bet last year's scor...

I Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "Thi...  moreI Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. The text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "This is a poem of grandeur and of praise. Therefore it might be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grandeur and awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of means. First, the piano introduction includes slowly unfolding piano arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths and fourths, exploiting the full range of the piano keyboard. The composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which begins in a low register in C minor, and then travels through a number of other key areas until it reaches the distant key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat and B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ...    less

COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY: Eric Whitacre PRODUCED BY: Scott Haines TEXT BY: Charles Anthony Silvestri Representing 12 Countries: Austria Argentina Canada England Germany Ireland New Zealand The Philippines Singapore Spain Sweden Uni...  moreCOMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY: Eric Whitacre PRODUCED BY: Scott Haines TEXT BY: Charles Anthony Silvestri Representing 12 Countries: Austria Argentina Canada England Germany Ireland New Zealand The Philippines Singapore Spain Sweden United States of America Love this? Watch Virtual Choir 2.0 featuring 2052 people from 58 Countries singing Eric Whitacre's "Sleep" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhWDCw3Mng&hd=1  

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 Childre...

Kia ora, bien venue, hallo, salaam, konnichiwa, hola, guten tag, marhaban, talofa lava, hälsningar, welcome WOSOSI are a dynamic, a cappella choir who enjoy exploring the world’s rich singing traditions. We specialise in songs and chants from around th...  moreKia ora, bien venue, hallo, salaam, konnichiwa, hola, guten tag, marhaban, talofa lava, hälsningar, welcome WOSOSI are a dynamic, a cappella choir who enjoy exploring the world’s rich singing traditions. We specialise in songs and chants from around the world, conveying each song’s intention and wairua - whether that is a quiet longing for your homeland, celebrating the joy of independence won, the despair of loved ones lost or the delicate beauty of a song of peace. We perform regularly at festivals, resthomes, public and corporate events spreading joy and inspiration through our communities. Come to one of our concerts and we will get your toes tapping, your hands clapping, and your soul soaring!  less

FilCoro is the professional arm of the Wellington Filipino Community Choir and is managed by Exceptional Communications. FilCoro is short for Filipino Coro (Spanish for Chorus). The name reflects the choir's mixed ethnic heritage.

The Hutt Valley Singers with Musical Director Joanne Roelofs, present their first concert for the year on Sunday, May 1 at Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre in Upper Hutt. New Zealand.   Titled "Gloria", the concert features Vivaldi's Glori...