New Zealand Choral Federation Inc
The NZCF is a non-profit organisation whose central purpose is to promote the performance, creation and enjoyment of choral music.
Formed in 1985, largely through the initiative of Emeritus Professor Peter Godfrey CBE, the Federation has grown in strength over the years, and now represents the interests of 13,000 members from 200 chamber & community choirs, 250 school choirs and 400 individual memberships. Among these are many top-level choral performers, including some of New Zealand's most musically gifted individuals and organisations.
Members of the NZCF are spread throughout New Zealand and are grouped into nine regions:
Auckland; Waikato/Bay of Plenty; East Coast; Manawatu/Wanganui; Taranaki; Wellington; Canterbury/West Coast; Otago; Southland. The NZCF is a member of the International Federation of Choral Music, based in Western Europe, which serves a global community.
The main aims of the NZCF are to further develop the quality of choral singing in New Zealand by:
- providing opportunities for regional choirs to have access to more national and international events and personalities
- encouraging the formation of new groups and new regions
- working with elite national Kiwi choirs to stimulate excellence and achievement
- identifying conductors and developing opportunities for training in choral conducting and attendance at valuable overseas choral conventions
- providing efficient personnel for education in vocal and choral techniques to build choir members' skills and understanding
We hope that you will enjoy exploring this website to find more information about the
organisation.
John Rosser Chair
Grant Hutchinson, Chief Executive
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Simon Carrington conducts the massed choirs at the Geyser Sing
Viva Voce in action at Sing Aotearoa
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