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2022 Cadenza & Finale choirs announced 21 Jun 2022

We are thrilled that all nine of our regional The Big Sing festivals were able to go ahead without disruption this year, following a challenging first term navigating rehearsals under Covid restrictions. Our three adjudicators and audiences around Aotearoa enjoyed a series of vibrant, varied, and skilled performances, and we heartily congratulate every choir who participated in The Big Sing this year.

Please find below the original list of choirs invited to the 2022 Cadenza and Finale festivals. Choirs are listed in alphabetical order, including the reserve choirs. Congratulations to all who were selected! NOTE: This page will be updated with a finalised list of choirs for each festival, once RSVPs are in.

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Dates and Locations:

South Island Cadenza (Timaru, 12-13 August)
Craighead Diocesan School & Sacred Heart Basilica

Lower North Island Cadenza (Whanganui, 15-16 August)
Royal Whanganui Opera House

Upper North Island Cadenza (Rotorua, 21-22 August)
Rotorua Energy Events Centre

Finale (Christchurch, 25-27 August)
Christchurch Town Hall

FINALE (listed alphabetically by choir)
All The King’s Men	King’s College	Auckland
Altissime	Samuel Marsden Collegiate School	Wellington
Bel Canto	Burnside High School	Canterbury/West Coast
Bel Suono Choir	Waikato Diocesan School	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Blue Notes	Tawa College	Wellington
Cantare	Westlake Girls’ High School	Auckland
Cantrices	Christchurch Girls’ High School	Canterbury/West Coast
Choralation	Westlake Girls’ High School & Westlake Boys’ High School	Auckland
Con Brio	Villa Maria College	Canterbury/West Coast
Divinitus	Diocesan School for Girls & Dilworth School	Auckland
Euphony	Kristin School	Auckland
Femme	Southland Girls’ High School	Southland
Grammarphonics	Auckland Grammar School	Auckland
King’s College Chamber Choir	King’s College	Auckland
Leonessa	Takapuna Grammar School	Auckland
Ngā Korimako	Wellington Girls’ College & Wellington College	Wellington
OK Chorale	Palmerston North Boys’ High School	Manawatu/Whanganui
Paradisum	Epsom Girls’ Grammar School	Auckland
Resolutions	Rangi Ruru Girls’ School	Canterbury/West Coast
Saints Alive	St Cuthbert’s College	Auckland
St Cecilia Singers	Diocesan School for Girls	Auckland
Viva Camerata	Rathkeale College & St Matthew’s Collegiate	Wellington
Voces Luce	Queen Margaret College	Wellington
Voicemale	Westlake Boys’ High School	Auckland
UPPER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA (Finale reserves marked with )*
Avondale College Gospel Choir	Avondale College	Auckland
BC Sound Collective	Bethlehem College	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Cigno Voce	Westlake Girls’ High School	Auckland
Luminosa Armonia Chorale*	Tauranga Girls’ College	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Macleans College Chorale	Macleans College	Auckland
Raukura Choir	Rotorua Boys’ High School	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Rewaken Polycation Choir	Manurewa High School	Auckland
St Paul’s Collegiate School Chamber Choir	St Paul’s Collegiate	Waikato/Bay of Plenty
St Mary’s Chamber Choir	St Mary’s College	Auckland
Takapuna Grammar School Chorale*	Takapuna Grammar School	Auckland
The Centennial Choir	Mt Albert Grammar School	Auckland
The Fundamentals	Rangitoto College	Auckland
*Reserves for Upper North Island Cadenza (also listed alphabetically):*
Black Watch Singers	St Cuthbert’s College	Auckland
Esquire	One Tree Hill College	Auckland
Serenata	Rangitoto College	Auckland
The Wingmen	St John’s College	Waikato/Bay of Plenty


LOWER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA (Finale reserves marked with )*
Ad Lucem	Napier Girls’ High School	East Coast
Black and Gold Collective	Wellington College	Wellington
Cantatrices	Palmerston North Girls’ High School	Manawatu/Whanganui
Celtic Heart	Taradale High School	East Coast
Con Anima*	St Patrick’s College	Wellington
Future Prospect	Havelock North High School	East Coast
Jubilate	New Plymouth Girls’ High School	Manawatu/Whanganui
Ngā Manu Tīoriori	Onslow College	Wellington
Rāwhiti	Wellington East Girls’ College	Wellington
Singquisition	Nga Tawa Diocesan School	Manawatu/Whanganui
Tangiata	MANUKURA	Manawatu/Whanganui
Up Close	Woodford House	East Coast
*Reserves for the Lower North Island Cadenza (also listed alphabetically):*
AwaSide	Whanganui High School	Manawatu/Whanganui
Manawa Musica	Sacred Heart Girls’ College	Manawatu/Whanganui
Sine Nomine	Waiopehu College	Manawatu/Whanganui
St Patrick’s College Silverstream and HIBS Combined Choir	St Patrick’s College Silverstream & Hutt International Boys School	Wellington
Vernon’s Vocals	Francis Douglas Memorial College	Manawatu/Whanganui
Voix de Femmes	Havelock North High School	East Coast
SOUTH ISLAND CADENZA (Finale reserves marked with )*
Ancora	James Hargest College	Southland
Craighead Diocesan School Choir*	Craighead Diocesan School	Otago/South Canterbury
Dunstanza	Dunstan High School	Otago/South Canterbury
Madrigali Rouge	St Hilda’s Collegiate School	Otago/South Canterbury
Nautilus Chorale	Otago Girls’ High School	Otago/South Canterbury
Ovation	Marlborough Girls’ College	Nelson/Marlborough
Polyhymnia	Queen’s High School & King’s High School	Otago/South Canterbury
Schola Cantorum*	Christ’s College	Canterbury/West Coast
The Bedean Choir	St Bede’s College	Canterbury/West Coast
Vivace	Villa Maria College	Canterbury/West Coast
Vox 16*	St Andrew’s College	Canterbury/West Coast
Waitaki Singers	Waitaki Girls’ High School	Otago/South Canterbury
*Reserves for the South Island Cadenza (also listed alphabetically):*
Cantus Columba	Columba College	Otago/South Canterbury
Logan Park High School Choir	Logan Park High School	Otago/South Canterbury
Mandate	Otago Boys’ High School	Otago/South Canterbury
Naycol Chorale	Nayland College	Nelson/Marlborough
Sanguine	Southland Girls’ High School	Southland
The Chapel Choir of Christ’s College^	Christ’s College	Canterbury/West Coast
^Eligible if Schola Cantorum replaces a Finale Choir