2024 Cadenza & Finale Choirs Announced
We are thrilled to announce the choirs that have been selected to take part in The Big Sing Cadenza and Finale 2024. Our regional adjudicators and audiences around Aotearoa enjoyed a series of varied and uplifting performances, and we warmly congratulate every choir that participated in The Big Sing this year.
Please find below the list of choirs selected for the Cadenza and Finale festivals, listed in alphabetical order.
PLEASE NOTE: Reserve choirs for Finale are indicated within the Cadenza lists, marked with an asterisk (*), and reserves for the Cadenza festivals are listed below each one.
Selected choirs will be notified by email of the deadline for acceptance. We will update this page with the finalised lists once that deadline has passed.
Congratulations to all!
Dates and locations:
Lower North Island Cadenza (Hastings, 12-13 August)
Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts and Events Centre
South Island Cadenza (Timaru, 16-17 August)
Craighead Diocesan School & Sacred Heart Basilica
Upper North Island Cadenza (Rotorua, 24-25 August)
Sir Howard Morrison Centre
Finale (Wellington, 29-31 August)
Michael Fowler Centre
FINALE (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| All The King's Men | King's College | Auckland |
| Avondale College Gospel Choir | Avondale College | Auckland |
| Bel Suono | Waikato Diocesan School | Waikato/Bay of Plenty |
| Blue Notes | Tawa College | Wellington |
| Cantare | Westlake Girls High School | Auckland |
| Choralation | Westlake Girls High School & Westlake Boys High School | Auckland |
| Euphony | Kristin School | Auckland |
| Femme | Southland Girls' High School | Southland |
| Fortissimo | Dilworth School | Auckland |
| Kentoris | St Kentigern College | Auckland |
| King's College Kappella | King's College | Auckland |
| Leonessa | Takapuna Grammar School | Auckland |
| Ngā Korimako | Wellington Girls' College and Wellington College | Wellington |
| Paradisum | Epsom Girls Grammar School | Auckland |
| Rāwhiti | Wellington East Girls' College | Wellington |
| Resolutions | Rangi Ruru Girls' School | Canterbury/West Coast |
| Rewaken Polycation Choir | Manurewa High School | Auckland |
| Saints Alive | St Cuthbert's College | Auckland |
| Seraphim | Chilton St James School | Wellington |
| Serenata | Rangitoto College | Auckland |
| St Cecilia Singers | Diocesan School for Girls | Auckland |
| The Centennial Choir | Mt Albert Grammar School | Auckland |
| Voces Luce | Queen Margaret College | Wellington |
| Voicemale | Westlake Boys High School | Auckland |
UPPER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Girls' Grammar School Choir | Auckland Girls' Grammar School | Auckland |
| Black Watch Singers | St Cuthbert's College | Auckland |
| Boystrous | Kristin School | Auckland |
| King's College Cantorum | King's College | Auckland |
| Luminosa Armonia Chorale | Tauranga Girls' College | Waikato/Bay of Plenty |
| Macleans College Chorale* | Macleans College | Auckland |
| Papatoetoe Singers | Papatoetoe High School | Auckland |
| Sacramentum | Sacred Heart College | Auckland |
| St Paul's Chamber Choir | St Paul's Collegiate School | Waikato/Bay of Plenty |
| St Paul's College Choir | St Paul's College, Ponsonby | Auckland |
| Stella Voce | Long Bay College | Auckland |
| The Fundamentals* | Rangitoto College | Auckland |
UPPER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA - RESERVES (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Animoso | Bethlehem College | Waikato/Bay of Plenty |
| Cigno Voce | Westlake Girls High School | Auckland |
| Grammarphonics | Auckland Grammar School | Auckland |
| Rosmini Chamber Choir | Rosmini College | Auckland |
| Schola | Baradene College of the Sacred Heart | Auckland |
| Voci Vivaci | Rotorua Girls' High School | Waikato/Bay of Plenty |
LOWER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Ad Lucem | Napier Girls' High School | East Coast |
| Altissime* | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School | Wellington |
| Bella and the Fellas | Freyberg High School | Manawatū/Whanganui |
| Cantate | Wairarapa College | Wellington |
| Colla Voce | Havelock North High School | East Coast |
| Con Anima* | St Patrick's College | Wellington |
| Jubilate | Queen Margaret College | Wellington |
| MANifesto* | Palmerston North Boys High School | Manawatū/Whanganui |
| St Dominic's College Choir | St Dominic's College | Manawatū/Whanganui |
| Te Rau Aroha o Hukarere* | Hukarere Girls' College | East Coast |
| Tira Tawa | Tawa College | Wellington |
| Year 9/10 Choir | Wellington East Girls' College | Wellington |
LOWER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA - RESERVES (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Ad Summa | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School | Wellington |
| Jubilate | New Plymouth Girls' High School | Taranaki |
| Leo Pasefika Choir | Palmerston North Boys High School | Manawatū/Whanganui |
| Saints Unified Choir | St Peters College | Manawatū/Whanganui |
| Singquisition | Nga Tawa Diocesan School | Manawatū/Whanganui |
| Volante | Hutt Valley High School | Wellington |
SOUTH ISLAND CADENZA (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Ancora | James Hargest College | Southland |
| Aurora Voices | Burnside High School | Canterbury/West Coast |
| Bedean Choir | St Bede's College | Canterbury/West Coast |
| Cantrices | Christchurch Girls' High School/Te Kura o Hine Waiora | Canterbury/West Coast |
| Cantus Columba | Columba College | Otago/South Canterbury |
| Ovation | Marlborough Girls' College | Nelson/Marlborough |
| Polyhymnia | Queen's High School and King's High School | Otago/South Canterbury |
| Schola Cantorum | Christ's College | Canterbury/West Coast |
| St Margaret's College Chamber Choir | St Margaret's College | Canterbury/West Coast |
| Staccoro | St Andrew's College | Canterbury/West Coast |
| The Nautilus Chorale | Otago Girls' High School | Otago/South Canterbury |
| Vivace | Villa Maria College | Canterbury/West Coast |
SOUTH ISLAND CADENZA - RESERVES (listed alphabetically by choir)
| Choir | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| CSC Verse 15 | Central Southland College | Southland |
| Dimensions | Southland Boys High School | Southland |
| Messa di Voce | Marian College | Canterbury/West Coast |
| Naycol Chorale | Nayland College | Nelson/Marlborough |
| Sanguine | Southland Girls' College | Southland |
| Synergy | Marlborough Boys' College | Nelson/Marlborough |
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