Te Kotahitanga
Manu Reo o Aotearoa

2026 Cadenza and Finale choirs announced

2026 Cadenza and Finale choirs announced

22 Jun 2026

#

We are thrilled to announce the choirs that have been selected to take part in The Big Sing Cadenza and Finale 2026. 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 NOTEReserve choirs for Finale are indicated within the Cadenza lists, marked with an asterisk (*), and reserves for the Cadenza festivals are listed below each one. 

While only one choir per school would normally be selected for Cadenza, two choirs from King's College have been named as reserves for the Finale. As Finale reserve choirs automatically qualify for Cadenza, both choirs are invited to attend the Upper North Island Cadenza this year.

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!


THE BIG SING FINALE CHOIRS 2026

ChoirSchoolRegion
Ad LucemNapier Girls' High SchoolEast Coast
Bel CantoBurnside High SchoolCanterbury - West Coast
Bel SuonoWaikato Diocesan SchoolWaikato - Bay of Plenty
Blue NotesTawa CollegeWellington
CantareWestlake Girls High SchoolAuckland - Northland
Centennial ChoirMount Albert Grammar SchoolAuckland - Northland
ChoralationWestlake Boys High School and Westlake Girls High SchoolAuckland - Northland
Con AnimaSt Patrick's College, WellingtonWellington
EuphonyKristin SchoolAuckland - Northland
FortissimoDilworth SchoolAuckland - Northland
KentorisSaint Kentigern CollegeAuckland - Northland
Macleans College ChoraleMacleans CollegeAuckland - Northland
MANifestoPalmerston North Boys' High SchoolManawatū - Whanganui
Ngā KorimakoWellington College and Wellington Girls' CollegeWellington
Ngā Manu TīorioriSt Andrew's CollegeCanterbury - West Coast
ParadisumEpsom Girls Grammar SchoolAuckland - Northland
RāwhitiWellington East Girls' CollegeWellington
ResolutionsRangi Ruru Girls' SchoolCanterbury - West Coast
Saints AliveSt Cuthbert's CollegeAuckland - Northland
SeraphimChilton Saint James SchoolWellington
SerenataRangitoto CollegeAuckland - Northland
St Cecilia SingersDiocesan School for GirlsAuckland - Northland
Takapuna Grammar School ChoraleTakapuna Grammar SchoolAuckland - Northland
VoicemaleWestlake Boys High SchoolAuckland - Northland

UPPER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA CHOIRS 2026     * Reserves for Finale

ChoirSchoolRegion
All The King's Men*King's CollegeAuckland - Northland
Avondale College Gospel Choir*Avondale CollegeAuckland - Northland
Black Watch SingersSt Cuthbert's CollegeAuckland - Northland
BoystrousKristin SchoolAuckland - Northland
Dio CantorisDiocesan School for GirlsAuckland - Northland
Grammarphonics*Auckland Grammar SchoolAuckland - Northland
King's College Kappella*King's CollegeAuckland - Northland
Luminosa Armonia ChoraleTauranga Girls' CollegeWaikato - Bay of Plenty
Nota BellaWestlake Girls High SchoolAuckland - Northland
Raukura Academy ChoirRotorua Boys' High SchoolWaikato - Bay of Plenty
Unspoken ChoirManurewa High SchoolAuckland - Northland
Voce CastelloMacleans CollegeAuckland - Northland

Upper North Island Cadenza Reserves

ChoirSchoolRegion
AnimosoBethlehem CollegeWaikato - Bay of Plenty
Leona EnsembleTakapuna Grammar SchoolAuckland - Northland
MusettesSaint Kentigern CollegeAuckland - Northland
SublimitasMassey High SchoolAuckland - Northland
The WingmenSt John's CollegeWaikato - Bay of Plenty
Vox PetriSt Peter's CollegeAuckland - Northland

LOWER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA CHOIRS 2026     * Reserves for Finale

ChoirSchoolRegion
AltissimeSamuel Marsden Collegiate SchoolWellington
Bella and the FellasFreyberg High SchoolManawatū - Whanganui
CantateWairarapa CollegeWellington
CantatricesPalmerston North Girls' High SchoolManawatū - Whanganui
Celtic HeartTaradale High SchoolEast Coast
JubilateQueen Margaret CollegeWellington
NIUBishop Viard CollegeWellington
S.O.A.PPalmerston North Boys' High SchoolManawatū - Whanganui
Te Kāhui Reo*Wellington Girls' CollegeWellington
VoxologyNapier Boys' High SchoolEast Coast
Wellington High School Chamber ChoirWellington High SchoolWellington
Woodford House Chapel ChoirWoodford HouseEast Coast

Lower North Island Cadenza Reserves

ChoirSchoolRegion
Colla VoceHavelock North High SchoolEast Coast
Heart's ChorSacred Heart College Lower HuttWellington
Leo e TasiTe Kura Tamatāne o Ngāmotu / New Plymouth Boys' High SchoolTaranaki
Solway College ChoirSolway CollegeWellington
Southern VoicesRongotai CollegeWellington
Te Hā o Te RaukuraKapiti CollegeWellington

SOUTH ISLAND CADENZA CHOIRS 2026     * Reserves for Finale

ChoirSchoolRegion
Aurora VoicesBurnside High SchoolCanterbury - West Coast
Cantus Columba*Columba CollegeOtago - South Canterbury
Christ's College Schola CantorumChrist's CollegeCanterbury - West Coast
Craighead ChoraleCraighead Diocesan SchoolOtago - South Canterbury
DimensionsSouthland Boys' High SchoolSouthland
FemmeSouthland Girls' High SchoolSouthland
MandateOtago Boys' High SchoolOtago - South Canterbury
NayCol ChoraleNayland CollegeNelson - Marlborough
OvationMarlborough Girls' CollegeNelson - Marlborough
PolyhymniaQueen's High School and King's High SchoolOtago - South Canterbury
TrinitonesTrinity Catholic CollegeOtago - South Canterbury
VivaceVilla Maria CollegeCanterbury - West Coast

South Island Cadenza Reserves     ** offered a place in Cadenza only if the selected choir from the same school declines its place

ChoirSchoolRegion
CantricesChristchurch Girls' High SchoolCanterbury - West Coast
Creui Chori**Burnside High SchoolCanterbury - West Coast
Fortress**Otago Girls' High School and Otago Boys' High SchoolOtago - South Canterbury
Logan Park ChoirLogan Park High SchoolOtago - South Canterbury
LVoxLogan Park High SchoolOtago - South Canterbury
Vocarmony**Queen's High SchoolOtago - South Canterbury

Back to News