Concerts at Sing Aotearoa 2026
Drop in to central city locations to hear a variety of choirs from around the motu. From classical repertoire to contemporary, community, youth and cultural traditions, you'll experience the rich diversity of choral singing in Aotearoa today.
Saturday 24 October, 12.45 -1.45pm
Sir Howard Morrison Centre: NZ Children’s Choral Academy & Hamilton Civic Choir
Rotorua Library: All Together Now & Heights Tira Waiata
Wai Ariki Spa: Voices of Fragrant Rhythm & Sitting Room Singers
Sunday 25 October, 12.45 -1.45pm
Sir Howard Morrison Centre: Luminata Voices & The Doubtful Sounds
Rotorua Arts Village: Vox Aurorae & Rotorua District Choir
Wai Ariki Spa: Taranaki Songmen & 8Bit Vocal Ensemble
SING AOTEAROA LUNCHTIME CONCERTS ARE FREE
Saturday 24 October, 8pm
The first of two inspiring evenings of music at this year’s Sing Aotearoa festival, United Voices brings together singers from across the upper North Island in a celebration of community music-making.
Auckland's All Together Now combines singers of all backgrounds and experience levels, while the Hamilton Civic Choir marks its 80th anniversary with a programme drawn from its rich choral tradition. Special guest appearances by Rotorua's Heights Tira Waiata and the newly formed women's chamber choir Vox Aurorae add further colour and variety, reflecting the diversity of voices, cultures, and musical experiences that make up Aotearoa's choral community.
Sunday 25 October, 8pm
The second of two inspiring evenings of music at this year’s Sing Aotearoa festival, Woven Voices offers a rich and varied showcase of ensemble singing, from close-harmony vocal groups to contemporary a cappella.
Auckland's Luminata Voices explores women's choral repertoire across a range of genres and periods, while 8bit offers fresh perspectives from a new vocal octet. The Sitting Room Singers add their modern a cappella style and infectious love of singing, and a special guest appearance by The Doubtful Sounds provides an extra musical thread in an evening celebrating the artistry and connection of ensemble singing.
Monday 26 October, 12.00pm -12.45pm
Enjoy performances from the delegates at Sing Aotearoa, singing as a massed choir and in smaller groups, led by David Squire, Michael Barrett and Kate Bell.
Among the wide range of pieces performed, you’ll hear the premiere of a specially-commissioned work, Tātai Whetū, Tātai Tangata, by composer Takerei Komene and poet Bianca Beard. Written for SATB choir and guitar, the piece draws on ancestral navigation stories and the stars Tautoru and Atutahi as metaphors for connection, leadership, and collective purpose. The work explores the bonds that unite singers while celebrating the people who guide and inspire us.