Choral Vacancies

Music Director Wanted - Albany Singers

Established in 2009 as a non-auditioned community SATB choir, we comprise 40-45 members who meet weekly on a Tuesday evening at the Albany Holy Cross Church to improve our personal singing and to perform a wide variety of music for the enjoyment of ourselves and the community, with two concerts per year. 

For the past three years, we have been ably led by Margaret Wright LTCL in Piano and LTCL in Singing, who will be leaving us as MD at the end of 2025, and have recently been joined by accomplished pianist Erin Fagan.

We are now looking for someone to lead us on our next journey.

This position is open to an experienced director or highly skilled musician who is able to lead rehearsals and concerts, be able to step in as rehearsal accompanist if required, select a fun repertoire in conjunction with the committee, and inspire our community choir to give its best.

If this sounds like you, or you know someone who would fit the bill, please contact choir chairman John Wright via text or phone call in the first instance for further information. Ph: 0272 808 172 or email:  jamwright777@gmail.com

Music Director Wanted - Christchurch City Chorus 

For 40 years, under the leadership of Master Director 700 Virginia Humphrey-Taylor, we have built a proud legacy as one of Aotearoa’s most successful barbershop and performing ensembles. Our journey includes:

• Winning Sweet Adelines New Zealand regional championships in every year we have entered since 1990
• Reaching the Top 10 at Sweet Adelines International five times since 2007
• Most recently, achieving 5th place internationally in 2024
• Being named Pan Pacific Women’s Chorus Champions and New Zealand Women’s Chorus Champions at the 2023 Barbershop Harmony New Zealand Pan Pacific contest
• Creating shows and performances that engage audiences across Ōtautahi Christchurch and beyond

Now we are looking for someone new to guide us into our next era. This opportunity is open to experienced directors as well as highly skilled emerging musicians who have the passion, vision, and ability to inspire singers at the highest level.

Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand, offers not only a world-class chorus to lead but also a creative, welcoming city with mountains, beaches, and parks close by. It is a place where you can enjoy a great lifestyle while directing a chorus with an international reputation.

If this sounds like you, or like someone you know, we would love to hear from you. Find out more about the role here: https://ccchorus.co.nz

Accompanist Wanted | New Singers Needed - The Harmony Singers

The Harmony Singers is seeking a new accompanist, as our much-loved Jean Rutherford is now needing to retire at nearly 89.

We also warmly welcome more choristers to join us! Whether you’ve sung in choirs before or simply love to sing for enjoyment, you’ll find a friendly and supportive group of women who enjoy making music together.

We are a women’s choir and we practise on a Wednesday morning and sing out at rest homes on an average of once a month. Our Musical Director is the wonderful Courtney Hickmott, and we sing an eclectic assortment of songs from madrigals to the Beetles songs to show tunes, folk songs and those of New Zealand composers. Our present rehearsal venue is the North Methodist church in Chapel St Papanui.

Interested parties can contact the secretary, Irene Frost, by email: irenefrost@xtra.co.nz

Choral Conductors Wanted - Rotorua District Choir

Rotorua District Choir is a non-auditioned community SATB choir of around 30 members. Our aim is to perform and foster the performance of choral music in the Rotorua district. The choir normally prepares three concerts each year, as well as participating in Rotorua and district events, and also regularly collaborates with local ensembles. We enjoy a wide variety of music, from the Messiah to David Hamilton, and plainchant to contemporary waiata, and practise every Tuesday from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the Rotorua Methodist Church (Bainbridge Centre), 187 Old Taupo Rd, Rotorua. 

In recent years, we have been led by a group of three to four conductors who prepare one concert each per year. Due to recent changes in personnel, we are currently looking for expressions of interest from choral conductors in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty who might be wanting to join a team such as ours.

As a member of our conducting team, you’ll be required to:

• Lead the rehearsal and performance of at least one concert every year
• Select and programme your repertoire consultation with other members of our conducting team and our committee
• If you have a high level of experience, be willing to share your expertise and mentor other members of the conducting team

If you are interested, please get in touch with our secretary, Sandra Smaill, at rotorua.district.choir@gmail.com

Piano Accompanist Wanted - Auckland Boys' Choir 

We're on the lookout for a talented and reliable piano accompanist to join our treble voice boys' choir. You'll be working alongside an accomplished and inspiring musical director, supporting a group of passionate young singers as they rehearse and perform choral music, ranging from classical repertoire to modern pieces such as Electricity from “Billy Elliot”.

The role involves playing for weekly rehearsals (Monday evenings in school term time from 5 pm to 6 pm), as well as 5 to 6 short performances per year and a tour; all at a convenient time in weekends. 

We’re after someone who plays with sensitivity, can follow a conductor confidently, and enjoys collaborating in a creative, energetic environment.

If you haven’t experienced accompanying choirs before, that is fine with us — what matters most is your musicality, flexibility, and ability to bring out the best in young performers. 

Our patrons are the renowned international operatic tenor Simon O’Neill and the widely performed and NZ-based composer David Hamilton. 

This is a paid position, with details open to discussion. You will benefit enormously from building your accompanist skills in a supportive, encouraging environment working with the best boys’ choir in Auckland.  Several of our previous accompanists have gone on to significant musical careers within NZ and overseas. You may currently be looking to fulfil a service requirement as part of your music studies. Alternatively, you may have recently retired from music and would like to give back to a worthy purpose like ours. Either way, this role would be well placed to meet that need. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Christina Bevan at musicdirector@aucklandboyschoir.org.nz to apply or to find out more.

Based in St Georges Anglican Church, Epsom, Auckland