The Wellington Regional Festival of THE BIG SING
When: Wednesday 9 June and Thursday 10 June
Venue: Wellington Town Hall.
Festival Programme: Click here
For Results and Awards: Click here
FINALE CHOIRS SELECTED
The Wellington choirs selected to attend the National Finale at Auckland Town Hall on 9-11 August are:
Cantala, Wellington East Girl's College and Teal Voices, Wellington Girls College.
Reserve choir: Con Anima, St Patrick’s College, Wellington
Guest choir: Nga Mokopuna, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Nga Mokopuna, Wellington
The complete list of 22 successful choirs follows:
AUCKLAND
- Dio Senior Choir, Diocesan School for Girls
- St Cecilia Singers, Diocesan School for Girls
- Euphony, Kristin School
- Macleans College Choir, Macleans College
- Saints Alive, St Cuthbert's College
- Choralation, Westlake Boys & Girls High Schools
- Voicemale, Westlake Boys' High School
MANAWATU/WANGANUI
8. OK Chorale - Palmerston North Boys' High School
WELLINGTON
9. Cantala, Wellington East Girls' College
10. Teal Voices, Wellington Girls' College
NELSON/MARLBOROUGH
11. Bella Voce, Marlborough Girls' High School
CANTERBURY/WEST COAST
12. Bel Canto, Burnside High School
13. Cantabile, Burnside High School
14. Cantrices Christchurch Girls' High School
15. Resolutions, Rangi Ruru Girls' School
OTAGO/SOUTH CANTERBURY
16. Craighead Chorale - Craighead Diocesan School
17. Southern Hesperides, Otago Girls' High School
SOUTHLAND
18. Femme, Southland Girls’ High School,
Reserve 1. SOS, Rangitoto College, Auckland
Reserve 2. Con Anima, St Patrick’s College, Wellington
GUEST CHOIRS
1. Angels Awaken, Aquinas College, Waikato/Bay of Plenty
2. Voix de Femmes Havelock North High School, East Coast
3. Riccarton Singers, Riccarton High School, Canterbury/West Coast
4. Nga Mokopuna, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Nga Mokopuna, Wellington
Reserve guest choirs
5. Ancora, James Hargest College, Southland
6. Lyrical Ladies, Feilding High School, Manawatu/Wanganui
SOUNZ Composition Competition
First Prize - Awhina Waimotu, Taita, Lower Hutt, from Aorere College, Auckland.
For more information about The Big Sing go to NZ Choral Federation National website
Photos Below: Tawa College - Dawn Chorus and Wellington Girls College - Teal.


Once again it was a great success and everyone had a fabulous time.