Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Trust

Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand's purpose is to create, nurture and promote vocal excellence in choral singing. Our objective is to sustain and promote two complementary but distinct choirs. An internationally renowned professional choir - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and a youth choir which inspires and develops New Zealand's extraordinary young talent, the nationally selected New Zealand Youth Choir. The New Zealand Youth Choir has achieved considerable success since its formation in 1979. Touring nationally in New Zealand and every years to destinations overseas, the choir has won many awards includingg the ‘Choir of the World’ title at the International Music Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales and the ‘Grand Prix Slovakia’. The Choir is presently led by Artistic Director Dr Karen Grylls and Music Director David Squire. Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir was formed in 1998 with Dr Karen Grylls as its Music Director. As a nationally selected choir of the highest calibre, Voices NZ is a chamber choir th