Singfest Manawatu -Whanganui 2026

Singfest Manawatū -Whanganui 2026

NZCF invites local Manawatū-Whanganui choirs to join the award-winning NZ Youth Choir for a special Singfest event in Palmerston North in June. Local choirs can now register to be part of a concert on Tuesday 30 June with NZ Youth Choir. Local choirs will be given an opportunity to perform up to 10 minutes of their own repertoire each in the first half of the concert and then join NZ Youth Choir for two massed items at the end of the second half.

The massed items will be two Matariki themed pieces by NZ composers to celebrate the time of year. These pieces will be sent to local choirs electronically in advance and rehearsed with NZ Youth Choir and their conductor, Rowan Johnston, on Sunday 28 June.

SingFest Rehearsal
Singfest massed items rehearsal with local choirs and NZ Youth Choir
Time: 4pm-5:30pm
Date: Sunday 28 June
Location: Hall at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 229 Ruahine Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North 4414

SingFest Concert
Singfest concert with local choirs and NZ Youth Choir (local choirs will perform their own pieces in the first half, NZYC will perform in the second half and then there will be two massed items at the end of the concert)
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Date: Tuesday 30 June
Location: Central Palmerston North venue tbc

Cost
The cost of participation will be $5 per singer, caps at $200 per choir.

Would you like to make a donation to NZCF?
A donation to NZCF helps us deliver our many activities and is an investment in the future of NZ choral music. NZCF is approved for tax purposes by the Inland Revenue as a charitable organisation; donations over $5 are tax-deductible.

Need help?
For any payment assistance, please contact Ann Gibbard (Finance and Membership Manager) at ann.gibbard@nzcf.org.nz, tel 021 682 014.
For event queries contact Nigel Tongs (NZCF Manawatū-Whanganui Events Coordinator) at nigeltongs43@gmail.com.

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