{"id":583882,"date":"2026-08-29T09:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/583882\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:36:31","slug":"watch-live-video-of-the-big-sing-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/583882\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch live video of The Big Sing Finale!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Big Sing<\/a> National Finale features performances from the top secondary school choirs in the country, selected from hundreds of choirs that competed at the 2026 regional festivals. Watch all the Finale sessions live from the Christchurch Town Hall here:<\/p>\n

You can also watch these sessions on the RNZ Concert Facebook Page.<\/a> The Big Sing is presented by the New Zealand Choral Federation<\/a>. Video produced by JX Live. Sound produced by RNZ Concert.<\/p>\n

Here is when to watch:
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Thursday 27 August \u00a0
\n Friday 28 August\u00a0
\n Saturday 29 August \u00a0
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Opening Ceremony

\n 12.00pm\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Session 1\u00a0

\n 2.00pm\u20133.30pm \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Session 2\u00a0

\n 5.00pm\u20136.30pm\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Session 3\u00a0

\n 8.00pm\u20139.30pm<\/p>\n


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Session 4\u00a0

\n 11.00am\u201312.15pm \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Session 5\u00a0

\n 1.30pm\u20132.50pm \u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Session 6\u00a0

\n 3.45pm\u20135.00pm \u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Session 7\u00a0

\n 6.30pm\u20138.00pm \u00a0<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

Session 8\u00a0

\n 11.00am-12.15pm \u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Gala Concert

\n 6.30pm-10.30pm\u00a0<\/p>\n


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\nThe Big Sing Finale Gala concert will be broadcast during Music Alive on RNZ Concert<\/a>, 7pm Friday 11 September 2026. Here’s how to listen<\/a>. The compere is Miriama Kamo. The massed item is Hine e Hine, composed by\u00a0Princess Te Rangi Pai, arr. Andrew Withington, conducted by\u00a0Susan Densem. <\/p>\n

\"Sue<\/p>\n

\nSue Densem conducting The Big Sing 2022 massed choir at the Christchurch Town Hall
\nPhoto: Horizon Images Limited\n<\/p>\n

These are the choirs performing in The Big Sing Finale 2026<\/p>\n

Choir Name – School – Choir Director(s)<\/p>\n

Ad Lucem\u00a0– Napier Girls\u2019 High School\u00a0 – Christopher Atkinson<\/p>\n

Bel Canto – Burnside High School – Susan Densem<\/p>\n

Bel Suono – Waikato Diocesan School – Maria Colvin<\/p>\n

Blue Notes – Tawa College\u00a0– Isaac Stone<\/p>\n

Cantare – Westlake Girls High School – Fiona Wilson<\/p>\n

Choralation – Westlake Girls High School &\u00a0Westlake Boys High School\u00a0– Fiona Wilson<\/p>\n

Con Anima – St Patrick\u2019s College, Wellington – Mark Bobb<\/p>\n

Euphony – Kristin School – David Squire<\/p>\n

Fortissimo – Dilworth School – Jacob Moore<\/p>\n

Kentoris – Saint Kentigern College – Matthew Leese<\/p>\n

Macleans College Chorale – Macleans College – Sarah McNabb<\/p>\n

MANifesto – Palmerston North Boys\u2019 High School – Graeme Young<\/p>\n

Ng\u0101 Korimako – Wellington College & Wellington Girls\u2019 College – Michael Fletcher<\/p>\n

Ng\u0101 Manu T\u012boriori – St Andrew\u2019s College – Jared Corbett<\/p>\n

Paradisum – Epsom Girls\u2019 Grammar School – Virginia Le Cren<\/p>\n

R\u0101whiti – Wellington East Girls\u2019 College – Kathryn Hunt<\/p>\n

Resolutions – Rangi Ruru Girls\u2019 School – Helen Charlton<\/p>\n

Saints Alive – St Cuthbert\u2019s College – Denzel Panama<\/p>\n

Seraphim – Chilton Saint James School – Rowan Johnston<\/p>\n

Serenata – Rangitoto College – Rhianna Maker \/ Karen Roberts<\/p>\n

St Cecilia Singers – Diocesan School for Girls – Jono Palmer<\/p>\n

Takapuna Grammar School Chorale –\u00a0Takapuna Grammar School – David Squire<\/p>\n

The Centennial Choir – Mount Albert Grammar School – Terence Maskell<\/p>\n

Voicemale – Westlake Boys High School – David Squire<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

\nThe Big Sing 2022 massed choir at Christchurch Town Hall
\nPhoto: Hannah Darroch\n<\/p>\n

The\u00a0National Finale Adjudicators for 2026:<\/p>\n

David Childs is a music instructor at Dallas College where he teaches Vocal Ensemble, Piano, Theory, Composition, Conducting, Music Appreciation, and Voice. He has previously served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas, and at Dallas College\u2019s North Lake campus. An active conductor, clinician, and composer, David has led numerous choirs across the United States, New Zealand, and Japan. His compositions have been performed worldwide, and he remains in high demand for commissioned work<\/p>\n

Soprano Madeleine Pierard was the 2005 Lexus Song Quest winner, an Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Artist and a Jette Parker Young Artist with The Royal Opera in London, where she has since sung numerous roles whilst freelancing internationally. Madeleine\u2019s recent concert appearances include Beethoven\u2019s 9th Symphony at the Barbican in London, Britten\u2019s War Requiem at Cadogan Hall (London) and appearances and recordings with the NZSO. A noted recitalist, she has appeared alongside Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and at the Wigmore Hall and The Royal Opera House<\/p>\n

Tim Wayne-Wright is a former member of the Grammy Award-winning a cappella vocal ensemble, The King\u2019s Singers. He toured the world for 10 years, singing over 1500 concerts in some of the world\u2019s greatest venues. Tim has taught over 500 masterclasses and workshops, imparting chamber music skills and techniques to choirs and instrumentalists across the globe. Since leaving The King\u2019s Singers in 2018, he continues to thrive as part of the choral scene internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pasifika Award Adjudicator<\/p>\n

Dr Siliva Gaugatao Afamasaga Niul\u0113v\u0101ea Tofilau Dr Siliva Gaugatao is a champion of Pacific choral music, languages, and education. An experienced composer, music director, conductor, and educator, he has worked with ensembles ranging from children\u2019s and Sunday school choirs to secondary school, church, community, and New Zealand\u2019s national choirs.\u00a0He\u00a0is the adjudicator for The Big Sing Pasifika Award for the best performance of a piece in a Pasifika language. This new award is proudly sponsored by the office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific \u2013 University of Auckland.<\/p>\n

Auahi Kore Award Adjudicator<\/p>\n

Liz Kereru\u00a0comes from a strong musical background and is an accomplished composer of M\u0101ori waiata. She is also an experienced exponent in the M\u0101ori performing arts drawing on the knowledge, traditions and teachings passed down to her by her kaum\u0101tua. Liz is a dedicated teacher and advocate of te reo M\u0101ori, with a strong commitment to the preservation, development, and transmission of m\u0101tauranga M\u0101ori. She is the adjudicator of the Auahi Kore Award for the best performance of a piece in te reo M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Big Sing National Finale features performances from the top secondary school choirs in the country, selected from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[48,47,156,111,43,139,69,49,46,44,45],"class_list":["post-583882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-audio","tag-current-affairs","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-podcasts","tag-public-radio","tag-radio-new-zealand","tag-rnz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}