Youth Choir performs at the Auckland Town Hall

New Zealand Youth Choir performs at the Auckland Town Hall – Free Admission
 
The world-renowned New Zealand Youth Choir presents a free concert at the Auckland Town Hall on Saturday, 26 June at 7.30pm. This nationally selected choir is in excellent form as it prepares for another landmark international tour.  The choir is pleased to include Auckland in its 2010 itinerary, prior to visiting Singapore, South Korea, China and Australia. The concert is free to the public, but the choir would welcome donations at the door (suggested $10 adult, $5 student and $2 child). Bookings are not required and doors open at 6.45pm.  This concert is presented with the support of THE EDGE and the For Free series of free concerts. 
 
The programme shows the choir’s trademark versatility in a mixture of ancient and modern works, including pieces by New Zealand and Asian composers.  The kapa haka items are particular audience favourites, and sit beautifully alongside stirring improvisations, double choir works, folk songs of various nations and of course, the classics. 
 
Chief Executive of the Choir, Barbara George, is pleased to announce that the choir will make significant appearances at World Expo in Shanghai, sponsored by New Zealand Educated, and a special commemorative concert at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Also on the itinerary is a live broadcast for ABC Classic FM, which will also be aired by Radio New Zealand Concert, that will have our Youth Choir singing across Australia and New Zealand.  This tour is supported by the New Zealand Government through the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Cultural Diplomacy International Programme and also by Creative New Zealand. 
 
The Choir will leave on Monday 28 June for Asia and Australia, and returns to New Zealand mid July. 
 
New Zealand Youth Choir
Artistic Director Karen Grylls
Saturday, 26 June, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
THE EDGE Public Programmes series
 

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