VOICES 24
The 24 strong chamber choir is chosen from these singers on a project by project basis.
Joshua Long
TENOR
Josh Long is a Wellington based tenor who works as a Civil Engineer. Born and raised in Auckland, he has sung with the Auckland Chamber Choir, and was a Margot Lloyd Scholar for Harbour Voices. Now living in Wellington, he sings with, and is the chairperson of, the Wellington Youth Choir. He also sings with […]
Joshua Jamieson
BASS
Joshua is a bass-baritone hailing from Hawkes Bay and now currently based in Wellington. As well as Voices New Zealand, Joshua also sings with a number of other ensembles including the Tudor Consort, The Queen’s Closet and the Cathedral Choir of the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Joshua also recently finished a cycle with the […]
James Harrison
BASS
James has appeared in concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, The Barbican, The Wigmore Hall and St John’s Smith Square with groups such as The Prince Consort, Grahame Johnson’s Young Songmakers and The Classical Opera Company.
Anna Sedcole
SOPRANO
Anna grew up in Christchurch, where she spent her formative years learning piano and violin, playing in competitions and orchestras and later singing in choirs. She was a member of the NZ Youth Choir for six years, during which time she toured to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales where the choir won the coveted ‘Choir of the World’ title.
Melissa Absolum
ALTO
Melissa (Ngāti Mutunga) is an educator, educational coach, singer, and conductor based in South Auckland. With over 20 years of experience, her professional background is rooted in education, where she has served as a classroom teacher, music specialist, and leader. She currently holds the position of Deputy Principal at Māngere East School. Her passion for […]
Megan Flint
SOPRANO
Megan Flint has a background in both education and music as a teacher, conductor and singer. She is active within Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa (MENZA) and the Association of Choral Directors (ACD) as a board member.
Takerei Komene
BASS
Takerei (Ngāpuhi, Whānau-a-Apanui) is based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. They is very active in the NZ choral scene as a singer, composer and conductor. They sing in the University of Auckland Chamber Choir and Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, and regularly perform with choirs and ensembles around the country. Previously, they were a member of […]
Celia Aspey-Gordon
SOPRANO
Celia is an accomplished soprano with extensive experience in ensemble singing. She sang with the New Zealand Youth Choir for seven years and has been a longstanding member of Voices Chamber Choir, participating on and off since its inception in 1998. Deeply passionate about choral music—particularly the art of close ensemble singing—Celia was an original […]
Emma Roxburgh
SOPRANO
Emma began her singing training at the University of Otago, graduating with a BA and Bmus (hons) in Voice. She then completed a Professional Performance Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK (PPRNCM). Emma has been a regular concert soloist and is a member of the New Zealand Opera Chorus. She […]
Fiona Wilson
SOPRANO
Fiona Wilson is a singer, conductor and educator from Auckland, New Zealand. She is currently Head of Music at Westlake Girls High School, where she directs two of their award winning choirs, Cantare and Choralation.
Chelsea Whitfield
SOPRANO
Chelsea completed her Bachelor of Music majoring in organ performance at Te Kokī, New Zealand School of Music in Wellington. She then graduated from a Bachelor of Science majoring in Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington. She is still living in Wellington and works in the public sector on large-scale transport investment and project management. […]
Jessica Wells
ALTO
Jessica joined Voices NZ in 2017 and also currently sings with Viva Voce and the Auckland branch of the Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus.
Morag Atchison
ALTO
Morag is one of New Zealand’s leading sopranos. A graduate of the University of Auckland and the Royal Academy of Music (London), Morag has sung in the UK, Europe, the USA and Africa.
Christine Argyle
ALTO
Christine’s deep-rooted passion for choral music stems from her upbringing – with a conductor father and singer mother, it’s in her DNA. She is a foundation member of Voices NZ chamber choir and has been a member of the ensemble for over 25 years, touring with the choir to Europe, the UK, Singapore and Australia.
Andrea Cochrane
ALTO
With a love of singing choral and early music, Andrea sang with the New Zealand National Youth Choir and World Youth Choir in her younger days and did a bit of solo work. Not quite put out to pasture after that, she has sung with Voices New Zealand since 1996 and also sings with The Tudor Consort and Baroque Voices in Wellington. When not singing, she works as an early childhood educator helping the next generation of New Zealanders to be awesome…and to love music, of course!
Megan Hurnard
ALTO
Megan Hurnard is an experienced alto and long-time member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, performing nationally and internationally since 1999. She has also sung with The Tudor Consort and Sings Harry Vocal Ensemble, contributing to a wide range of repertoire with a strong focus on blend and musicality.
Matthew Bennett
TENOR
Matthew is an Auckland-born tenor and has achieved an ARSM in singing with distinction, under the tutelage of Dr Morag Atchison. He has been a member of the New Zealand Youth Choir and the Auckland Chamber Choir, and is currently a choral scholar at Christ Church South Yarra in Melbourne while he completes a Masters […]
Benjamin Madden
TENOR
Benjamin Madden is a proudly born-and-bred Dunedin tenor trained by Pat Scally-Richardson and Judy Bellingham. Since finishing a Bachelor of Music in Classical Music Performance (Voice) and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at the University of Otago in 2014, Benjamin has been working as a choral director and private singing teacher in Dunedin.
Richard Taylor
TENOR
Richard Taylor is one of New Zealand’s most experienced tenors, singing professionally in England, Australia and here in Aotearoa New Zealand. He has performed regularly as a soloist throughout his career, particularly in the music of Bach and Handel.
Jared Corbett
TENOR
Jared is a choral director, itinerant voice teacher, and part-time General Practice Registrar, originally from Ashburton. Alongside his medical training, he has pursued a career in music, studying Piano with Professor Terence Dennis at The University of Otago, accompanying then directing the Wellington Youth Choir, then completing Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas in Choral Conducting with Dr Karen Grylls at The University of Auckland, while directing the choirs at Saint Kentigern College
Rowan Johnston
BASS
Rowan has sung with Voices New Zealand since 1999, having sung in both the NZ Secondary Students Choir and NZ Youth Choir before that. He is HOD Music at Chilton Saint James School in Lower Hutt. Rowan is the former Director of Choirs at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Auckland Youth Choir and the Aotearoa […]
Brendon Shanks
TENOR
Brendon is a Dunedin based Tenor. He studied performance voice and physics at Otago University. He has performed as a soloist in oratorio throughout NZ, including several performances with the Handel Consort and Quire, and performed Berio’s ‘Synfonia’ with the NZSO as part of the V8 Vocal Ensemble in 2011. During a five year stint […]
Blake Nicholson
BASS
Blake is a bass from Auckland, and has been singing with Voices NZ since 2019. He currently also sings with the Auckland Chamber Choir, various smaller ensembles, and is a previous member of the NZ Youth Choir. Between his singing engagements, Blake works as a management/strategy consultant.
Gregory Camp
BASS
Dr Gregory Camp has sung with Voices New Zealand since 2017. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland School of Music, where he teaches a wide variety of topics in musicology, music theory, and musicianship.
In memoriam | Helen Acheson

VOICES 60
VOICES 60 are singers who have successfully auditioned and contribute to concerts where ensembles larger than 24 singers are required.
Soprano
Alanah Jones
Anna Sedcole
Ariane Duclos
Bianca Davidson
Carleen Ebbs
Christine McLeod
Christine Rush
Elise McCabe
Ellen Callister
Emma Gilkison
Emma McClean
Erin Atchison
Fiona McCabe
Helen Jackson
Henrietta Reid
Islay Leov
Isobel Topham
Jane McKinlay
Karen Walker
Karishma Thanawala
Kate Lineham
Larissa Kent
Laurelle Clarke
Libby Montgomery
Lillian Gibbs
Maggie Zhang
Megan Flint
Michelle Walker
Nicola Brown
Pepe Becker
Phoebe Sparrow
Rachel Alexander Sutherland
Rebecca Waldron
Regan Gardner
Rose-Marie Powell
Rosie Knight
Rowena Simpson
Sarah Mileham
Sharon West
Shelley Liken
Sophia Yang
Stephanie Heeley
Susan Cutforth
Tayla Alexander
Te Ohorere Williams
Virginia Le Cren
Alto
Alexandra Woodhouse Appleby
Alice Merrall
Alison Dunlop
Andra Patterson
Anna Hamilton
Calista Ngati Au
Cecilia hang
Christine Argyle
Eleanor McGechie
Eliana Dunford
Elizabeth Dalton
Gabrielle Mutu-Grigg
Hazel Fenemor
Helene Page
Jennie Argyle
Jessica Wells
Judy Dale
Margot Button
Melissa Absolum
Morag Atchison
Natasha Manowitz
Penelope Isaac
Rachel Young
Rhianna Maker
Rosamund McDonald
Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova
Ruth Armishaw
Sarah Trevethick
Stephanie Roberson
Vanessa Kay
Wendy Chen
Tenor
Brendon Shanks
Chris Gilbert
Denzel Panama
Graeme Young
Griffin Nichol Madill
Honda Tang
Ivan Zhang
Jeandre Le Roux
Joshua Long
Mark Wigglesworth
Nathan Hauraki
Nigel Tongs
Peng Lee Tan
Philip Oliver
Philip Roderick
Tehezib Lathiff
Bass
Alexander Sinclair
Blake Scanlen
Daniel Hodgetts
David Houston
Jack Doyle
Jacob Moore
James Harrison
James Roberson
John Bayne
Jonathan Kubiak
Joshua Jamieson
Joshua McGirr
Isaac Stone
Mark Bobb
Matthew Drake
Michael Forde
Miles Timmis
Robert Abbel
Robin Park
Rory Sweeney
Takerei Komene
Theo Hnat