Brendon is originally from Alexandra and studied Performance Voice and Physics at the University of Otago. He is a previous member of the NZ Youth Choir and has sung with Voices NZ since 2009. Brendon lives in Auckland where he works as an Acoustic Consultant for Marshall Day Acoustics.

Megan is from Wellington.

She was in the New Zealand Youth Choir from 1997-1999.

Jessica Wells joined Voices NZ in 2017. She sang in the New Zealand Youth Choir from 2000 until 2005.

Jessica began her choral career in Epsom Girls’ Grammar School’s choir, Opus, under David Hamilton. Joining on the promise of a trip to Hawaii, she was fully addicted to choral singing before the tour began.

Since then, Jessica has sung in the University Singers, New London Singers, University Cathedral Choir (Cape Town, South Africa), and Musica Sacra. She currently sings with Viva Voce and the Auckland branch of the Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus.

For a day job, Jessica teaches class music at Gladstone Primary School using the Kodaly approach.

Grace is a graduate of the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor of Music (Honours), received with First Class Honours in 2016.

Grace is passionate about choral singing and as a member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, she has performed in multiple projects with the New Zealand String Quartet and the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra.

Grace teaches singing privately and works for Student Horizons, as the Head of Music Tours – New Zealand. Grace also has her dipABRSM in singing and performs regularly as a soloist throughout the country.

Christine Argyle was a member of the 1982 NZ Youth Choir.

She studied French, German and Music at Canterbury University and also holds an LTCL diploma in Singing and a Diploma in Performing Arts (Opera) from Auckland University.

Christine has sung with Voices New Zealand since its formation in 2018 and has travelled with the choir to Spain, Singapore, Australia, the UK, France and Germany. She is a former member of the NZ National Youth Choir, London Symphony Chorus and Auckland Opera Chorus.

Following conducting studies at Auckland University with Karen Grylls and Uwe Grodd, Christine founded Wellington’s Nota Bene chamber choir and the Wellington Young Voices children’s choir.

Christine is currently the CE of the New Zealand Choral Federation.

Thomas is originally from Christchurch and lives in Auckland.

He is a primary school teacher.

Katherine grew up in Masterton and has always had a love of Singing. She was a foundation member of the NZ Secondary Students Choir in 1986 and then went on to join National Youth Choir in 1989. Katherine was lucky enough to travel with the World Youth Choir to South America and Quebec. She joined Voices NZ in 1998 when it was formed and went on the first tour to Bilbao, Spain.

Katherine Lives in Wellington and enjoys singing Early Music with Baroque Voices. She is a Secondary School Music Teacher and Conducts two school choirs.

Helen Acheson (mezzo soprano) studied classical voice at the University of Auckland and the University of Otago, graduating in 2012 with a BMus Hons (first class) in Performance Music. Helen is a full-time itinerant singing and classroom music teacher, conductor, and vocal coach for shows and range of choirs. She has been a member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, since 2010 sings in a professional vocal quartet, and performs around the country on a regular basis as a soloist. Helen has a particular interest in contemporary repertoire and has premiered works by a number of New Zealand composers including roles in Eve de Castro Robinson’s opera Len Lye, and Chris Adams’s River Lavalle.

With a love of singing choral and early music, Andrea was in the New Zealand National Youth Choir from 1985 to 1993 and then again in 1996. She has sung with Voices New Zealand since 1996 and also sang with the World Youth Choir twice in her younger days. Andrea also sings with The Tudor Consort and Baroque Voices in Wellington.

After working in the arts and adult education and a stint as a stay-at-home-parent, Andrea is now re-training to be a pre-school teacher.

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Victoria’s musical training began in early childhood on the piano and cello, and then in a singing capacity, through her involvement in church and school choirs. She has been actively involved in the NZ choral and chamber music scenes for approximately 20 years and has performed with many groups as a chorister and a soloist. She was a member of the Auckland University Chamber Choir from 2001-2012 and the NZ Youth Choir from 2001-2004, touring with them both nationally and internationally.

Victoria has been a member of Voices NZ Chamber Choir since 2006 and is a current member of the St Matthews in the City Vocal Quartet with whom she performs on a weekly basis. In addition to singing roles, she is also an artist, mother and independent midwife.

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Ron & Lynn Holbrook