Sing with the Chorale
Sing with the Chorale
If you love great choral music, we’d love to sing with you!
With its roots in the English choral tradition, Kāpiti Chorale is a concert choir performing classical repertoire alongside contemporary, themed, and New Zealand works. Our 2026 season opened with Michael Haydn's Requiem and J.S. Bach's Magnificat.
✨ The current programme, American Art Songs, features a wide range of American choral music, from 18th-century works to contemporary favourites. Rehearsals begin on Monday 8 June; singers will need to commit to the session by the end of the fourth rehearsal on Monday 29 June to participate in the concert on Sunday 30 August.
We will close the year by joining Wellington's Capital Choir for a performance of Mozart's Requiem with orchestra. Rehearsals for this session start on Monday 7 September, with the concert on Saturday 28 November.
✨ To get started, please fill out the short application form. You are most welcome to try out the first few weeks of any programme to see how it fits. No audition necessary—just enthusiasm and a love of singing!
Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings, 7:30–9:30 pm, at St Paul’s Church, on the corner of Langdale Ave and Kāpiti Road, Paraparaumu. Each session includes two or three Saturday rehearsals (9:30 am–12:30 pm). The choir rehearses most weeks of the year, with three main performance seasons around May, August, and November.
A reasonable level of musical literacy is helpful, as most of our repertoire is performed from score. Previous choral experience is an advantage but not essential—commitment and curiosity count just as much.