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, followed by American Art Songs, a programme spanning more than two centuries of American choral music.
✨ Our current programme is Mozart's Requiem, performed with Wellington's Capital Choir, orchestra and soloists. Rather than the familiar Süssmayr completion, we will perform Duncan Druce's acclaimed completion of Mozart's unfinished masterpiece — a rare opportunity to sing a fascinating alternative version of one of the world's best-known choral works.
Rehearsals began on Monday 7 September. Singers will need to commit to the session by Monday 28 September to participate in the performances on Saturday 28 November at Te Raukura ki Kāpiti and Saturday 5 December at the Riley Centre, Wellington High School.
✨ 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.