What’s to come
Tenor: My Name Is Pati Preview Fundraiser
by special permission of Minerva Productions and the Director, Rebecca Tansley
This movie features the life and rise to stardom of brothers and world-famous opera singers, Pene and Amitai Pati. From their Samoan roots and the early days in Mangere (when they were both members of GRADS), their formation of that hugely popular group, SOL3 MIO, through to the amazing performances on the great opera stages of the world that transfixed and overwhelmed audiences, this movie is a not-to-be-missed emotional experience!
Sunday 15 February | Bridgeway Cinemas, Northcote | 7pm | $35
FRANCISCVS
Pope Francis, a universally admired and beloved Holy Father, passed on this day exactly a year ago. This recital, in the gracious acoustic of St Michael’s Catholic Church, Remuera, by kind permission of Fr. Tony Dunn, features some of the wonderful repertoire that is suitable for the commemoration of the life and work of Pope Francis.
The choir will be joined by soprano Elizabeth Mandeno, organist Philip Smith, and a small orchestra. The featured work is the wonderful Requiem – John Rutter, with supporting works from the pens of Poulenc, Howells, Harris, Artley and Duruflé
Tuesday 21 April | St Michael’s Catholic Church, Remuera | 7.30pm
Silver Jubilee Celebration
Alongside baritone James Harrison and organist David Burchell (Dunedin), you won’t want to miss this jubilant celebration to mark the 25 the Anniversary of the choir.
Our Silver Jubilee Celebration concert will feature some of our all time favourite works from Hamilton, Howells, Duruflé, Jenkins, Bach, and Finzi, and we will be premiering a new commission for choir, baritone, organ and piano by Chris Artley.
Venue TBC - Saturday 26th September, 2026
Past Events:
Christmas Cheer 2025
Alongside the Auckland Philharmonia and the amazing soloists Awhimai Fraser and Nic Kyle, Grads brought the joy of Christmas to the Auckland Town Hall.
Music is at the heart of any celebration, so it was the perfect way to rejoice in the holiday season. With a mix of orchestral classic, modern Christmas favourites and some traditional seasonal carols, there was something for everyone at this year’s Christmas Cheer.
Graduate Choir NZ Gala Fundraiser
On 10th September 2025, the Mount Albert RL Clubrooms resounded to the fabulous sounds of The Graduate Choir NZ, in lighter mode, as the choir serenaded a capacity crowd of supporters for a Gala Fundraising event. Choir member Tony Tietie was the incomparable MC exhorting patrons to spend just a little more as they dined on plenty of finger food and complimentary bubbles!
Choirs at Chartwell
On Saturday 2nd August the Grads joined Waikato Diocesan and St Paul’s Collegiate School choirs for a fantastic afternoon of shared music making, finishing with a collaborative concert that culminated with all 70 singers joining together for a fan favourite, Shenandoah.
Echoes of Culture
Echoes of Culture was a collaborative recital alongside The Cloud Chamber Singers, The Cloud Children’s Choir, and the Hong Kong Children’s choir who were touring to New Zealand from Hong Kong. This concert combined both genres and singers from across continents, and filled the Auckland Town Hall with harmony in more ways than one.
Auckland Town Hall Organ Concert
The Graduate Choir NZ, conducted by Terence Maskell, was thrilled to be invited by the Town Hall Organ Trust and Auckland Live to sing on 4 May 2025 as part of an organ concert by visiting Australian organist, James Flores. The choir performed – along with local organist Soomin Kim – seven contrasting pieces: Geistliches Lied – Brahms, Canticum Novum – Antognini, Salvation is created – Tschesnokov, Magnificat (Collegium Regale) – Howells, Set me as a seal – Madden, Hymn to the Mother of God – Tavener, I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills – Artley. A full town hall responded enthusiastically to this fine performance from one of New Zealand’s acclaimed choral ensembles.
Tinā - Special Preview Session
We secured a special preview session of the wonderful New Zealand film ‘Tinā’ on Friday 21 February, at the Bridgeway Theatre, Northcote. The movie follows a stellar Samoan music teacher as she battles to form a choir in an elite Christchurch school after the earthquakes. The event was a sell-out, with special performances from the choir.
