Northcote choirs delight at The Big Sing

Our two school choirs, the Northcote College Chamber Choir (an auditioned treble voices choir under the direction of David Flyger) and Onewa Voices (our all-comers choir under the direction of Robert Dil) had a wonderful day performing at and participating in The Big Sing 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall | Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau.

The Big Sing is the largest choral festival for high school students in Australasia. Each group sang beautifully and did our school very proud!

Special thanks to the amazing Niki Manoa who came with us on the trip and is such an incredible support in everything she does and to Camila Cortes, our brilliant AV/Tech who organises so many of the logistics to make the day possible!

You can watch their performances at the links below:

The Northcote College Chamber Choir performed:

• Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär – Robert Schumann – https://youtu.be/KStotqh80XU
• The Peril of Rainbows – David Flyger –  https://youtu.be/oAY12lz26m0
• Det Lisle Banet – trad Norwegian, English lyrics Robert Loretz – https://youtu.be/Os667PSQJ_w

Music director: David Flyger. Instrumentalists: Kary Ho (piano), Robert Dil (soprano sax), Kaito Jones (alto sax), Jeremy Christie (percussion), Scott Durling (guitar)

The Northcote College Onewa Voices performed:

• Double Trouble (from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) – John Williams, arr. Teena Chinn – https://youtu.be/SzRyVuVrkt4
• The Seal Lullaby – Eric Whitacre – https://youtu.be/MdMdhy0P6Nk
• Welcome Home – Dave Dobbyn, arr. Brent Stewart –  https://youtu.be/LibVuYJs-U0

Music director: Robert Dil. Instrumentalists: Kary Ho (piano), The Double Trouble Ensemble (David Flyer, conductor; Sophia Shen, flute; Robert Dil, flute; Benjamin Loong, Finaly Salt, and Charlotte Smith, percussion)