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Want to join a local choir? Find all the details below to help your search. There are about as many choirs in the Nelson/Tasman region as you've had hot dinners - there's bound to be one here for you! I've just started building this page so watch it grow!

Nelson Civic Choir

Conductor: Pete Rainey

Contact Person: Sophie Best

Phone: 03 548 9599

Contact Person: Brian Houghton

Phone: 03 545 7096

Email: burnssophie@hotmail.com

Email: zl3bco@gmail.com

Web: Watch this space - coming soon!

Rehearsal Time: 7 pm

Rehearsal Day: Tuesday

Venue: Nelson School of Music, Nile St, Nelson

Repertoire: Major Choral Works

Performance Type: Oratorio, Baroque, Concert Versions of Opera and Operetta and light popular items

Audition format: 'Open' as for community choir

Take A Chance Singers

Director: Hilary Sinclair

Contact Person: Hilary Sinclair

Phone: 03 528 9002

Email: hilarys@xtra.co.nz

Rehearsal Time: 7.30 – 9.30

Rehearsal Day: Tuesday

Rehearsal Venue: Waimea College

Venue Address: Salisbury Rd

Approx size: 60 SATB

Nelson Bays Harmony Chorus

Conductor: Janet Roland

Contact: Contact here

Web: www.nelsonharmony.org.nz

Rehearsal Time: 7 - 10 pm

Venue: Waimea Club, Richmond

Repertoire: Women's Barbershop

Performance Type: Barbershop arrangements of light, popular and traditional pieces

Audition format: 'Open' as for community choir

Approx. Size: 40 (Women)

Nelson Medieaval Singing Group

Conductor:

Contact:

Phone: 744 3183

Web: http://nelsonmediaeval.webs.com/

Rehearsal Time: 7 - 9 pm (fortnightly)

Venue: Atawhai

Repertoire: Medieaval airs and rounds

Performance Type: Medieaval music presented at events of the Nelson Medieaval Society

Audition format: 'Open' as for community choir

Approx. Size: 10 (Mixed)

Choir Name: Take A Chance Singers

Conductor: Hilary Sinclair

Contact Person: Hilary Sinclair

Contact Phone: 03 528 9002

Contact Email: hilarys@xtra.co.nz

Contact Web:

Rehearsal Time: 7.30 – 9.30

Rehearsal Day: Tuesday

Rehearsal Venue: Waimea College

Venue Address: Salisbury Rd

Approx size: 60 SATB

Chroma Choir

Director: Alan K. Gray

Contact: Annette Monti

Phone: 03 548 4224

Email: montis@xtra.co.nz

Rehearsal Time: 7 - 9 pm

Rehearsal Day: Monday

Venue: Nelson Cathedral

Repertoire: Classical repertoire - formal works from Renaissance to contemporary

Performance Type: Madrigals, motets, masses to 20th century composers. Mainly unaccompanied.

Audition format: At the discretion of the director Alan K. Gray, but for experienced choristers. Sight reading ability expected.

Size: 24 SATB (8 per part) current vacancies for tenors and basses

Nelson Male Voice

Director: Andrea Hamilton

Phone: 540 2234

Contact: Iain Campbell

Email: iaincampbell@xtra.co.nz

Rehearsal Time: 6.45 pm

Rehearsal Day: Monday

Venue: Nelson School of Music, Nile St, Nelson

Repertoire: Classical to modern

Performance Type: Folk songs and classical to pop

Audition format: Join for a few weeks. If keen to continue you will be asked to sing something for the director.

Size: Approx 35

Beginners Singers

Director: Barbara Ann Grant

Phone: 03 547 9769

Contact: Kathryn Schlater - Nayland Adult Continuing Education Coordinator

Email: kathryns@nayland.school.nz

Rehearsal Time: 7 - 9 pm

Rehearsal Day: Thursday

Venue: Nayland Secondary School - Music Department Performing Arts Centre (PAC)

Repertoire: Easy learning simple unison and harmony pieces from classics to modern

Performance Type: Folk songs and classical to pop

Audition format: No audition - all welcome, no requirement to read music

Size: Approx 8 - 20

Start: Next course starts Term 4 2011 Thursday 4 November

Website: Get more information here

Off Your Rockers

Contact: Robyn Beckingsale

Phone: 03 539 4724

Repertoire: Modern rock and New Zealand songs

Performance Type: Over 60's choir modelled on the 'Young at Heart' choir phenomenon

Size: 50 SATB (at last communication this choir was not seeking additional members)