About Us
Wellington Youth Choir is a mixed group of singers between the ages of 18 and 27. We are made up of around 50 university students and young professionals living in the Wellington region. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings at 7:15 pm during the University year, at St Peters Anglican Church on Willis Street.
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The choir provides a fantastic bridge for young singers between school and community choirs. For the more experienced singer, WYC offers a platform to continue singing at a high standard. At the same time, the choir is a great place for those who are wanting to get involved in choral singing for the first time. Many of our members are current or former members of the New Zealand Youth Choir and New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir.
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The choir performs regularly during the academic year in and around the Wellington region. A normal year consists of: numerous standalone concerts and collaborations with other established groups; a highly anticipated camp where all the members get together for an epic weekend away; and perhaps most compelling, the choir plans an annual tour to allow members to perform in other parts of the country.
Our Team
Music Director - Rowan Johnston
Rowan has recently relocated to Wellington from Auckland, having just finished as Musical Director for the Auckland Youth Choir. He has also been Director of Choirs at Holy Trinity Cathedral Auckland and Musical Director of the internationally acclaimed school choir Choralation from Westlake Girls and Boys High Schools. Rowan is also an Associate Conductor for Voices NZ Chamber Choir.
Along with being recently appointed to the Wellington Youth Choir directorship, Rowan has been offered the Co-directorship of the newly formed Academy Choir with Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand. He is a regular guest conductor at the Gondwana National Choral School in Australia and is in much demand as a conductor, adjudicator and clinician nationally and internationally. As a singer, Rowan is a member of the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir.
Accompanist - Nick Kovacev
Nicholas Kovacev is a Serbian-New Zealand pianist from Wellington, who in 2020 completed his Bachelor of Music with Honours at the New Zealand School of Music under Dr Jian Liu and David Barnard.
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Upon graduating he was engaged as an Artist teacher and Accompanist at the school, and he is active in performing both solo and collaborative recitals around the country.