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The Big Sing is the national Secondary Schools' Choral Festival and the Finale is the culmination of months of rehearsing and planning for all involved. The Big Sing Finale runs over three days and is managed by the New Zealand Choral Federation.
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The Big Sing Finale 2025
28 Aug 2025The top 24 secondary school choirs, selected from over 200 across the motu, perform at The Big Sing Finale. You can listen, and see videos, here: Read more Video
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Big Sing Finale gets underway in Dunedin
28 Aug 2025The Big Sing Finale co-ordinator is Rosemary Tarbotton - she updates Kathryn Ryan just hours before the competition starts. Read more Audio
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Big Sing competition reaches its crescendo
27 Aug 2025A thousand choir singers are converging on Dunedin as the Big Sing competition reaches its crescendo. More than 200 secondary school choirs pitched for a position in the Big Sing Finale with the top… Read more Audio
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Shona Murray: 'Music goes with so many things'
27 Aug 2025Music educator and choral conductor Shona Murray talks with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump about secondary school choral festival The Big Sing and its beginnings, and the essential role of music in our… Read more Video, Audio
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The Big Sing Finale 2024
13 Sep 2024Experience the energy and joy of secondary school groups from across the motu sing their hearts out over three days in Wellington. Read more Video, Audio
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The Big Sing Finale Gala Concert 2023
27 Aug 2023For months now school singing groups across the motu have been practicing, performing for their classmates and competing in regional rounds in hope of qualifying for the biggest music festival in New… Read more Audio
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The Big Sing 2022 Finale Gala Concert
16 Sep 2022Secondary school choirs from all over Aotearoa gathered in Ōtautahi/Christchurch to perform at The Big Sing Finale 2022 Gala concert. Read more Video, Audio
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North Island choirs dominate at The Big Sing Finale
2 Sep 2019Five choirs – all from the North Island - have been awarded gold at the 2019 Big Sing Finale in Dunedin over the weekend. Read more
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The Big Sing 2019 - Gala Concert - Massed Choir Items
31 Aug 2019The massed choir items at The Big Sing 2019 National Finale Gala Concert from the Dunedin Town Hall. Read more Audio
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The Big Sing 2019 - Gala Concert - Second Half
31 Aug 2019The second half of The Big Sing 2019 National Finale Gala Concert from the Dunedin Town Hall. Read more Audio
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The Big Sing 2019 - Gala Concert - First Half
31 Aug 2019The first half of The Big Sing 2019 National Finale Gala Concert from the Dunedin Town Hall. Read more Audio
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The Big Sing Finale: What the judges are listening for
28 Aug 2019The finale of The Big Sing competition is taking place in Dunedin this week and the judges will be listening hard. Read more Audio
The Big Sing
The Big Sing (TBS) is a national group-singing competition for secondary school students. The Big Sing has grown into a major highlight of the secondary school music calendar each year and is one of the largest competitive events in the country.
