New Zealand Youth Choir

The choir has achieved considerable success both within New Zealand and internationally, including winning the Let the Peoples Sing competition in 1992, the 'Choir of the World' title at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 1999,^[2] and the 'Grand Prix Slovakia' in the same year.^[6] The choir toured Europe in 2004.^[2]

In 2010 the choir toured Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai (where it performed as part of Expo 2010), Brisbane, Canberra, and Sydney. The final concert for the tour was broadcast live on ABC Classic FM and Radio New Zealand Concert.^{[citation needed]}

At the end of 2013 the choir toured to Los Angeles (where it participated in a performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem at the Walt Disney Concert Hall), Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, New York and Washington DC.^{[citation needed]}

During its 2016 European Landmark Tour, NZYC won the GRAND PRIX at the 2016 IFAS in Pardubice Czech Republic and also all four categories it competed in.^[1] It also performed at Windsor Castle, Cambridge Summer Music Festival, Ely Cathedral, Oxford, Notre Dame de Paris, and Le Quesnoy.^{[citation needed]}

In 2025 the choir won the Grand Prix of Nations at the European Choir Games in Denmark and was again awarded Choir of the World at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales.^[7][8][9]

Notable former members of the choir include: conductor Tecwyn Evans, soprano Anna Leese, bass baritone Jonathan Lemalu, tenor Simon O'Neill, soprano Madeleine Pierard, baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bass Martin Snell, all three members of Sol3 Mio, baritone in the King's Singers Chris Bruerton, journalist Hilary Barry, Labour MP Rachel Boyack and composers Igelese Ete, David Hamilton, Anthony Ritchie and Glenda Keam.^[10][11][12]