Josh was born and raised in Auckland, fostering his love of singing at Rangitoto College in The Fundamentals Choir. Since then he has gone on to sing in and with community choirs such as Harbour Voices and Camerata, as well as singing in the Auckland Chamber Choir, New Zealand Youth Choir and the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir Pool. He is currently in his final year of his Bachelors of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Auckland.

Robin is a graduate of the University of Otago with a double degree in Law and Commerce. Born in New Jersey, Robin started his choral journey when he attended Palmerston North Boys’ High School and joined the OK Chorale under Graeme Young. Since then, he has sung with NZSSC, NZYC and Voices NZ. He was also a student under Judy Bellingham and Rebecca Ryan. 

Robin is an aspiring arranger and has had arrangements performed both in New Zealand and internationally. In 2024, his barbershop quartet (‘Heist’) placed 6th internationally at the NextGen Varsity Contest in Cleveland, Ohio. Apart from singing, Robin enjoys film and also holds a 299th place Mario Kart world record. 

Matthew is a second-year music student at the University of Auckland, studying classical voice with Dr Te Oti Rakena. He attended Takapuna Grammar School where he sang in all the choirs, and also accompanied on the piano. Matthew continues to sing in and accompany several choirs around Auckland.

Horomona Horo, with extensive experience in overseas performance, includes on his list of activities; playing beside the Weimaraer Staatskapelle Orchestra, touring Italy with Canti Māori opera and performing as a guest artist at the Battle of Passchendaele 90th Commemorations in Belgium. Collaborations with other musicians is an opportunity that is always welcomed with excitement by Horomona. Mentored by tohunga (experts) of taonga puoro, Dr Hirini Melbourne and Dr Richard Nunns, Horomona combines natural talent with a drive for excellence while still retaining his humility, someone who can play sweet soulful music and can command a fully attentive audience through faultless use of taonga puoro, lyrics and quick wit.

Benjamin Madden is a proudly born-and-bred Dunedin tenor trained by Pat Scally-Richardson and Judy Bellingham. Since finishing a Bachelor of Music in Classical Music Performance (Voice) and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at the University of Otago in 2014, Benjamin has been working as a choral director and private singing teacher in Dunedin. Benjamin is an alumni of the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, the New Zealand Youth Choir, and a current member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir. Benjamin attended the 2016 New Zealand Opera School and the 2017 IFAC Handa New Zealand Singing School. Benjamin currently directs choirs for Otago Boys’ High School and Otago Girls’ High School, and teaches instruments (guitar, drums, keyboard, ukulele and singing) at Abbotsford Primary School and Mornington Primary School. Benjamin works with the New Zealand Choral Federation as a mentor for primary school singing leaders as part of their Singing Matters programme, and is Assistant Music Director and Vocal Consultant for the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir.

Benjamin has played a number of operatic roles with Opera Otago. Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Monostatos in The Magic Flute, Dr. Ivor Chale in Dearest Maurice (John Drummond), Bob Cratchitt in A Christmas Carol (Phillip Norman, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni) and most recently as Jo in The Woman at the Store by Dorothy Buchanan. He has appeared with the Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus in La Boheme and Madama Butterfly.

Benjamin’s concert performances as a soloist include Ich freue mich in dir (Bach), Evangelist, St John Passion (Bach), Mass in B minor (Bach), Mass in C Major (Beethoven), Messiah (Handel), Mass in C minor (Mozart), Misa Criolla (Ramirez), The Crucifixion (Stainer) .

Outside of singing and teaching music, Benjamin is a big fan of Formula 1, an avid rock climber and a keen runner, enjoying running distances up to and beyond the marathon.