This is Katia, a soprano which is currently based in Wellington. She attends Wellington East Girls College and is very musically involved there. She sings in multiple choirs and aside from singing also plays the oboe and piano. Her other interests include tramping and dancing. This is her first time in NZSSC and is the youngest member in the choir.

Richard was a founding member of the NZ Youth Choir and has also sung in the NZ Opera Chorus, Viva Voce, and Auckland Choral; initially as a B2 but latterly as a B1. He took degrees in chemistry (Auckland) and history of science (Princeton) and now is General Manager of the University of Auckland Foundation and its endowment fund. He also chairs the board governing the Auckland Observatory and Planetarium (aka “Stardome”).

Quillan is from Auckland and holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Auckland, having majored in Computer Science. Quillan attended Rangitoto College while in Auckland and was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir 2019-2020 cycle. Quillan is in his second cycle with the New Zealand Youth Choir and is a current member of the Auckland Youth Choir and the Neotectonic Vocal Ensemble, where he also sings bass, and has sung in various massed choral ensembles, including multiple with New Zealand Opera.

When he’s not singing, Quillan can often be found reading or trying to fix a bug in his code. 

Born in Dunedin, Nicola studied voice and piano performance at Otago University. She went on to complete a Masters degree in performance singing from Victoria University and a Diploma from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, Holland.

Nicola has had many years experience as a soprano soloist, choral singer and musical director. She has sung in the New Zealand Youth Choir, and while studying in Holland, performed throughout Europe with various professional ensembles.  Since returning to New Zealand in 2003, Nicola has been in demand as a soloist with performances including Monteverdi Vespers 1610 with Bach Musica New Zealand and Handel’s Messiah with the Christchurch City Choir.

Nicola is also an enthusiastic choral conductor. During her time directing Lyrica, the Kelburn Normal School choir, they have toured New Zealand with the NZSO and recorded a CD of These arms to hold you by Eve de Castro Robinson. Nicola lives in Wellington with her husband and two young daughters  – Tilly and Bea. 

Chelsea completed her Bachelor of Music majoring in organ performance at Te Kokī, New Zealand School of Music in Wellington. She then graduated from a Bachelor of Science majoring in Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington. She is still living in Wellington and works in the public sector on large-scale transport investment and project management.
Chelsea was a member of the New Zealand Youth Choir from 2015 – 2019, touring to both Europe and around the Pacific Islands. She now sings with Voices NZ and the Tudor Consort in Wellington.

Matthew is an Auckland-born tenor and has achieved an ARSM in singing with distinction, under the tutelage of Dr Morag Atchison. He has been a member of the New Zealand Youth Choir and the Auckland Chamber Choir, and is currently a choral scholar at Christ Church South Yarra in Melbourne while he completes a Masters in Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne. A recent highlight for Matthew was the touring of Joby Talbot’s ‘Path of Miracles’ around Victoria, Australia.