Michael Stewart is at the forefront of choral conductors in New Zealand, as well as being one of the country’s leading concert organists. In June 2011 he was appointed Organist and Director of Music at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, after previously serving for five years as Director of Music of The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Michael is also the Music Director of The Tudor Consort, and a member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir.

Michael was awarded a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Canterbury and also held the inaugural John Robert Godley Organ Scholarship at Christchurch Cathedral. He was the recipient of a Dame Malvina Major Arts Excellence Award in 2002, which enabled him to pursue further study at McGill University (Montréal, Canada). He was awarded a McGill Organ Scholarship and graduated with a Master of Music degree majoring in organ performance in 2004. During his time in Montréal, Michael held the position of Assistant Organist to The Church of St Andrew and St Paul, a flourishing downtown Presbyterian church which boasts the finest music programme in the country. He has recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio New Zealand – Concert, and has produced two solo organ CDs: Puissant (2001) and Ave maris stella (2007).

Since becoming Music Director of The Tudor Consort in 2007, Michael has continued the standard of choral excellence which this renowned early-music ensemble is noted for. He has broadened the repertoire to include music from the early Tudor composers through to the 20th Century, and has led critically-acclaimed performances of Handel’s Messiah and J S Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. In 2011 Michael led The Tudor Consort in their 25th Anniversary Season, including a performance of Tallis’s Spem in Alium. Following the devastating earthquakes in Christchurch in 2012, he recorded Antoine Brumel’s Missa Et ecce terrae motus (The ‘Earthquake’ Mass) with The Tudor Consort as a fundraiser for Christchurch Cathedral’s music department.

Jared is a choral director, itinerant voice teacher, and part-time General Practice Registrar, originally from Ashburton. Alongside his medical training, he has pursued a career in music, studying Piano with Professor Terence Dennis at The University of Otago, accompanying then directing the Wellington Youth Choir, then completing Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas in Choral Conducting with Dr Karen Grylls at The University of Auckland, while directing the choirs at Saint Kentigern College. Since relocating to Christchurch, Jared has been a conducting intern for the Korokoro Tūī Ngāi Tahu choir project, Assistant Director of Epiphony choir directed by Naomi Hnat, director of The Cecilian Singers, and is currently the director of the Christchurch Youth Choir and the senior choir at St Andrew’s College. He also serves as an itinerant voice teacher at The Cathedral Grammar School and St Andrew’s College, and as the Regional Representative for the Canterbury/West Coast region of the New Zealand Choral Federation. Jared is an alumnus of the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, the New Zealand Youth Choir, and the University of Otago Capping Sextet.

Luana has sung in choirs since high school, when she was fortunate to tour with Key Cygnetures under the direction of Elise Bradley. Her journey in singing has taken her through the NZ Secondary Students’ Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Cappella vocal ensemble, and Auckland Chamber Choir.

Having completed a conjoint degree in Performance Voice and German language, she has worked as a teacher of music, vocal coach, and choir consultant. She feels privileged to now also direct a number of high school choirs in Auckland, and help develop the next generation of choral singers.

Emma began her singing training at the University of Otago, graduating with a BA and Bmus (hons) in Voice. She then completed a Professional Performance Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK (PPRNCM). Emma has been a regular concert soloist and is a member of the New Zealand Opera Chorus. She is also an experienced singing teacher, vocal coach, and high school English and Drama teacher.

Megan Flint has a background in both education and music as a teacher, conductor and singer. She is active within Music Education New Zealand Aotearoa (MENZA) and the Association of Choral Directors (ACD) as a board member.

Megan has a passion for working with treble choirs and is the co-author of Hear Our Voices, a handbook for leaders of children’s choirs. She is a national conducting mentor for the New Zealand Choral Federation, presenting their Singing Matters programmes for primary school song leaders. Megan sings with Voices New Zealand and conducts a community choir in Taupō, New Zealand.

Megan directs the activities of Kodály Aotearoa and her commitment to ‘music for all’ guides her passion for music education. A current doctoral candidate in music education, she is committed to ensuring that all teachers and students can access and acquire knowledge and experiences that enable them to engage with music knowledgeably: as performers, creators, listeners and innovators.

Megan Flint (M.Mus.(Hons), B.Ed., Dip. Tchg., ATCL (Voice)), has a background in education and music. She is a past member of the New Zealand National Youth Choir (1997-1999) and sings with Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir (2006-present) and the University of Auckland Chamber Choir (2006- present).

Megan completed her Masters degree in Choral Conducting at The University of Auckland with Dr Karen Grylls and was recently awarded the Australian Kodaly Certificate by the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Autralia. She is currently a full-time Music Specialist at Royal Oak Primary School in Auckland, teaching classroom music, choirs and instrumental programmes.

Megan is the co-author of Hear Our Voices, a handbook for leaders of children’s choirs and presents the successful national workshop series Primary Gestures for the NZ Choral Federation.

Anna Sedcole grew up playing the piano and violin, and later took up singing studies, completing her ATCL in 2000. Anna was a member of the TOWER New Zealand Youth Choir for over six years, during which time she toured with the choir to Europe in 1999 (winning the ‘Choir of the World’ title at the International Music Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales) and to Texas in 2001.

Anna grew up in Christchurch, where she spent her formative years learning piano and violin, playing in competitions and orchestras and later singing in choirs. She was a member of the NZ Youth Choir for six years, during which time she toured to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales where the choir won the coveted ‘Choir of the World’ title. 

Anna has a particular interest in early music; currently she sings regularly with Wellington-based early music ensembles The Tudor Consort and The Queen’s Closet. Musical highlights have included performing as Venus in The Queen’s Closet’s presentation of The Judgment of Paris as well as a leading role in their production of Cloverton, featuring music from the Restoration. Other projects have included singing as a soloist in a Bach Cantata in a service to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and performing on the soundtrack for Hunt for the Wilderpeople with members of Baroque Voices. 

Anna is a Registered Music Therapist, which involves running a busy private practice, and working one day at the Wellington Early Intervention Trust. In addition to this, she directs choirs at Kelburn Normal School, teaches singing, and leads the Karori Community Singers. She lives in Wellington with her husband Michael Stewart and their two children, Alexander and Zoë. 

Isaac Stone teaches classroom music, classical singing and leads the choral programme at Tawa College, including the chamber choir Blue Notes which recently received a Gold Award at the NZCF Big Sing Finale. He is the founding musical director of the innovative Wellington-based choir Supertonic and sings in a number of choirs in Wellington, including Tudor Consort and Inspirare.

Isaac Stone teaches classroom music, classical singing and leads the choral programme at Tawa College, including the chamber choir Blue Notes which recently received a Gold Award at the NZCF Big Sing Finale. He is the founding musical director of the innovative Wellington-based choir Supertonic and sings in a number of choirs in Wellington, including Tudor Consort and Inspirare.