Leo is from Auckland.

Leo is currently a member of Auckland Chamber Choir.

He attended Rangitoto College and is currently studying a BMus (Composition and Voice) at Otago University.

Born and raised in Whangārei, soprano Rhiannon Cooper began her vocal journey with the late Joan Kennaway who fostered in her a love of Classical singing. While in Whangārei, she was a regular performer with Opera North as both a soloist and ensemble member before moving to Dunedin in 2016 to begin vocal studies at the University of Otago. In 2020 she completed a Bachelor of Music endorsed in Classical Performance with First Class Honours under the tutelage of PPF Judith Henley, Assoc. Professor Judy Bellingham, and Dr. Tessa Romano. She is currently studying towards a Master of Music in Classical Voice Performance with Dr. Tessa Romano and Blair Professor Terence Dennis.

Rhiannon has appeared onstage as Peep-Bo in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado and was scheduled to sing Rosalinde in Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. She has been a guest soloist with a number of distinguished singers and groups such as Simon O’Neill and Anna Leese (Celebrating 2021 with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra), and Jonathan Lemalu (An Audience with Jonathan Lemalu). She is a two-time nominee for the PACANZ National Young Performer of the Year Award, recipient of the Colin McDonald Memorial Prize (2017), the Victor Galway Medal and Ida G White Memorial Prize (2020), and the RSA Choir Scholarship (2018-2021). In 2021, Rhiannon competed in the Christchurch Competition Society’s Annual Senior Vocal Competitions, placing in all classes entered and third in the Dame Malvina Major Aria.

An avid ensemble singer, Rhiannon also frequently performs with the Octagon Ensemble as a soloist and as an ensemble member, and was a member of the New Zealand Youth Choir (2017-2019), touring internationally with them on their 40^th Anniversary Pacific Tour in 2019. The relationship between solo and ensemble singing in where she is focussing her Master’s research.

This year, Rhiannon was one of twenty-one singers selected to attend the prestigious New Zealand Opera School where she was awarded the Merle Higgie Memorial Award. The final concert of New Zealand Opera Shool was reviewed in the Whanganui Chronicle. The reporter made the comments “And then there was a young woman – Rhiannon Cooper, an incredible young singer … one to watch … As she glided onto the stage … this statuesque singer was riveting, utterly memorable.”

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Georgia is from Christchurch.

She is currently a student nurse at the Ara Institue of Canterbury.

Georgia was a member of the NZ Secondary Student Choir 2013/14, the Christchurch Youth Choir for 4 years and the Kolbe Singers.

Georgia plays saxophone and viola.

Peter Liley is a sound artist living and working in Wellington. After finishing a bachelor of music in composition and music technology, and a diploma in saxophone performance, Peter is forging a career as a classical performer, experimental musician and installation artist in the capital. A performance by Peter usually involves custom-written software, lighting, and extended saxophone techniques. When not working on eccentric projects, Peter enjoys playing all afternoon at his childcare job, and loves to sing with choirs, particularly with cathedral choirs on Sunday mornings.

Thomas hails from distant lands of South Korea, having made the move back in 2002, and in 2015 he graduated from Westlake Boys. During his time in high school, Thomas was part of the choirs ‘Voicemale’ and ‘Choralation’, as well as being part of the school’s Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. In 2014, they toured to Germany, Austria and Hungary, and participated in the annual ‘Summa Cum Laude’ festival held in Vienna.

Currently, Thomas is a member of the NZYC as well the Auckland Chamber Choir. He is studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Auckland and he hopes that, disasters withstanding, he will graduate as part of the class of 2021.

In his spare time he enjoys watching and playing tennis and football, with his favourite club being CHELSEA.

Thomas is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music conjoint majoring in Classical Trumpet and History. He began singing during primary school and took part in the auditioned choirs during primary and secondary school. In early 2017 he was selected for the 2017-19 cycle of NZYC, including the end-of-cycle cruise tour around the Pacific in 2019. Thomas currently lives in Auckland. He has a major passion for all things music and enjoys everything historical. He also loves to compete in pub quizzes and trivia!

After graduating from Epsom Girls Grammar, Sophie began her studies at Auckland University for a BMus in Classical Voice.

She is a member of the Auckland University Chamber Choir and plays the piano.

Sophie joined NZYC in 2017.

Emma joined NZYC in 2017. She is in her final semester of a Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance Voice) and Bachelor of Arts (European Studies) conjoint degree at the University of Auckland. During her music degree, she studied with Dr. Morag Atchison and Dr. Te Oti Rakena. She has been an active member of Auckland Chamber Choir for the past two years.