Welcome to the Jubilate Singers, a Christchurch (New Zealand) SATB chamber choir of around 26 singers, which is committed to the pursuit of excellence in choral singing. The choir presents 4-5 public concerts a year featuring a wide range of international and New Zealand choral music and is well-known for its innovative programming.

NEXT CONCERT

Our next concert on 8 May 2010,  is the beautiful, recently discovered baroque Vespers breviores ac longiores by Heinrich Biber. Scored for SATB choir, soloists and orchestra, the work is evocative of Monteverdi's famous Vespers of 1610.  It has been edited by Brian Clarke of Yale University, and this will be the first performance in the Southern Hemisphere. See the adjacent "next concert" section for more information.

NEW MEMBERS
Are you looking for a friendly chamber choir that offers more than a bit of a challenge? The Jubes is always interested in meeting and auditioning new singers. If you have some singing experience and reasonable sight reading ability, we'd like to hear from you. We can offer the pleasure of singing in a small, intimate ensemble, the challenge of learning exciting music in a wide range of styles and … a friendly cup of tea in the break at rehearsal. The choir has a strong social side and several gatherings are held during the year, which may take the form of a barbecue, attending a concert or a movie. See “Join us” for more information about membership.

YOUTUBE
We currently don't have any Youtube footage of the choir but will post some of our favourites. check back here from time to time to see what's new. Currently, we have music by Heinrich Biber, the featured composer in our next concert.

Feel free to explore our website and listen to some audio ("live" from our concerts), contact us or join our mailing list … and do come to our concerts!

Best wishes

Grant Hutchinson
Music Director