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Notices to Choir Members

Last updated: 14 December 2025
 
Membership enquiries and rehearsal attendance apologies: members@citychoirdunedin.org.nz

Regular Tuesday rehearsals 7:30-9:30 pm at Mornington Presbyterian Church (MPC) are a given, unless stated otherwise.

Tue 16 Dec – Final rehearsal at MPC

Sat 20 Dec – Carols @ Otago Museum 3:00 pm
Final rehearsal 1:30 pm at Otago Museum

2026 

Tue 27 Jan – First rehearsal of the new season

Fri 15 May – Mahler's Resurrection, 7:30 pm, Dunedin Town Hall. DSO and NZSO collaborate in this production. City Choir Dunedin will join a massive choir on stage. Conductor: James Judd. Rehearsals tbc, possibly 2-3 May & 10 May.

Sat 27 Jun – Rutter: The Reluctant Dragon, Trinity College Auditorium. A collaboration with The Little Box of Operas. Rehearsals Thu 25 Jun, Fri 26 Jun.

Sat 10 Oct – Bach Mass in B Minor, Dunedin Town Hall. Rehearsals Fri evening 9 Oct & Sat afternoon 10 Oct.

Sat 21 Nov – NZSO presents Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Dunedin Town Hall. City Choir Dunedin joins the NZSO on stage.

Sun 13 Dec tbc – Christmas Concert, Dunedin Town Hall. A DSO & Dunedin City Council joint project, with City Choir Dunedin.


Practice Resources


Christmas Carols (YouTube videos collection on choir website page)



Score loan policy
  • Please use only a soft 2B pencil to mark up the score.
  • Clean the score with a soft eraser before returning it to the Librarian.
  • Return the score by the due date as announced.
  • If you cannot return the score on the due date, please make arrangements to return the score before the due date.
  • If you have lost or badly damaged a score you will be expected to pay for a replacement.
  • If you return your score after the due date you will be liable for a handling, packaging and postage fee of $10.
Thank you, we appreciate your care and consideration.

Where to get Messiah scores
Handel's Messiah is performed every second year. You can get your copy from one of the suppliers listed here: Messiah score. Note we use the Novello Watkins Shaw edition. If you have any difficulty with obtaining a score, speak to the choir's Librarian.

Would you like to use the score on your tablet? You can download a PDF of the Novello Watkins Shaw edition of Handel's Messiah suitable for use with forScore on iPad or MobileSheets on Android tablets. This PDF (23 MB) contains bookmarks for the choruses and the usual stands and sits are noted.

100 Carols for Choirs
The choir regularly performs Christmas Carols at the end of the year. Members are expected to purchase their own copies of 100 Carols for Choirs. These can be purchased online from Fishpond or SheetMusicPlus. If you have any difficulty with obtaining a score, speak to the choir's Librarian.

Formal concert dress
For women, the uniform consists of a black top and black skirt or dress trousers, or a black dress. The neckline can be any shape. Sleeves should be 3/4 length, to long. Skirts and trousers should be 3/4 length, to long. Black stockings and black shoes complete the outfit.

For men, the uniform consists of a black dinner suit, white dress shirt, black bow tie, black socks and black shoes.

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