Since 2018, Voces Luce, formerly known as Queen Margaret College Chorale, has been raising the bar and receiving accolades for their vocal tone, engaging repertoire, and consistent performance Standards.

The choir has been focused on their artistic and vocal development, and 2024 boasts the largest choir to date and the biggest intake of new members in QMC history. Though this has created some interesting hurdles for the ensemble, it paves the way for a great future. This year, Voces Luce has been preparing for our regular schedule of The Big Sing, school and community performances. In addition to that schedule, we have also been working towards competing in the World Choir Games.

The World Choir Games is the largest choir competition in the world, with over 11,000 singers representing more than 30 countries. Voces Luce is proud to have represented New Zealand in this international and global choral extravaganza that took place between 10 and 14 July in Auckland. We competed in the Champions Division of two categories: Children’s Choirs and Pop Choir with Choreography.

Excitingly, we premiered an original song, “Kurutao”, which means ‘Spearhead’ in te reo Māori. This song speaks to the strength we have as a choir and a community, and to those who have supported us along our journey. It was written by Hauāuru Rae and arranged by Mark Stamper. Voces Luce also performed songs in Indonesian, Spanish, Latin and English.

Within the category of Pop Choir, we showcased a very different sound and look for our ensemble, performing “Viva La Diva”, a medley of female pop artists; “Seasons of Love” from “Rent”; and “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves”, a song by Annie Lennox and David A Stewart, arranged in a barbershop style. Voces Luce strives to continue developing different genres and utilising our voices in new ways! Our achievements prove that we are on the cutting edge of treble choirs!

Here is a list of our most prized awards:

• Gold Medal, Australian International Music Festival, Sydney, 2018
• National Finalist in the Big Sing Finale or Cadenza: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Gold Medal and Grand Prix finalist, Orientale Concentus, Singapore, 2023.

We are pleased to announce our accolades for this year’s World Choir Games!

• Silver Medalist, Champions Pop Choirs Category
• Silver Medalist, Champions Children's Choir Category.