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Tower New Zealand Youth Choir

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Formed in 1979, the Tower New Zealand Youth Choir is pictured here at Gorizia, Italy, during its 2004 European tour. The choir has won many awards, including the title ‘Choir of the World’ at the International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales in 1999. Listen to the choir sing an extract from ‘Duo seraphim’ by Francisco Guerrero.

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Kerryn Pollock, Young people and the arts – Music, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/music/4152/tower-new-zealand-youth-choir (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 3 March 2009.