CO-MUSIC DIRECTOR

Fiona Wilson is a conductor and educator based in Auckland, New Zealand. As Head of Faculty of
Performing Arts at Westlake Girls High School, she directs two of the school’s acclaimed choirs, Cantare
and Choralation.
Under her leadership, these ensembles have achieved exceptional success on both national and
international stages. Highlights include Cantare winning the Teenage Choir category and competing in
the Grand Prix at the 2024 Bali International Choir Festival and Choralation earning two Gold
Championship medals at the 2024 Interkultur World Choir Games. In 2017, Cantare also performed at
the Australian National Choral Association’s ChoralFest and won both the Choral and Best Performance
Overall awards at the Brisbane Aspire Music Festival.
Fiona’s choirs consistently receive Gold and Best Performance awards at NZCF’s The Big Sing, New
Zealand’s premier regional and national choral competition, where she is recognised as a leading figure
in choral excellence.
Fiona is a passionate advocate for collaboration, frequently partnering with leading arts organisations.
Her choirs have performed alongside prestigious ensembles, including the national choirs of New
Zealand, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Auckland Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Choral,
Auckland Chamber Choir, Hamilton Civic Choir, North Shore Brass Band, the Toronto Children’s Chorus
and the Young Choral Academy, Kuala Lumpur.
In 2022, Fiona co-founded the Treble Voices Festivals in Auckland with Elise Bradley MNZM, creating an
enriching platform for young singers to learn from esteemed choral clinicians, perform in a massed choir,
and showcase their own repertoire. Since its inception, the festival has grown to include both junior and
senior events, with Fiona also serving as a guest clinician.
In 2023, Fiona was selected as one of eight international conductors for the prestigious Masterclass
Program at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul, Türkiye. She has served as Chorus Master
for productions including Red!, a children’s opera at New Zealand Opera’s Summer School, and for Voices
New Zealand in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s The Blue Planet. Fiona has led outreach
workshops for community choirs in Kaitaia and Waiata Mai, the opening event of the 2024 Auckland Arts
Festival.
Under the mentorship of Dr. Karen Grylls, Fiona was appointed the inaugural Assistant Conductor for
Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024, conducting each of the national choirs. In 2025, she was honored
to serve as adjudicator for the NZCF The Kids Sing Festival in Auckland.
As a prior member of New Zealand Youth Choir, and singing with the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir
since 2006, Fiona continues to refine her artistry and deepen her passion for choral music