of 1914, but in June 1914 Sydney Wolf established the new Dunedin Choral Society. The existence of the choir has since been continuous. The Dunedin Choral Society continued to give performances during the First World War, and by 1939 Alfred Walmsley led a choir of 80 members, reduced from about 180 after auditions were held for the first time in 1937. The choir was then accompanied by the 4YA Orchestra, which was disbanded in 1959. The Dunedin Choral Society also occasionally combined with the Royal Dunedin Male Choir and the Returned Services Association Choir. In 1961 the Dunedin Concert Orchestra was formed and accompanied the Dunedin Choral Society in a performance of the epic St Matthew Passion under the baton of conductor Peter Platt. The Dunedin Concert Orchestra became the Dunedin Civic Orchestra in 1966, a society that adopted the performance name Dunedin Sinfonia in 1985, Southern Sinfonia in 2001 and Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in 2016. Since its inception the Dunedin Civic Orchestra has been a regular performance partner to the Dunedin Choral Society. The Dunedin Choral Society changed its name to Schola Cantorum in 1967, upon merging with the University Union Choir, and then to City of Dunedin Choir in 1993, the year it celebrated 130 years of existence. At the end of 2012 the choir's performing name was again changed, this time to City Choir Dunedin, in time for its 150th anniversary celebrations in 2013. Notable conductors include Sidney Wolf (1914–1922), Victor Galway (1922–1925), Alfred Walmsley (1933–1943), Jack Speirs (1966–1973) and David Burchell (2000–present). Legal status On 26 April 1915 the Dunedin Choral Society was registered as an incorporated society (Incorporation Number 227070) with the New Zealand Companies Office. On 30 June 2008 the Dunedin Choral Society was registered as a charity (CC29845) with the New Zealand Charities Services. References The archives of the Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated are held by the Hocken Collections, Dunedin, under the reference number MS-2086. Bibliography External links Official website Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, performance partner to City Choir Dunedin Culture in Dunedin New Zealand choirs Community choirs 1897 establishments in New Zealand Musical groups established in 1897 Organisations based in Dunedin