You Raise Me Up - Arranger Nilo Alcala
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Choral Ensemble returned triumphantly to the country after medal finishes in competitions held in Germany and the Netherlands.
The UPLB Choral Ensemble arrived in the Philippines on July 10 after their European Tour which had the group winning 1st Place in the Marktoberdorf competition in Germany, and 2nd Place in the Cantarode Competition in the Netherlands.
The state university choral group led by Director Roijin G. Suarez competed among 14 contestants from 10 Countries performing 104 Choral pieces and emerged as the First Prize Winner of the 16th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2019.
UPLB Choral Ensemble was also awarded with Best Interpretation of the festival compulsory piece “Die mit Tränen säen” by Johann Hermann Schein.
Filipino choirs Imusicapella led by Director Tristan Caliston Ignacio placed 2nd and Los Cantantes de Manila led by Director Darwin B. Vargas placed 4th in the same competition held on June 11.
Earlier on June 3, the UPLB Choral Ensemble won 2nd Place in the 2019 Cantarode International Choral Festival held in the Netherlands. The Laguna-based university choir also won a special award for the Best Interpretation of a song from the country of origin (“Tuntun Balagon” music by Nilo Alcala and text by Joey Gianan Vargas).
Fellow Philippine choral group, Los Cantantes de Manila, placed 3rd in the same competition.
The state university choral group will again be competing this time against Asia’s champion choral groups at the 1st Asia Choral Grand Prix (ACGP) on July 21 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Los Baños Choral Ensemble
The UPLB Choral Ensemble is back in the country after their successful European Tour. Credits to UPLB Choral Ensemble.
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Imusicapella Cavite
2018 Grand Prix Varna award.
2018 05 12 GRAND PRIX VARNA
2018 Grand Prix Varna winning performance by Imusicapella from Imus, Cavite
Imusicapella also won the following special awards:
1st Prize, Chamber Choir Category
Best Interpretation of a Bulgarian piece by a foreign choir
Imusicapella won in Bulgaria under the baton of conductor Tristan Ignacio.
The International May Choir Competition also awarded The Philippine Meistersingers the following:
1st prize Co-awardee status with Imusicapella, Chamber Choir Category
3rd prize, Mixed Choir category
The Philippine Meistersingers won under the baton of conductor Ramon Molina Lijauco.
The choral group was formerly known as the Adventist University of the Philippines AMBASSADORS.
The Philippine Meistersingers, Varna 2018
Winning performance by The Philippine Meistersingers at the International May Choir Competition Bulgaria
Imusicapella’s winning the Grand Prix Varna qualifies them to participate in the 2019 European Grand Prix for Choral Singing to be held in Arezzo, Italy.
The Imus-based choir is credited for having participated and won 1st prize in various international singing competitions such as the 63rd Guido d’Arezzo International Polyphonic Competition 2015 in Italy, the 52nd International Choral Competition Castle of Porcia, Spittal an der Drau 2015, Austria, and the Grand Prix at the 8th Busan Choral Festival and Competition 2013 South Korea, among many other accolades.
Imusicapella sings at the 7PM mass every 2nd Sunday of the month at the Imus Cathedral and every 1st Saturday at the St. Peregrine Chapel in Toclong 1-C, Imus City.
Imusicapella and The Philippine Meistersingers join the elite list of winners of the International May Choir Competition which was established in 1975 and named after the famous Bulgarian composer Georgi Dimitrov - the founder of the modern Bulgarian choir school. The competition has been a member of the Organizing Committee of the prestigious European Choral Grand Prix Competition, which is held in Arezzo (Italy) Debrecen (Hungary), Tours (France), Maribor (Slovenia), Varna (Bulgaria ) and Tolosa (Spain).