Press Announcement:
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP) with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
presents the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival on July
22-25, 2015. The Festival, which follows the huge success of the first Andrea
O. Veneracion International Choral Festival held in August 2013 will witness 16
foreign and local choirs compete in three categories: Folk Song, Vocal Ensemble
and Chamber Choir.
The competing Filipino choirs are as
follows: Boscorale, De La Salle University Chorale - Dasmariñas, Koro
Ilustrado, Mandaluyong Children’s Choir, Technological Institute of the
Philippines Choral Society, The Voices of Davao, Philippine
Vocal Ensemble, University of Baguio Voices Chorale, University of Los Baños
Choral Ensemble (Philippines), and the University of Visayas Chorale. They will
be joined by the foreign choirs Gioventù in Cantata (Italy), Inggou
Victory Children Voice GKPS (Indonesia), Svaditra-Bandung Chamber Choir (Indonesia),
The Archipelago Singers (Indonesia), Túumben Paax
(Mexico), Universitas Pelita Harapan Choir (Indonesia). The Festival’s guest
Choir is Youth Choir Kamēr… from Latvia, conducted by Janis Liepins. A two-time
winner of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing, Youth Choir Kamēr… will
give a special performance on Sunday, July 26 at the Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).
The Competition will premiere the
obligatory piece commissioned by the CCP for the Chamber Choir competition
entitled “Ang Tren”. The choral work is a setting of Filipino literary giant
Jose Corazon de Jesus’ poem about Philippine commuter culture, composed by
young award-winning composer Saunder Choi.
The five members of the jury are composed
of internationally renowned choral conductors coming from different continents.
They are the following: Brady Allred (United States), Janis Liepins (Latvia),
Silvana Vallesi (Argentina), Andre van der Merwe (South Africa), and Mark
Anthony Carpio (Philippines).
The
Festival schedule is as follows: Wednesday, July 22, 2015: 5:00 PM – Opening
Ceremonies; 7:00 PM- Folk Song Competition; Thursday, July 23, 2015: 7:00 PM –
Vocal Ensemble Competition; Friday, July 24, 2015: 7:00 PM – Chamber Choir
Competition; Saturday, July 25, 2015: 4:00 PM – Madrigal Singers Gala Concert;
7:00 PM – Closing Ceremonies.
For ticket
reservations, please call the CCP Marketing Department at 832-3704 and
832-3706.
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