GARCIA, JONALIZA D.

BSED 3- MAPEH MARY ANN RECIO

CHORAL WORKS AND CONDUCTING

The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) is one of the Philippines' foremost choral
groups. Since its inception on August 12, 1980, UPSA has consistently brought honor and prestige to the
country, having won Grand Prizes, First Prizes and various awards in competitions in Arezzo & Gorizia, ITALY;
Debrecen, HUNGARY; Tours, FRANCE; Varna, BULGARIA; Langollen, WALES; Neuchatel, SWITZERLAND;
Torrevieja and Cantonigros, SPAIN; Sopot, POLAND; Trenscianske Teplice, SLOVAKIA; Maasmechelen,
BELGIUM; Wernigerode, GERMANY; Arnhem, the NETHERLANDS and Prague & Pardubice, the CZECH
REPUBLIC. Its triumph in the “Guido d’Arezzo” Polyphonic Competition in 2001 in Arezzo, ITALY, qualified
UPSA to compete in the 14th European Grand Prix (EGP) for Choral Singing in 2002, the most coveted choral
prize in the world. This makes the choir one of the only four Filipino choirs (with the Philippine Madrigal
Singers, Ateneo Glee Club, and UST Singers) to attain eligibility to contend in the world’s most coveted choral
prize. UPSA CONDUCTOR Dr. Ed Manguiat founded the group in 1980 as a freshman dormitory choir at the
State University. He has studied under world-renowned choral musicians and trained under respected names
in vocal pedagogy and choral conducting in the Philippines. He has also won various international conductors’
awards in choral competitions.
The UPSA was elevated to the HALL OF FAME at the 25th the 2012 ALIW Awards in the Philippines for
winning its 3rd Best Choral Group (2011, 2010 & 2002) given by the Aliw Awards Foundation, the pioneer in
giving tributes for excellence and achievements in the live entertainment industry. Also, UPSA was the official
entry of the Philippines to the 2005 UNESCO International Music Prize in Paris. It was named the Best
University Choir in 2012 and 2004 at the “Who’s Who in the Philippines” 19th and 27th Consumers’ Choice
Awards, respectively. Similarly, UPSA was also chosen as Best Choir in 2011, 2010 and 2002 by the ALIW
Awards Foundation which recognizes excellence and achievement in the live entertainment industry.

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The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers (UPMS), also known as the Philippine Madrigal Singers
or simply Madz, is one of the major choral groups based in the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Its
current conductor and musical director is Mark Anthony Carpio. They are the first choir in the world to
win the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing twice (in 1997 and in 2007). To date, only four choirs in
the world have attained this achievement. The Philippine Madrigal Singers (affectionately known as the
"Madz") was founded in 1963 by National Artist for Music, Professor Andrea O. Veneracion. The Madz is
mostly composed of students, faculty and alumni from the University of the Philippines.

The group performs a variety of styles and forms but it specializes in the Madrigal, a polyphonic and
challenging musical style popular during the Renaissance period where singers and guests would gather
around the table during a banquet to sight-sing and make music together. This served as the inspiration
for their unique style of singing - singing seated in a semicircle without a conductor. As Philippine
ambassador of culture and goodwill, the Madz has had the pleasure and privilege of giving command
performances for royalty and heads of state.

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An inspirational artist, the Manila Chamber Singers has earned their reputation as a talented musician
and skillful choral performer. From live gigs to concerts and more, the Manila Chamber Singers
continues to touch fans around the world with their distinct and enjoyable musical style. The Manila
Chamber Singers is composed of students and non-professional singers from different vocations who
share a passion for choral music. Founded in April 1999, MCS has a repertoire which includes standard
international choral songs as well as commissioned arrangements of popular music and OPM (Original
Pilipino Music). MCS has performed in several concerts and outreach performances in the Philippines’
important cultural venues. The group represented the Philippines in various international choral
festivals, competitions, and tours across Europe and Asia. To name some:

Australia (2013), Canada (2012), Europe (2019, 2015, 2011, 2007, and 2004), China (2006), Hongkong
(2002) and Singapore (2017). The Manila Chamber Singers (MCS) is composed of students and non-
professional singers from different vocations who share a passion for choral music. Founded in April
1999, MCS has a repertoire which includes standard international choral songs as well as commissioned
arrangements of popular music and OPM (Original Pilipino Music).

MCS has performed in several concerts and outreach performances in the Philippines’ important cultural
venues.

MCS has represented the Philippines in various international choir festivals and competitions in Europe
and Asia. In 2004, MCS represented the Philippines in the 10th Levanto International Choral Festival in
Levanto, La Spezia, Italy; and at the Alta Pusteria International Choral Festival in Sudtirol, Italy, where
the choir garnered critical acclaim. At the 18th International Festival of Academic Choirs (IFAS) in
Pardubice, Czech Republic, MCS won two Gold Diplomas in the Mixed Chamber Choir Category and Best
Interpretation of Czech music, Silver Diploma in the Folksong Category, the Audience Prize and Finalist in
the Grand Prix IFAS. The choir also finished fourth in the Folksong Category at the 41st International
Choral Competition in Spittal an der Drau-Carinthia, Austria. At the 3rd Choral Olympics in Bremen,
Germany, MCS won the Silver Medal in the Musica Sacra Acapella Category and Bronze Medal in the
Mixed Chamber Choir Category.

In 2006, MCS participated in the 8th China International Chorus Festival held in Beijing, China, and won
the second prize for the Intermediate Age Group category and the award for the Best Performance of
Competition Piece.

In 2007, MCS won the Silver Diploma in the Mixed Choir Category and the Gold Diploma - 2nd Place in
the Folksong Category at the 8th International Choir Competition in Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut, Austria.
They were also awarded the Special Prize of the Town of Bad Ischl for the Best Folkloric Programme.

In 2011, MCS won the Grand Prix at the 3rd Antalya International Choir Festival in Antalya, Turkey. They
also won First Prize in the Mixed Choir category. At the 3rd International Anton Bruckner Choir
Competition in Linz, Austria, they won a Gold Diploma in the Musica Sacra category, and a Silver
Diploma in the Mixed Choir category. The group was also one of the finalists for the Anton Bruckner
Prize. They were the only choral group from Asia to participate at the 6th Sine Musica Nulla Vita
International Choir Festival in Egeln, Germany, and were the highlight of the festival. They also joined
the 51st International Sacred Music Festival “Virgo Lauretana” in Loreto, Italy.

In 2012, MCS participated in the 15th International Choral Kathaumixw in Powell River, British Columbia,
Canada. They won First Prize in the Folk and Cultural Traditions category, First Prize in the Contemporary
Choral Music category and Second Prize in the Adult Mixed Choir category. One of their songs for the
Contemporary Music category was written by a choir member and set to music by another choir
member.

In 2017, the group joined the 10th Orientale Concentus International Choral Festival Singapore and
bagged the Category Winner for the Ensemble category (Silver Grade 1) and Second Place (Gold Medal
III) for the Chamber Category. Through all these efforts, MCS aims to share their passion for music and
promote Filipino culture to audiences in the Philippines and all over the world.

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The San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC), now non-existent, was the first professional choir in the
Philippines. It was composed of an all-Filipino roster ranging from faculty members and honor graduates
of reputable music conservatories, alumni of various internationally awarded choirs, noted choral
conductors, composers, arrangers, and outstanding soloists in the Philippine music scene. In bringing
together the best choristers in the country, the SMMC aspires to set a new tradition of excellence in the
choral arts in the Philippines and beyond. In 2002, the SMMC participated in the 4th Taipei International
Choral Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, and the Jeonju Sound Festival in Jeonju, South Korea.

In 2004, the SMMC performed an all-Filipino repertoire in "Kayumanggi" and "Klasik Kayumanggi" at the
Cultural Center of the Philippines.

In 2005 the SMMC was asked to perform at Kyoto, Japan in the prestigious 7th World Symposium on
Choral Music. Brian Newhouse, an American music critic who watched the performances in Kyoto, has
this to say about the SMMC:

Eudenice V. Palaruan is a Filipino conductor, composer, music educator. Palaruan is one of the
Philippines' most esteemed church musician in the area of choral music. As a choral artist, he has
worked with the Philippines' top groups. His compositions and arrangements are highly sought after.

He was also involved in early music performance practice as a countertenor with the Berlin Monteverdi
Chor in Germany and the Villancico Vocal Ensemble at the International Bamboo Organ Festival in the
Philippines. As a conductor he was a music director of the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, assistant
choirmaster of the Philippine Madrigal Singers under Andrea Veneracion, principal conductor of the San
Miguel Master Chorale and the Union Church of Manila Chancel Choir
Eudenice is the Choral Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra since 2017 and is concurrently an
Associate Professor at the School of Church Music in the Singapore Bible College.

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SAN MIGUEL MASTER CHORALE - Heto Na Naman

05.) THE HIMIG GOSPEL SINGERS

Are a choral group from Davao City in the Philippines. The group was originally formed as a secular
choir, The Himig Singers, whose founder and director was Mrs. Evangeline M. Lapore with the help of
Rey Alan Lacuin, who gathered members of his high school choir, the Singing Teens, while he was a
freshman in college. The group's first accompanist was Greg Canceran then music director Vangie
Lapore, the Singing Teens' conductor, acted as an advisor. Gian Oliva

In 1990, Alvin "Bong" Aviola became the group's musical director. Gian oliva Aviola renamed the group
and changed it to a Gian Oliva in 2005, while the group was on tour in Canada and undergoing financial
and interpersonal stress. In 2007, the group won the top prize in the mixed vocal ensembles category at
the First Asian Choir Games, held in Jakarta, Indonesia.The mother group, the Himig Singers, won the
National Music Competitions for Young Artists in 1990 and 1993; the "award of the audience" at the
Vivache 2004 International Choral Festival in Veszprém, Hungary; the first prize in the mixed category, as
well as the grand prize, in the 26th International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna, Austria in 1997;
and first prize in the polyphonic category at the XV International Music Festival in Cantonigros, Spain,
also in 1997. At the Vienna festival, the group garnered a 99.93-percent rating, the highest rating in the
history of the competition as of 1997.

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Mark Anthony Carpio is a choral conductor, piano accompanist and a countertenor, who is the present
choirmaster of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Kilyawan Boys Choir, Voces Aurorae and Pansol Choir. He
is also a faculty member at the Conducting and Choral Ensemble Department of the University of the
Philippines College of Music in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Mark Anthony Carpio became the
second Choirmaster of the acclaimed Philippine Madrigal Singers in 2001, when he was selected to
succeed its founder National Artist of the Philippines, Andrea O. Veneracion. Carpio has taken the
already much-awarded choir to even greater heights, when he led them to win first prizes in the
Habanera and Polyphony categories in the Certámen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonia (Torrevieja,
Spain, 2004), the Grand Prix in the 35th Florilege Vocal de Tours, France (2006), the Grand Prize in the
European Grand Prix for Choral Singing (Arrezo, Italy, 2007), and the Grand Prix in the 64th Concorso
Polifonico Guido d’Arezzo (Arezzo, Italy, 2016). Under his leadership, the choir continues to fulfill a
grueling schedule of yearly international concert tours, national outreach programs and its regular
concert season as the resident choir of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Carpio has served as
the artistic director of the CCP's Hands-On Choral Workshop since 2001 and the Andrea O. Veneracion
International Choral Festival since 2013. He conducts the Sing Philippines Youth Choir, which draws its
fifty members biennially from all provinces of the country, in honor of the Madrigal Singers' founder,
who established the vision of a nation singing together in harmony and united in song. Carpio also
directs the other Sing Philippines projects which include choral music workshops and conductor/singer
development initiatives. He is the artistic director for the MADZ Music Studios, which strives to go
beyond in teaching students on how to sing or play but to instill in them on how they can inspire others,
as they work in making music together. Known for his collaboration with emerging composers,
innovative programming, and approachability, Carpio is a much sought-after choral clinician and coach,
frequently giving extensive and in-depth workshops all over the Philippines and around the world. He is
frequently invited as adjudicator in choral competitions and as guest conductor of choirs around the
world, including the first batch of the Indonesia Youth Choir (2015). Carpio is a faculty member of the
Conducting and Choral Ensemble Department of the University of the Philippines College of Music,
where he earned his master's degree in Choral Conducting and his bachelor's degree in Piano. Nurturing
young singers is a personal passion of Carpio. He also directs the Consortium of Voices, a choral society
of young choristers, consisting of the Kilyawan Boys Choir, Kilyawan Male Choir and the Voces Auroræ
Girls Choir. He also conducts the Pansol Choir, a church-based community choir based in Quezon City.
He is also a vocal accompanist and coach, and a countertenor soloist.

Michael Dadap is a popular Filipino guitarist, composer, and conductor, and an influentialadvocate of
Filipino folk music. He was influential in the creation of a world-class rondalla ensemble in the United
States is also the founding music director of the Iskwelahang Rondalla (Rondalla School) of Boston,
Massachusetts. Dadap was born in Barangay Bangcas B Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, on November 5,
1935, into a family of musicians, one of the 14 children of Dionesia Amper and Vedasto Dadap. His first
exposure to music was at a local Protestant church, where he grew up with the hymns of Handel,
Mozart and Beethoven. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1964 from the University of the Philippines,
majoring in conduction. In 1971, he went to study composition and conducting at the Mannes College of
Music in New York City and three years later made his debut performance at Carnegie Recital Hall. He
also toured as a musical performer in other parts of the United States, Europe and the Far East. Dadap
has been the artistic and musical director and principal conductor of the Children's Orchestra Society
(COS) in New York City. WQXR, the classical music radio station of The New York Times, featured
Dadap's album, Intimate Guitar Classics, in 1990. Dadap had also been given the Asian-American Alliance
for the Arts Award for composing the Handurawan Dance Suite, a work that was premiered by the
Brooklyn Philharmonic's Chamber Orchestra in 1988. In December 2000, Dadap was recognized as the
first recipient of the 2000 Artist of the Year by the Flushing Council on the Arts in Queens, New York. On
December 7, 2007, Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, presented Dadap the Pamana ng Lahi
Award at the Malacañan Palace. As a conductor, Dadap has worked with violinists Cho-Liang Lin, Soovin
Kim and Sarah Chang, pianists Cecile Licad and Emanuel Ax, cellist (and brother-in-law) Yo-Yo Ma, flutist
Paula Robison, and most recently Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson. His other works include the
children's musical play, Five Visayan Serenades for Guitar; the full-length folkloric ballet, Alamat ng
Ampalaya (Legend of the Bitter Melon); and the Legend of the Tikling Bird. Dadap is also the author of
the book Complete Method for the Virtuoso Bandurria.

Dadap was one of the featured performing artists during the celebratory musical program for the 109th
anniversary of Philippine independence, Pamana (A Heritage of Philippine Music), a presentation held at
the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in New York City on June 11, 2007. Dadap's performance was
followed by a recital by the Filipino piani

Francisco Feliciano (19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014) was a Filipino composer and conductor. He
was a National Artist of the Philippines for Music. Feliciano was born in 1941, in Morong, Rizal Francisco
Feliciano graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Teacher's diploma in Music (1967) with
a Masters in Music Composition (1972). In 1977 he went to the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin,
Germany to obtain a diploma in Music Composition. In 1979 he attended Yale University School of Music
and graduated with a Master of Musical Arts and a Doctorate in Musical Arts, Composition. While at Yale
University he conducted the Yale Contemporary Ensemble, considered as one of the leading performing
groups in America for contemporary and avant-garde music. His teachers in conducting were Arthur
Weisberg and Martin Behrmann, while he studied composition under Jacob Druckman, Isang Yun, H.W.
Zimmerman and Krzysztof Penderecki. He died in September 19, 2014, in Manila at age 73.

Joel Magus P. Navarro (born 1955) is a Filipino-American conductor and music educator. He is one of the
Philippines' most esteemed choral conductors. He is also a composer, singer, arranger, choral clinician,
writer, producer, music minister, and book editor. Navarro is more popularly known as the former
conductor of the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club. Under his direction, the group gave acclaimed
performances in international events, won top prizes in prestigious international choral competitions,
and participated in the 2001 European Grand Prix for Choral Singing. He specializes in 20th and 21st
century choral music, but is equally comfortable and adept in music of many epochs. An active
performer of music from different eras and ethnic traditions, he takes an ardent interest in post-modern
music, Southeast Asian music traditions, and global hymnody.
Eudenice V. Palaruan is a Filipino conductor, composer, music educator. Palaruan is one of the
Philippines' most esteemed church musician in the area of choral music. As a choral artist, he has
worked with the Philippines' top groups. His compositions and arrangements are highly sought after. He
taught at the University of the Philippines College of Music in Diliman, Quezon City, and at St. Paul
University Manila, and served as the music director at the Union Church of Manila. He was also involved
in early music performance practice as a countertenor with the Berlin Monteverdi Chor in Germany and
the Villancico Vocal Ensemble at the International Bamboo Organ Festival in the Philippines. As a
conductor he was a music director of the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, assistant choirmaster of
the Philippine Madrigal Singers under Andrea Veneracion, principal conductor of the San Miguel Master
Chorale and the Union Church of Manila Chancel Choir. He was the resident conductor of the
International Bamboo Organ Festival where he directed Philippines’ leading choirs in the performance of
early European music and the revival of Latin American baroque music. As a composer and arranger,
Palaruan writes contest pieces for choral competitions including the 2019 Andrea O. Veneracion
International Choral Competition in Manila. His composition style uses vocal tapestry by incorporating
Asian speech sounds. Some of his widely used works are Gapas (Harvest), Koyu No Tebulul (Bird Song),
Pasigin (Fishing Song). Eudenice is the Choral Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra since 2017
and is concurrently an Associate Professor at the School of Church Music in the Singapore Bible College.

Herminigildo G. Ranera (born 2 May 1961) is a Filipino conductor, composer, arranger, performer and
educator. He graduated from the UST Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree, majoring
in trombone and theory, and finished with a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University
of Northern Colorado (UNC). He is pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Educational
Management at the University of Santo Tomas. While at the UNC, Ranera was honored with the Deans's
citation for the Graduate Excellence and National Graduate Award. A multiply awarded performer, he is
a three-time prize-winner of the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in 1982 and
1983 as a performer in trombone, baritone, and tuba categories, respectively. He also won the first prize
in chamber music in the same competition.

Upon returning from his studies in the United States, he focused on his composing and conducting skills.
A prize-winner of the 1983 League of Filipino Composers Competition for Young Composers, he has
written incidental music in collaboration with fellow composer Fr. Manuel P. Maramba, OSB for various
productions of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. He is also active in orchestral arranging, where his
works have been featured in the CD albums of Redentor Romero, featuring the Moscow Symphony
Orchestra and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. He has recorded an album entitled Symphonic
Winds with the UST Symphony Band in multiple roles as conductor, composer, and orchestra arranger.
As an orchestra conductor, he has led the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, CSULB Symphony
Orchestra, Chia-yi Wind Orchestra and the UST Symphony Orchestra,[1] as well as the Transylvania
Philharmonic Orchestra in Club, Romania. His varied programs include the World Premiere of three
Filipino Operas - Fr. Maramba's "Aba Sto. Nino" and "La Naval", and Jerry Dadap's "Lorenzo Ruiz", Fr.
Maramba's "Sarsuwela sa San Salvador". Other programs include the Philippine Premier of Busoni Piano
Concerto and a rare performance of the four Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos, with Dr. Raul Sunico as the
piano soloist. He has also served as a musical director and conductor of the 2004 National Theater
Festivals's "GILAS!" Pagdiriwang Pilipino and the 2005 Philippine Opera Company's "OPERA NOW!",
which featured 30 of the country's top caliber artists performing best loved opera arias with the
Philippine Philharmonic OrchestraRanera served as a visiting professor at the National Taiwan University
in Taipei (1989) and was head of the Philippine delegation to the workshop in the People's Republic of
China (1990), as well as the ASEAN Symphonic Band Workshops in Singapore (1992) and Thailand
(1994). In 1997.

Andrea Ofilada Veneracion (or Ma'am OA; July 11, 1928 – July 9, 2013) was a Filipina choral conductor
and a recipient of the 1999 National Artist for Music award. She founded the Philippine Madrigal Singers
in 1963. She was also an adjudicator in numerous international choral competitions and was an active
force in choral music before her massive stroke in 2005. She was born on July 11, 1928, to Macario
Ofilada and Raymunda Carriaga. She was raised in Manila, Philippines. She earned her Bachelor of Music
degrees in Piano and Voice at the University of the Philippines Diliman, graduating cum laude. She was a
lyric soprano soloist in various Oratorio works and in the Opera Stage. She was also a very accomplished
pianist and accompanist and was the accompanist of National Artist for Music, Jovita Fuentes for a
number of years. Apart from being an extraordinary musician, she was also an exceptional athlete as a
competitive swimmer. She was part of the Philippine swimming team who first competed internationally
in Hong Kong.

Gerard Imutan Salonga (born October 11, 1973) is an orchestral conductor, musical arranger and
orchestrator from the Philippines. He is also the musical director of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic
Orchestra. He is the younger brother of the Tony Award-winning singer-actress Lea Salonga. (born
October 11, 1973) is an orchestral conductor, musical arranger and orchestrator from the Philippines. He
is also the musical director of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra. He is the younger brother of the
Tony Award-winning singer-actress Lea Salonga. Gerard began his musical education, taking piano
lessons, at the age of 5. He joined his sister, the child prodigy theatrical singer Lea Salonga, singing duets
in her first album, Small Voice ("Happiness"), as well as taking part in the 8th Metro Manila Popular
Music Festival as interpreters for the song entry, "Musika, Lata, Sipol at La La La" by Tess Concepcion in
1985, which won second place. Gerard is naturally associated with Lea throughout the length and
breadth of her distinguished singing career, but had since successfully established his own stature and
identity in the Philippine music scene. Gerard completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Ateneo de
Manila University in 1994, and briefly studied music theory with the Filipino composer Ryan Cayabyab.
He subsequently went to the United States to pursue arranging studies at the Berklee College of Music
in Boston, Massachusetts where he graduated summa cum laude and received Berklee's Contemporary
Writing and Production Achievement Award. Gerard worked briefly at Sony Pictures as an orchestrator
and music copyist before returning to the Philippines in 1999

Oscar C. Yatco (23 November 1930 – 1 July 2014) was a Filipino-born German conductor and violinist.

Yatco obtained his music teacher’s diploma at the young age of 16 from the University of the Philippines
in 1947. He trained with renowned teachers such as Ivan Galamian at Juilliard and with Wilhelm Stross
at the State Academy of Music in Munich, Germany. He won top prizes in prestigious international
competitions in Germany, and eventually performed as a soloist.[citation needed. Yatco served as
conductor, concert master, professor and music consultant for local orchestras such as the Manila
Symphony Orchestra, the Cultural Center of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, and overseas in
Hannover, Germany. Yatco commented in retrospect. After nearly 60 years of music making, I feel I’ve
been very fortunate to follow this path. But there are many things in life that just happen. You can’t
really determine your destiny. Just leave it to the powers that be.

JOY T. NILO (born January 11, 1970) is a Filipino composer who specializes in a cappella choral music.
Also an orchestrator, his works range from traditional to modern, ethnic to electronic, serious to
popular. He is also a pianist, singer, music conductor and educator. Nilo has done commissioned works
for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Technological Institute of the Philippines Choral Society, UST
Symphony Orchestra, Manila Symphony and World Youth Orchestra. His choral works are sung by The
Philippine Madrigal Singers, Philippine Chamber Singers, The Ateneo College Glee Club, Philippine
Chamber Choir, the San Miguel Master Chorale, Loboc Children's Choir, Philippine Children's Choir from
Mandaluyong,[9] Ateneo Chamber Singers, University of the East Chorale, Central UMC Festival Choir,
Los Cantantes (Cebu)[10] and his own Chorus Philippines.