University Chorale Groups

[Boccelli]

Hey there.. I just saw a movie today and it just made me want to write here.... Kinda miss you guys already... i hope everything is going well... things are just getting me really worked up here ... i shouldn't watch movies that would make me depressed!... Damn it!.... Oh well...

TO THE OTHERS: sorry if made this my email(sorta) its just that I left my friend's email addresses in my office mail and I can't really recall them from memory.

Hay naku... gusto ko nang bumalik sa Pilipinas!!!!!

Kahit na nagba-blackout.

[Monteverdi]

Hello to everyone :)

Who watched the MADZ at Philam last night? Thoughts naman o...


To most fans of choral music, the problems of pitch and other technical aspects of the art may seem trivial and unimportant. Heart, feelings, delivery..."puso"...this seems to be the primary advantage of the Filipino choir over other choirs in the world. Our unique "style", as they say.

I think totoo yun. But then again, certain things can never be taken for granted...primarily because they are called "fundamentals." The choral director has the arduous job of instilling these fundamentals in a group. Breathing plan, proper tone placement (for depth and resonance), unanimity of technique (or blend), sectional balance, shading/dynamics, incisiveness and precision of attacks and releases, and tone security (ie keeping in pitch)...are just some of the most basic aspects of the choral art.

I admire a choir for their hard work in mastering these simple essentials of the choral art. Kahit simpleng kanta, even if it's a simple 4-part texture, basta narinig ko that the fundamentals are executed properly, I start admiring that ensemble na.

The rest is in the hands of the conductor na.
1) Choral tone - yung "patunog." Each conductor has a distinct taste, a unique "sound" ideal. MADZ, DLSU, ACGC, UST...iba iba ang choral tone na ginagamit nila. It's impossible to compare them! I admire the folks nga who said na gusto nila lahat ng choirs natin-kasi tama sila! An aspiring conductor would develop his own sound, which reflects his background and choral ideal.

2) Interpretation - The choral literature is divided into several key eras: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern/Contemporary. Sama na natin ang Ethnic at Avant-garde. I won't detail this na, suffice to say that each genre has its own style/method...yung tinatawag na "standard performance practice." A choir cannot sing a Monteverdi madrigal the same way as a Mendelssohn motet. No way! Mas lalo na kung Sacred work kinanta, tapos ethnic ang treatment...grabe! :) Again, this lies in the hands of the conductor.

I remember listening to the MADZ (97) singing Wind Beneath My Wings...and hearing this comment from a friend; "Ang galing talaga ni Maam OA!" I wanted to tell him na yung choir ang kumakanta...but on deeper reflection, I understood what he meant.

After surveying hundreds of choral reviews, mostly of foreign choral recordings, I noticed the review ALWAYS begins with comments on the Conductor and the way the score/piece was interpreted. Next is the choral tone used. And then---always, always---the choir is scrutinized for pitch security! It's the intelligence of the conductor and the RESPONSIVENESS of the choir to his wishes that's placed on the spot.

Pitch security/fundamentals = hard work = discipline = highest levels of the choral art.

The choir that I admire the most, hindi flashy ang repertoire nila. They may not be as "virtuoso" as the other groups. Pero mastered nila ang fundamentals. No one can even their crystalline tone. No soprano clashes. And even live, intonation problems are very rarely encountered. Yun nga lang, medyo sana makarinig na kami ng bagong kanta from them :)

(Actually, I have seen the scores of their pop songs. Nasa computer ko pa nga yata yung karamihan. To be fair, mahirap ang iba dahil VERY COMPLEX ang arrangements. Sometimes there would be 3 soprano parts in dense clusters, or modulations na di maintindihan, etc. They did an arrangement of a kundiman song na, kung latin lang yung lyrics, you would think si Poulenc yung gumawa ng kanta! Kasi very chromatic yung lines [galing nung alto dun!] Enough to say that the group has raised the level of these "pop" songs into a certain type of art song na!)

[Edited by Monteverdi on 10-24-2000 at 12:05 PM]

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toink ... wag nga kayong mag-away!

[sopranina]

Hey everyone!

Shempre guess where I am? Sa NAIA na! Kadiri ang mahal ng singil dito -- P100 for 30 minutes-- pero dedma na... talagang hindi papalampasin ang chance to post! Hehe.

Thanks again to the people who watched our concert in AILM! Dun sa mga tao na sa pamamagitan ng aming mga tinig ay napangiti at napasaya namin, o di kaya'y napawi namin ang pagod, salamat sa inyong lahat. Haha. Yerk, feeling naiiyak, chaka ko! :)

Anywayz.... ARGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!!!! Paalis na kami in... Shucks! Aalis na kami in an hour and 7 minutes!!!! Please pray for us, ok?

GO PHILIPPINES!!!!!!

[whoopie]

hay naku, dapat kasi manonood na kami ng farewell concert last Sunday eh kaso 1 hr before, biglang di na lang. Imagine, nasa QC na ko non! Shucks! Sayang talaga eh. Goodluck sa ACGC ha.=)

Bocelli: OMIGOSH!! 1 wk to go! We're so excited na!

Papabur: Ok ka ah, lagi ka na nagpopost.=) Oy yung picture patingin na! Teynks! Mag-apply ka pala for Ayala Center Discount Plus card. Dami privileges, discounts (CPK, Italiannis, TGIF....), free parking at marami pang iba! I can give you the application form. P500 yung fee. Sobrang sulit. Project yan ng marketing services ng Ayala kaya support naman. Papabur! ******, bloody, helly life na ko ngayon dahil sa 2 thesis ko. Pa-strong na lang ako. Carry lang.

Monteverdi: Ok lang naman kung di mo ko talaga kilala eh. Wag mo na lang isipin kung sino ba talaga si whoopie. Oks lang yan=)

karen_c: teynks sa lahat.=) Sige, bibigyan na lang kita ng Discount Plus Card.

ACGC: Balitaan nyo kami ng happenings sa Tolosa a? Goodluck.

[papabur]

Boccelli: less than a week to go!!! were starting our own countdown here in pinas! gandahan nyo kanta nyo sa wedding ha at i-beso mo na lang ako kay ate tues. sabihin mo dun sa "dalawa" pasalubong namin :)

whoopie: kaya mo yan!!! 2 tisis lang naman eh :) pero always keep in mind that you are in school because of your studies at hindi lang pagkanta...as for the pix...mahirap ata baka akalain nila...:) heyniweh, bakit si karen_c may libreng discount card!!!! hmpph...wala ka nang picture...:)

ACGC: we wish you all the best!!! itaguyod ang bandera ng pilipinas!!! bring home the bacon, pati na rin ham, chorizo at morcon :)

sopranina: sobra ka naman, pati sa airport? :) kainggit naman kayo...

Monteverdi: hmmm...alam ko ata ang favorite choir mo...heyniweh, syang at d ako nakapanood ng madz...i was supposed to be there together w/ my chorale friends kaso i left my celfone in the office so hindi ko nakuha txts nila...of all the days pa naman...e di sana nagkta ulit tayo :)

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by whoopie
hay naku, dapat kasi manonood na kami ng farewell concert last Sunday eh kaso 1 hr before, biglang di na lang. Imagine, nasa QC na ko non! Shucks! Sayang talaga eh. Goodluck sa ACGC ha.=)

Bocelli: OMIGOSH!! 1 wk to go! We're so excited na!

Papabur: Ok ka ah, lagi ka na nagpopost.=) Oy yung picture patingin na! Teynks! Mag-apply ka pala for Ayala Center Discount Plus card. Dami privileges, discounts (CPK, Italiannis, TGIF....), free parking at marami pang iba! I can give you the application form. P500 yung fee. Sobrang sulit. Project yan ng marketing services ng Ayala kaya support naman. Papabur! ******, bloody, helly life na ko ngayon dahil sa 2 thesis ko. Pa-strong na lang ako. Carry lang.

Monteverdi: Ok lang naman kung di mo ko talaga kilala eh. Wag mo na lang isipin kung sino ba talaga si whoopie. Oks lang yan=)

karen_c: teynks sa lahat.=) Sige, bibigyan na lang kita ng Discount Plus Card.

ACGC: Balitaan nyo kami ng happenings sa Tolosa a? Goodluck.

Whoopie...kilala na kita :):):)! Even before this post of yours, may idea na ako kung sino ka :) Di ko nga akalain eh, kasi I sort of have the wrong person in mind at first. Nung mabasa ko yung "Ayala", kilala ko na kung sino ka :) Your choirmates ayaw nilang sabihin, sobra! All this time...

But then I'm really glad that I knew you na rin :)

sabihin mo lang if you need any help with your theses. :|

[Edited by Monteverdi on 10-25-2000 at 10:40 AM]

[Monteverdi]

Guys, goodluck sa inyo!!! I know you've worked hard for this...so I believe you guys deserve to win as much as anyone else in the world.

Goodluck and God bless! :angel:

[jokster]

tama si KMno4! don't make this like the UAAP forum na walang sinabi kundi puro hatakan pababa.Let's just appreciate that each University chorale is full of talent that the country can be proud of.

Mahal kita KMno4! :love: :sweet:

[Monteverdi]

Any news on Tolosa?

Boccelli : Andito ka na ba?

[JohnnyBBad]

Haaaaay finally tapos na yung sessions namin! We did fine naman, I think. The German judge approached Jojo and told him na ang ganda ng mga german pices namin, at halata daw yung German training ni Jojo:) The competition is really tough. Nandito yung Vilnius choir (Jauna Muzika) at yung remnants ng Japanese choir (Kallos Choir, na may halo nang ibang memebers from different Japanese choirs but with still the same conductor) na parehong nanalo na ng European Grand Prix. And of course, not to mention the other European choirs, and the Seoul Ladies Singers as well. So how´s that for competition? :) The category results will come out tonight pa, and the formal awarding ceremonies (and Grand Prix for Tolosa) will be tomorrow noon. At this point, its anybody´s ball-game. Magaling ang Vilnius (as expected) pati yung Japanese choir. Darkhorses ang Seoul Ladies Singers pati this Duthch 8-woman ensemble called Mrs. Darcy (cute name!) Oh well :) Just continue praying for us. I´ll keep you posted regarding the results!

[GadoGado]

bakit wala nang nagpo-post dito. johnnybbad, kamusta? ano itong nababalitang bombing? i breezed through the news, and all i found out was a car bombing in madrid. i went to a spanish chat room sabi nila the ETA (yung terrorist group) won't harm san sebastian daw because they come from there.

[cross_over]

What happened JohnnyBbadd>/?? any updates? I hope you'll bring pride to the country.
I watched the madz concert 2 weeks ago. They were really great. This batch now has a distinct sound that is very comparable to madz 89' batch or better. Have you heard their version of the aria played in British airlines commercial.. hanneeep sa galing! Kat and Jane were breathtaking. Kaya pag may encore... sigaw kayo aria!!! Meron lang di magandang areglo sa mga kinanta nila... "your love" (jim brickman)... di maganda ang arrangement... ang gulo! Looking forward to their next concert.

[Boccelli]

Hey there everyone... I feel so bad... I just arrived here in Manila now i have to fly back to the US but this time in Minnesota sh*t... kainis..

Anyways, how's ateneo doing? nakakatense naman tong di nila pagpost... baka kung ano na ang maisip namin....

KAYA MAGPOST NA KAYO... Don't kill us with suspense.

:)

[JohnnyBBad]

Well, finally ayos na itong Pinoyexchange! Hi guys, we're baaaaaack!!! We managed to win 1st prize in the Polyphonic division, 2nd prizes in the folkloric, sacra, and profane divisions, and we got the public's prize as well. The Grand Prix representative was won by a Kiev all female choir. Galing nila! Think UST Singers na all female!!! Hehehehehe good luck sa amin sa Debracen next year. Kami lang yung non Eastern European choir sa Grand Prix. Tolosa has an Ukranian choir, Arezzo has a Lithuanian choir, Debrcen has a Hungarian choir, and Gorizia has an Estonian choir. That would be really fun! :)

Welcome back Bocelli! Sana magkita tayo while your still here in Manila! :)

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad
Well, finally ayos na itong Pinoyexchange! Hi guys, we're baaaaaack!!! We managed to win 1st prize in the Polyphonic division, 2nd prizes in the folkloric, sacra, and profane divisions, and we got the public's prize as well. The Grand Prix representative was won by a Kiev all female choir. Galing nila! Think UST Singers na all female!!! Hehehehehe good luck sa amin sa Debracen next year. Kami lang yung non Eastern European choir sa Grand Prix. Tolosa has an Ukranian choir, Arezzo has a Lithuanian choir, Debrcen has a Hungarian choir, and Gorizia has an Estonian choir. That would be really fun! :)



Uy CONGRATULATIONS to ACGC!!! :) :) :)

Kwento naman kayo...mga nangyari sa each category...what you think about the other choirs...and more importantly, what was your edge over the other choirs, that you managed to win a lot...

[Monteverdi]

I've heard the UST Singers have arrived from their tour na ah!

So when is the homecoming concert? :)

[minette]

hi there!!! not-so-new visitor ako...

boccelli: grabe... ilang araw ka pa lang wala namimiss ka na namin. bakit naman kasi kailangan kang umalis agad eh? Hayaan mo, pag ako na ang nagmay-ari ng company mo, sa manila na kita i-aasign. :P

juravit: Kumusta na ang pinaka-pogi kong kuya?

monteverdi: patawad kung minsan ay hindi ako nakakapagtext back. tulog na ako siguro nun... :) grabe talaga ka-extensive ang knowledge mo of choral groups...

papabur: ikaw ba ang tunay na papabur? na ang pangalan ay nagsimula sa pagkakamali sa debut ng isang taong kilala ko?

ACGC: Congartulations!!! Habang nandoon kayo at nagcocompete, andito naman kami at nagdarasal... Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino!!! (mainit dun?)

whoopie: hoy! mukhang dito lang tayo puede magkausap a... di na tayo nagkikita...

wala nang Christmas Concert ang chorale... pagpasensyahan... pero meron kasabay ang faculty chorale namin... at saka sa 24th ng gabi ata before ng yearly Christmas mass dito sa La Salle. Kelan ang mga concerts nyo? Update please... ;)

[minette]

pyket, kilala ba kita? feeling ko oo.

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by minette
hi there!!! not-so-new visitor ako...

boccelli: grabe... ilang araw ka pa lang wala namimiss ka na namin. bakit naman kasi kailangan kang umalis agad eh? Hayaan mo, pag ako na ang nagmay-ari ng company mo, sa manila na kita i-aasign. :P

juravit: Kumusta na ang pinaka-pogi kong kuya?

monteverdi: patawad kung minsan ay hindi ako nakakapagtext back. tulog na ako siguro nun... :) grabe talaga ka-extensive ang knowledge mo of choral groups...

papabur: ikaw ba ang tunay na papabur? na ang pangalan ay nagsimula sa pagkakamali sa debut ng isang taong kilala ko?

ACGC: Congartulations!!! Habang nandoon kayo at nagcocompete, andito naman kami at nagdarasal... Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino!!! (mainit dun?)

whoopie: hoy! mukhang dito lang tayo puede magkausap a... di na tayo nagkikita...

wala nang Christmas Concert ang chorale... pagpasensyahan... pero meron kasabay ang faculty chorale namin... at saka sa 24th ng gabi ata before ng yearly Christmas mass dito sa La Salle. Kelan ang mga concerts nyo? Update please... ;)



Hi There... Unang una sa lahat... di ko ma-carry ang pangalan mo... naguguluhan tuloy ako... i'm not sure kung ikaw nga or someone else from the chorale.

Peste... hehehehehehe

Welcome back UST Singers... I hope you guys had fun sa tour niyo.. balita ha... namiss namin kayo... ang tagal niyo naman kasing nawala eh. Balita pa namin lalarga nanaman kayo next year?

Buti pa kayo... kami once in 4 years.. mala olympics.

I heard a Filipino Choir got invited to Gorizia for next years ... dati pa daw silang kinukulit nung organizers. Sana kung sino man yung choir na yun magpunta na kayo para dumami ang chances the Philippines na madagdagan ang Grand Prix win ng Madz.

Hey guys, for those of you who haven't heard one of the best choirs I've ever been priviledged to have seen I will be posting their performances in one of my briefcases in yahoo. Abangan niyo na lang. baka mabaliw kayo.... hahahahahahahahahaha
Teaser... think Madz 89... ang tunog... parang isa lang ang soprano sa sobrang linis... ang pinakamagaling na alto section (i believe) na narinig ko... ang linis at bibo ang tenor section... at ang bass... well.. ano pa ba ang masasabi ko... kung kayo ba naman may 5-6 basses na lahat eh umuugong sa galing.... I have always felt this choir had the best going for them... too bad they didn't participate in any Grand Prix Competitions during their time....

tantanan.... tantanantanan...(superman ang dating)

Abangan...

[minette]

BOCCELLI... huwag ka nang mag-isip pa. what you SEE is what you get. hehe. thanks pala for cheering me up the night na super down ako. i hope you had fun sa gimik niyo.

Malamang pala ang Christmas concert ng chorale eh dun na nga sa 24th before ng usual 8pm mass sa Chapel. Wala na kasing ibang slot eh.

NEXT CONCERTS niyo? UST, MADZ, ACGC, everyone!!! Update naman.

[JohnnyBBad]

We do have a full length concert on Wednesday, November 22, but it's going to be at UP Los Baños hehehehehehe :) Dehins ko pa alam kung kailan kami magco-concert dito sa Maynila. Will keep you guys posted, though.

I have a copy of the new UST Singers' CD with me right now. Nice sound (as always) and lovely the solos of Asela and Joan. I particularly enjoyed their duet of "Pie Jesu" from Weber's Requiem.

Tsismis section: How true na walang homecomming concert ang UST Singers? And how true because of serious internal conflicts, they plan to disband na daw? Sad naman if it's true on both accounts...

[sopranina]

JBB: hi! wow, may copy ka na ng cd nila! parinig, ha? anywayz, dunno kung as in wala talaga silang homecoming concert (ust singers) pero kasi paano nga naman sila magko-konsyerto eh kalahati palang yata ang umuuwi. the others went to the states and mga late this month pa ang balik or mga december pa. :) hey, please bring nga pala the thing i bought from you? mejo sinisingil na ako nung aming konduktor dito. salamaz!!!

[kurashige]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad

Tsismis section: How true na walang homecomming concert ang UST Singers? And how true because of serious internal conflicts, they plan to disband na daw? Sad naman if it's true on both accounts...

hihi, almost 90% yung accuracy nung chismis mong una, 'baka' wala nga silang homecoming concert at this moment, kasi po, hindi pa umuuwi yung iba, nasa US pa at nagpapakasawa doon, pag kumpleto na yata sila tsaka sila magkakaroon.

paki sabi nga pala kay kuya John and ate daphine na congrats from the UST-Pharmacy Glee Club, congrats na din sa inyo! i really like ur interpretation of Pamugun.

about the second chismis, i dont have any idea. and i think di naman papayagan ni Sir Fidel na mangyari yun.
i saw them roaming around the campus the day after na dumating sila and i saw no traces of negative aura in their faces...muntik pa nga nila akong kantahan eh. Asela and Joan, as always, sings grabe! tumutulo ang laway ko sa kanila.

sobrang bonded na sila...ikaw ba naman ang tumagal overseas ng wala nang makain dahil wala ng pera at kakanta nalang sa isang park para maaliw at kapag sinuwerte eh bibigyan ng mga mababait na audience, this experience daw was true...

anyway,


I'm inviting all of you guys, to watch the UST - Intercollegiate Songfest 2000. It is the annual song festival of Thomasian music featuring the best solo-amateur singers from each colleges and faculties and the best Choral Group Representatives of each colleges and faculties of UST in a
one great competition. This event, i should say, is the one of the most prestigious and famous event in UST, ala-NAMCYA
and ala-Grand Prix. It will be on the second week of february at the UST Cinematorium.

Please pray for us nga pala (UST-Pharmacy Glee Club), we'll be gunning for our three-peat this year, and we're really hitting the Revolving Throphy (the tangible symbol of being the best inside the university) bulls eye for the third time. Our conductor will be Sir. Robert del Gado, for the third time...crossing our fingers...sana manalo!

Pls. reply nalang kung interesado kayo...maraming salamat.



[Edited by kurashige on 11-19-2000 at 02:43 PM]

[choirmaster]

Announcing the Philippine Chamber Choir's performance of

VESPERS (All Night Vigil op. 37) by Sergei Rachmaninoff
One of the greatest choral works of all time.

Philippine Chamber Choir
Jonathan Velasco, Choirmaster (o ayan, buking na!! Kasi naman, denial queen pa kay jbb at sopranina! hehe... it was good while it lasted though...)

Cosmopolitan Church, Taft Ave.
November 24, 2000, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION (Mamamalimos lang kami sa inyo paglabas niyo ng church)

Pakikalat, mga kapatid! Wala kaming press release, at wala ring budget for posters. Kung magkakalaman ang simbahan ay dahil lang sa inyo!

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by sopranina
JBB: hi! wow, may copy ka na ng cd nila! parinig, ha? anywayz, dunno kung as in wala talaga silang homecoming concert (ust singers) pero kasi paano nga naman sila magko-konsyerto eh kalahati palang yata ang umuuwi. the others went to the states and mga late this month pa ang balik or mga december pa. :) hey, please bring nga pala the thing i bought from you? mejo sinisingil na ako nung aming konduktor dito. salamaz!!!


Hey you.... I didn't get to hear from your sister... or whoever... may utang ka tuloy sa akin na cd niyo... :(
Anyhoo... I also have the CD of UST. I liked the first song and Pie Jesu. Great quality. O, I will be posting the songs I was telling you guys. Wait lang kayo ha...

Basta ang masasabi ko lang ay itong choir/batch na ito ang pinaka galing na galing ako. Sa sobrang pagkagusto ko sa kanila, I can say that I rank them up there with the 89 batch ng Madz. Ewan ko ba... nakakabilib lang talaga....

Sige, I hope you guys can get to listen ok... and hopefully you give me your comments..

[Boccelli]

Hey guys... just finished loading a few songs from the choir i was telling you all about.... sige.. hope you guys get a chance to listen to them...

I was priviledged to have been able to see them in action when the group was still together. Its just a different feeling.

just go to http://briefcase.yahoo.com/chiuman98

Please pass by soon kasi I will be taking them out and post some of the songs from the UST CD as well....

please post your comments on the group i posted ha. Pag hindi kayo nagpost ... walang UST!
hehehehehehehehe kidding...

Can someone post a performance of the PCC... please....

choirmaster.... ask jjb to post one/or more of PCCs performances...

[sopranina]

Hay nako, Mother Kataba!!! :p Sabi na nga, eh... Anyway, brace yourself dahil full force ang ACGC for the concert on Friday. Shempre i-postpone talaga ang GA na yan all for the love of you. Hehehe. Ewan kung surprise dapat, pero heto, tekla na ako. Ketch!

Boccelli: Heya! Sorry bout that. Nakalimutan pala ng sister ko na mag-email.:*) She was busy kasi during the sembreak kasi may chuva thing daw yung Student Council nila. Kailan ka ulit babalik dito? Or do you have an address there na pwede kong i-mail sa yo yung CD tapos pay me nalang kung paano man. Whatchutink?

Anyway, kung meron mang PExer dito na from UPLB, please watch our concert there on Wednesday at 7pm, ok? Thanksssssssd!!!!

[pyket]

after so long na kinebs ang PEx, babalik na rin ako. (Kasi naman ang gulo ng dating server).

anyways, kahit lost na at hindi ako naka-attend ng homecoming ng ACGC, CONGRATULATIONS SA INYONG LAHAT!!!

minette: kilala mo ako??? kilala ko ba ikaw talaga personally or inintroduce tayo? or talagang famous lang ako? (ACGC ka ano?)

beverage, sopranina, jbb: totoo ba ang tsismis na naririnig kong mag-re-release kayo ng Tolosa CD? sana naman... sopranina, beverage, penge ng kopya. *CHING* sabihan ninyo na lang ako...

choirmaster: hello! hindi mo ako kilala pero undying fan ako ng ACGC. si jojo v. ka pala! actually, thineoreticize (wow.) namin ni papo yun after your farewell concert. shempre pa-uwi siya sa bahay ko to make use of the unlimited internet facility. pabasa ng thread... so binasa lahat at in-analyze yung mga statements mo. pa-fact analysis pa kami. (1) Madz siya. Marami siyang alam. Especially sa Batch '89. (2) Ang dami niyang alam tungkol sa German choirs at sa Germany. (3) Hindi siya si Mark Carpio. conclusion: si JOJO VELASCO nga siya... winner! tama ang analysis namin ni mr. pardo. hehehehehe... yun lang. *ang babaw ko!*

[pyket]

i forgot to ask: may christmas concert ba ang madz or acgc??? alam na natin yung sa chorale. sana hindi totoo yung tsismis na magdidisband ang ust. in any event, pa-post lang kung may mga christmas concerts oh.

[choirmaster]

pyket: well, I hope to get to know you soon... I'm interested in new friendships *CHING* especially ones with unlimited internet access! hehehe...

The PCC has a Christmas concert in Malate Church on Dec. 20 in the p.m. (kalimutan ko kung anong oras), bahala na kung ano'ng repertoire. We're also starting to learn our pieces for the Bamboo Organ Festival which includes: the coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest" by Handel, newly orchestrated Te Deum by Cayabyab, and one hour (not the whole work) of Paulus by Mendelssohn, complete with soloists and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. If anyone is interested to join us for this performance, and you think you are exceptionally gifted vocally (o, ibaba nyo na!) and you can rehearse Wednesday nights, e-mail me at jojoailm@info.com.ph


Boccelli: Sino yung choir na yon? Ba't parang plaka yung pinagkopyahan? Ang na-download ko lang ay yung Mori quasi...
maganda ang tunog, steady intonation. Tenors not to my liking though. Also, wrong tempo reading. That piece should be read "en dos", in two. Maski mabagal, pero en dos. Tunog quatro ang ginamit. Common mistake yan. Easily resolved by reading on performance practices during that time, as well as the history of musical notation.

Teka, nag-e-effect na yung Unisom na ininom ko. Punta kayo sa Cosmo sa Friday ha? Pinaghirapan namin ng kalahating taon yan (and it will all be over in an hour!).

sopranina: musta yung Juday film? Kadiri kayo...

[Boccelli]

Choirmaster... na notice ko rin na parang chaka yung quality. Well, just for you, I recorded them again but I tried to enhance the sound quality. Kaya siya tunog plaka kasi matagal na siya ang live performance kasi siya. Pero now I enhanced the sound so wala nang skip skip.. pero yung isang song merong konti..

Everyone.. I posted two Mamayog Akun interpretations... comment kayo about the two... kayo na rin bahala kung gusto niyo maglagay kung aling Version mas gusto niyo...

Kung may nakakaalam kung sinong choir yung kumakanta deadma na lang kayo.. wag sasabihin.. hintayin na lang natin ang comments ng mga tao...

again the website is http://briefcase.yahoo.com/chiuman98

Have fun...

Too bad I'm not in manila, I would love to watch the PCC Concert pa naman....

[Aidan]

hello. this is my first time to actually post a message. Kasi sabi ni Boccelli e.

Anyway,di ako maka-relate sa pinag-uusapan ninyo ha. Basta ako, kanta lang ng kanta.

PAPABUR: hey there! alam mo naman kung anong hinihingi ko sa iyo e : )

BOCCELLI: we mishu na!!! ok lang yan, kahit puro turtleneck at fur and suot mo. Ayaw mo non, model ang projection mo. Ingat ka lang baka madala ka ng hangin. ang taray nga ng email mo e

[schatz]

ei! :D

it's my first to post on this thread... andito ako palagi sa pex pero kung saan saan lang... :lol:

thenks Boccelli

hi minette and Aidan! kayo lang ata kilala ko here! uyyyy andito din si Genius101! :p

kelan pala ang next concert ng chorale groupe?

[bastos]

ATENEO OF COURSE!!!

WORD CHORALE CHAMPIONS NGA EH!!!!

[indiegirl]

jbb, sopranina: nabuhay ako muli!

choirmother... este choirmaster pala: you can call me flower :) ach so! narito ka pala. good luck sa concert sa friday. miss na kita super!

[NAPSTER]

Hello guys...my first time to post in this famous thread. Chorale background? - under Robert de Gado, pwede pasar na ba?

Anyway, wanna try and check this site...

http://www.jb-music.de/ust-singers_uk.htm

..thanks.

[choirmaster]

NAPSTER: Sana makabisita si Robert sa thread na ito, para malaman niya kung anu-anong spelling ng last name niya ang lumalabas! Bwahahahaha!!!

BASTOS: So sorry to disappoint you, pero hindi kami world choral (pakitanggal lang ng letter e) champions. In fact, sa last competition, pang-apat lang kami, behind Ukraine, Japan and Israel. But we were a force to reckon with, and with one first prize and 3 second prizes plus premio del publico, were the most awarded choir during the competition. Considering the background of the singers of our Philippine choirs, as compared to the Europeans whose choirs are based sa mga conservatory ekk, idagdag mo pa ang chinky factor, lamang talaga tayo. BUT NO, we're not world choral champions. YET. (kidlat... kulog...)

[pyket]

choirmaster: *amen* to that!!! (psyched up na ba kayo for debrecen? may repertoire na ba kayo?) tulad ng sinabi ni ate powerpuffghurl, "puwera usog..." ;)

[areglado]

Lost talaga ang mga tao na sumasagot pa rin sa tanong na kung sino ang pinakamagaling na university choir sa 'pinas. Pwede ba? matagal nang na-areglo ito, at sa tingin ko, pagkatapos ng napakahabang pataasan ng ihi ng mga tao dito, wala ng diabetic (therefore, wala ng ihi!). Maraming salamat sa mga tao na hindi na nagpayabangan, at ngayon ay naging mga magkakaibigan na ang mga sumusulat dito. Para bang slumbook at chismisan page ng mga choral enthusiasts. At swerte ng lahat at nakasali pa ang isang conductor na kilala sa buong daigdig. Ano pa ba ang hahanapin natin?

Anyway, hirap na akong magtagalog!

Congratulations to the Philippine Chamber Choir for their performance of Rachmaninoff's "Vespers". It was a truly enjoyable experience to have watched this group who seldom rehearsed but still delivered in the end. Lost nga lang ang mga SOPRANO 2!!!!!!!!!! If you happen to know any members from PCC's Sop 2 section, please tell them na inaareglo ko na ang katapusan ng career nila (j/k).

Watching the "Vespers" was breathtaking in most parts. You could not only see, and feel the soaring of the soprano 1 voices (as well as the other sections, of course), you could also sense the innate musicality of most of the members, especially the alumni of the Mads. Of particular mention are Nr. 6 and the part where the male section efficiently brought out the beautiful rhythmicity innate to Russian music.

The experience of watching the PCC perform was glorious, the cosmopolitan church of manila being a perfect venue to host such a choir so very capable of performing works for large choirs. The acoustics may not be too bass-friendly, especially with the inaudible low notes below D but on the whole, this did not prevent the singers from giving a most inspiring performance of what the choirmaster advertised here as one of the greatest choral works ever written.

I would like to see the other big choirs (well, by Philippine standards) like the UST singers and Ateneo Glee Club perform here. Bagay na bagay siguro. But I'd rather have DLSU peform in Philamlife. The last time I watched them was during their homecoming concert and I really loved the way they projected their voices at the Philamlife Auditorium. I sat at the side, and I could swear Princess' voice was floating directly into my ear! Never pa ito nagawa ng Ateneo (sorry guys), and most of the time, nabibingi ako kapag UST ang nagpe-perform dito (sorry din guys). I guess there are just some places na bagay kantahan ng choirs diba? So let me end, in fairness to Ateneo and UST, that maybe when DLSU sings at the Cosmopolitan Church, they won't be heard at all.

[JohnnyBBad]

Here I am, seating in front of the computer, still unable to get over the magnificent concert that I watched last night. I was privileged to witness The Philippine Chamber Choir in an exquisite and stunning premiere performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vespers last night at the Cosmopolitan Church of Manila. I was originally hesitant to watch a large work that I wasn’t really that familiar to begin with (I think I’ve only heard bits and pieces of about 2 or 3 recordings of it), and the only reason why I was going was to show support for Choirmaster himself. Oh boy, was I in for the surprise of my life! The opening movement of the 15-part work alone set the tone of what would be a virtual feast to the ears (and the soul as well). It was a fascinating display of vocal shadings (what the Italians would call chiaruscuro), lacking neither in power nor subtleties. Their delicate yet substantial pianissimos glittered alongside their glorious in-your-face fortissimos in what promised to be cornucopia of such heavenly music.

And delivered, they did, all right! One of the prominent features of the reading that caught my attention was their ability to highlight those legato phrases in the music and melt them into one seamless line of such hair-raising beauty. This is perhaps was what was sorely lacking in recordings of the Vespers that I remember hearing, and it was this feature, combined with immaculate technique (specifically, that nakakakilabot na crescendo into a fortissimo followed by a decrescendo back into piano in the Ave Maria movement – no. 6, I think), which brought tears to my eyes. Rarely have I heard a choir be so moving and eloquent!

As regards to the sound of the choir, I was really taken aback. I don’t know if it was because of the acoustics or of Choirmaster’s discipline, but the heavy vibrato in the voices of the choristers that usually marred their past performances was now gone, and what was left was their rich yet gleaming sonority that was just perfect for the hall. A curiosity with the hall though: it wasn’t quite that bass friendly, so slightly treble-heavy yung tunog. But otherwise I wish you guys could have experienced for yourself the PCC sounded like last night. As in, nakakalasing talaga yung tunog! If this trend of high quality performances of the PCC is maintained and continued, I could confidently say that we indeed have another choir that we all can be proud of, an added outstanding testament to the talent of the Filipino chorister!

MABUHAY ANG MGA PILIPINONG CHOIRS!!!

P.S. to Choirmaster: all the sweat and tears, the frustrations and anxieties, was worth it after all. Thank you for giving me, and the audience as well, a chance to hear this music that without your vision and perseverance would never have been dared touched at all. Congratulations once more to a job splendidly done!

[NAPSTER]

Originally posted by choirmaster
NAPSTER: Sana makabisita si Robert sa thread na ito, para malaman niya kung anu-anong spelling ng last name niya ang lumalabas! Bwahahahaha!!!




Sorry po Mr.Jonathan Velasco, tao lang po, nagakakamali...di ko na po ma-edit eh.

Erratum
Robert Delgado

Anyway, nabanggit ko na kaninang umaga kay lola ang suggestion mo...ty sa pagpapa-alala...may copy ka na ng book nya?

[CruellaDeVil]

JBB, i'm in business!

Hello to all the people reading this 14-page long dynamic interaction between choristers!

Congratulations to choirmaster for a beautiful concert last night (Vespers). Mother, you're #1. Sabi ko sa iyo eh, everything will turn out fine. (At pa'no ba naman hindi gaganda ang concert eh bangella ang mother, so nakakarinig siya ng angels, so tayo rin, angels ang narinig natin, pero hindi tayo bangella, bwahaha!) (hi sopranina shubaula, beverly beverage , powerpuff maida, indiegirl darling!). Pero tama nga si areglado (i think kilala kita, nakita kita kagabi sa Vespers, pero di ko lang alam kung sino sa kanila, hahahaha) dahil isa lang ang naging contribution ng S2 kagabi, MASAMA, at yun lang!

I've been following this strand for a long time. One of my friends from Baguio sent me the url when it was still two pages long (i think in June when we just arrived) but I never gave it any importance, until the tension rose, snd rose, and rose. Then I wanted to join but poor old techno freak me, didn't know how to log-in, and I call myself a COMPUTER EXPERT! Well now, at least I learned how.

Anyway, I would like to congratulate all the people participating here for making this strand evolve into a pleasant coffee room where we can exchange ideas, and share views about choral life in the Philippines.

JBB, you write your critique well. Pwede ka na sa dyaryo, lalo na yung mga binibili natin sa news stands abroad, remember? (hahahahahahahahaha) (Dear people, I don't want to exclude you all, but JBB has this fetish for non-orthodox reading materials)

[sopranina]

Hindi ako nakapanood ng concert ng PCC pero balita ko ang bongga daw! Congrats sa PCC! Kasambasambang Choirmaster, nagkasakit ako Thursday night-- as in lagnat with matching suot of a thick sweater, socks, jogging pants, makapal na kumot-na wiz aircon o electric fan-- at may kasama pang vomit ek (I'm sure, nasobrahan kasi sa kaka-Friday's. hehe.). Chammy talaga.:) BTW, dapat sumama ka dun sa Juday movie. It was... it was... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Shucks. I'm so mean naman. CHARING! Hindi talaga pwede manood ang mga little kataba fishies mo ng ganun. Would you believe, in most of the "touching" moments ay tumatawa kami at during one of the supposedly cry-cry scene ay biglang nag-erupt yung buong theater into laughter... only to find out after a few seconds na kami lang pala yun at nag-e-echo lang yung kabosesan namin? Nako, hindi yata na-enjoy nung ibang tao na nanood ng movie na yun dahil tawa kami nang tawa. Kung meron ditong PExer na nanood nun nung time na nandun kami, sorry!!! hehe. More kuwento for you during one of our Friday's sessions.... Missing you already, Mutter!!!

[beverage]

Hello choral peeps!

It's been a long time since my last reply to this topic. Actually I've already been treating it as a sort of chikahan portion among friends of the "Filipino choir network." So, I'm back.

I'm back from Tolosa, too, together with the rest of the ACGC member-PinoyExchange posters (HI TO Sopranina, JBB, CruellaDeVil and Choirmaster). Sobrang saya do'n, especially dahil ang daming napanalunan. Go Philippines! At least sana ang image naman ng mga banyaga sa ating bansa ay yaong malinis at matagumpay at hindi larawan ng isang bansang naghihirap sa pamamalakad ng isang tinutuligsang pangulo. (Hey, I just turned political).

A lot has happened since our arrival and I've been fortunate enough to watch 2 free performances of 2 totally different Filipino choirs this month. (Dalawang matataray na choir na talagang gumagamit ng tuning fork pag performance.)
The first was the NCCA sponsored concert of the Auit Chamber Vocal Ensemble under composer/conductor Prof. Chino Toledo. Its eternally 16 members (one per voice, kaya pag may umalis, hanap kaagad ng kapalit) are called in by invitation. These members, mostly music majors from UP, are accomplished solo and choral singers chosen from such choirs as the Madz, the UP Concert Chorus, the ACGC, the Philippine Chamber Choir, Chorus Paulinus and the Himig Singers. I would call this choir a "composer's choir" because it performs and often premieres works of contemporary (and I don't mean DEAD) composers of the Philippines (Jose Maceda, Ramon Santos, Jonas Baes, Robin Estrada, Toledo himself and even works of present composition majors in UP), and other Asian countries (such as Japan, China, Indonesia, etc.) The nearly two-hour concert was an exhibit of the experimental nature of these composers. Interesting pieces were the 2 Requiem Responsories for female voices by Japanese composer Shodo Takahashi; although the text was in Latin, the music was clearly Japanese. A remarkably poignant work was from New Zealander Anthony Young, With My Eyelids Closed; its very Western touch of tonality, fused with elements of tone clusters and dark chords gave the setting of the poem a new meaning. Muni, from Indonesian composer Slamet Sjukur was hardly a choral piece. The 16 people with bamboo instruments such as jaw's harps and buzzers broke silence with their subtle and rhythmic playing. Only occasional bursts of faint chords were delivered by them throughout the piece. The binder of the whole concert was the Daluy series of Jonas Baes. They were performed in between each of the other songs. They seem to be a set of reflections on social realities of our country. The first Daluy was merely the playing of bamboo stamping tubes in an interlocking pattern. The Daluy 2 was a satire on Filipino politics. The male members were shouting out names of things mainly pertaining to the present government such as "Boracay," "Jueteng," "New Manila," etc. The most interesting "Daluy" was that of stones being distributed among the merely 8 members of the audience (ang isa pa do'n nanay mo, Sopranina, diba?). We just had to hit the stones together and simulate some sort of clapping. The last piece was a piece for sixteen voices and percussion (including marimba). It was Mga Mata sa Dagat by young compo major Jerrold Tarog. Although it clearly showed influences of his mentors Toledo and Baes, the simulation of the sound of the sea at night was spectacular. The treatment of the text about the finding of a loved one by the waters was wonderful.
I guess this is the strength of having a genuine choir for the use of composers. There have been a number of them; laboratory choirs premiering works of living geniuses. I'm sure Webern or Stravinsky or Ligeti must have had them in their time. But this is the dawn of the new millenium. And new Weberns and Stravinskys and Ligetis are being born by the minute. I think that brings Auit to its ultimate purpose of sharing with listeners the development of contemporary music for ages to come.

Having barely recovered from that shock of listening to a whole concert of 20th century (way-out and wacky) choral music, I was in for the time of my life when I watched the premier performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vespers (All Night Vigil Op. 37) by the fastly-becoming-renowned (YES, CHOIRMOTHER) Philippine Chamber Choir. NAPAKAGANDAAAAAAAAAA NG PERFORMANCE NILAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
As in; pag nakaupo ka do'n, feeling mo ay na whisk-away ka sa land of snow and the Kremlin-RUSSIA: in short, parang na-all-expense paid trip ka do'n habang nakikinig sa prayerfully beautiful music ng piano-master-would-you-believe-nakagawa-ako-ng-piyesang-pang-choir na si RACHMANINOFF. As in, the 40-voiced (tama ba hinala ko?) choir of IN-YOUR-FACE-KATARAYAN members, more -than-accomplished individuals capable of MUSICAL ELOQUENCE, as JBB said, rocked the Cosmopolitan Church in Taft Avenue. Mahihimatay ka sa mga forte at talaga nga namang maiihi ka sa mga pianississimo nila! Of course sabi nga ni CruellaDeVil (my own mother) at ni Areglado (sino ka?), pamatay (AS IN IPAPATAY NA NATIN) ang mga sop2 nila, pero bonggang-bongga at waging-wagi ang rest of the choir. Sir Jojo at the beginning enjoined the audience to pray along with the choir as it interpreted all 15 of the magnificent Vespers. May translation naman sa OHP sa tabi kaya comprehend ko naman lahat. Comprehend ko rin na sobra palang ganda at pinung-pino ng craftsmanship sa music ng composer. The music, never boring, was based on either folk Russian chants or ancient Russian church music. The text was in Church-Slavonic; not the Russian you can easily take as electives in the university nowadays. Kaya raw doble hirap, dahil halaos magkanda buhol-buhol daw ang mga dila ng mga IN-YOUR-FACE-KATARAYAN members nila. the rendition was spirited, soulful, and had that quality of timelessness, that you could actually sit there and feel high with prayer and meditation. To Sir Jojo (Choirmother): napakaganda, at wa na akong ma-say na iba. Napaka-worth ang pag-po-post mo ng poster sa UP nung kasama kita no'n (hehehe). Napaka-worth it na mai-share mo sa amin ang dream mo na ma-appreciate nating mga Pilipino ang isa sa pinakabonggang choral work sa mundo. THANK YOU and MORE POWER TO YOUR PCC!!!

Well, I guess my choral reviews are done. Kudos to all of you!

[CruellaDeVil]

Thank you beverly-beverage anak.

O PEXERS! Kita nyo na? Ganda ng Vespers pero walang nanood. Next time mag-post ng ads dito for a concert, nood naman kayo para ma-experience nyo rin ang na-experience namin. Kelan ba ang concert ng mga ibang choir diyan, ha? invite nyo naman kami manood para masaya (basta may complimentary tickets, ha?)

Yes, pyket, may Tolosa CD recordings na lalabas. The mastering has taken a long two weeks already. Ang dami kasing ubo-ubo, singhot-singhot, at kung anu-ano pang alien sounds (may spaceship din!) kaya ang tagal linisin ng recording. Pati yung mga intonation problems..este, tone..este, level ng recording inayos kasi nga super dry pamatay ang Leidor theater sa Tolosa, at feeling ko sinipsip na ng carpet lahat ng reverb at tunog ng performance. Kaya hayon, tunog binalot ng carpet, and it's kinda difficult to reformat the sound to simulate and bring back the clarity of the real sound of the performances (in short, dinoktor! j/k)

But there's one slight catch.......... PANG-MEMBERS ONLY! bwahahahahahahahaha. Gotta go, maghahnap pa ako ng tuta, at babalatan, bwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

[areglado]

Hey LaSalle people, where can I get tickets for your concert? Medyo hindi ko lang nga gusto ang chapel nyo, puor AIRCON. I've watched your choir perform since way before, when your conductor was still Noel. I particularly like your 1995 batch, at take note, PEXERS, kinanta ng LaSalle ang Hanggang Langit by Joel Navarro, and their interpretation is better than the one in the 2000 CD of ACGC. Check out CCP Archives 1995. And I also like your interpretation of my...Bakit nga ba gano'n ang soloist ng Ateneo sa Hanggang Langit? Masyadong tunog klasikal?! Eh pop yun diba? Oh well, I watched the ACGC batch in 88 sing it, pati yung choir sobrang klasikal, maybe that's the way the composer wanted it, huh?

Is the Ateneo Glee Club singing again in that hotel this year? The one in Makati, Shangrila? I watched them two years ago and I didn't like the soloists in their interpretation of First Call's Christmas pieces. But I guess that was two years ago and a lot has happened since. Please inform me so I can go watch again this year. Please also tell John to spare me a copy of your tolosa recordings, kahit cassette lang. I'm so intrigued kung bakit kayo nanalo sa polyphony at hindi sa folklore. No Philippine choir has ever lost in the folklore and public's prize categories (well, maybe some)


Hey UST people? kurashige? does your choir have a concert?
UST singers!!! Bongga ang Pie Jesu nyo. Galing ni Joan Cano. But sana, nirecord nyo rin yung John Rutter na solo ni Joan. I would have loved to hear it in your new CD. Well, nagpunta ako sa website na binanggit dito at mukhang pare-pareho ang CD designs nyo. Bakit palagi nalang picture nyo ang nakalagay sa cover???


I want to watch PCC again at the Cosmopolitan Church, ang ingay nga lang ng venue, I mean, you could hear the LRT in the background. Sayang naman ang nirecord kong MD.

Anyway, I know that there will be all sorts of shows this Christmas season, I just don't know where. Nood naman kayo ng concert ng choir ko. But I guess if I advertise it, buking na kung sino ako (para bang Lola Jojo ang effek). Anyway, I'll just ask someone else to post it here.

[CruellaDeVil]

Wala akong nakitang mga tuta, eto na lang o

(JBB and choirmother, get a load of this!)

:boom: :eek: :grrr: :inluv: :lol: :rolleyes: :smokin: :zzz: :p :sweet: thhh

[asco]

Hello Choirmaster, I'm registered na. Lurk lang ako dito.

[juravit]

too bad! I wasn't able to watch the concert last Friday. Sayang!!!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!

JBB: Manonood ka ba ng concert ng Chorale? Dec 24 ata iyon, before the christmas mass... Hope to see you there!
Sana we could have a performance together. Next year puwede?

Sopranina: So when can i get the copy of your 1,000 worth CD?

Bochelli: Sasama ka ba sa concert ng chorale on the 24th? Ako, m still thinking about it.

Choirmaster: hi! Puwede bang magsit-in sa rehearsals niyo? Makikinig lang ako.... (please! please! please!!!!) Sabi ni ate Mae-ann sa iyo daw ako magpaalam.

[indiegirl]

sorry choirmother, di ako nakanood ng concert mesh. pero sa mga nababasa ko dito ay mukhang hit na hit kayo. congrats! at namimiss na kita... *flower*

beverage dom dearest, bakit mo naman ako dinedeadma? :(

cruella de vil, all set na ba ikaw para sa initiation? maghahasik ka na naman muli ng lagim! bwahaha. sayang wala na sa giraffeee.

areglado, the gc is going to sing sa manila pen sometime around the 20th of december.

[pyket]

CruellaDeVil: wala bang CD for ardent die-hard ACGC fans tulad ko? (CHENG!) tutal nag-novena naman ako ng katakut-takot para sa Tolosa ninyo!

sige na... tutal baka mag-migrate akesh sa australia next year... (may matinong choir ba do'n?!) you wouldn't want me to get so culturally and musically deprived as to forget the sounds of angels, do you?? ;) pabaon? ;)

[Boccelli]

areglado....

tinking ko... kilala kita... hehehehe... dapat may gagawin kang arrangement for me diba? :( di mo na ginawa... kala ko pa naman magkakabibocious solo na ako... waaaaaaaaaa....
But I agree with you... bibo ang ate Joan mo sa Pie Jesu...
Comments on the CD version of Pie Jesu by the UST Singers, I love the contrast of Joan voice to Asela's ... galing.
Nakakatuwa yung tira ni Asela kasi parang Charlotte Church yung boses niya...(ipikit nyo mata niyo then think its Charlotte Church ... heheheheheh) Kaya lang yung unang tira ni Joan ng higher notes mildly nakakatakot... pero bibo pa rin..... galing mo ate Joan!

Juravit... scared ako magconcert kasi baka di ko na alam ang pieces na kinakanta ng Chorale... Oh well.. sige na nga.. jojoin na ako... sabagay namimiss ko na ring magperform... kaya lang baka dahil sa akin eh chakahin tayo ng mga coPExers natin... oh no....

NOTICE TO THE PEx Public Posting on this Thread:

Pagpasensyahan niyo na ang concert ng Chorale ha... nandoon kasi ako eh... baka pumangit ang tunog.... CHING!!!...

[sopranina]

Originally posted by areglado
I'm so intrigued kung bakit kayo nanalo sa polyphony at hindi sa folklore. No Philippine choir has ever lost in the folklore and public's prize categories (well, maybe some)


hi! we won the public's prize, fyi. :) oh, btw, we'll be singing in Manila Pen on the 20th to the 22nd of December. nood ka, mr. areglado, ok?

juravit: hello again!!! i'll get the cds muna from Mr. John Pamintuan tapos e-mail kita kung papano, k k? cge.

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by sopranina
Originally posted by areglado
I'm so intrigued kung bakit kayo nanalo sa polyphony at hindi sa folklore. No Philippine choir has ever lost in the folklore and public's prize categories (well, maybe some)


hi! we won the public's prize, fyi. :)

juravit: hello again!!! i'll get the cds muna from Mr. John Pamintuan tapos e-mail kita kung papano, k k? cge.

Hey Girl... how's it going? Uy may utang ka pa sa aking CD ha... siguro I'll get it from you when I fly back to Manila for Christmas... are you going to watch the Chorale's Xmas concert(mini) ? Or you could give it to juravit and then I'll get it from him. How does that sound? Im so excited...

Kayo kelan ang concert niyo .... Homecoming... sana maabutan ko...

[sopranina]

Originally posted by Boccelli
Hey Girl... how's it going? Uy may utang ka pa sa aking CD ha... siguro I'll get it from you when I fly back to Manila for Christmas... are you going to watch the Chorale's Xmas concert(mini) ? Or you could give it to juravit and then I'll get it from him. How does that sound? Im so excited...

Kayo kelan ang concert niyo .... Homecoming... sana maabutan ko...

BOCCELLI!!! hehe. may naka witness pala nung kaka-edit ko nung post. :) sure ba, i'll watch the christmas concert. when's it ba? will you be singing with them? i'll just give the cd nalang during your concert so nandun din pati si juravit.

tapos na yung homecoming ek namin!!! twasn't a big, bongga homecoming concert. nay ko, 2 linggo lang kami nawala, no. hehe. kaya we really didn't advertise it. it was held 2 mondays ago in the UP Aldaba Hall. some friends, gc members and trainees, family, ateneo admi people, and a few UPCC members lang ang nandun. will you be here kaya next year for our farewell concert? we'll be leaving for europe mga may 24.

[Sung Empress]

Hi! I'm new here and I'm neither a member of any of the famous university chorale groups mentioned here. However, I am an avid fan of chorale music, and sing in a choir myself. Currently, we are studying Ili-Ili, Mamayug and Ihip ng Hangin (I think).

To answer the original question, I believe in all the choirs. I am a graduate of UST but I am a fan of the Madz, the UST Singers, the ACGC and the DLSU choir. ;-)

Sana makasali ako dito sa masayang discussion ninyo.

Sinong choirs ang magkakaroon ng Christmas concert? Please inform me!

Thanks!

[CruellaDeVil]

Hello!

Mr. (orMs?) areglado: pinag-tatalunan namin kung sino ka nga ba talaga :confused:. Are you in Ilocos right now?(although answering that would be an instant giveaway, aren't they?). If you are who i think you are, then ikaw na nga 'yun (ang labo mo 'day!). By the way, how can (may) I give you a copy of our Tolosa performances if I don't know who you are in the first place (ooooops, pyket, later). Are you going to post here a mysterious PO Box number or i-invite mo na lang kami sa concert ng Voice of Manila (CHEEENG!!!!!!!!!!!!!):bleh:

Pyket: I'll think about it, tutal nag-novena ka naman ;). By the way there's this novena that beverage and I got from a nun in Milan and it's so powerful :angel: (hoy CATHOLIC AKO HA), You should try praying it (READ PETITION: for the granting of your request to get a copy of our Tolosa ekk, hahahahaha). There IS a good choir in Australia, mortal na kaaway ko lang nga: THE Warner Brothers' Tasmanian Devil Chorale (Buti na lang I don't have any liking for the color brown, bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!)

WAAAAAAA, :~( di ko na makita sa bulletin board young binuksan kong thread, "Anong gagawin mo ngayong pasko". Has anybody seen it?????

Sung Empress: I think I know your sister, si Chin Empress. Kumakanta rin ba siya? Member din ba siya ng choir? :D Darling, read mo ang previous posts para malaman kung sino ang may concerts when.

Indiegirlash: wit ako go sa initiation. 5 am sa Ateneo? Sleefagus pa 'ko ineng :zzz:

Juravit: magpapa-raffle ako ng ACGC CDs (5 Best of the best European Tour 2000 recordings, and maybe one Tolosa recording) dito sa PEX. Mag-post ka sa thread "anong gagawin mo ngayong pasko" (pakihanap na rin :) ) tapos sabihin mo doon: sasali ka sa raffle ng ACGC CDs. Tapos mag-post ka ng valid e-mail address syempre para ma-inform ka kung nanalo ka nga. Abangan ang magic tambiolo sa Christmas eve. O ayan, other PEXERS, sali na! (by the way, this ad is not approved by the POEA :lol: )

Uy, pa'no ba 'yan? sa 20-22 Dec pala ang Manila Pen ng ACGC, eh may Paskuhan sa USTe ako sa 21. Oh NOOO :eek:

[juravit]

BOCCELLI!!! hehe. may naka witness pala nung kaka-edit ko nung post. :) sure ba, i'll watch the christmas concert. when's it ba? will you be singing with them? i'll just give the cd nalang during your concert so nandun din pati si juravit.

Sopranina: MIGHT join the chorale this christmas. I need a break eh. biro mo i'v been with the chorale since 1994. pahinga muna... pero depende, kung sasama *** mga ka-batch ko. if ever i decide not to sing... sigurado namang manonood ako. Hope to see you there! Dec 24 ata iyon before the Christmas Mass. Regarding the ACGC's CD, sige sa christmas concert mo na lang ibigay.


Bochelli: NYEK! *** pa? Okay nga yoong version mo ng T -Christmas e! mala Laura Branigan ang dating! CHING!!!!
Sana payagang kumanta si na Mr. and Ms D, Papabur sa concert. Alam mo naman and conductor natin !!! Masayahin (CHING!) Enyway, when are you coming back? Sana second week of December para maabutan mo yoong concerts ng PCC and ACGC. Seriously speaking, Mr. D's dad died last Monday.... Sad nga kasi birthday niya today.

[indiegirl]

cruella ek,
wiz ka go? bbbbut-bb-but... kailangan ka doon, walang kasing cruella mo! may hahabol ata, sina pedro. baka gusto mong sumama. at wiz ka na sumama sa UST ng 21, dito ka na lang. tutal di ka naman binabayaran ng admi dito diba! CHINKWEE.

(syempre wala talaga akong na-contribute about choral music. kebs.)

[beverage]

haaaay...ganda-ganda ng xmas album ni ms. lea salonga. nice gift to anyone this xmas.

anyway, just wanted to apologize to ms. indiegirl; i'm very sorry for having outrightly snobbed you in front of all the PEX Choral Chuvisters. O Ayan!

Dumarami na yata ang ating mga kasama sa PEX Choral Chuvalin Page! Sana dumami pa at sana tayo'y laging nasa piling ng mga Choral Chuvalin Greats gaya nina Choirmother at Areglado.

BTW, Mr. Areglado, SANA'Y WALA NANG WAKAS ang pag-"aareglado" mo sa BAHAY ng BUHAY NG BUHAY KO at ang PANANAMBITAN mo sa Poong Maykapal na dinadasalan natin ng PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS (at kung may high C ka, THE PRAYER). Tunay na ika'y IBONG KAKANTA-KANTA at BITUING WALANG NINGNING.

Hehehe! Wala lang.

Pyket: Linoloko ka ng Mudrash kesh.

CruellaDeVil: Bakit mo niloloko ang Asawa kesh! We're going to be miles apart na nga e pag lumipat siya sa land of the Koala.

Pyket: Isama mo na si Koala don. Sana magtayo ka na ng Australian Zoo Chamber Choir tapos sasali siya don. Hehehe.

UMMM, kung gusto ninyo makarinig ng Xmas carols rendered by the recently-acclaimed Ateneo Glee Club, manood kayo sa Manila Pen, o invite niyo kami sa bahay ninyo para sosyal at kakanta kami diyan. Hehehe. Merry Xmas!!

[Boccelli]

ACGC....

What will you guys sing sa Manila Pen. I want to pass by habang nagki-Christmas Party ang company namin sa Shang... hehehehe

Infurnes lang... si-sing pa ako dun kasi naman may contest pa na mala sing-galing ang dating... at may Powerdance juju pa siya.... ching.... so medyo shifting of talent ang dating ko....

Sopranina... Don't know if you'll be able to see the mini concert kasi Dec 24 siya eh... 7PM siguro...

juravit... I heard about Mr. D's dad. I tried to call him yesterday to extend my condolences but can't reach his cell.
I'll try to call him again today. the 'ever' songs ba ang kakantahin sa concert? or may additional juju....

Areglado... oh no.. mali ako ng hinala... sorry po... naalala ko pa nung may kinausap ka sa CCP nung Philippine Intl Choral Fest na Italyano... medyo napaghalo mo yung Spanish mo and Italian.. pero bilib ako sayo nun... hehehehehe

Para sa inyo... ano ang pinaka masarap tirahin na linya sa mga choral pieces na nakanta niyo na... ako... gustong gusto ko ng mga legato na nafe-feel mo yung paglift ng note.... sobrang sarap lalo na kung ang ganda ng line na nagawa mo.... winner!!!!

sige po... have to brave the cold weather pa... kakainis ang winter!!!!! ayoko na!!!!!!!!

[Genius101]

Grabe tagal ko na di nagpopost dito... and it's nice to see a lot of new interesting (and prominent, hehe) people posting here.

Bocelli: kumusta na? Pwede ba ko magpabili dyan sa States ng book? Uwi ka naman ng Christmas di ba? (o baka pwedeng yun na lang regalo mo! :P )

Minette: Ba't nag-iba ka ng pangalan?

Areglado: I really liked the Aba Ginoong Maria you made for the HTC Grand Choir. Para akong dinuduyan. Sana we could sing it but maybe it's made for a bigger choir.

[Boccelli]

Hey Genius101.. you should have MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger installed so we could Talk over the internet sometime.. you could call me using both services (free call yun)...
What book would you want me to buy for you... may bayad ha...mataas na ang exchange rate!... ang bayad eh dollars!!!

[pyket]

beverage: isasama ko yung tipsy ni koala... CHING! ;) divorce na tayo. LOL anuna ko!!! (isama mo na rin yung Tolosa CDs na binili ninyo!!!)

good luck sa initiation bukas ng mga new members ng glee club. sana pakainin kayo ng apoy habang kumakanta ng no importa la distancia... or pakantahin kayo ng gabaq-an impromptu while doing the choreography on a bed of fiery charcoal... good luck na lang nga! :)

what if nagkaroon ng joint christmas concert series and ACGC, UP Madz, DLSU Chorale, at UST Singers?! Bongga!! any takers!? actually, what if nagkaroon ng joint-concert PERIOD (as in, anytime of the year trip nila?!)... wishes this christmas... [sigh]

[juravit]

Originally posted by pyket
beverage: isasama ko yung tipsy ni koala... CHING! ;) divorce na tayo. LOL

what if nagkaroon ng joint christmas concert series and ACGC, UP Madz, DLSU Chorale, at UST Singers?! Bongga!! any takers!? actually, what if nagkaroon ng joint-concert PERIOD (as in, anytime of the year trip nila?!)... wishes this christmas... [sigh]

...nice idea ! alam mo matagal ko nang napost yoong idea dito sa thread na ito. Siguro mas maganda kung magmeet muna tayong lahat... o diba... para mapag-usapan ito.

TO ALL PeXERS: punta kayo sa concert ng DLSU Chorale on Dec 24... para naman magka-kilanlan tayo... maunang makahula, me special price... CHING!!! (poster ni Ara Mina-Mathay... BUM!!!)

Mr. Areglado: I love your arrangements lalo na yoong Prayer of St. Francis, Bahay and yoong Aba ng HTC. SOBRANG HUSAY!!! BTW, Do you still have a clear copy of "Maghihintay sa Iyo"? Di na po kasi namin mabasa yoong existing file. Hope you can watch our concert on the 24th. Free naman yon eh!!!

Bochelli: We might go to Batangas and visit the wake of Mr. D's dad this Friday. Sayang hope you're here para complete tayong pupunta... OOPPPSSSH!! wala nga din pala si Ms. Aloha, nasa Bangkok.

[enteng.00]

Originally posted by beverage
haaaay...ganda-ganda ng xmas album ni ms. lea salonga. nice gift to anyone this xmas.

BTW, Mr. Areglado, SANA'Y WALA NANG WAKAS ang pag-"aareglado" mo sa BAHAY ng BUHAY NG BUHAY KO at ang PANANAMBITAN mo sa Poong Maykapal na dinadasalan natin ng PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS (at kung may high C ka, THE PRAYER). Tunay na ika'y IBONG KAKANTA-KANTA at BITUING WALANG NINGNING.



LoL@beverage!!!:lol:

And i think, kilala na din kita! lol!
I have talked with Lea last month about that album and she told me that sobrang rush yun! Pero maganda yung kanta niya ng sana ngayong pasko! Sayang nga lang at last kong nakasama si Lea nung November 2, puro nalang si Cez ang nakasama ko. Lea will leave on the 24 of dec. for New York, for she will reprise Kim's role in the last season of saigon in NY-which was originally her's-obvious ba?

about mr. areglado - hahaha - kilala ko na siya - and i think, kasama ko siya kagabi...just before he left for Ilocos. I promised him kasi na mag-lo-log ulit ako dito sa Pex. saktong sakto huh!

Mr.Areglado

O ayan, sa wakas, nakapag-log ulit ako dito, pero kulang talaga yung time ko nuon sa Saigon kaya di ako maka-proma dito. Nakalimutan ko nga pala sayiong sabihin na sa summer pa naman ang alis ko for Kuala Lumpur and Singapore production, sinipa kasi kami dito sa Pinas eh.
Nakalimutan ko nga pala sayong sabihin kagabi na uwian mo ako ng pasalubong - kapal ba? Sir, di ko na kayo po-po-in dahil di naman uso dito sa Pex yun. I promise, through your help and kuya John's, I/we can bring back the glory of alam mo na into our own hands. (sana nababasa din ni kuya john to).

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About the issue about UST Singers', we still don't have any idea kung ganun nga at kung totoo ba yun...on my own thinking...hindi totoo yun.

yun lang for now! c u guys...

[choirmaster]

Haaayyy... just came back from Ilocoslocandia, where I was witness to the opening ceremonies ng NAMCYA, at ng first day of concerts. Maraming kwento! Pero... ano ba yan?! Napikit lang ako sandali, nakadalawang pages na ang thread na ito!! Kaloka kayong lahat!

Nyway, here's a new date for you... UULITIN ANG RACH VESPERS!!! January 13, 2001, Saturday, San Beda Chapel, Mendiola, Manila, 7:30 p.m. Ireserba na yang date, mga kapatid! Bongga din ang venue, kasi kare-restore lang ng San Beda Chapel, pati ako excited kasi ang mga paintings ekk, na-restore na daw. E alam mo namang, pag pumasok ka sa chapel na yon, parang wala ka sa Pilipinas. So, come one come all!

Also, narinig ko ang Holy Trinity College Grand Chorale of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, sa first day of concerts ng Namcya festival... mama, gumagaling na sila. Okay ang interpretation, at may vocal material! Sa isang 25-minute program, meron pang change costume sa gitna!! CHING!!! Naloka talaga ako. Anyway, may kwento pa ako tungkol sa isa pang choir, kaya lang, machu-chugi na naman ako, kaya wis spyuk na lang. Let's change the topic to... Rondallas! chenkee...

[Boccelli]

Wala pa rin bang nakikinig nung mga pinost kong songs sa briefcase ko? Wala pa rin kasing nagco-comment eh. :(
Sana pakinggan niyo. Most of those songs eh wala na sa circulation kasi wala nang CDs na available. Check niyo rin yung two different versions of Mamayog Akun by two different choirs who are obviously really good.

Juravit. Not sure if ms. aloha will be singing sa Dec. 24 baka di na marunong kumanta yun. Baka puro Thai songs na ang alam at nasal na ang projection ni girl. Please tell mr. d that I have been trying to call him pero ni-reject niya yung tawag ko sa cell. hehehehe.

choirmaster... huhuhuhuhu... wala nanaman ako sa January 13. Gusto ko pa namang manood ng concert niyo. WAAAAAAAA

Reminiscing... nakakamiss yung Phil Intl Choir Fest 98. Sana nung openning ang kasama namin UST and ACGC tapos Madz and kami. Pero baka naman kung kayo ang kasama di ako nakapagsolo sa Iddemdem Malida ni Mr. C. CHOIRMASTER... how did you find that performance? (if you still remember it)

Yun lang po. ANG LAMIG!!!!!!!!!!! AYOKO NA!!!!!!!!! hehehehe

[juravit]

MR. Choirmaster: You are right. HTC Chorale is a promising choir (parang bagong starlet ha!). Actually, we had the chance to perfrom with them last month. Kinanta ba nila yoong Aba Ginoong Maria? How did you find it... I love that arrangement by Mr. Areglado. BTW, how did you find the two choirs from La Salle (Zobel and Bacolod)? Comments please!!! Do PCC have recordings na for sale? hope you can watch our FREE mini-performance on the Dec 24? PLEASE...

Bochelli: Yes I will, di nga din siya nagrereply sa kahit na sino sa chorale... When are you coming back nga? May christmas party daw ang chorale... Magbabasyon ata dito si Ms. Aloha... so happy nanaman tayong lahat. Completo....

[Sung Empress]

Hi, Boccelli!

I saw your post about the songs posted in your Yahoo briefcase. I took the liberty of downloading them to my computer and listened to them. In fact, I downloaded everything!

I found the 2 versions of "Mamayog" very good. Anong chorale groups ang kumanta nun?

I am looking for the mp3 file of "Ihip ng Hangin". I heard it on the radio once but after that wala na ulit. I also got the chance to see and hear it performed by the Madz but I forgot the melody and lyrics na.

Thanks so much for the mp3s!

[Genius101]

Hey there Bocelli... Pwede pag nagcharge ka in dollars in 1996 pesos na lang... hehehe... o kahit pre-Erap scandal pesos na lang! I'll mail you one of these days what books I'm looking for. Kala ko pa naman ireregalo mo na lang sa akin... =)

Sige I'll try to download msn messenger. Yun na lang coz I also use hotmail. I don't use my yahoo account anymore.

[Boccelli]

Hi guys...

I would just like to spread that its World AIDS Day today.
Let's all get our awareness up about AIDS and pray for all of those who are suffering from it.

I am just very emotional about this especially being here. Its like I would not want to have a friend die with AIDS.
Lets all support the AIDS cause.

......

[harangking]

Hey Folks!

Wala naman akong masabi sa mga press release at palitan nyo ng kuru-kuro! May bayad ba yan?!
To all those who watched Vespers, salamat sa support. At sa mga hindi nanood, you missed a lot! Last chance nyo on Jan. 13 next year.
I started reading your messages last week at inabot ako ng apat na oras dahil sa mga nakakikiliting intriga, yabangan, kulitan, hadahan, at balitaktakan dito. Sana'y lumawig ang pagsasamahan ng mga koro natin, at lalo pa sanang umakyat ang istandard at kaledad ng pag-awit dito sa Pilipinas.
Lalim 'no!
O siya, paalam!

[CruellaDeVil]

Hello peeps!!!

Wala akong masabi kundi, grabe ang harang sa pasko!!! As in, araw-araw ang concert pero sayang 'di naman napupunta sa bulsa namin.

harangking: aba, at nag-log na si katoto. Sampung taon pa... penge yosi :smokin:

lagot lahat ng tao na nag-presume about the identity of a certain PEXer dito :confused:

choirmother: I hope you feel better. Chismis to everyone. Please pray for the health of our Choirmaster. Two days na siya in and out sa ospital. Baka ma-udlot pa ang vespers. :angel:

[enteng.00]

Originally posted by CruellaDeVil

lagot lahat ng tao na nag-presume about the identity of a certain PEXer dito :confused:



aray tinamaan ako! yikes! lagot ako, nag-presume na ako na si sir yung isa...anyway, sakto kasi lahat ng sinabi ni beverage eh. anyway, sana siya nga yun!

Boccelli,

thanks for the mp3's!!! they're all great!
anyway, my comments on Mamayog Akun...

dun sa Choir na may clapping at padyak, basta yung may pumapalakpak sa huli...tabi-tabi po pero medyo dinala lang ng mga clapping et.al., hindi gaanong na sustain yung intensity hanggang sa huli...in fairness, magaling ang lalaki nila huh! pwede pasar na.

dun naman sa isa, yung walang clapping pero may padyak sa bandang huli...eh mas malinis, mas may fire, and that song, as fire err far as i know eh kailangan ng fire and intensity - parang Makedonska Humoreska - if you happen to know that song. good for this group coz they have sustained the intensity and fire...yun bang, gradual yung increase ng momentum hanggang sa huli eh buhos lahat, yung huli, parang may umihip sa tenga ko!

anyway, sino ba yung dalawang group nayon?
i may not sound like a genuine-music-critic (coz wala talaga akong formal music-educ) kaya tabi-tabi po, but i have an idea on what's/who's pleasing to the ear and what/who is not.

thaks for the files! sana mas marami pa...

[Boccelli]

Oh no.. si Mr. Areglado ba ang nagkamali kami ng pag presume? So tama pala ako nung una? Hay naku... magbigay na lang ng clues para naman alam namin kung tama yung mga songs na kine-credit namin sa kanya!

ENTENG... can't say the choirs yet but Im sure kung narinig ng mga ibang tao dito especially those who have seen so many batches ng different prominent choirs sa Philippines eh malalaman nila kung sinu-sino yun. Basta four years ang agwat ng bawat choir na yun.

thanks for the comments though. Anyone else with comments?

comment na kayo para ma-reveal ang mga katauhan ng mga prominent choirs na ito....

BRRRRRRR.... coldnes ever! hehehehehe

[choirmaster]

Hah! Sabi na nga ba eh! For one thing, wala si Roberta Flack sa Vespers concert ng PCC, eh paano siya nakapagcomment tungkol sa S2 section? Basta ang masasabi ko, isang tao lang ang nagcomment tungkol sa kapalpakan ng S2 (but no, hindi naman sila ganoon kasama, nawala lang sa ibang parte).

Cruella: Roses are red, violets are blue,
I'm a schizophrenic, and so am I!
BWAHAHAHAHA!

Siguro sa aking messeyds, makikita ninyo na medyo gumaling na ako... thanks for all your prayers, my katabic children! But no, I'm still in a bit of pain. Ano daw yon? MA! Pati ang mga doctors sa St. Luke's, baffled ang beauty nila. Nyway, I'm back! Yun lang...

[enteng.00]

Originally posted by Boccelli
Oh no.. si Mr. Areglado ba ang nagkamali kami ng pag presume? So tama pala ako nung una? Hay naku... magbigay na lang ng clues para naman alam namin kung tama yung mga songs na kine-credit namin sa kanya!

ENTENG... can't say the choirs yet but Im sure kung narinig ng mga ibang tao dito especially those who have seen so many batches ng different prominent choirs sa Philippines eh malalaman nila kung sinu-sino yun. Basta four years ang agwat ng bawat choir na yun.


tama ang mga hula ko! kilala ko na kung sino yung dalawa nayun...late 80's tinatag yung isa, at yun namang isa eh early 90's - mga 1992 (yun talagang exact year ng reformation nila). di ba? tama ba ako? heheheheh!

for the first choir - gusto ko ang rendition nila ng Ilay-G! dapat lang, magagalit si mr.boy! hanga ako sa lalaki nung choir nayon ha!

for the second choir naman eh - babae naman ang bumabanat - gusto ko yung Tangueando nila and Battle of Jericho. mahilig ba kamong kumanta ng mga broadway songs? ama namin...

tama ba yung hula ko?
nagiging guessing-game na ang trend ngayon dito ha!

anyway - sana mas marami pa ang ilagay mo...

thanks! gud day!

freezing? u like cryogenics?

[Boccelli]

Enteng... hehehehe.... depende... tama ba ang batches na nakuha mo?

remember important rin ang batch identity ng choir.... =)

tomorrow i'll(Monday night Philippine time) i will post a nice soothing all female arrangement ....

enjoy na lang at mag comment kayo!

malamig kasi dito sa Windy City of Oprah! hehehehe

[ardi]

hi to one and all!

choirmother: since hindi tayo nakakapagusap sa phone - sige na nga join na rin ako dito. pasensiya ka na kung medyo palpak ang choir ko nung tuesday - alam mo naman na wala ako doon. sana dinedma mo na lang ang kapalpakan nila. anyway, na-redeem naman namin ang aming karangalan. in our outreach performance (super watch din ang tita k at sister irene) nag -encore pa rin kami. kaya press release ang tita k na maganda naman daw ang performance namin noong dumating ako.

pex na rin ako para hindi na kayo malito vale cruz ng bayanihan - (malito) kung sino ako. di pa ko nakakapanood ng PCC concerts because of my hectic sked. of course, wala rin akong k para mag-critic ng mga choirs kaya ang pine-pressume nyo ay hindi totoo.

at saka well-informed ako sa mga awards ng AGC sa tolosa dahil the moment you guys won naka text na sa cell phone ko ang results. i always congratulate you thru your asst. and also kudos to choirmother because of a job well done. tolosa is one of the most difficult competition to win. and you have made us filipinos more proud.

kilala nyo na ba ako?

[CruellaDeVil]

:ahh: ardi (RD) ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! ayan mga PEXers. ayan, :bop: ayan :bop: AYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!! ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Hoy enteng, ingat ingat ka kahit may tabi tabi dahil di mo alam kung sino ang mga kinakausap mo dito at baka mag-start ka ng world war intriga #8. :silly:

Mother, basta sa Jan.14 (o 13 ba?) S2 ako, S2 ako. Pa-xerox na ng piyesa ok??? :D

Hey people, nood naman kayo ng concert namin sa Dec 18 sa may Sampaloc area. I-post later ni Joannabebad :goon: ang exact venue.

Kita-kits sa lahat ng friends sa Philamlife concert series (LaSalle, Mads, UPCC). (sukang-suka na ko sa xmas songs, pwede ba)

Good luck sa UPCC for their Beethoven's ninth tomorrow!!!

[choirmaster]

ARDI: Ayan, joinmity ka na rin! Nyway, hindi ako nagmestisa (kalokang Irene, ginamit ba naman ang exact words mo, wala naman yon sa vocabulary niya! Nakakahawa ka talaga! hehehe...), lumabas lang ako after Pamugun kasi nagdurusa na ako sa kapalpakan ng pag-mike sa choir mo. Sinabi sa akin ni Harold na PWU had only a few minutes to test the sound system and acoustics. I went outside to complain to NAMCYA bakit mahina ang pag-mike sa inyo (as if naman may magagawa ang mga Esther at Ching sa labas!) So hayan...baka kasi magalit ka na naman sa akin eh! Pati si OA sinabihan ako afterwards, Hoy JOJO, bakit ka umalis sa gitna ng kanta nila? Kitang kita ka pa naman! Sorry mother, pero hindi ko talaga matiis, I had to get out of the hall. Yon lang...

Cruella: ang cruel mo talaga, kailan mo ituturo sa akin ang icons to death na ginagamit mo? As for your S2 ambisyens, baka magstick-out ka, alam mo naman ang personality mo, nadadala hanggang sa boses mo!

[enteng.00]

Originally posted by ardi
hi to one and all!

choirmother: since hindi tayo nakakapagusap sa phone - sige na nga join na rin ako dito. pasensiya ka na kung medyo palpak ang choir ko nung tuesday - alam mo naman na wala ako doon. sana dinedma mo na lang ang kapalpakan nila. anyway, na-redeem naman namin ang aming karangalan. in our outreach performance (super watch din ang tita k at sister irene) nag -encore pa rin kami. kaya press release ang tita k na maganda naman daw ang performance namin noong dumating ako.

pex na rin ako para hindi na kayo malito vale cruz ng bayanihan - (malito) kung sino ako. di pa ko nakakapanood ng PCC concerts because of my hectic sked. of course, wala rin akong k para mag-critic ng mga choirs kaya ang pine-pressume nyo ay hindi totoo.

at saka well-informed ako sa mga awards ng AGC sa tolosa dahil the moment you guys won naka text na sa cell phone ko ang results. i always congratulate you thru your asst. and also kudos to choirmother because of a job well done. tolosa is one of the most difficult competition to win. and you have made us filipinos more proud.

kilala nyo na ba ako?

anyway...

sir, kayo na ba talaga 'yan?

nalilito na talaga ako. kung kayo nga yan, e nag-mamaganda na naman si adviser! paano yung piyesa? may isa pa akong problema, itatawag ko nalang sayo.

[Boccelli]

Cruella.. When is the Xmas Concert Series sa PhilAm?

ACGC... kelan uli yung Concert niyo sa Pen?

Chorale... Ano ang repertoire sa Xmas concert niyo?(and/or natin). Paki send na lang sa egroups ok....

Sino pa ba... hmmmm..

Enteng.... para sayo... check mo yung briefcase ko uli kasi magpopost ako ng ibang song.... sabihin mo kung ano ang mase-say mo.. sige po!

7 degrees below 0 na ... ayoko na!!!!!!

[ardi]

enteng: yeees! Aba! di nyo pa inaaral ang inyong choice piece. tingnan ko kung makakakuha ako ng piyesa sa amin. sabi ko sa inyo aralin na - magpapasko na! sige kayo.... ang "RT" is at stake.

choirmama: what's up! valita ko super-crayola daw ikaw before the Vespers concert nyo. ang masasabi ko lang ay -- don't be too harsh on yourself. mahirap talaga ang mag-organize ng mga mestiza singers. kailangan kumuha ka ng mga native tapos turuan mo sila ng skin bleaching techniques para pumuti -- para maging mestiza. para di na sila aalis sa iyo for the rest of their lives. kasi natuto sila mag-skin bleach sa yo. o siya. ano na ang latest sa yo

cruella cum a...: di ko feel ang mga websites na binigay mo sa akin dahil halos lahat doon ay may bayad. application fee pa lang ay dollars na ang kapalit. alam mo naman na purita lang kami.

for the rest of the PExers, whom i know are members of AGC,USTS, DLSUC and (meron bang madz dito) congrats for keeping this topic i think the one with the longest thread. i know this is harang month for all. happy harang.

[beverage]

O sige na...ako na ang MALI!!!

CruellaMaderolla: Diva line mo yon?!! Well, anyway, hay! Ayoko na ngang mag-ingay ako dito sa PEX. Baka ma S2 pa ko. Well at least we now have Ardi (RD) with us. Sino kaya siya?? Richard Dreyfuss? Rina (Jimenez) David (knows mo ba to?)?? o di kaya "RRRiva DDDel Garda.." hihihi!
Groht ng Blair ***** 2. Kasayangan ng kaandahan!

Sopranina: Luv ya! How's Kirina Te Kanawa Bautista doing?

powerpuffghurl: hoy maida! did you wallpaper na ur monitor with the ever-glorious PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS picture from "CHEER FORMOSA international choral festival"? Ganda no?...kelan naman kaya tayo makakahanap ng shimmering, shining and splendid picture ng Madz; pero of THE batch: Batch 89; o!! Gusto ko Ateneo High School Glee Club Concurso Batch 99-00. Speaking of Concurso...nasa akin pa yung score sheet no'n..JOKE ONLY. Ang hindi tumawa, lost.

Well, hi also to ChoirMother, JBB(Johnnybigbutt...chingky! jk lang roommate!), Indiegirl (Dom!!!), Pyket (dahling!) and Harangking (na ang tawag sa akin ay BeBERli, hahaha!!) Anyway...gudluck sa kaharangan at sana dumami rin ang kaandahan at kamansionan ninyo!! ***!!

[North_Halsted]

Hey y'all... its been a while since I posted here last.

Congratulations to the ACGC. i know my greeting is a bit TOO LATE!. but still. :)

Just wanted to say hi to each and everyone of you. I don't think I know the people now.

I was just gonna say that I got a copy of the UST Singers CD and I loved their rendition of Weber's Pie Jesu. The voices of the two soloists seemed very haunting and contrast each other in a nice way.

Anyhow, I want to ask u guys who you've always loved hearing doing an obligato. I heard the one from the Madz (Jane) I dig her lines. I like that (cutishly semi plump) girl from ACGC. And I feel the notes when that Girl from DLSU(the most recent Europe Batch) hits it especially higher ones where she just makes you feel like ur floating or something. She makes it seem so effortless. I just love her voice. I also heard Joan from the UST Im so sure she does good obligatos.

Wish I was in Manila, I could empathize with Boccelli about how cold it is here.

Gotta go back to work. Take care Y'all!

[sopranina]

bev: luz valdez na luz fernandez na luz morete pa! chaka ng hindi sinagot yung mga page ko sa iyo!!! may gusto pa naman akong i-chika... BUT NO!...hmp. kebs na nga. mukhang you know bout it na naman, eh.

katulad na sabi ni madame ardi harang month ngayon!! hehe. ngars! patay patay na pagkatapos ng carolling... go, go, my other katabic brothers and sisters!!!! (ay, sisters lang pala :p)

[CruellaDeVil]

Mga feefel, wag kayo watch ng blair *****, este witch. Although mas nakakahilo daw yung # 1, eh ito naman, lost ang akting ng mga low-budget actors. :angry: CHAKAAAAAH!!!!!!!! Dapat magtayo na lang sila ng BLAIR WITCH CHOIR FESTIVAL at baka umunlad pa ang mga buhay nila.

Boccellie de Belen, congratulations sa bagong album mo (PUCCINI: La Boheme, released 2000, pero di ko masyadong gusto ang pop-flavored Rodolfo mo, CHIIIING!). Philam concert series starts next week, and ACGC sings on Wednesday, the 13th (o diba?). Tapos yung manila pen ay 20-22 Dec pero wit ka na lang nood don (as IIIFFFF nasa Manila ka). If u want to watch ACGC, eh doon na lang sa Old Manila Concert Series ng NCCA. JoannaBeBad :goon: saan na nga ba?

Mga utaw, abangan nyo na ang UST feefel, malapit nang sumali dito sa ating chikahan. JOJIEEEEE! Bilisan mo day! :zzz:

Lola Ardinapurita ang choir-ula: as of now, yun pa lang ang nakapost na competitions sa Europa Cantot :*) , este Cantat. Pero i-update na daw nila yun, coming soon to your favorite suking tindahan.

Choirmothrelles: go ka sa fa-Q ng PEX PEX para makita mo ang mga smilies, the children of my lives (ehe, schizo na, nahawa sa yo :D ) Pero gusto ko pa rin sumali sa Vespers nyo. Pwede ba ako na lang taga bigay ng pitch, from your newly-acquired CASIO (ang CHEAAAP!) keyboard-ekk na buy mo from GARBERA, San Sebastian, Euskadi ekk.

Sopranina shuba-ula: salamat sa email mo na natanggap ko ngayon.

Beverly Beverage: OF SHORSH, know ko si RD (Rina Jimenez david) the writer sa inquirer, OOOOOOOH!

ANO BA YAN? Ang sakit pa rin ng ulo ko at di pa naka recover from kahiluhan from the CHAKAHHH Baler wItCh (from Quezon). Sleefagus!

[Boccelli]

Hey Cruella...

Nakakatuwa yung post mo. Na-enrich nanaman ulit yung vocab ko. Medyo naging americanized na yung mga terms na alam ko eh... I feel like such a "newbie". Oh well, i guess im just very bougee when it comes to lingo. he he he.

Ang galing talaga ng board natin. Millions of people all over the world and hindi nagpopost!.. hahahahahahaha

Ang mga matataray lang at mga may karapatang magtaas ng kilay ang nakikita ko ditrels.... ching!..

Sopranina... yung utang mo na CD ha.... hayaan mo... baka dollars ang ibayad ko sa yo!!! hehehehehehehehe... Singapore Dollars nga lang!.... hehehehehehehe

[CruellaDeVil]

Oh my Gus Abelgas!!!!

katatanggap ko lang ng email ni Sopranina at eto ang mga kalaban namin sa Marktoberdorf sa June 2001:


A. MIXED CHOIRS

1. Chorus Sine Nomine, A Dir: Johannes Hiemetsberger
2. Vokalensemble Cantabile Regensburg, D Dir: Christian Preiler
3. Nordic Chamber Choir, D Dir: Nicol Matt
4. Audite, FIN Dir: Jani Siven
5. Phoenix Choir, H Dir: Katalin Vass
6. Vocal Ensemble "EST", J Dir: Masao Mukai
7. Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, RP Dir: Jonathan Velasco
8. The Vladimir Chamber Choir, RUS Dir: Eduard Markin
9. Ankappella, TR Dir: Ahter Donmez
10. Kammerchor Uman, UKR Dir: Leonid Yatlo
11. Portland State University Chamber Choir, USA Dir: Bruce Browne
12. San Jose State University Choraliers, USA Dir: Charlene Archibeque

B. MALE CHOIRS

1. Renner Ensemble Regensburg, D Dir: Bernd Englbrecht
2. Ensemble Pleiade, J Dir: Ko Matsushita
3. Gaudeamus, LV Dir: Ivars Cinkuss
4. Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, RP Dir: Jonathan Velasco
5. Portland State university Men's Chorus, USA Dir: Bruce Browne



AFRAAAAAAAAID!!!

Yung #12 sa Mixed Choirs ay yung nakalaban ng UST Singers sa Spittal 2000 at super winnie santos daw talaga ang tunog ng choir kaya lang di nanalo kasi nagkamali ang bigay ng pitch ang nanay nila. Pero AFRAAAAAIDy Krueger! :eek:

Yung #1 naman sa male choirs ay ang long-time friend ng Mads from Germany, na ang isang member ay napangasawa ni Baby Malvar (at ang isa ba ay napangasawa ni Joy Relucio, tama ba choir mother and lola ardi?)at nanalo sila ng 1st prize sa Tolosa 1995 Vocal Groups, religious ekk.

At may Japanese choirs each category. Eh kahit madumi kumanta ang Japonaise, eh super winnie monsod naman sila sa mga competishiyens tulad ng Kallos choir (European Grand Prix 1995 winner), at Coro Panasonic (Tolosa 3rd prize winner 1999) :boom: mukha na bang Japanis?

At may choir from Ukraine, the Kammerchor Uman Miranda, eh doon din galing ang Grand prize winner ng Tolosa 2000 na makakalaban sa EGP 2001.

AAAAT, ano yang #9 sa mixed choirs, ankapella from where??? TR??? oh no!!! Tralala-Transylvannia, THE BLAIR WITS CHOIR!!!!!

BUT NOOOOOOH!

Nandyan si pyket.... Lola, umpisahan mo na ang novena, at kahit nasa down under ka na, mag-Marian crusade ka para sa amin doon ha?

PEX people: UUUUy, diba bati-bati tayo dito, mga frieeends??? at sino pa ba ang magtutulungan kung di tayong mga frieeends, diba??? Salamat sa prayers and support nyo noong nag-TOLOSA kami recently. But now, we need your prayers the most kasi nga kahit matagal pa ang tour namin (May 2001) ay kailangan namin ng Divine help. Alam nyo naman.... pipitsugin lang ang individual capacity as singers ng ACGC members, kaya sana mahipuan ng palad ng Maykapal :angel: ang mga lalamunan ng singers namin para ekk...you know, ekkk...TY in advance.

Sleefagus na talaga :zzz:

[Boccelli]

Cruella... yung Ukrainian choir na sinasabi mo eh nag Tours din.... so malamang kaya nyo yan!... kasama niyo sila.. pero i don't know kung same categories ang sinalihan nyo... Sila yung UMAN (name ng choir) na from Ukraine.

hope this helps!

[choirmaster]

AAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! AYOKO NAAAAAAAAAA!!! SYEEEETTT da PWEEETT!!

ARDI, bakit pa sa lahat ng taon na sasalihan ng Renner Ensemble, next year pa? Sabagay, reunion... Sana goes din sila Baby at Joy "nalunod" Relucio...

Sa trulily, nanlamig ang mga kamay ko pagbasa ko sa listahan. ACGC: here we go again! Pero di hamak na mas masaya ang Marktoberdorf kaysa ibang competisyens, kasi may malaking tent kung saan kumakain lahat ng choirs sabay-sabay everyday, so much more chance para manghala, este... chumika pala. BUT NO, ang gagaling ng mga kalaban! Kailangang magprepare na kayo ngayon pa lang.

Maloloka na ako sa mga utaw na humihingi sa akin ng repertoire programming: PCC, ACGC, HTC Palawan, Singapore Symposium, World Youth Choir, at yan pa lang na hanggang April ang deadline. Makabigay nga ng seminar, para maperahan na rin!

[GadoGado]

Ang galing galing ng soprano ng The real group. Kahit jazz group sila

[pyket]

manang CruellaDeVil: cruella ka talaga!!! do we post signboards all over galian!?! CHENGKE! ikaw yon ano?! CHENGKE ULET! shempre novena uli ako para sa inyo. grabe na kayo ha. kahit lost ako sa names ng mga choir na yan, descriptions ninyo pa lang ni choirmuthras nakakatakot na. pero keri lang kayo, steady lang. ;) (hmmmmmmmmm... baka kaya hindi kayo naka-first sa ibang category sa tolosa ay dahil nag-novena nga ako --- kay BAAL nga lang! CHENG!)

beverage: we have to go out with powerpuff. as in no competition/concert needed to bring us together ha?! yung gimmick lang talaga. isama natin si aiza siguerra ng dayz with the lord. basta! we HAVE to go out. sa june na ako aalis ate. sex years... este... SIX years din ako down under. ate, details naman about yung manila peninsula gig ninyo o. time and **** ano ba yan? lobby lang kayo? meaning: MAGBABAYAD BA KAMI? (halatang hindi nanood last time) at balita ko kakanta kayo sa quad (for those non-Ateneans, hindi yung sa makati ha!) this week. details rin ate! shempre huling pasko ko na dito... sniff... *cry* basta. gimmick. music. at yung omnis kong CD ate...

powepuffghurl: o, winner play namin 'no? aren't you glad you have me as a friend. yung Trinity college CD mo at christmas present are with me. kelan ko nga ba ibibigay???

gadogado: buhay ka pa pala... gamit ko namamaho na sa kotse mo. pakinggan mo ang take 6. the original winner talaga...

caroling group ni beverage at gadogado: susubukan kong i-convince parentals ko na mag-caroling kayo sa bahay. pero no promises ha. :) kahit alam kong hindi ninyo siya ka-group, SANA KASAMA SI SOPRANINA!!!!!!!! (ikidnap ninyo!)

[CruellaDeVil]

Boccellie de Belen: KoREEEEK ka! Nakalaban na namin ang Uman Miranda CHamber Choir (Ukraine) sa Tours 2000. In fack, kasama namin sila tumira sa hotel. Sopranina, JBB, Bevy, indie (ano ba yan, ang dami) sila yung mga mararaming kalbo at mga mukhang bangag araw-araw :smokin: at hindi man lang namamansin so napanis ang amityville ekk ko.

Choirmother: wala pa tayong repertoire for Marktoberdorf Ateneo Male(?) :goon: Choir.

Pyket: AKOOOOOOOH nga ang nag-post sa galian room ng bawal magkalat sa glee club area. ehh paano naman, balak ko sanang matulog peroh ang lagkit-lagkit-lagkit ng mesa. :~( at ang alikabok. sa na-O.C. ang mama cruella at nag-maida sa galian.

Sabi ko na nga ba iba ang dinadasalan mo. :devil:

Yng take 6 sobrang tagal na na group yan ah. buhay pa sila? eh noong high school ako (and that was looooooong ago) ay meron na yan ah. in fack, may cassette tape ako ng unang album nila (contains quiet place, get away jordan, let the words....)

HOOOOY powerpuff maida. Nasaan ka nang kailangan kita. Wala tuloy akong kasamang nag-linis sa galian room :lol: (hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha)

[juravit]

Ateneo people: Good luck sa inyong mga competitions next year! BTW, I might enroll next year sa Loyola School of Theology. Can I join your group? Kahit sit-in lang.

Sir Choirmaster: Meron po ba kayong CD ng PCC na for sale?
Sir, tuloy po ba yoong concert ng PCC sa malate Church? Next next po iyon diba?


Meron na bang taga UST Singers dito? Nandito na ba si Jojie sa Pinas? Please, I need his contact number. Thanks

Sopranina: Hope you can watch our concert on the 24th. Di ko lang alam kung kumpleto kami. AT yoong CD, padala na lang. Okler? Danke Mucho (hehehehe) !!!

Johnybbad: Uy, nood ka ng concert namin okay? Hope to see you there.

Bocheelli: We don't know yet the repertoire. Don't worry, di naman nagiiba ng songs si Sir Boy... Parating 12 days, Tennessee X'mas, ding Dong, Din, DIn, Din (na sobrang hirap kanatahin), christmas Carol...


People:
Kakanta nga pala kami on Dec 15 sa Philam. As usual X'mas songs nanaman. Nakakainis parating yoon at yoon na lang ang repertoire!

[enteng.00]

Originally posted by ardi
enteng: yeees! Aba! di nyo pa inaaral ang inyong choice piece. tingnan ko kung makakakuha ako ng piyesa sa amin. sabi ko sa inyo aralin na - magpapasko na! sige kayo.... ang "RT" is at stake.


sir, pano ko makukuha ang piyesa? may kanta kami bukas sa manila hotel, nasa pwu ba kayo? baka after naming kumanta eh daan nalang ako dun, or tatawag nalang ako sa inyo. mahirap ba talaga? may makukuha na nga pala akong babaeng mag-aano, magaling, sanay na!

problema na naman si adviser! bumabalik ang nakaraan...gustong baguhin...sasapakin ko na sana eh, asar na asar na talaga ako.

musta ang ilocandia? pasalubong ko? may problema pa nga pala ako with bart guingona, about the les mis(he'll direct it kasi eh) dito samin, ginawa akong marius, eh feb. yung showing non! yung ibang kasama ko taga USTS.

inaantok na ako, galing pa kasi kami sa tagaytay ng gf ko, ni-rape ako!!! hehehehehehe! :D::bop:

[ardi]

choirmamalowla: ikamusta mo na lang ako kina aurelia 10k at joy - ang babaeng nalunod (chika) and pleeze i-hada mo na lang ako sa djowa ni joy r. (mas feel ko ang kay joy kaysa kay aurelia)

hoy cruellang tomboy! la lang - naaliw lang ako dito sa thread na ito -- dati, noong binabasa ko ito super duper pa intelectual ang mga replies dito with matching history of choral music and literature pa, ngayon, baklaan na.

hoy cruella di tiburcia: join kayo sa all male sa marktoberdorf? dafat lang magaling naman ang all male nyo. pinangungunahan ni diva A. siya nga ba si johnnybbad? andyan ka naman (!ching! fajardo ng namcya. Award winner din ang renner all papu choir ng regensburg pero kaya nyo yan with choirlowla around.

enteng: sige ipagkalat mo pa with matching name drop ka pa ng bart g., les miz etc. kailangan pa bang mag-mestiza. hoy! pag naiba ang tunog ng choir mo kaysa't doon sa pinatunog namin ng lolang tomboy mo, malo-los bulacan kayo. sumulat ka sa adviser mo na baguhin na lang nya ang tunog nyo pag- nakuha nyo na ang revolving trofam nyo. hwag niyang pakialam ang tunog nyo sabihin mo - savi ko.

harangking: valita ko ikaw ay zi EM. kmusta na long time no hear. harang ka to the max. ano. kmusta na lang kita kts ba tayo sa virra mall again?

[JohnnyBBad]

Aba, sobrang alive and kicking ang thread na ito! And mind you na-invade na tayo ng mga lola natin na si Choirlola,Lola ardi, at CruelladeLola! AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

Kailan ang Philam ninyo Chorale guys? Naku wag kayong manood ng Philam namin kasi malamang kachakahan lang yon kasi may halong trainees :( Maraming butil ng bigas pa ang kailangan nilang kainin to catch up!

I got the email c/o of Choirmaster of our accepatance into the Marktoberdorf competitions next year. Scaredy!!!

We do have a 2 full-length concerts this December. One is at Bel-Air for a fundraiser ek on December 17, Sun. The other one is for the old Manila concert series of the NCCA the next day, Dec. 18, Mon. Dehins ko pa alam exactly, sabi sa may Sampaloc church <---- saan yon?!

Will keep you posted for further details...

[beverage]

CHAAAAKAAAAAAAAA ng SIXTEEN PAGES!!!

Well, arangkada-to-death tayo para deadzu na ang ibang threads. :D:

ACGC peeps: CABANATUAN CITY in the time of the July 1990 EARTHQUAKE ang feeling for MARKTOBERDOOOOOOORF!!! As in, katakot!!! Gud luck sa ating mga prayer rally for Grand Prix. Sana dumating si Cardinal Sin...hehe.

Gadogado: nice tym w/ u guys. tnks at sa uulitin. Aba, at bakit parang na-resurrect ka from the dead? Enlighten us with your kabihasaan in Bahasa...chingky!!

Pyket: Huuuuuuuuuuhuuuuuuuuhuuuuuuuu!!! Bakit mo kami iiwan!! AHUUUHUUUUHUUUU!!! Of course lalabas tayo no...pero i-FREEdom of the press mo naman kami nina Aiza Seguerra at Jolinapuffghurl sa isang luxurious and fancy resto sa ibabaw ng Antipolo; hint-hint. OO, ibabalik ko na ang Anuna mo. I liked it esp. the Dulaman and Flower of Maherally. Lost ang "GAW-DEY-TEY, GAW-DEY-TEY!" nila. Wiz ko typsi ang diksyon.
Nood tayo ng Harry Potter the movie - kung dumating man yon dito sa Pinas in the near future.

Sopranina: Bakit kaya tayo static nang static sa Megamall kahapon...baka may-sparks na lumiliyab...was ist das???

CruellaMudrella: Baka yung TR ay "Tcheque Republik" or something na Czech Republik with German spelling. Ma mama!!

Choristers: I'm savin all my utang, este, money from harang for d newest UST CD. ka-intriga kasi ang mary hynes nila...bakit pag ust fav nila si "samuel barbershop" (remember agnus dei). hay, sino na naman kaya ang may tour next year? i hear upsa is touring (ang mga press release)...


Yaon lamang at ako'y mahihimbing na at nagpapalipas lang ng frustration sa 1st attempt ko tumugtog ng "gender" (from Indonesian gamelan) kanina. Nalukring naman ako don!!

[manichorista]

Ankapella is from Ankara, Turkey.

This is my first time to log-in. Medyo na Gilo Francisco ang ate nyo sa first few pages ng thread na 'to. Say ko films: Baka naman thread to ng mga marieta(elephant katol-katulong!)na manganganta?
Hala, read, read, read, read hanggang sa bandang hule-aba po....., parang mga galing sa retreat kaya heto, jump in na rin ang ate nyo sa thread. Mayron bang pang cross stitch?

Also, I would like to congratulate the ACGC for a job well done. I salute you guys and good luck to your next competition sa Marktoberdorf and of course, the Grand Prix.
You're the 5th Asian choir to qualify and hopefully this time you'll make it for our country:
Koro Kallos(Japan)- '95 European Grand Prix Winner held in Arezzo,
Philippine Madrigal Singers- '97 Europen Grand Prix Winner held in Tours
Taipei Century Choir-'97 Gran Premio di Gorizia
UST Singers-'98 Gran Premio di Gorizia
Ateneo Glee Club-2000 Grand Prix de Tours
Where's the next Grand Prix competition?

About Marktoberdorf: San Jose State University Choraliers won first prize in Spittal in 1988; 1991 Choir of the World in Llangollen;First prize in Miedzyzdroje, Poland this year. Remember always that winning in a competition is a matter of how good you are and whom you're competing with. Kaya ACGC, huwag matakot. Magaling kayo and you know that. And if you don't get the top prize doesn't mean you're not good.

I also want to say how proud I am for all the Philippine Choirs who have carved their names in the international choral scene. We all deserve to be recognized and what must we do is to rally for government support because our choirs have consistently brought pride to our country unlike sports who gets all the support pero luz valdez naman. Look at the Olympics, kahit medalya ng anting-anting wala silang naiuwi.
That's all for now folks. Thank you and good evening.
O shalala-may home service pa ako!

[enteng.00]

Originally posted by ardi



enteng: sige ipagkalat mo pa with matching name drop ka pa ng bart g., les miz etc. kailangan pa bang mag-mestiza. hoy! pag naiba ang tunog ng choir mo kaysa't doon sa pinatunog namin ng lolang tomboy mo, malo-los bulacan kayo. sumulat ka sa adviser mo na baguhin na lang nya ang tunog nyo pag- nakuha nyo na ang revolving trofam nyo. hwag niyang pakialam ang tunog nyo sabihin mo - savi ko.



opo. hehehe, dito kami ngayon sa manila hotel, kumanta kami sa Phil.Pharmaceutical ***. Anniv., ok naman ang kanta namin! pero ang soprano eh medyo flatissimo na naman! kelan ko ba makukuha yung piyesa? yokong tumuloy dun sa les mis! sige po sir, kain muna kami! libre tong internet ko dito sa manila hotel, may internet sponsor kasi dito eh! hehehehehe! pasalubong ko!?

Boccelli

thanks for the mp3 - alam ko na kung sino yun! kasama ka dun noon hano - nung mga panahon nayon! galing talaga ng lalaki nyo! babae - no comment! basta - keep the song going!

[pyket]

beverage: excuse me, kailangan ko pong mag-ipon nang sobra. medyo mahal ang tuition doon. wit pa ako scholar (as of now --- sana makakuha ako!). :) basta labas tayo. at true sa gaudete!!! "parang <ahem> first song ninyo talaga yan?! tama ba naman yon?" hehehehehehehe... basta labas tayo. huling pasko ko na dito... [sniff ulet] ah basta! tara! hoy, hindi mo sinagot yung questions ko sa caroling stints ninyo! sagooooooot!!!

please note: noong simula, umaarangkada nang sobra-sobra ang mga taga-ust sa thread na 'to. tapos after a while yung chorale naman. ngayon, acgc. tapos to add, si choirmuthra pa ninyo at si ardi pa! bongga! hmmmmmm... kelan naman ang madz? marunong bang mag PEx si OA? CHENGKEEEH!

[choirmaster]

To everyone: hayaan ninyo't sasabihin ko kay OA na magPEX din siya. BWAHAHAHA! :lol:

cruella-nestor-de villa: :evil: :cool: :D :sweet: :smokin:
Hayaaaaaan! Marunong na rin ako! Chengkeeeeh! ang babaw ng kaligayahan...

ardi: magdza-dzads ka ba sa virra mall finals? Anong category, high school choirs? magdza-dzadz ako in both categories, so magkitrels na lang tayo doon.

mga kapatid, if you know of any Asian (as in magmula Japan hanggang sa New Zealand) na mga 20th century ekk na super ganda, paki-suggest naman sa akin. I need it for World Youth Choir repertoire for winter session next year. Hindi ninyo naitatanong, pero ang choirmudrash (ano ba yan! nag-evolve na talaga yung pangalan ko!) ninyo ay principal conductor ng World Youth Choir for its winter session 2001-2002. Kaya hayan, tulungan ninyo naman ako sa repertoire. Kasing epek dapat ng Awit ni Solomon ni mareng Robina Farms.

[asco]

Hi,

I've been lurking here for quite sometime and have read all your comparisions with each other, who's best, why, your strengths and weaknesses, etc. It's been very interesting and enlightening.

Kung hindi nyo ma-settle kung sino ang best university chorale, eh di mag-organize kayo ng inter-university chorale comopetition. Kalimutan nyo muna ang mga awards na na-garner nyo from your competitions overseas, and start from scratch, work your music so it can be your best ever, IF you believe your school's chorale is the BEST.

I personally believe that competition brings out the best in everyone, keeps us on our toes everytime, but we don't downplay any choirs for any reason. Amen?

Now, do we have an inter-university chorale competition?

[Genius101]

Hmmm... inter-university choral competition... sounds scary. (Eto nga kaming 5 na lang ang lalaki sa DLSU Chorale na old members.) I guess it's hard to actually do just one competition and then decide who's the best coz batch by batch din yan e. Siguro kung pwede pa pakantahin yung mga sinauna pang miyembro na magagaling nang sabay-sabay... pero di pwede siyempre.

[choirmaster]

Aba asco, maghunos-dili ka, baka kumagat yang mga yan! :lol:
Pero palagay ko hindi, kasi "friends" na silang lahat, ay, kaming lahat pala. Magmumukhang festival ang competition venue, puro chikahan ang mangyayari! Buti na lang, hindi ako university chorale, nakikimiron lang... :cool:

[Boccelli]

Tama si Choirmuderna....(i hope i can call you that..)

Kasi naman, babango lang ang venue pagnagkasama-sama ang UST, ACGC at ang CHORALE... pero its always fun to have concerts participated in by the different choirs.. kasi mafe-feel mo yung air of pagalingan which actually helps kasi in the end you all know you did well... congratulations sa isa't isa ang mangyayari at matutuwa kayo kasi ang gagaling talaga ng tatlong choir na to... Sana in the future choirmaster.. ipagsama niyo ang ACGC, UST at Chorale with the "budding" new starlilets na choirs na talaga namang pag na-expose pa ng na-expose ay sobrang bibocious na sila!!!!!...

enteng... mali ka ata sa hula mo... i may be an alumni but i didn't come from the "winningest"(ganyan?) batch ng Chorale. Although they said na our batch was the most talented hindi lang talaga na maximize kasi konting competitions lang yung nasalihan namin eh. Sayang.. oh well, its one of those things na maiiisip ko na lang eh.. "what if..." ....Dapat kasi last year exag ang pagarangkada namin... pero dahil sa pesteng mga alumni ng la salle.. hindi man lang kami sinuportahan ng kahit isang kusing eh hindi na kami nakatuloy... It was supposed to have been Varna and Tours last year..tapos may mga kasama mang iba na nakalimutan ko na... Pero yung performance namin sa WSCM eh tuwang tuwa naman kami dahil na-deliver namin ang alam naming kaya namin.... yun bang napalabas namin ang isang kanta, tulad ng "Dungdungwen Canto" na parang Filipino Madrigal ang dating... WINNER!!.. hehehehehehehe

Pero naaalala ko pa ang mga comments ni choirmaster nung 1998 sa choir namin(kulang ng S1-tama naman siya nung time na yun kasi 1 lang ang S1 namin kasi yung isa trainee pa.. chaka pa ang tunog!.. tama ba naman yun hehehehehe)... pinakinggan naman ata ni Sir eh so hayun lumabas ang obligatista prowess ng isa sa mga members namin na ngayon eh sa tingin ko isa sa mga pinakamagaling na obligatista...(parang ni-reiterate ko lang ang sinabi ni North_Halsted ah) hehehehe...

Sige po at nagi-isnow na dito... Winter Wonderland na .. ayoko na...

[manichorista]

Hello mga sisters, I need your helf, mayron ba kayong alam na carloring burnette competisyens para sa mga parish and school choirs? Paki post naman ang dates and contact personas. Thanks.

Wow, sumisingla sa Martin Late at Night gown ang UPSA! Watch na!

Choirfairygodmother: Baka feel mo ang JOKA ni Suzuki T. na kinanta ng Koro Kallos. 11'40" sya at super nakaka-soka at nakakalowka sa girafi! Yon, mala Awit ni Solomon ang dating.

Bochelli: Kung magkakaroon man ng competition na inaasam mo, ang tanong, sinong members ng jury?

[choirmaster]

Teka nga, ma-kolekta nga lahat ng permutations ng username ko... :girl:

manichorista: saan ako makakakuha ng recording ekk at piyesa ekk ng sinasuggest mong Jowa este, Joka? Wala akong recording ng Kinalyong Koro. Teka, mahanap nga ang calling card ng conductor na yon, it's here somewhere... :ahh:

sino'ng magdza-dzads sa competition? eh di lahat ng faculty ng Centro Escolar Conservatory of Music! oops... :bop:

[pyket]

choirmadrasta or cruellola: ahem... tangent question lang sa topic... paano ninyo ginagawa yung icons ninyo??? hehehehehehe...

[pyket]

:goon: :angel: on second thought... thank you na lang!!! :*) :D :shy:

[CruellaDeVil]

HalLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO people!

Dalawang araw lang ako di nag-check at nag-mutate na ang pages into 16! Parang virus talaga (ika nga sa Matrix) ang mga choristers sa Pinas anek?

Salamat sa bits of information about the marktoberdorf contenders. O diba? say lang nila!! May pinoyechange ba sila kung saan makakakuha sila ng mga back-grounders tungkol sa mga kalaban nila. O SAAAAAAAY?

Halloo manichorista!!! Welcome.

O diba sabi ko sa inyo people nandiyan na sila!!!

choirmothrelles: meron akong sangkatutak na piyesang hapon at koreano galing sa seoul ladies ekk at sa grupo bokal de tokio. baka feel mo tignan. tapos may pcs din ako from asian youth choir na ginawa ni masturbara, AYYYY, matsubara pala. :*) lekat kasi pangalang hapon. i'll bring it later sa harang natin sa ateneo.

HOOOY ENTENG: Please, pwede ba, careful ka sa mga sinasabi mo diyan!! Ang YABANG MO! Baka gusto mo matsugi sa thread na ito. Payong Cruella: Kaunting humility naman, OK???!!!

SOrry PEXers, nagtaray lang ng kaunti sa isang mikrobyo.

Anyway back to the international scene...

FEEFEL, goes ang ACGC next year sa, tan-ta-ta-tan.....

Baltic Area. KOREK, yung mga lupaing tinamaan ng pagka-BALTIK, o diba? (seriously speaking, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, with matching Czech Republic, at Hungary, na pinatungan ng scandinavian chu-chu.) Dadalhan ko kayong lahat ng mga tuta from those areas, okiiiiiiiy??

Tama ka lowlla hardigirl, binakla na ng husto ang thread na ito. o diba ang saya? hayaann mo, invite ko si lowla tara from UPLB, at si Manang Mark para kumpleto ang barkada diba??? Syempre andito na ang choirmother, tapos Syempre andyan na yung lola nating presidentita ng 1995 choir of the world ekk 1998 Gorizia ekk at 1999 varna ekk. Pati yung mga DLSU Arnhem ekk Tampere ekk at Johannes Brahms ekk. So DAH-PAHT join na rin ang 1997 Tolosa ekk ng UPLB ekk at of course, ang pinakapipitagang Manang ng mga lowlang nakaupo.

Diba ang saya din kung choir ni lowla hardi-boys( see, tomboy ka rin) ay makapag-tour. Kaya lang nga purita daw sila ayon sa kanya. So pyket!!!! pray ka na sa mga ka-BAAL-an mo para sa anda para sa mga purita nating mga katoto na iniluwal sa mundo ni Hardilowla, oki?

UUUYYY people, watch kayo ng latest movie ko, 102 Dalmatians, no joke. See me in my latest ang most eviiiiil starrer, BWAHAHAHA

Ohmigosh, late na ako sa harang namin, AAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!

[CruellaDeVil]

yun lang.

super late na ko sa harang!!!!

[ardi]

choirmother: yeeeeees! dyadz ako sa virra mall - pero children's choir lang. sa-v ko kay manang darleen na di ko feel sa high school dahil lalavan ang St. Scho Manila. - conflict of interest. alam mo naman ang lola mo graduate ng st. scho. (vocational school for illusioned gays)

boccelli - i hope you were joking when you, first, mistaken me for a different PExer and second, when you made a comment about my spanish and italian. FYI, after residing in Hong Kong for 7 years, I had the chance to live in Rome for a year. I had to struggle in learning Cantonese and only after seven years I had to forget Cantonese and learn Italian. I had to base my italian on my 20 units of Spanish which i studied under mr. bugarin in up. I was forced to speak italian right away because i was working and dealing with italian government agencies. Lastly, during the time i was in rome, even though i was studying italian in a school, six months i was living with my bulgarian papu, one month with a romanian papu and towards my last month in rome, i had a venezuelan papu, all of whom spoke little italian. how do you think i could speak italian fluently? afterall, many spanish words are used in italian and I speak better spanish than italian.

So,you should have been in that party during the int'l festival. Have we been introduced during the party? I hope so.

[ardi]

inter-univ. choral competition? of course not. di na dapat patulan ng mga internationally awarded choirs. parang pinaglaban nyo sina miriam, gloria, margie at melanie marquez. Siyempre miss u winners yung 3 yung isa miss i lang (intrigahin ba daw ang mga choirs):girl:

judge? -- definitely, not Filipino judges. Kasi, since maliit lang ang circle ng choral enthusiasts dito sa pinas, may mga pre-conceived notions na ang mga judges natin. di nila ibe-base sa performance ng choir during the contest, but on the accounts of kung ilan na ang napanalunan, kung sino ang conductor, sino yung members etc. :cyclops:

minsan ang kinukuha nilang judge ay hindi choral conductors kundi composers, pianista, sinabi lang na nagmusic puwede nang mag-judge. moreover, konti lang sa pinas ang respetado pagdating sa choral music. tapos paglalabanin pa natin ang mga choir nila. anong masasavi mo cruella de viuda cum a, choirlowla. :boom:

enteng: napagalitan ka nanaman ng lola cruella mo. yabang mo kasi. kailangan mo pang i-press release na ni-rape ka ng gf mo. di ba sa-v mo sa akin nag-away kayo ng gf mo? ma-laybalay bukidnon. cge ka, baka maudlot ang mga pinaka-mimithi mo on feb. baka hindi ibigay ang revolving trofam sa inyo. tandaan mo, minsan nananalo ka hindi komot ikaw ang pinakamagaling. baka ma-carmi martin ka - damay pa ang choir mo. :p:

[enteng.00]

ardi

kanino ko ba kukunin yung piyesa? kelan? di ko pa din ma-gets yung recorded na copy ko...ti-nayman ko talagang six minutes. tumatawag ako sa inyo ng ilang beses pero la naman sumasagot. sa 16 ha! after ng virra mall mo...sunod kayo sa may santolan. nakuha nyo ba yung text ko sa inyo kahapon? punta kayo sa kasal ni ate, sa 23 yun, kakanta kasi sila eh, halos puro alumni. punta kayo ha! ayaw gumaling ng pharyngitis ko! huhuhuhu!:(

gud day!

[pyket]

beverage, gadogado: pumayag tentatively yung mother ko na mag-caroling kayo sa bahay. :angel: ilan ba kayo sa group ninyo? sinu-sino kilala ko? (ISAMA MO SI RINA :bop:!!!!) call me. (yuck talaga ba namang ginawang paging/text messaging system ang PEx :devil: ) grabeh ang saya ng icons...

[jopert]

grabe! feb pa nag start ang thread na to a!:D

[Boccelli]

Ardi... Opcors.. I was kidding.... hehehehehe... Nabilib nga ako sayo kasi you were still able to make conversation. Bilib ako sa mga Filipino na nakakapagsalita ng other languages aside from English and Chinese.

Regarding the Competition thingy, I didn't raise anything pertaining to having one, ang nasabi ko eh kung magkaroon man eh im sure hindi magiging competition ang labas niya kundi isang malaking pagtatanghal ng mga choirs na talaga naman panalo sa "kagandahan"... So basically, ang na-suggest ko eh some sort of Festival that will feature the established choirs and then the budding choirs who, Im sure, just need more exposure. Some of them have been competing abroad already and have been doing really well.

enteng... nakalimutan ko na kung ikaw yung humirit about our conductor regarding his love for pop songs. Well, ganyan talaga ang buhay, kahit na gusto mong mag Poulenc eh kung ang conductor mo eh gustong mag Beatles wala tayong magagawa. Pero infurnes... bilib ako sa aming Boy dahil ang galing niyang magpatunog ng mga Madrigals(Monteverdi and oders) at yung mga death-ang-aabutin-mo Spirituals. I always thought forte namin ang Madrigals. Kagaya ngayon I heard na limpak limpak na madrigals from this ma-jondang book ang pinapaaral ngayon sa Chorale. Kakatakot nga daw eh. Maraming bagong songs ngayon ang chorale na nakuha ng aming conductor from this thingy he did in Japan. Sana mapanood niyo yung concert kung saan kakantahin nila yung mga songs na yun. Kwistyon... sa mga kumanta at na-aral na ang Tanguendo... nakalagay ba sa piyesa kung gaano siya dapat kabilis(Tempo)? Yun lang po... sige..

Hope you guys had a great weekend...

[choirmaster]

Enteng: subukan mo ang nakaka-Locabiotal, isang siyang nasal and throat antibiotic spray. Proven quite effective. Pero kelangan mong sabayan talaga ng antibiotic na suggested by d doctor...

ardi: sige, kitakits sa Saburday. At least may harang na naman tayo... mama, kumanta kami sa kasal ni Bunevacz ekk kay Rodriguez ekk... ang masasabi ko lang ay bongga ang fireworks. Muntik pang maudlot ang lahat because of d rain, eh garden wedding ang drama niya.

cruelladeamityville: meron na bang rep for Marktoberdorf? Ay oo nga pala ako pala ang gagawa nun... goldfish!

wala na kong maisulat... siguro lie low muna akrels ngayong pasko, too little harang. I feel grinch-y...

[CruellaDeVil]

Lowla hardighurl: ipapadala ko na yung strategy ekk para sa tour nyo. sight mo na lang sa edsamail mo. at saaay mo na rin sa mga alagrels natrels na ang pamugun ay 5.34 lamang at hindi 6 minutrels.

manilynreyneschorista: sabi ni jojie hindi ka daw siya. another case of split personality? schizoekk. Or kung hindi ka talaga siya, sagutin mo itong tanong ko: nagho-home service ka ba ng may kulugo sa paa? hahahahahahahahahaha!

seriously speaking, sino na nga ba ang host ng grand prix nang nanalo ang Koro Kallos? at Saang competitions na nag-participate ang Ankapella? Ilan ang members nila?

nasaan na ang ibang mga tao?

Bochelli-ace: o diba nachugi ni lola hardi. ganyan talaga ang mga lowla, kailangan beautiful ang turing mo sa kanila. May CD ako ng Tolosa recordings namin, ililipat ko sa mp3 format at ilalagay ko sa x-drive ko sa net para makakopya ka. Pero kalahati lang ng kanta ang ilalagay ko para mag-order ka pag-uwi mo, hahaha! O, giniginaw ka ba ngayon? Baka gusto mo rin mag-order ng fur coat, 'yung batik-batik, marami ko non, hahaha!

UUy feefels, kung wit pa kayo, buy na kayo ng III of a kind album. Nasa National bookstore ako kanina at meron na pala. Last time kasi, pi-null out daw lahat ng records sabi ni Madam Oca dahil i-produce nga daw sila ng STAR records, at ngayon meron na. BUY na kayo, ganda ang songs!!!

Choirmamalowla: Eh kelan ba natin gagawin ang rep 4 our all-male(?) ekk for d competishiyen???

Tis the season for carolling, falalalala-ekk.

Beverage: wit ko masyado like ang JOY. Mas gusto ko ang Christmas album ng boyfriend ng choirmother natin from Norway, yung mixed choir ni step-papu Oystein Fevang. Although ang silent night nga sa Joy Bathroom tissue ay para ba talagang pinipiga at namimilipit sa haba ng lines and phrases ang diaphragms nila seated lowlas. Beatifuul!

Harangking: Asan kana? O diba humarang nanaman kayo ni choirmama sa wedding. Mag-treat ka naman o!

Pyket: how's your religious life?

[North_Halsted]

I hey guys. I have to admit, I really find this room so funny and very informative. I was priviledged enough to get to listen to the Three of Kind CD. I don't know if you were referring to the CD where the only female of the group was singing this Rachel Alejandro song. I thought she was so unstable with her notes. She was going flat.. then sharp... and it was just crazy. I think it was just the key coz it seemed to low for her. But i'm very surprised that they didn't do re-takes. Oh well... But all the other songs were very good. (this is just a constuctive criticsm of the cd)

[garyfab]

grabee ang balitaktakan!!! napagod ako sa mga sgutan ng mga kanya-kanyang panig. Well, saludo ako sa inyong lahat at tangkilikin na lang natin ang lahat ng choirs na nabanggit. Sino pa bang susuporta kundi tayo-tayo rin di'ba?!!! Galing nyo talaga

[Palestrain]

Grabe na to!!!! Saya naman ditech. Parang fiesta. Pwede bang magjoinmiti na rin? Pagod ako sa kakabasa ha!! Anyways, hello to everyall: JohnP, Rina, Jojo V., Eman, Robert, at maging sino man kayo. I'm sure everyone of us is busy this season, for 'tis the season of H's, of singers, of official and not so official engagements. Kumusta ang wedding sa forbes? hmmmm...Nagcacarolling na ba kayo mga people? Aba umpisahan na nang makarami. Yung mga nagiipon dyan para pambaon sa next tour. Good luck ACGC! Sa momentum ninyo e mukhang di niyo na kailangan ang luck. But anyways, GUDLAK!! Speaking of carols pwede bang palitan na ang usual harang repertoire, ha harangking? Just kidding. Pero seriously panahon pa ni Magellan ang Ya viene la vieja at ay si ay no. At ang mga bells ng carol of the bells at jingle bells calypso ay kinakalawang na. Balita ko may pampalit na raw ang madz sa jinglebells calypso. Aba!Its about tayem. tsismis #1: may nabubuong choir daw sa may blue ridge consisting of acgc ang madz? or is this just another H thing? aba! maganda yata 'to. Mapakingan nga. Saan kaya sila kakanta? Pwede bang ipost na rin kung paano gumamit ng icons.

Just wondering, what ever happened to elijah? naging rock na ba?

[choirmaster]

Palestrain: Goes ka lang sa top of d page, click FAQ then click Smilies. oks?

beverage: mother, hindi tayo ang winner. Just glanced through the PEx list, and there was one with 23 pages na! Yun nga lang hindi ko alam kung anong klaseng chikahan meron sila.

O siya, maglalagay pa ako ng Nu Skin para byutifool na naman ang choirlowla nyo!

YEHEEEY! Last week of classes na! IIIITTT'ssss shyepping time!

[enteng.00]

boccelli

ang tempo ng tangueando dun sa piyesa namin is 112 (yun eh yun talagang kay oscar e.). pero yung sa madz eh mas mabilis yata, yung sa A.S. naman eh medyo mabagal. talu-talo lang talaga sa tiyempo dun sa kanta na yun - pero madali yung mga notes nya.

choirmaster

as in locabiotal? nabibili ba ng may prescription o over-the counter na? ang sakit talaga...arrggh! thanks for the concern. hirap talaga ng x-mas season, daming sakit, la ka pa pera!:( mag-carolling nalang kaya tayong lahat na andito sa thread na to? since lahat naman eh sanay kumanta dito! hehehe para marami tayong pera! the Pex Chorus, ok ba?

ardi

after mong mag-judge sa saturday, kung kaya nyo pa eh sunod kayo sa may santolan ha! ang med. kasali na talaga! biniro nga ako nung isang member eh, kukunin daw kayo. kasi ang alam nila di kami sasali! hehehehehehe!

cruelladevil

sama ka kay ardi sa saturday, yun lang eh kung di ka busy. na mi-miss ka na namin, dalaw ka naman!:D

[Edited by enteng.00 on 12-11-2000 at 02:26 PM]

[harangking]

I'm baaaack!!!!

ARDI: Korek ka dyan! Nag-judge na ako sa virra mall last
26 Nov with the hyphenated sopranos of pcc & on 03 Dec. with none other than the omnipotent, the one, and the greatest choirmoma' of all time! At may bagong category, and sex bomb dance contest! Say mo!
Wala naman akong masabi sa mga areglo mo. Ika nga ni oyang, it was an ismasing heat! Bayad ka na ba?! Bigyan mo naman ako ng harang. Krisis ngayong pasko dahil kay lecheng erap.

Krueladebil: Gud lak sa Marktoberdorf lalu na sa all-male. Babaklain lang ni mudrash yan, wagi na naman kayo! Basta intayin mo lang cyang mabuang, 'nalo na!

Kwayrmudra: Ang sarap ng wine kagabi 'no! Ibang klase talaga ang lasa basta LIBRE! Salamat muli kay ateng. And the envelope goes to...
Mag-uumpisa na naman ang kalbaryo mo next year before you leave for the tour ng gc, kaya magpalakas ka at magbakasyon ka na sa ospital, hehe!
Dumadami pa rin ang dapat chugiin sa pcc. Magkalat lang sila sa xmas concert natin, makakatikim sila!

Hoy Beberli: Tatahi-tahimik ka dyan e ang daldal mo pala! Ganyan daw ang mga taong nasa loob ang kulo, kapag pumutok, walang tigil! Peace!

At sa lahat ng friendly friends ko dine sa pex, kahit sa mga hindi ko kilala pa:
M E R I K R I S M A S H A P I N Y U Y I R !!!!
Peace to ya' all!

[CruellaDeVil]

KoREEEK! Panahaon ng harangan pero ang ka-andahan ay diretso lahat sa coffers ng org. Tama ka Palesoultrain, pambaon nga ang anda for the tour. Well...

Harangking: beautiful, sige puro KAYO, NINYO ang ginagamit mong pronouns at baka magkatutoo sige ka.

Boccelli de Belen: Ang tamang tempo ng Tangueando ay 115. Yung Lang. May recording ako ng World Chamber choir nitong Kanta, with matching Shenandoah ni James Erb. I-save ko as mp3. Pero sa pasko na lang ha, para marami akong time.

PEEPELS!!!! Alam nyo ba na kumain kami kagabi sa BURGOO Tomas Morato. Ang inorder ko ay grilled pork chop. And when I woke up this morning, sobrang nag dance revo ang tiyan ko. Actually, 4am ako natulog BUT NO!!! Nagising ako ng 8am dahil nga dun. At ngayon 5pm na, sobrang dehydrated ko pa rin, namamanhid na ang mukha ko from lack of energy. So if I were you (but that can never happen) WA na kayo eat sa BURGOO lalao na ngayong season of kaharangan dahil baka maharang lang lahat ng ANDA ninyo sa hospital bills.

Pales-soul-train: Ang choir na naririnig ninyo sa Blue Ridge ay ang ACGC Alumni group, ang MAGIS. Usually, doon sila nag-eensayo sa DePano's mansionville ekk sa Kamias kaya lang on some occasions, sa Blue Ridge, sa bahay ni Madam Robina Farms ng Awit ni Solomonville.

Harangdrinking: HAAAY, miss ko na nga mag-inum-inom. I miss the RIOJA 1995 from Espana (wit USTe itech). Noong isang gabi nag-bangella akrels mag-isa sa bahay kasi di ako makatulog. Drink ako ng tatlong bote ng RIOJA Beronia 1997 BUT NOO!!! lalo akong di nakatulog kasi namutaktak ang pawis ko. Grabe men! ngayon lang ako uminom sa Maynila, at ganito pala ang feeling, para kang inaapuyan!!

Welcome garyfab!!! Ikaw ba si gary, CHEEEENG??? KIlala mo ba si Jaimefab at Larafab??? CHEENG!!!!!

Enteng: subukan namin ni Lola Hardi, okiiy?

O cge, goes muna ko sa Cruelladeamityvillekubeta!

[manichorista]

COMTETISYENS,COMPETISYENS COMPETISYENS!
70s
- 1976 UP Madrigal Singers won First Prize in Miedzyzdroje, Poland; First Prize, Chamber Choir Category, Debrecen, Hungary; Second Prize, Mixed Choir Category and Fourth Prize, Folklore Category at the Arezzo Competition in Italy.
80s
- 1980, UP Saringhimig won the Gran Premio at the Tolosako Abesbatz Lehiateka in Tolosa, Spain making them the first Filipino Choir to win the Grand Prize in Tolosa and not the Madz in 1996!
- 1980, UP-based Philippine Chanticleer won First Prize in Spittal, Austria (folklore category)
- UP Singing Ambassadors was formed by Ed Manguiat
- 1981, Madz won First Prize in Arezzo for Mixed Choir Category; First Prize, Folklore Category and Third Prize, Chamber Choir Category in Tours, France; 2nd Prize, Chamber Choir Category in Varna, Bulgaria; 1st Prize, Mixed Choir Category and 1st Prize, Folklore in Gorizia, Italy.
- 1983, UP Saringhimig (Philippine Camerata Singers) and the Ateneo College Glee Club competed in Arezzo, Italy with Prof. Andrea Veneracion as a member of the jury. Both choirs won the 5th Prize in Chamber Choir Category and Mixed Choir Category respectively.
- 1983, Ateneo College Glee Club won 2nd and 3rd in the Folklore and Mixed Choirs Category in Cantonigros, Spain

- 1983, UP Concert Chorus won First Prize in the Mixed Choir Category in Pohlheim, Germany
- 1985, UP Concert Chorus won 3rd Prize in the mixed Choir Category in Spittal, Austria
- 1988, UP concert Chorus won 2nd and 3rd in the Folklore and Mixed Choir Category in Pohlheim, Germany and two First Prizes and two Second Prizes in Mainhausen, Germany.
- 1989, Madz won the Gran Premio in Gorizia, Italy; 2 First Prizes in Spittal, Austria; 2 First Prizes in Cantonigros, Spain; First Prizes in Marktoberdorf, Germany and a 1st and 2nd Prize in Neuchatel, Switzerland
90s
- 1990, UP Concert Chorus won 3rd Prizes in Folklore and Mixed Choir Categories, respectively at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, United Kingdom
- 1990. UP Concert Chorus won the 2nd Prize in the Folklore Festival(Rasegna) in Arezzo, Italy
- 1992, UP Singing Ambassadors won the First Prize in the Folklore Festival in Arezzo, Italy
- 1992, De La Salle Choral won the 2nd and 3rd Prizes in the Chamber Choirs and Folklore Categories, respectively in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, United Kingdom
- 1993, UST Singers won 2nd and 3rd in the Folklore and Mixed Choir Categories, respectively at the Harmonie Choral Competition in Lindenholzhausen, Germany; 2nd and 3rd in the Folklore and Chamber Choir Categories in Llangollen, Wales
- 1995, DLSU Chorale won Grand Prix at the Tampere Savel Choir Festival in Finland; 2nd and 3rd in Open Class and Mixed Choir Categories, respectively at the Oskarshamm International choral Festival in Sweden;
- 1995,12th International Koorfestival, Arnhem, Netherlands: DLSU Chorale and UPSA both won top prizes in their respective categories (ISSUE!!! Ayoko)
- 1995, DLSU Chorale won 1st Prize, Folklore Category in Spittal Austria
- 1995, 13th Festival Internacional de Musica de Cantonigros, Spain; UP Singing Ambassadors and DLSU Chorale both won top prizes in their respective categories (ISSUE ule!!! Ayoko)
- 1995, UST Singers won 3 First Prizes for Youth Choirs, Folklore, Chamber Choirs and the W.S. Gwynn Williams Jury Prize and the 1995 Choir of the World Grand Prize in the Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales; 1st Prize, Folklore-Mixed Voices and the Premio del Publico and 3rd in the over-all ranking in Tolosa, Spain
- 1995, UPSA won 1st Prize, Mixed choirs Category, Neuchatel, Switzerland and the prix du Public
- 1996, The Philippine Madrigal Singers won 1st Prize in the Folklore Category-Mixed Voices, 2nd prize, vocal group; 3rd prize, musica sacra; 3rd prize, musica profana; Premio del Publico and the Gran Premio (originally for a Swedish vocal ensemble composed of less than 12 members, the rule is; the Grand Prize cannot be awarded to a group of less than 12 singers-source? secreth)
- 1997, The Philippine Madrigal Singers brought home the first European Grand Prix trophy for the Philippines from Tours, France
- 1997, Cantonigros, Spain: 1st Prize, Folklore Category-Himig Singers; 4th Prize, Folklore Category-UP Concert Chorus; 1st Prize, Mixed Choir Category-Himig Singers and 7th place, UPCC
- 1998, the UST Singers won First Prize, Mixed Choir Category; First Prize, Free Programme Category and the Prix du Public at the Florilege Vocal de Tours, France; First Prize, Polyphony; First Prize, Folklore Category; 2nd Prize, Vocal Group(no 1st prize winner), Premio del Pubblico; European Renaissance Prize for the Best Vocal Group and the Gran Premio
- 1999, UST Singers, finalist at the 11th European Grand Prix in Varna, Bulgaria where they received four standing ovations during their programme
- DLSU Chorale got a silver diploma in the Mixed Choirs Category (without a compulsory piece)- FYI they’re the only choir who joined this category, 8th place, Mixed Chamber Choirs and 1st Prize, Folklore Category at the Brahms International Choral Competition in Wernigerode, Germany; 2nd Prize both in the Folklore and Mixed Choirs Categories in the Mendelssohn Competition in Pohlheim, Germany
2000
- The Ateneo Glee Club won 1st Prize, Folklore Category and 1st Prize, Mixed Category in Maribor, Slovenia; 1st Prize, Free Programme Category, 1st prize, Mixed Choir Category, Prix du Public, Grand Prix and special award for the best interpretation of a 20th century composition-Pokpok Alimpako; 1st Prize in the Cork international Choral Festival (Fleischmann International Trophy) and 4 special prizes; 2nd Prize, Mixed Choirs Category and 2nd Prize, Sacred Music Category in Riva del Garda, Italy;1st Prize, Polyphony, 2nd Prizes in the Folklore, Musica Sacra and Musica Profana Categories, Premio del Publico and 4th place in the over-all ranking in Tolosa, Spain
- UST Singers won the Amber Tree Trophy as the Best Choir in the Miedzyzdroje Choral Competition in Poland; 2nd Prize, Folklore Category and 3rd Prize, Mixed Choir Category and the Prix de Public in Spittal, Austria; 4th Place, Mixed Choir Category in Arezzo, Italy

If I missed something or kung may mali(for sure), kayo na lang ang mag-post.

List of European Grand Prix Winners
1989 Kammerkoret Hymnia from Copenhagen, Denmark
FYI tinalo ito ng DLSU sa Spittal, Austria noong 1995 sa Folklore Category. This Choir also competed at the 1996 Choir of the World Competition sa Llangollen but Detroit Concert Choir won.

1990 No Competisyen! (Madz was suppose to participate representing Gorizia)

1991 Conservatory Chamber Choir from Vilnius, Lithuania

1992 St. Jacob’s Chamber Choir from Stockholm Sweden
This choir competed again in Tolosa in 1993 and this time Exaudi Chamber Choir got the Grand Prize. Is there really a rule that “ a European Grand Prix Winner can not join any of the competitions in Arezzo, Gorizia, Varna, Debrecen, Tours and Tolosa” press release noon ng Madz. How true?

1993 Jauna Musika Choir from Vilnius, Lithuania
Nakalaban din ng Ateneo Glee Club sa Tolosa this year pero Malo-loss, Bulacan sila.

1994 The Mats Nilssons Vocal Ensemble from Stoskholm, Sweden

1995 Coro Kallos from Tokyo, Japan

1996 Pro Musica Leanykar (All-female) from Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
They were together with the ACGC in Maribor. Again, Malo-loss uli sila sa ACGC.

1997 The Philippine Madrigal Singers!!!!!!!!

1998 Univeristy of Mississippi Concert Singers from USA
It’s the second time they competed in the European Grand Prix. The first time was in 1995. They represented Tours, France and same with the ACGC, they also got 5 First Prizes in Tours kaya ACGC, paki correct ang press release ninyo na kayo ang first choir to achieve such record sa 29-year history ng Tours. UMCS competed at the Salsomaggiore Competition afterwards at Public Prize lang ang na-receivables nila doon.

1999 Lunds Vocal Ensemble from Lunds, Sweden
Their first-ever international competition was Debrecen, Hungary and winnie the pooh kaagad sila ng Grand Prize at winnie uli ng European Grand Prix sa Varna na nakalaban ng UST Singers na syang bet ng jampacked na Varna Congress Center. A week after, this group competed sa Marktoberdorf-10th place!

2000 Moscow Children’s Choir from Russia
Tinalo ng mga chikiting na ito ang bet ng lahat na Tone Tomsic University Choir from Slovenia na nag represent ng Tours, France. This was their third time to win the Grand Prix in Tours-1980, 1984 and 1999. In 1998 they were together with the UST Singers in Gorizia.

[choirmaster]

MANICHORISTA: I was a member of the Saringhimig that went to Tolosa in 1980. I remember us winning the second prize in polyphony and first prize in folklore, but not the gran premio as you stated. Anyways, 17 yrs old pa lang ang choirlowla niyo noon, kaya it was a loooong, long time ago, maybe forgetsh ko na. :p

[whoopie]

Hey everyone!....wala lang....naaaliw lang ako sa mga posts ninyo dito....very informative at entertaining ha!

Bocelli: Mishu na! Syempre ikaw na lang ngayon ang natitira sa atin sa chikahan dito. Anyway, nagba-bathar uli kaming mga south people sa BF (join na rin si John Rae at si Engeln dahil sa barbecue at ihaw2 business ng kanyang boyfriend sa BIX). Ayun malulugi ata kami ngayon pero may Sunday pa naman to make bawi. At alam mo ba?! Sing kami jan ni JR sa stage nung may pa-raffle last Sunday para magpromote ng aming pizza at iba pa! Kumanta ba ng duet at "When I Fall In Love" ang kantahin?! Eh ayun lang ang carry namin na nandon eh.=) May iba pang kumanta na....basta! Chengkeh lang kasi eh. Di naman siya contest noh! Sumali ba?! Palakasan lang ng loob. Kelangan naming magpa-star don para makabenta noh! Hehe....May gift pack pa kami ni JR na tag-sampung Kraft Eden Cheese. Ang saya, grabe lang! Kasi nga naman, Kraft ang sponsor. Yon lang....sharing.OMIGOSH! Simbang gabi na sa Saturday!.... May carolling ba kami? Parang di ko pa alam kung saan at kani-kanino....Alam mo naman tayo, go w/ the flow na lang lagi....oki, c ya na lang when you get back. Mishu na talaga!

[Boccelli]

Ang safe naman ng mga sinulat mo manichorista...

Pinaconfirm ko muna ang mga press release para naman matigil na iton isyu ekk...

Yung sa Arnhem at Cantonigros... yun ata ang ma-issue... kukunin ko ang istorya..

All I know about the Cantonigros chu chu was that nanalo daw ng Public Prize ang UPSA... umalis na kasi ang Chorale that day eh... so di sure kung totoo and mga press release.. yun lang. Ano pa ba... hmmmm.... saka na pag nakuha ko na ang mga tamang awards ng competisyens na yun...

Exciting talaga pagnaglaban ang dalawang Filipino choirs abroad... parang Sharon at Cherie Gil ang dating ng labanan... hahahahahahahahahahaha


- 1995, DLSU Chorale won Grand Prix at the Tampere Savel Choir Festival in Finland; 2nd and 3rd in Open Class and Mixed Choir Categories, respectively at the Oskarshamm International choral Festival in Sweden;
- 1995,12th International Koorfestival, Arnhem, Netherlands: DLSU Chorale and UPSA both won top prizes in their respective categories (ISSUE!!! Ayoko)
- 1995, DLSU Chorale won 1st Prize, Folklore Category in Spittal Austria
- 1995, 13th Festival Internacional de Musica de Cantonigros, Spain; UP Singing Ambassadors and DLSU Chorale both won top prizes in their respective categories (ISSUE ule!!! Ayoko)
- 1995, UST Singers won 3 First Prizes for Youth Choirs, Folklore, Chamber Choirs and the W.S. Gwynn Williams Jury Prize and the 1995 Choir of the World Grand Prize in the Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales; 1st Prize, Folklore-Mixed Voices and the Premio del Publico and 3rd in the over-all ranking in Tolosa, Spain

[CruellaDeVil]

HATAW!!!! ala Gary V. si manay manichorista (siguro nakadami ng customer, CHEENG!!!!)

Nakakaloka ang mga research mo!!!

Some corrections:

syempre unahin ko yung sa amin, kasi di naman knows yung sa ibang choir:

Ateneo Glee Club won 1st place sa Folklore sa Cantonigros 1983, pakidagdag na rin diyan si Joel Navarro was awarded the prize as best conductor same year sa Arezzo(at 28 years old!!!), syempre, boss ko ata siya (proud).

Ang press release ng Ateneo, first Asian to win all the top prizes sa Tours, France. Nagkamali lang ang isang local newspaper at na-omit ang "ASIAN".

Katatawag ko lang sa Spain ngayon, and talking with Mr Luis Miguel Espinosa (in my semi-Spanish-Basque-ekk)tinanong ko nga ang press release mo ditech. Sabi nech, ang Gran Premio ay inumpisahan lang i-award noong 1994, at ang Coro Kallos lang ang unang nakakuha nitech. So as of 12:16 am Manila time, 14 December 2000, Mads pa rin ang unang naka-Gran Premio Kutxa sa Tolosa, and this happened in 1996, at kailanman di na maiiba, AMEN sister, AMEEEEN. Tapos, Win ang mads:

1st prize folklore
2nd polyphony
2nd vocal groups religious (not third)
3rd vocal profane
premio del publico
best interpretation of a basque song

Yung next statement mo ay malaking intriga as of the moment, si Luis Ceberio of Tolosa lang ang makaka-confirm ng ekk mo about the "real" 1996 Kutxa winner (Christiania Camerata Oslo nga ba?). But as far as press release is concerned, Mads nga ang da real, da real, da real, unless ikaw si friend ko na kausap ko sa Wendy's noong madaling araw at sinabi yung ekk about the ACDA ekk. SEKRETELS!!!

It is also stated sa EGP rules na wit pwede sumali ang grand prize winners sa susunod na competishiyen. itrex o, for your information overload:

(please skip this part if you are not interested in the EGP rules, honeys)
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RÈGLEMENT DU CONCOURS (Tolosa 2000)


Article 1 -

Le GRAND PRIX EUROPÉEN DU CHANT CHORAL est organisé par les six concours internationaux suivants: AREZZO (Italie) – DEBRECEN (Hongrie) – GORIZIA (Italie) – TOLOSA (Espagne) – TOURS (France) – VARNA (Bulgarie)

The “Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” is organized by the six international contests which follow: AREZZO (Italy) – DEBRECEN (Hungary) – GORIZIA (Italy) – TOLOSA (Spain) – TOURS (France) – VARNA (Bulgary).

Article 2 -

Le 12. GRAND PRIX EUROPÉEN DU CHANT CHORAL sera célébré à TOLOSA (Espagne), le 18 Juin, 2.000.

The “12. Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” will be held in Tolosa (Spain) on the 18th June, 2000

Article 3 -

Sont qualifiés pour participer à ce Grand Prix Européen les ensembles qui ont obtenu l’année précédente le GRAND PRIX dans chacune de six villes organisatrices. Dans des cas exceptionnels, leur suppléant peut être amené à les remplacer.

The choirs who won the Grand Prix in any of the six contests the year before can take part in the “Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral”. Under exceptional circumstances, a substitute choir may be called.

Article 4 -

Ces ensembles doivent participer dans la formation avec laquelle ils ont été lauréats (choeurs mixtes, ensembles a voix égales féminines, etc..)

These choir must perform in the same category as in the contest won (mixed choir, female choir…)

Article 5 -

Le choeur qui participe au Grand Prix Européen doit présenter le même nombre de choristes que celui qu’il présentait lors de sa qualification. Toutefois une marge de 10% en plus ou en moins de ce nombre de choristes est admise (arrondi à l’entier le plus voisin) avec pou minimum 12 choristes et pour maximum 60 choristes.

All the choirs who take part in the “Grand Prix Européen” must participate with the same number of choristers which they had for the qualification contest. However a margin of 10% more or less of this number of choristers is allowed (enlarged to the nearest integer) with a minimum of 12 choristers and a maximum of 60 choristers.

Article 6 -

Le programme est laissé au libre choix des chefs. Toutefois, il ne peut être consacré à un seul compositeur. Il doit si possible comporter des oeuvres variées dans les époques et dans les genres.
La durée fixée par le programme ne peut être infèrieure à 20 minutes ni supèrieure à 25 minutes. Une marge de 3 minutes en plus ou en moins de la durée fixée est laissé à la libre disposition des concurrents.
Láccompagnement instrumental n’est pas admis au-delà de 8 minutes.
Les oeuvres de musique pourront être interpretées dans l’ordre désiré par le directeur. Cet ordre devra être notifié à l’Organisation avant le 15 Mai, 2000 et aucun change sera admis après cette date.

The program is up to the choirmaster. However it cannot be devoted to one composer only. It should include various works throughout times ans styles.
The programme to be performed will last, at least, 20 minutes and, at most, 25 minutes of real music time. A margin of three minutes more or less is allowed to be freely used by the competitors.
Instrumental accompanied should not exceed 8 minutes.
The music pieces can be performed in the order chosen by the conductor. This order should be notified to the organization before the 15th May, 2000 and no change will be admitted after this date.

Article 7 -

Le choeur gagnant ne peut participer à l’un des six concours – organisés par les villes mentionnées à l’article 1 – faisant suite à celui dont il est lauréat.

The winning choir is not allowed to take part in any of the six contests organized by the cities mentioned in article 1 above following the competition he won.

Article 8 -

Sauf cas de force majeure, un choeur qui refuse de participer au Grand Prix Européen ne peut participer à l’un des six concours faisant suite a celui auquel il n’a pas participé, pendant une période de 2 ans..

Except a case of force majeure, a choir that refuses to take part in the “Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” will be banned from any of the six contests following the Grand Prix Européen that he did not take part in, organized by the cities mentioned in article 1 above, during a period of 2 years.

Article 9 –

Le bulletin d’inscription ci-joint devra être envoyé avant le 15 Avril, 2000.

The enclosed application form should be sent before the 15th April, 2000

Récompenses

Le choeur gagnant porte le titre de “GRAND PRIX EUROPÉEN DU CHANT CHORAL 2000”. Il reçoit un diplôme, un Trophée et un Prix de 500.000 Ptas.

Le Festival des Choeurs lauréats, partenaire du Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral, lui offrira:

- Une invitation pour donner quatre concerts dans la Région de Vaison la Romaine (France)
- Une indemnité de 18.000 FF pour ces quatre concerts.
- Une aide au déplacement fixée en accord entre le choeur et le Festival.
- Tous les frais d’hébergement, de repas et de déplacement à Vaison la Romaine et dans sa Région seront à la charge du Festival.

Les Choeurs Finalistes recevront un Diplôme de participation précisant leur Titre de Finaliste du Grand Prix Européen et une réduction du Trophée.

AWARDS

The winning choir is granted the appellation of “Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral 2000”. He will be awarded a diploma and a trophy and 500.000 Ptas.

The “Festival des Choeurs Lauréats”, partner of the “Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral”, will offer him:

- An invitation to perform four concerts in the surroundings of Vaison la Romaine (France).
- A 18.000 FF indemnity for these four concerts.
- Travel expenses to be determined together by the winning choir and the Festival.
- All accommodation, meal and travel expenses at Vaison la Romaine and in the surroundings will provided by the Festival.

The competing choirs will be awarded a Diploma that will mention their taking part in the Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral finale and may be awarded a smaller copy of the Trophy.

Article 10 -

Conditions d’hébergement, de repas et de Transport.
Accomodation, meal and travel conditions.

Tous les frais de séjour (hebergement et repas) des choeurs participants du dinner du 13 Juin jusqu’au petit-déjeuner du 19 Juin seront à la charge du Concours de Tolosa. Les choeurs participants sont obligés de participer aux concerts environs the Tolosa.

Le voyage du lieu d’origine jusqu’à Tolosa sera à la charge des choeurs participants. Cependant, les dèplacements effectués à Tolosa seront à la charge de l’Organization.

The Organization of Tolosa will cover the lodging expenses (bed and meals) since the dinner of the 13rd of June until breakfast of the 19th of June. The participants choirs have the obligation to participate in the concerts that will take place in the villages around.

The travelling expenses to Tolosa will be on charge of the participating groups. Nevertheles, the travels effected in Tolosa will be borne by the Organization.

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Debrecen 2001



Rules of the „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” (E.G.P.)

Article 1.

The „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” is organized by the six international contests which follow: Arezzo /Italy/ - Debrecen /Hungary/ - Gorizia /Italy/ - Tolosa /Spain/ - Tours /France/ - Varna /Bulgaria/.

Article 2.

The „13. Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” will be held in Debrecen /Hungary/ on the 28th of July 2001 at 20.00. pm.

Article 3.

The choirs who won the Grand Prix in any of the six contests the year before can take part in the „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral”. Under exeptional circumstances a subtitute choir may be called.

Article 4.

These choirs must perform in the same category as in the contest won. (mixed choir, female choir etc…)


Article 5.

All the choirs who take part in the „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” must participate with the same number of choirsters which they had for the qualification contest. However a margin of 10% more or less of this number of choirsters is allowed (enlarged to the nearest integer) with a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 60 choirsters.


Article 6.

The programme is up to the choirmaster. However it can not be devoted to one composer only, it should include various works throughout times and styles. Also, as you might know, in the same time of the „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” Debrecen organizes a Choir Festival for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition. This is why we would like to draw attention to the several contemporary pieces of Hungarian composers while choosing your programme.

The programme to be performed should last at least 20 minutes and at most 25 minutes of real music time. A margin of 3 minutes more or less is allowed to be freely used by the competitors.
Instrumental accompanied should not exceed 8 minutes.
The music pieces can be performed in the order chosen by the conductor. This order must be notified to the organizers before the 31st of March, 2001 and no changes will be admitted after this date.

Article 7.

The winning choir is not allowed to take part in any of the six contests organized by the cities mentioned in article 1 above following the competition it won.

Article 8.

Except a case of force majeure, a choir that refuses to take part in the „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral” will be banned from all of the six contests following the Grand Prix Européen that they did not take part in, organized by the cities mentioned in article 1 above, during a period of 2 years.

Article 9

The enclosed application form should be sent back before the 31st December 2000.

AWARDS

The winning choir is granted the appellation of „Grand Prix Européen du Chant Choral 2001”. It will also be awarded a diploma and a trophy and 2000 USD.

The conductor of the winning choir will be awarded a diploma and 250 USD.



Article 10.

The Organization of Debrecen will cover the accomodation in Youth Hostels and meals (breakfast and dinner or lunch depending on the schedule of the choir) since the dinner on the 26th of July to the breakfast on the 30th of July, 2001.
The participant choirs have the obligation to participate in the concerts that will take place in the churches of Debrecen or the villages around.

The travelling expences to Debrecen will be on charge of the participating choirs. Nevertheless, the travels effected in Debrecen will be born by the Organization.


November, 2000. Debrecen

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O diba, balik intellectual na naman tayech, BAKLANG INTELLECTUAL, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


manelynreyneschorista: wit mo pa answer ang queztiyen ko about ankapella, saan na sila sumali-sali.
Alam mo, super obvious na taga USTe ka dahil you do not miss out on the details ng awards. e.g. 1998 gorizia 2nd prize gruppo vocali (no declared 1st prize), at 1999 Varna EGP four standing ovations. Wit na coherent ang term paper mo ate, dahil kung sa standing ovations lang, ekk. Anyway, im still happy dahil kasama ka namin dito. Pero dapat ang next term paper mo, yung mga standing ovations lang, tapos yung mga sumali sa competitions at walang nakuhang place, kasi kahit na may first prizes ang iba, sa ibang category, tsugi at luzviminda marquez sila (ANG MGA PRESS RELEASE!!!)
Huuy, frieeends tayong lahat, remember, me too!!!

choirmader: ang sekretels natrels

soprarina: believe in KARMA, the law of the universe. Para sa group 2 ito.

Lola Hardigirl: call na sa kin ang Lola promdiconvent. Talk na kami kanina.

asco: i finally got to meet you in person (ang mga press release!!!)

Ang haba na nito, ayoko na. next time na lang!!!







[Edited by CruellaDeVil on 12-14-2000 at 01:14 AM]

[choirmaster]

Kalowka-para-lowka!!! Ang haba naman ng pinost ninyo! cruella, quiet ka lang... ang novena, gibsmity na! Yon lang.

[Boccelli]

Oo nga pala...

Wit ko dapat makalimutan itich..

Dun sa 1999 Mendelssohn(forgot the spelling) juju... Nanalo kami ng Special Prize dahil na windang ang German community sa performances namin. Nakuha din namin ang Public's Choice Award. Trivia, nasa amin ang kaisa-isang Seal na pagkabigat bigat... ng 2nd Mendelssohn Bartholdy International Choral Competition na binigay ng Mayor ng Polheim with matching signatures ng buong community.

[Monteverdi]

someone asked me by email to post this announcement:

>The Cultural Cernter of the Philippines Presents
>THE PHILIPPINE MEDRIGAL SINGERS in IT'S A GREAT JUBILEE!
>A Thanksgiving concert
>December 15 and 16, 8pm
>
> for tickets please contact
> Pearl Reyes 6713544
> Melody lalata 4396103
> Leo Gonzalez 8221773 (09178108330)
>

The DLSU Chorale will be performing at Philamlife, UN tom December 15 at 6pm. Admission is free.

There are also a slew of other choral concerts next week...admission in all concerts is free :)

DEC 16 7:00pm | Bukas Palad | Binondo Church (for all you Manoling Francisco fans :) me included!)

DEC 19 7:30pm | Ateneo Glee Club | Most Holy Trinity Church, Calabash Road, Balic-balic, Sampaloc

DEC 20 8:00pm | Philippine Chamber Choir | Our Lady of the Pillar Church, Plaza Santa Cruz, Manila

DEC 24 7:00pm | Philippine Chamber Choir & Pundaquit Chamber Players | Our Lady of Remedies Parish (Malate Church) | They will be performing Handel's Messiah! It will be conducted by Prof. Francisco Feliciano.

Too bad I can't watch almost all of them cuz im busy rehearsing our church choir...lahat ata ng choir sa simbahan namin nagbakasyon at kami ang iniwan para kumanta ng mga simbang gabi :lol:

[tuningfork]

watch kayo concert ng madz. CCP little theater dec. 15 & 16 (fri n sat). P200 ang tiket pag sa madz members kayo bibili. pag sa CCP P400. kaya bili na kayo sa kin.

[Monteverdi]

To choirmaster...

since the first post you did sometime in October, I had the lingering feeling na it was you, Jojo V. You threw everyone off the track with that "kamusta na si Jojo V...diba he studied in Germany?" post...hehehe :) very smart and funny!

Anyway, I saw you during the Bach Magnificat concert some few weeks back. Ikaw lang ang tunog baroque sa buong performing cast. 'Cause the orchestra, though magaling, is unmistakably modern and round in sound. Yung ibang soloista, maganda timbre, pero...hindi baroque :lol: yung choir...hindi talaga sila pang Bach, sorry :)

Pero nakakabilib si Maestro Ruggieri...ang laki ng improvement ng PPO under his baton...relatively clean playing.

Anyway, I'll probably be at the PCC's concert sa Sta. Cruz. Too bad I won't be at the Messiah concert because of murderous church commitments.

Nenen Espina used to be my voice teacher and she said a lot of good things about you and your choir :) pwede bang mag-apply sa PCC? :lol:

I've been stuck with the Mendelssohn motets by the RIAS Kammerchor in my discman...kainis kasi ang galing talaga nila! Alam mo nasunog yung room ko last week! Among the things that got toasted are some 200 choral cds collected over the years, tapes of MADZ performances na from the 70's pa, hundreds of choral scores, mga libro ng king's singers(!), original scores of renaissance polychoral works including Miserere, Spem in Alium and the Salzburg mass by Biber...also had this complete score ng St. Matthew Passion ni Bach I bought over the net...uling na! Ang dami, ayaw ko nang isipin kasi naiiyak na ako...yung Mendelssohn lang at Barbie's Cradle ko na CD naiwan dahil dala-dala ko nung nangyari yung sunog...hehehe! Im trying to humor myself na after this tragedy...

[toutlescabinets]

hello choirmaster,
siguro kilala mo ako. sabi sa akin ni marcus na basahin ito. nakakatawa minsan. minsan wa kwents.

monteverdi,
ba't mo nagsabing magaling magconduct si barbieri---have you worked with him??? are you in your right mind?? hindi mo bang narinig na nawawala ang ppo in some portions???at di pa maakompanyahan si choirmaster ng matino.

san pala ako makakagetching ng ihip ng hangin piece?

[Hercules2001]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I am a schizophrenic, and so am I.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

[Hercules2001]

You're right touslescabinet (morphed from Poulenc?)
I have never watched the PPO play well under Barbieri. I watched them perform Toledo's composition before (I forgot the title) and all I can say is that hard that it was to appreciate the 20th century piece, the inefficiency of playing due to the lack of communication with the conductor all the more prevented the piece to get through to the audience.

There was even a time when they performed Carmina Burana. The orchestra was literally carrying Barbieri around.

All I can say is he looks nice when he conducts the orchestra. His gestures are very suave, but almost rarely gets the required response elicited from the orchestra.

In fairness, he conducts our National Anthem fairly well, making it sound like a European opus with him like a premiere danseuse conducting.

[ooops!dati]

Well, ang Singing Ambassadors at De La Salle ay nagkatagpo nga noong 1995 sa dalawang competition. Ang siste eh! 'di alam ng isa't-isa na magkikita nga sila. So ayun at nagpakagaling ang bawat choir sa kani-kanilang kakayahan. Ang De La Salle ang naging grand champion sa Arnhem, Netherlands Competition. Ang Upsa naman ay nanalo ng 2nd place sa mixed category. Ang issue ay ang public choice award. Ang Singing ambassadors ay well applauded sa kanilang mga performances doon sa ibat-ibang concert venues doon. And malaking kadahilanan ay ang repertoire nila at ang forever costume nilang gamit na ethnic costumes. Nang kumanta sila sa presentation ng awards ay kumanta sila ng Idemdem malida (tama ba ang spelling? sorry sir makil?!!) Ahnyways, Ang intro sa song na ito ay mala bayanihan na ethnic dance and may kanya-kanyang pwesto for the song. Laging nakikita sa remote performaces ang University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors at kilalang-kilala sa madaling sabi. Ang dalang pangalan ng De La Salle ay "Phiippine choir". So ang issue ay na i-award daw ang public choice award sa ibang Philippine choir ( De La Salle ), kaya ang reaction ng karamihan ay bakit daw 'di pa umaakyat si Ed Manguiat para kunin ang award eh tinawag na nga ang choir nya eh. So nagkamali daw ng pinagbigyan ng award at 'di napunta sa UPSA and awardation no!At before nga pala ng tour nila ay tinanong daw!?? ng UPSA coductor si Delarmente kung magcocompete ito at ang sabi daw eh! hindi kaya laking gulat na lang ng grupo at nagkatagpo sila don. Eh!! super sa pagka sensitive ang mga upsang yan at sila daw ay na-down at kapwa Filipino ang kalaban kaya 'di sila nakapagconcentrate!!!daw. Pero bumawi naman sila sa Neuchatel, Switzerland at nag first sila kasi wala na ang La Salle!!!daw. Kaya ayan po ang nakalap na balita ng inyong lingkod!!! Maiba 'ko, Eh manood nga pala raw kayo ng cocert ng Madrigals sa CCP sa 15th or 16th. Magkakaron ako ng ticket for Saturday at ibebenta ko ito ng P200, (originally P400), pwede nyoring tawaran pa siguro, for the love of music???!!!! Pls. inform me kung meron din ang Ateneneo (concert) this month?! Sana maambunan din ako ng harang ni harang king, baho po ako at hindi baso!!!

[choirmaster]

Aba, may mga bagong pasok! Welcome to this intelligent (Chengkeeeehh!!) discussion on choral music and choral singing.

MONTEVERDI: Para mo nang awa, kung may paghanga ka pa sa akin kahit na kaunti, HUWAG ka nang manuod sa Sta. Cruz Church! Chipipay lang ang programme namin doon, lahat ng kaekk-ekkan, pinag-gathergather ang pinakamadaling aralin sa mga Xmas carols. May konting ekk - tulad ng Corpus Christi Carol ni Trond Kverno, O Magnum Mysterium ni Lauridsen, at Praise the Name of the Lord from Vespers ni Rachmaninoff (background music ng wedding scene sa My Best Friend's Wedding), pero otherwise, no meat.

I'm very, very sorry sa nangyari sa yo. Ang tulong ko na lang sa iyo, at matching Christmas gift, ay kokopyahan kita ng ibang choral CDs ko sa aking collecshyen, kung ano'ng gusto mo. Kaya lang hindi ko pa maasikaso ngayon, siguro between Christmas and New Year. Nang magamit naman itong CD burner na nabili ko.

Also, may opinion ako tungkol kay Barbie doll, pero I'll keep it to myself na lang, para makakuha pa ako ng harang sa kanya! Hehehe... One thing though: bakit ang hilig niyang magsuot ng tight jeans, bumabakat tuloy ang....???

TOUSLESCABINETS: ano namang klaseng username yan? Ano ang gusto mong ipahiwatig? In other words, Sino ka?? Meron yata akong ihip ng hangin, pero as with all pieces sa aking bahay, it'll take me ages to find it.

OOOPS!DATI: so, are we back to the original discussion of this thread?

TUNINGFORK: eh, paano naman kami bibili sa yo ng madz ticket, kung hindi namin alam kung sino ka?

[Boccelli]

OOPS!DATI... naku... dahil sayo naungkat nanaman ang topic ng Egroup na ito...

Pasensya na po Choirmaster... pero kailangan eh...

THIS IS A QUOTE FROM DAGOBERT(Check previous posts, matagal na kasi siyang hindi nagpost eh)

-- "dlsu chorale wants to put this issue to eternal rest.
. . as in! but since gusto pa nilang halukayin ang
totoo, masaktan na ang masasaktan . . .

first, we never changed our name to a "philippine
choir" . . . we used the name de la salle university
chorale with all the positive and negative things
associated with it . . . kahit i-check pa nila sa
lahat ng records ng arnhem, dlsu chorale ang lalabas,
magunaw man ang mundo . . .

second, dlsu chorale competed with upsa in 3
categories: small mixed choir (upsa: 2nd, dlsuc: 3rd),
popular music a capella (dlsuc: 1st, upsa: 4th or 5th)
and folkloric (dlsuc: 1st, upsa: 2nd or 3rd). . .
dlsuc won the public's choice award and the over-all
champion trophy . . . no doubt about it kasi pinaupo
kami sa gitna ng stage . . . upsa never sang sa
awarding ceremony . . . in fact, mr. manguiat almost
had a heart attack due to the pressure from dlsuc's
participation in the competitions . . . itanong nyo pa
sa mga tao-tao . . .

third, paano malalaman ni boy delarmente kung
magkikita ang upsa at dlsuc eh hindi naman siya ang
nag-aayos ng itinerary . . .

fourth, nagkita uli ang dlsuc at upsa sa cantonigros
sa open class category (dlsuc: 1st, upsa: 3rd) and
mixed choir (dlsuc: 2nd, upsa: 4th or 5th) . . . maybe
this is where they're claiming the public's choice . .
. we never learned the result for that prize . . . sa
kanila na lang . . .

ngayon, sa mga multi-awarded choirs dyan, when you win
1st, 2nd or 3rd prize, do you publicize it as "top
prize"? of course not! you say it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd
because it's really something . . . in case of upsa,
they said it was a "top prize" in neuchatel (according
to their press release) . . . given the fact that
there was no other philippine choir in that
competition, who would have known that? you might as
well check neuchatel records . . . by the way, the
award they won in arrezzo is a novelty award in
folklore . . . it's not even considered as a
competition . . . tingnan nyo pa ang brochures ng
guido d'arrezzo . . . tsaka nung nag-fourth sila sa
tours, may grand prix na kami sa finland on the same
month!

but the biggest question of all is this: bakit
ipinangalandakan ng upsa na dinaya sila sa score
sheets ng mga judges para manalo ang dlsuc at
inilampaso raw nila ang dlsu chorale?!? magtanong kayo
sa mga taga-up nung 1995 . . . you'll be surprised
kung paano alipustahin ang dlsu chorale . . .

we looked up to upsa (and, primarily, madz) during
that 95 tour . . . we witnessed how excellent they
were when they were a standout during the esa
choralfest (acgc, ust, upsa and dlsuc) in january 95 .
. . kami pa nga ang kulelat nun e . . .

perhaps that's the reason why their attitude towards
us suddenly changed . . . they cannot accept the fact
that we, the dlsu chorale, a 21-member group composed
of super neophytes in chorale singing (3-month old
touring group), without music training, oldest member
is 22yo, and 20 members first time mag-tour ay
tatalunin ang isang 35-40-member group composed of
new, alumni and faculty members, some of them veterans
na sa international choral festivals . . . that's big
deal for them . . . unfortunately, sila lang ang choir
na umasta ng ganun . . . you'll never see that kind of
reaction sa ibang super-galing na choirs like upcc,
acgc, ust, madz, etc. . . . sayang, we thought naging
friends na kami nun ng upsa . . . we're very proud of
that pa naman . . .

pasensya na sa tono ng sagot ko . . . pero kung may
gustong sumagot, mag-xerox muna kayo ng documentary
evidence . . . after all, i know ALL the affairs of
the dlsu chorale at pagbali-baligtarin nyo man ang
mundo, wala kayong magagawa sa katotohanan ng nakaraan
. . ."


end of quote.

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by toutlescabinets
monteverdi,
ba't mo nagsabing magaling magconduct si barbieri---have you worked with him??? are you in your right mind?? hindi mo bang narinig na nawawala ang ppo in some portions???at di pa maakompanyahan si choirmaster ng matino.


1. My previous observations are on the Magnificat performance lang itself. Actually tawa nga kami ng tawa doon sa Brandenburg no. 3 at orchestral suite dahil a) medyo anachronistic yung interpretation kasi dinaan sa pagka-spirited pero the attention to detail was somehow lacking (especially those dotted eight-notes), sabi nga ng kasama ko "Karajan" ang dating... (hmmm, pero magaan naman at mabilis ah?) b) kasi yung counterpoint ni Bach ay di masyadong madistinguish. 3) The Brandenburg is supposed to be a Concerto Grosso...dapat yung concertino group hiwalay sa ripieno, but Maestro Barbieri didn't bother to separate the solo group...kaya tuloy hindi lumabas yung kulay ng work. Which of course elicited more smiles and twinkles from us :)

You know, i've watched these works performed by the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin during their concert in St. Cecilia's Hall some months back...playing with period instruments and with a more natural feel for true baroque, syempre mas "correct" tunog nila...light, crisp, and well articulated ang little details (dry nga lang ang acoustics ng venue).

2. I said "relative" kasi may performance ang PPO dati ng Messiah ni Handel (another baroque work) na narinig ko. I think the new PPO was better relative to that PPO. So what im saying is that the PPO under Barbieri as I heard them during this performance (Bach) was better than the PPO of years ago that I heard regularly. But on world standards...thats another story...

they have a European tour pa naman next year... :eek:

3. We were following the performance of the Magnificat closely because we had the score of the whole work with us during that time. I can say na well executed ang most passages, the orchestral work was clear naman and for nearly much of the time well tuned. (syempre mas lucid ang lines if they used period instruments...dapat wood recorder at hindi flute, kasi pang Beethoven na ata yon).

All the soloist did the runs well. Ang question kasi ay yung timbre ng voice...hindi baroque, parang late 19th century na :lol: pero si choirmaster...as I said bagay yung voice nya sa mga ganito...pang recitative hehehe! Magaling din actually yung tenor at alto na soloists...sana nga si Cris Borela na lang yung alto para mas authentic :lol:

OK nga kasi the PPO had the correct feel for the rhythm...that "irregular" baroque feel...Pero mali ang take nila sa mga dotted eight notes :) ang hirap i-explain. Im sure members of the PPO will react negatively to this. Its not their fault kasi hindi naman sila period orchestra.

I don't know what you mean by hindi na accompany ng maayos si Choirmaster...hindi ko napansin :)

Yung choir...wag na nating pag-usapan yung performance nila. Hindi sila Monteverdi Choir.

These are just my observations toutlescabinets (oo nga, what a name! what does it mean?). It's good you pointed things out :)

To the PPO keep up the music... :)

[Monteverdi]

Naku! ayan, nagalit na si Boccelli!

Kasi naman akala ko ba tapos na ang chismis na siraan... 1995 pa yan ah... hanggang ngayon masama pa rin ang loob ng iba?

Chika na lang tayo at observations...pero no spreading of negative rumors and irrelevant chismis...ok?

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by Monteverdi
Naku! ayan, nagalit na si Boccelli!

Kasi naman akala ko ba tapos na ang chismis na siraan... 1995 pa yan ah... hanggang ngayon masama pa rin ang loob ng iba?

Chika na lang tayo at observations...pero no spreading of negative rumors and irrelevant chismis...ok?


Monteverdi... HINDI AKO YUNG NAGALIT... !!! =) meron akong sarili kong reactions!!...

:) :)

[Boccelli]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by manichorista
COMTETISYENS,COMPETISYENS COMPETISYENS!
- DLSU Chorale got a silver diploma in the Mixed Choirs Category (without a compulsory piece)- FYI they’re the only choir who joined this category, 8th place, Mixed Chamber Choirs and 1st Prize, Folklore Category at the Brahms International Choral Competition in Wernigerode, Germany; 2nd Prize both in the Folklore and Mixed Choirs Categories in the Mendelssohn Competition in Pohlheim, Germany
2000
If I missed something or kung may mali(for sure), kayo na lang ang mag-post.

/QUOTE]


Clarifications... AGAIN...
1. we weren't the only choir who joined the B1 Category(Mixed Choir without Compulsary Piece) there were other choirs but they failed to attend the competition. GETCH!?!?

2. They weren't called 2nd Prize... they were called Diplomas. We were 2nd based on score but we got Golden Diplomas in both Folklore and Mixed Choir category in Pohlheim. We received silver diplomas(2-B1 and C2 Categories) and a golden diploma for Folklore wherein our score(highest in the entire competition) made us the Category Winner(Folklore).

Actually ayoko na magcomment about the Brahms competition kasi baka iba ang lumabas na tono from me.....(just being safe)

I actually feel there is some sort of bias against the DLSU Chorale in this forum. Ewan ko lang... parang ang nakuha ko lang eh...yung galin kay enteng.00 na magaling yung male section namin. Thanks... but besides that, nothing.

Ayokong mag vent ng emotions kasi baka magclose tong forum nating napakabango... sayang lang.

Sorry po Choirmaster at medyo na carried away ako jan!!!

[kittycat]

SYEMPRE!!!!! UST!!!!! GO USTe!!!!!! GO USTe!!!!!!

[pyket]

hindi ako member ng kahit na anong university choir, pero, i think i speak for a lot of people here: EASY NA PEOPLE. pabanguhin uli ang hangin. end na tayo okay? akala ko naman record na tayo dahil wit na ang "discussions" such as these.

keri? keri!

all together now: "les anges dans nos campagnes..."

[CruellaDeVil]

Maiba....

Ano ba talaga ang presyo ng ticket sa concert ng madrigal????

[Boccelli]

Papalakihin ko lang kasi medyo lumiit siya eh!!


========================================
Originally posted by manichorista
COMTETISYENS,COMPETISYENS COMPETISYENS!
- DLSU Chorale got a silver diploma in the Mixed Choirs Category (without a compulsory piece)- FYI they’re the only choir who joined this category, 8th place, Mixed Chamber Choirs and 1st Prize, Folklore Category at the Brahms International Choral Competition in Wernigerode, Germany; 2nd Prize both in the Folklore and Mixed Choirs Categories in the Mendelssohn Competition in Pohlheim, Germany
2000
If I missed something or kung may mali(for sure), kayo na lang ang mag-post.

========================================

Clarifications... AGAIN...
1. we weren't the only choir who joined the B1 Category(Mixed Choir without Compulsary Piece) there were other choirs but they failed to attend the competition. GETCH!?!?

2. They weren't called 2nd Prize... they were called Diplomas. We were 2nd based on score but we got Golden Diplomas in both Folklore and Mixed Choir category in Pohlheim. We received silver diplomas(2-B1 and C2 Categories) and a golden diploma for Folklore wherein our score(highest in the entire competition) made us the Category Winner(Folklore).

Actually ayoko na magcomment about the Brahms competition kasi baka iba ang lumabas na tono from me.....(just being safe)

I actually feel there is some sort of bias against the DLSU Chorale in this forum. Ewan ko lang... parang ang nakuha ko lang eh...yung galin kay enteng.00 na magaling yung male section namin. Thanks... but besides that, nothing.

Ayokong mag vent ng emotions kasi baka magclose tong forum nating napakabango... sayang lang.

Sorry po Choirmaster at medyo na carried away ako jan!!!

[juravit]

JUST WANT TO QUOTE DAGOBERT'S REACTIONS AGAIN (BY THE WAY, HE IS THE ASSISTANT TOUR MANAGER OF THE DLSU CHORALE WHEN THEY WENT TO EUROPE LAST 1995).

TANUGIN DAW BA ANG MGA JUDGES? SO IBIG SABIHIN NITO DAPAT QUESTIONIN DIN PAG NAGJUJUDGE SINA SIR JOJO AND MAM OA. dahil baka hindi nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa? GANDA! DI NALANG KASI TANGAPPIN ANG KATOTOHANAN.





Originally posted by Boccelli
OOPS!DATI... naku... dahil sayo naungkat nanaman ang topic ng Egroup na ito...

Pasensya na po Choirmaster... pero kailangan eh...

THIS IS A QUOTE FROM DAGOBERT(Check previous posts, matagal na kasi siyang hindi nagpost eh)

-- "dlsu chorale wants to put this issue to eternal rest.
. . as in! but since gusto pa nilang halukayin ang
totoo, masaktan na ang masasaktan . . .

first, we never changed our name to a "philippine
choir" . . . we used the name de la salle university
chorale with all the positive and negative things
associated with it . . . kahit i-check pa nila sa
lahat ng records ng arnhem, dlsu chorale ang lalabas,
magunaw man ang mundo . . .

second, dlsu chorale competed with upsa in 3
categories: small mixed choir (upsa: 2nd, dlsuc: 3rd),
popular music a capella (dlsuc: 1st, upsa: 4th or 5th)
and folkloric (dlsuc: 1st, upsa: 2nd or 3rd). . .
dlsuc won the public's choice award and the over-all
champion trophy . . . no doubt about it kasi pinaupo
kami sa gitna ng stage . . . upsa never sang sa
awarding ceremony . . . in fact, mr. manguiat almost
had a heart attack due to the pressure from dlsuc's
participation in the competitions . . . itanong nyo pa
sa mga tao-tao . . .

third, paano malalaman ni boy delarmente kung
magkikita ang upsa at dlsuc eh hindi naman siya ang
nag-aayos ng itinerary . . .

fourth, nagkita uli ang dlsuc at upsa sa cantonigros
sa open class category (dlsuc: 1st, upsa: 3rd) and
mixed choir (dlsuc: 2nd, upsa: 4th or 5th) . . . maybe
this is where they're claiming the public's choice . .
. we never learned the result for that prize . . . sa
kanila na lang . . .

ngayon, sa mga multi-awarded choirs dyan, when you win
1st, 2nd or 3rd prize, do you publicize it as "top
prize"? of course not! you say it's 1st, 2nd or 3rd
because it's really something . . . in case of upsa,
they said it was a "top prize" in neuchatel (according
to their press release) . . . given the fact that
there was no other philippine choir in that
competition, who would have known that? you might as
well check neuchatel records . . . by the way, the
award they won in arrezzo is a novelty award in
folklore . . . it's not even considered as a
competition . . . tingnan nyo pa ang brochures ng
guido d'arrezzo . . . tsaka nung nag-fourth sila sa
tours, may grand prix na kami sa finland on the same
month!

but the biggest question of all is this: bakit
ipinangalandakan ng upsa na dinaya sila sa score
sheets ng mga judges para manalo ang dlsuc at
inilampaso raw nila ang dlsu chorale?!? magtanong kayo
sa mga taga-up nung 1995 . . . you'll be surprised
kung paano alipustahin ang dlsu chorale . . .

we looked up to upsa (and, primarily, madz) during
that 95 tour . . . we witnessed how excellent they
were when they were a standout during the esa
choralfest (acgc, ust, upsa and dlsuc) in january 95 .
. . kami pa nga ang kulelat nun e . . .

perhaps that's the reason why their attitude towards
us suddenly changed . . . they cannot accept the fact
that we, the dlsu chorale, a 21-member group composed
of super neophytes in chorale singing (3-month old
touring group), without music training, oldest member
is 22yo, and 20 members first time mag-tour ay
tatalunin ang isang 35-40-member group composed of
new, alumni and faculty members, some of them veterans
na sa international choral festivals . . . that's big
deal for them . . . unfortunately, sila lang ang choir
na umasta ng ganun . . . you'll never see that kind of
reaction sa ibang super-galing na choirs like upcc,
acgc, ust, madz, etc. . . . sayang, we thought naging
friends na kami nun ng upsa . . . we're very proud of
that pa naman . . .

pasensya na sa tono ng sagot ko . . . pero kung may
gustong sumagot, mag-xerox muna kayo ng documentary
evidence . . . after all, i know ALL the affairs of
the dlsu chorale at pagbali-baligtarin nyo man ang
mundo, wala kayong magagawa sa katotohanan ng nakaraan
. . ."


end of quote.

[choirmaster]

So, apparently, not even the season can erase the matagal niyo nang tinatagong hinaing.

What does it mean to you to win in a competition? The proof na tama ang ginagawa ninyo, as adjudged by the best conductors in the business. Or it can mean something else, as in feel ng mga judges ang ginagawa mo ngayon. In other words, personal opinion nila na magaling ka. Of course, their judgment is backed up by years of experience hearing most of the good choirs of the world. But still, it's a personal opinion.

Sa tingin ko, yang mga nilalabas ninyong mga isyu ay sobra sa pagka-petty, it does not even have anything to do with the music, which should have been the main concern. If you do your best in whatever you do, nobody can say anything anymore. The intrigahan na nakikita ko is a sure mark of INSECURITY: insecurity sa personality mo, insecurity sa ginagawa mo, etc. Kung tatanggalin ninyong lahat yan at magconcentrate lang kayo sa music (and its positive effects, like fostering camaraderie, friendships, fellowships at kung anu-ano pang ships), makikita ninyo na marami pa pala tayong dapat na pag-aralan. Lahat, pati si Ma'm OA, si Joel, ako, lahat ng mga lowla ninyo; never-ending naman yan e.

Marahil magtataka kayo kung bakit patok na patok ang relasyon namin ni Joel Navarro with regards Ateneo Glee Club. Iisa lang kasi ang sinisilbihan namin: ang music. Natututo kami sa isa't isa, at never once na inakala ng isa na mas magaling siya kaysa doon sa isa. Everytime I see Joel conduct, I feel so ***** at parang walang napag-aralan. It is this constant "humility", this acceptance na mas magaling silang lahat kaysa sa akin, which has kept me working and striving harder, para lang maabot ang mga standards ng ating pinagpipitagang mga lowlas. Huwag mong parating isipin na you deserve this and you deserve that... you should have won this... kungdi parati mong itanim sa isip mo na marami ka pang kailangang matuto and you don't really deserve anything. So that, kung may nangyaring maganda sa buhay mo, you will see it for what it really is, isang napakalaking grasya galing sa taas, kung saan din galing ang lahat ng talento mo.

Please don't forget the concert of Phil. Chamber Choir on January 13, 7:30 pm at the San Beda College Chapel, featuring the Rachmaninoff Vespers op. 37. Free admission.

This is my last post as choirmaster. Adios sa inyong lahat!!

[ardi]

juravit: sorry ha, ngayon lang ulit ako nakapagsulat dito. PPPPLLLEEEAAASSSEEE pulis: secret muna ang tsismak ko sa iyo ha.... Di pa naman sigurado yon eh. hintayin nalang natin si sir ang magsav. o ayan, super review ako ng mga postings kaya ko nalaman ang PEx name mo.

choirmother: ano na ang gagamitin mong PEx name. sa-v mo last posting mo na as choirmother, tama ba? lowla, happiness ako para sa iyo para sa iyong career. beautiful ka diyan.

cruella: sana matuloy ka sa pp. pero alam ko serious ang lowla err mo. sa-v nya sa akin, punta daw siya sa US para i-meet ang mga hosts para sa pag-tour ng choir nya. TARUSH diva. it's about time na mag-mestiza ka na.

to the PExers, intriga pala ang DLSU and UPSA '95 batches. sana na-clarify na ng bawat isa ang isyu. hirap talaga ng nagkakasabay sa pagcocompete. parang madz and saringhimig noon sa arrezo ('79 ba ito choirmother?) as far as i remember, super intriga ang dalawang choir na yan noong freshman pa ako sa music. mataray din naman kasi ang saringhimig noon under grandlowla george hernandez na ngayon nasa america na.(ano ba yan choirlowla, ang dami na ngayon ang gustong mag-migrate sa america.)

o sya sya padilla. bye ;):/

[Genius101]

Naku... sana di na naungkat ang sobrang kulelat finish namin sa isang category sa Brahms. 8th nga ba yon o 7th? Di ko na maalala... ayoko na lang pala maalala. :-) Siyempre may dahilan pero wala na ngang excuse-excuse pag competition na. (parang si sir boy yun a)

Laki pala ng issue sa Chorale 95 at UPSA 95... kahit ako di ko alam yon... parang nakakatense naman ang thread na to ngayon.

[GadoGado]

Excuse me lang po ha but I have a question.
Pag ang isang tao ba ay may Multiple Personality Disorder (kaiba ito sa schizophrenia ha), puwede na ba siyang bumuo ng choir using his different personalities. Ching!!!

Wala lang, gusto ko lang mag post sige babay.

[GadoGado]

May isang kadiring competition sa SM Megamall, ang judges nila ay mga Bldg. Supervisor of SM Shoemart et al. at sa finals nila last year ang chairman of the board of judges nila ay si Nonoy Zuñiga. Natalo yung high school choir ko dito last year dahil hindi naintindihan ng judges yung french carol na kinanta nila. At ayaw nilang magpakanta ng adeste fidelis, gusto nila o come all ye faithful dahil hindi nga daw maiintindihan ng judges. Kadiri talaga. Kaya pinagalitan ko yung choirmaster ng high school choir ko dahil sumali pa sila sa ganong contest, ano yan sing-a-gong?

[Hercules2001]

funny naman ni Gadogado. Let's see: Dogadoga, Dagodago,Dogadago, Gadodago, Godadoga, Gadodoga, Dogagado... ayan may octet ka na, pwede ka na ulit sumali sa SM Megamall competitions.

[CruellaDeVil]

Goodbye Choirmother, we'll miss you. Gibsmity ko na ang novena sa email mo.

Lowla RD: anech ang pp? baka p? Callsung na ang buffresh ni ER at bookeshd na ang ticketrels kesh. Dalawang veses ang bakasyoners sa isang buwan. Hanggang buwan ng Mars discotheque.

Bayola sa pexers at mag bakasyon muna ako. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!!

[GadoGado]

Originally posted by Hercules2001
funny naman ni Gadogado. Let's see: Dogadoga, Dagodago,Dogadago, Gadodago, Godadoga, Gadodoga, Dogagado... ayan may octet ka na, pwede ka na ulit sumali sa SM Megamall competitions.

mahihirapan nga palang bumuo ng choir kasi walang conductor, puwede bang ikaw na lang.

[asco]

Amen ako sa last post mo, choirmaster. See you na lang sa christmas/birthday party of you know who sa end of the month. Merry christmas to you.

[^tigercub101^]

no one beats the best...THE UST SINGERS!
international ang dating, kahit low profile.
viva santo tomas!

[pyket]

hay naku... do we really bring up the "university ko ang best" posts... sana naman people who just happen to randomly pass through READ the latest posts muna to find out what's being discussed. laos na eh. ibang issue na ang highlighted ngayon. CHING!

[GadoGado]

Originally posted by ^tigercub101^
no one beats the best...THE UST SINGERS!
international ang dating, kahit low profile.
viva santo tomas!

ang chaka ng post mo ha. Paki basa lang ang mga latest posts para malaman mo na wala nang nag cocompare ng mga choirs, nagkaisa na po kaming lahat at wala na pong nagpapatalbugan ha. yun lang :mad:

[ganda!]

hello people! i'm inviting you to watch the dlsu chorale on december 24, 7 p.m., at the main chapel of dlsu. the chorale will be performing christmas carols and a few pop songs for 30 minutes and then after that, there will be a christmas eve mass (8 p.m.) and the chorale will be singing there, too!:) see you there!

[Palestrain]

Amen, choirmother, Aaaaamen!!!

Asco, sama ako dyan. Sa proj. 8 ba?

Toutlescabinets! Have you read what was just written about you? And he doesn't even know you're him.

Merry Christmas to everyone! And advanced happy birthday to someone "grosso" (Dec 31).

[juravit]

ardi: Galing manghula ah! umasa ka na hindi ko ibubulgar ang sinabi mo! let's wait and see na lang kung ano ang kahihinatnan. please e-mail me naman your e-mail address. mine is kikokalog@usa.net. Nakakalokha! pumunta ako kahapon sa Balic-Balic to watch the concert of Ateneo, Monday pala at hindi Tuesday and concert.

choirmaster: Tama ka diyan, kaya nga di na namin pinatulan ang mga narining namin noon. I think the Chorale just want to defend their side kaya sumagot si Dagobert. Tapos na 'yon at matagal na naming binaon sa limot. Ang mahalaga kasi sa amin eh pareho kaming nakakuha ng mataas na karangalan at naipakita namin na angat ang pilipino sa larangan ng pagkanta.

Hercules2001: hope you can watch the chorale's concert.

sopranina: ano dadalhin mo ba yoong CD ninyo sa concert ng Chorale on Sunday?

[dagobert]

Laki pala ng issue sa Chorale 95 at UPSA 95... kahit ako di ko alam yon... parang nakakatense naman ang thread na to ngayon. [/QUOTE]

yep, very true.

i agree with choirmaster so ibaon na sa limot ang lahat ng kabalintunaan ng nakaraan . . . dead issue na yun . . .

[dagobert]

just trying to catch up . . . i read in the previous threads your discussion about jubilate girls choir of hungary . . . has anyone found a cd yet? bocelli, yaman din lamang na mahilig kang magbibili ng cd sa holland, why don't you contact the arnhem koorfestival organizers if they are still selling the 1995 competition recordings . . . if they do and you want to hear jubilate in their purest form, buy the gregorian chant and children's choir competitions . . . waging-wagi yun!

sino ang may record ng concert ng 1989 madz? yung may tinig, eli! eli!, fire, fire, l'important cest la rose (super si salmineo malaki!), etc. . . . i got my previous record from choirmaster's bro kaso nawala nung lumipat ako ng bahay 4 years ago . . . that's my favorite choral recording (with the dlsuc europe 95) . . . please? kung puede naka-cd na, pay ako . . .

merry christmas to all!

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by dagobert

sino ang may record ng concert ng 1989 madz? yung may tinig, eli! eli!, fire, fire, l'important cest la rose (super si salmineo malaki!), etc. . . . i got my previous record from choirmaster's bro kaso nawala nung lumipat ako ng bahay 4 years ago . . . that's my favorite choral recording (with the dlsuc europe 95) . . . please? kung puede naka-cd na, pay ako . . .

merry christmas to all!

I have the 89/90 MADZ with the ELI ELI, Song of Mary, The Prayer of St. Francis (not the Allan Pote version), Gloria, Tinig ng Lupa, Gabing Payapa, Italian Salad, l'important cest la rose...dont know if its the one you are looking for. Live recording siya. Its in CD format. If you want to copy, email me na lang...

Gosh!...that one was saved from being toasted! :)
Sayang yung christmas CD na batch 87...that didnt escape the flames...hehehe!

[Monteverdi]

TO BOCCELLI

I've downloaded the two versions of Mamayog and here are my thoughts...

but before I plunge into it...

1. I'll refer to them as Mamayog live and Mamayog studio. Kalimutan ko kasi kung ano yung nilagay mo na version 1 and ano version 2.
2. Alam ko kung sino yung dalawang choir na ito.
3. Magkaiba sila kaya dehins ko sasabihin kung sino ang mas maganda...

Mamayog studio...

Ok, first medyo fresh ang interpretation nila...Medyo tama ang rhythm nila kasi napaka 'ethnic' talaga ng dating. Very clean ang singing...remarkable kasi 30+ silang kumanta at medyo controlled na yung somewhat irritable na vibrato nila (which I really abhorred in their previous CD). Very nice tone quality too...very free, very forward and placement... so yung sopranos ang ganda ng brightness nila.

I feel medyo they really wanted to set their interpretation apart. On one hand they did project that PERCUSSIVE sound that was indicated in the score. But then their conductor added things which weren't in the score...like the glissando on "a-kun" in measure 36, eh nothing of the sort was written on the score. Hindi naman masama yun, medyo nagulat lang ako...nice touch nga actually eh.

The footstomp...where was it? sayang kasi essential yun sa pagka exciting ng mamayog :) kaya lang baka sa simbahan o isang stone hall sila nagrecord at walang wooden platform kaya di nila sinamahan ng footstomp yung buong kanta. Nung dinagdag nila towards the end medyo parang corny ang dating kasi parang di sila sure kung gusto nilang gawin or not :)

Shades of Batch 89? I dont think so. Different approach eh. Parang Kobe next Michael. Nahhh. This choir will make its own mark. Sana magpatuloy sila sa pagkanta.

Mamayog live

If im not mistaken this was recorded during an actual competition in Europe. A different interpretation cuz iba yung tempo, iba yung choral tone, iba yung mga bagay na hinaylight ng conductor nila. Besides, 20 lang ata yung kumanta...

The tempo is not 'ethnic'...medyo disco nga yung dating eh kasi napapasayaw ako :) pero maganda ha! Kailangan kasi live eh...kahit pag rock bands, they speed up their songs when they do it live. Besides, napanindigan naman nila kasi very secure ang intonation kahit ganun kabilis ang execution.

Add to the fact that they did it with the footstomp and clapping...though the clapping was not as intricate as what MADZ 89 did. Maganda ang tunog ng footstomp ha... ominous and dark!

Mas type ko ang tunog here somewhat kasi parang hindi youth choir ang kumanta. Ang ganda ng Bass at Tenor sections. Pati yung mga alto parang lalaki ang tunog :) Tapos yung soprano 1 sa measures 25-36 (?) ang ganda ng take , kasi parang nasa kabilang bundok siya...eto yung nice interpretation sa part na yon, kaysa mangibabaw ang soprano 1 sa parteng yun. Ganda talaga ng tunog kasi napaka 'muscular.'

Eto pa lang yung filipino choir na narinig ko na medyo iba ang bigay ng linya. Magaling mag "expand" ng words. Kaya full of vitality ang interpretation nila.

Nice ending too...cuz for a youth choir of 20 singers they were able to achieve a stunning fortissimo at the end plus the very novel footstomp ending! amazing, that must have left the judges with their mouths hanging!

Incindentally, minsan ko lang marinig 'tong choir na ito na mag forte na talagang forte...kahit yung batch ngayon...

Sana magpakinggan ninyo yung sa MADZ 89...isa pa yung matindi!

And as a side note. Both of these choirs performed this song sa folkloric category sa Spittal, Austria...but not on the same year ha! Yung isa first place (folkloric) and the other won third.

[juravit]

any recording of MADZ 89 for sale? yong three volumes?

please e-mail me at kikokalog@usa.net

thanks!!

[dagobert]

I have the 89/90 MADZ with the ELI ELI, Song of Mary, The Prayer of St. Francis (not the Allan Pote version), Gloria, Tinig ng Lupa, Gabing Payapa, Italian Salad, l'important cest la rose...dont know if its the one you are looking for. Live recording siya. Its in CD format. If you want to copy, email me na lang...


yep, monteverdi, i'd like a copy of that . . . how can i get in touch with you? i don't know you but i think we have some mutual friends in the dlsu chorale . . . thanks in advance . . .

[dagobert]

Mamayog live

If im not mistaken this was recorded during an actual competition in Europe. A different interpretation cuz iba yung tempo, iba yung choral tone, iba yung mga bagay na hinaylight ng conductor nila. Besides, 20 lang ata yung kumanta...

The tempo is not 'ethnic'...medyo disco nga yung dating eh kasi napapasayaw ako :) pero maganda ha! Kailangan kasi live eh...kahit pag rock bands, they speed up their songs when they do it live. Besides, napanindigan naman nila kasi very secure ang intonation kahit ganun kabilis ang execution.

Add to the fact that they did it with the footstomp and clapping...though the clapping was not as intricate as what MADZ 89 did. Maganda ang tunog ng footstomp ha... ominous and dark!

Mas type ko ang tunog here somewhat kasi parang hindi youth choir ang kumanta. Ang ganda ng Bass at Tenor sections. Pati yung mga alto parang lalaki ang tunog :) Tapos yung soprano 1 sa measures 25-36 (?) ang ganda ng take , kasi parang nasa kabilang bundok siya...eto yung nice interpretation sa part na yon, kaysa mangibabaw ang soprano 1 sa parteng yun. Ganda talaga ng tunog kasi napaka 'muscular.'

Eto pa lang yung filipino choir na narinig ko na medyo iba ang bigay ng linya. Magaling mag "expand" ng words. Kaya full of vitality ang interpretation nila.

Nice ending too...cuz for a youth choir of 20 singers they were able to achieve a stunning fortissimo at the end plus the very novel footstomp ending! amazing, that must have left the judges with their mouths hanging!

Incindentally, minsan ko lang marinig 'tong choir na ito na mag forte na talagang forte...kahit yung batch ngayon...

Sana magpakinggan ninyo yung sa MADZ 89...isa pa yung matindi!

And as a side note. Both of these choirs performed this song sa folkloric category sa Spittal, Austria...but not on the same year ha! Yung isa first place (folkloric) and the other won third. [/QUOTE]

*********************************

monteverdi: which choir is this?

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by dagobert
Mamayog live

If im not mistaken this was recorded during an actual competition in Europe. A different interpretation cuz iba yung tempo, iba yung choral tone, iba yung mga bagay na hinaylight ng conductor nila. Besides, 20 lang ata yung kumanta...

The tempo is not 'ethnic'...medyo disco nga yung dating eh kasi napapasayaw ako :) pero maganda ha! Kailangan kasi live eh...kahit pag rock bands, they speed up their songs when they do it live. Besides, napanindigan naman nila kasi very secure ang intonation kahit ganun kabilis ang execution.

Add to the fact that they did it with the footstomp and clapping...though the clapping was not as intricate as what MADZ 89 did. Maganda ang tunog ng footstomp ha... ominous and dark!

Mas type ko ang tunog here somewhat kasi parang hindi youth choir ang kumanta. Ang ganda ng Bass at Tenor sections. Pati yung mga alto parang lalaki ang tunog :) Tapos yung soprano 1 sa measures 25-36 (?) ang ganda ng take , kasi parang nasa kabilang bundok siya...eto yung nice interpretation sa part na yon, kaysa mangibabaw ang soprano 1 sa parteng yun. Ganda talaga ng tunog kasi napaka 'muscular.'

Eto pa lang yung filipino choir na narinig ko na medyo iba ang bigay ng linya. Magaling mag "expand" ng words. Kaya full of vitality ang interpretation nila.

Nice ending too...cuz for a youth choir of 20 singers they were able to achieve a stunning fortissimo at the end plus the very novel footstomp ending! amazing, that must have left the judges with their mouths hanging!

Incindentally, minsan ko lang marinig 'tong choir na ito na mag forte na talagang forte...kahit yung batch ngayon...

Sana magpakinggan ninyo yung sa MADZ 89...isa pa yung matindi!

And as a side note. Both of these choirs performed this song sa folkloric category sa Spittal, Austria...but not on the same year ha! Yung isa first place (folkloric) and the other won third.

*********************************

monteverdi: which choir is this?
[/QUOTE]

You should know cuz you were a part of it! :)

[dagobert]

monteverdi: which choir is this?
[/QUOTE]

You should know cuz you were a part of it! :) [/QUOTE]


monteverdi: i see . . . that must be the arnhem competition in 1995 . . . i thought all the while that the faint soprano is a negative part of that record . . . hindi pala . . . thanks!

[toutlescabinets]

my name came from an incident in belgium.basta tout les cabinets (i'm not even sure if its toutes/tout lang) means "all the water closets" ng banyo . in other words lahat ng imbakan ng tubig para sa unidoro.
merry christmas pala sa inyong lahat.
did anybody get 2 watch madz' christmas concerts sa ccp lil theatre? howz?

[garyfab]

Sino nga ba ang naguungkat ng mga tsismis na yan? nagkakagulo lang ang mga tao eh! correct ka dyan choirmameshhhh!!! well I was part of it and all I can say is mabuhay tayong lahat. Hi nga pala sa inyo dyan sa DLSU! Kelan ba ang next performance nyo. Dedma na lang sa mga naguungkat ng isyu dahil ang alam ko ay in good terms ang upsa at DLSU. Hi nga pala kay Michael Purugganan ha?! Merry Christmas nga pala at Happy Harang sa inyong lahat. Sana maisama naman ako!!!! Be discreet ha!? Sana nag-enjoy nga pala ang mga nanood ng concert ng MADZ. Well, bago ang Jingle Bells no! and very tiring pa. Haay naku!! salamat at wala namang maaanghang na salita, kasi baka masaktan ako para sa magkabilang group. Basta be nice sa pag-react no!? At kung sino kaman oops!dati ay magparamdam ka at malaman ko kung mapagkakatiwalaan ang source mo noh!!!? pero tapos nayon at ngayon ang masasabi ko lang eh nag-ggrow ako sa grupo ko! say mo dyan choirmamamesh!! wala akong ibig sabihin ah! baka ma-misinterpret ako. So happy holidays and Hi na lang sa lahat-lahat ng choirs. Hi nga rin pala kay Jojie ng UST, (tama ba ang spelling?). So until next time.

[dagobert]

welcome back, bocelli!

garyfab: yep, that's true . . . wag nang ungkatin ang issue

merry christmas to you all!

[tuningfork]

have u guys heard of the all male group chanticleer? my bro says they're one of the famous groups in the US. haven't heard their CD yet. am buying tom. but my brosays they're really good. try to check them on the

[schatz]

Originally posted by toutlescabinets
my name came from an incident in belgium.basta tout les cabinets (i'm not even sure if its toutes/tout lang) means "all the water closets" ng banyo . in other words lahat ng imbakan ng tubig para sa unidoro.
merry christmas pala sa inyong lahat.
did anybody get 2 watch madz' christmas concerts sa ccp lil theatre? howz?

i think its tous les cabinets... ;) 'cos cabinets is plural, masculin! :D :lol:
but pwede na din ang tout; cos you don't pronounce the last letter... neither with tous nor tout... qui revient ou même...

:)

merry christmas to everyone!

hi to the dlsu chorale! miss ko na kayong lahat :D
boccelli, aidan, genius101 etc.
sarap sana manood ng concert niyo... *sigh*

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by tuningfork
have u guys heard of the all male group chanticleer? my bro says they're one of the famous groups in the US. haven't heard their CD yet. am buying tom. but my brosays they're really good. try to check them on the

Yep. Magaling sila. Very professional. There are 12 singers in Chanticleer. Six are countertenors. But they now call the treble sections Soprano and Alto. In some albums isa lang yung Bass, but you should hear how good that bass singer (Frank Albinder) is and kung paano nya suportahan yung other 11 voices.

Parang King's Singers din ang dating nila...pero mas showbiz at inventive ang King's Singers. Nevertheless get their albums, especially yung Wondrous Love. It contains folk songs culled from around the world...including that Anuna song Dulaman. Sayang di nila sinama pokpok alimpako. Cute nga sila mag chinese song eh.

Maganda rin yung Palestrina Requiem and the Gregorian Chant album. Super nice ng sound nila at ganda ng pagkarecord. Ah yung Spirituals na album maganda rin...especially yung old time religion!

[Monteverdi]

TO DAGOBERT

as regards to the MADZ CD...some people in the chorale know my number, so ask it from them na lang...tapos txt mo ako if ever...ok? :)

[GadoGado]

how about talking about each of our choirs' chaka moments.
have you heard of the ilay gandangan extended remix?
:*)

[dagobert]

Originally posted by GadoGado
how about talking about each of our choirs' chaka moments.
have you heard of the ilay gandangan extended remix?
:*)

hehehehehehe . . . narinig ko na yan . . . eh nakakita na kayo ng interpretative dance for ilay gandangan? (hint: zombie, csb) . . . hehehehehehe

[dagobert]

hi to the dlsu chorale! miss ko na kayong lahat :D
boccelli, aidan, genius101 etc.
sarap sana manood ng concert niyo... *sigh* [/QUOTE]



are you schatz of paris?

[enteng.00]

CruellaDevil

maraming 100x salamat sa piyesa, sana matapos namin yun kahit dalwang buwan nalang ang nalalabi! (lalim ng tagalog) hehehe! di na kami nakasunod sa Manila Pen nung thursday kasi ginabi kami sa cavite, pero ok naman *** mga returns.

naligaw nga pala kami sa balic-balic nung monday, pero worth it naman eh...kahit pa dun sa "aba pong...".

merry christmas and happy vacation! de wala ka sa intercollegiate? wag naman sana!

ardi

i have the pieces na, nakuha ko na kay cruella, sabi niya iba yung nasa cd nila kesa dun sa piyesa and meron ngang nakakalitong part, d ko ma-gets. when r we going to talk about the whole strategies na gagawin natin? ***** early next year, dapat makapag-usap na tayong lahat...yung problema kay adviser eh medyo ok na...wag na sanang lumala pa...ngayon lang ako uli naka-pag log in kasi gabigabi nga po yung carolling namin sa kung saan saang lugar...inabot pa namin ang cavite...cge po!

di ba kayo talaga pwede sa kasal ni ate bukas? anyway, basta tawag nalang ako...

merry christmas and sana manalo tayo!

ang R.T. nakadisplay na sa table ng Science! ang lakilaki!

[schatz]

Originally posted by dagobert
are you schatz of paris?

yup! da wan and only! :D
/whois dagobert? are you L or JL?

[ICE^^]

wala lang....just wanna try this out na coz tagal kong finigure out kung paano maglogg-in eh ganito lang pala....baka nga mali pa ako eh!!!:)whatever...enjoy habang ako enjoy sa kakabasa!:)

[ICE^^]

"BULAAN UG BULAAN,ANG TAGBALAY NGA GI AWITAN...
AWIT NG HALANDUMON SA TANANG PASKO MAGMALIPAYON...
BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM........"

MALIGAYANG PASKO SA INYONG LAHAT!!!!!!!

[JohnnyBBad]

Omigosh, may nakanood ng concert sa Balic-Balic?!!! >:( EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWW sobrang disaster yung Aba po!!!! As in, mega-off yung girls sa opening section kaya hininto ni Joel tapos binigay ulit yung pitches - SCARY!!!

Anyway, I got to meet some of the Chorale people at Pen/Glorietta last night. Bocelli. finally we got to see each other in person :) Good luck sa mga performances ninyo. I hope to get to watch your Feb concert - sana dehins tumama sa Bamboo Organ Festival.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU GUYS!!!

MABUHAY ANG MGA FILIPINO CHOIRS!!!!

[Palestrain]

tuningfork: You buy the Chanticleers' CD with the song that has "Go to the well" in it's refrain. (sang 'go to the weoll') Galing non, grabe. ;)

[cross_over]

Merry Christmas sa inyong lahat...
please post in coming performances from whatever group you belong...

[Genius101]

Merry Christmas to all choirpeeps!!!

[schatz]

merry christmas to everyone! :D

[JohnnyBBad]

Hmmmmm Chorale guys, would you have a piece of this certain arrangement of Angels We Have Eard on High that this Caloocan choir used to sing when it was under Sir Boy?

And does any PExer have a piece of the Carpenter ditty "It's Christmas and time for a carol balah, blah, blah?" I've heard a choir or two sing the chorus part that appears in the middle of Karen Carpenter's solo in that song.

Yun lang....

[Boccelli]

Hey Y'all..

what up... It was great seeing you JohnnyBBadd and Cruella... too bad that we weren't able to catch up sa performance niyo sa Pen... kasi naman yung mga ibang tao jan mali ang tinext sa akin..

anyhoo... ok naman yung mini Xmas concert namin.. natatawa lang ako kasi nakalimutan ko na yung lyrics ng ibang songs... grabe i feel so old at 22...

We sang Hallelujiah Chorus... weird coz we're a small choir pero it sounded great, if i can say so myself...

JBB... sabihin mo kay Sopranina ang laki ng utang niya sa akin.... =) i saw pa naman a few other ACGC people and i was asking where she was... Di ko tuloy madadala sa states yung CD.... sabi niyo magpopost kayo ng songs na MP3...
Hi na lang sa Pres niyo.. si May Anne pa rin ba?(damn i can't seem to get her name right spelling wise)

take care.. back to arctic temperatures nanaman ako... AYOKO NA!!!

[Monteverdi]

TO BOCCELLI

I heard that the Chorale's performance of the Hallelujah Chorus was really great. Kahit si Tita Letty bilib na bilib!

Ikaw ba yung tenor sa Ilay Gandangan that the Chorale sung sa Rotterdam (which is part of the World Choral Symposium disc)?...now that is trully funky! :)

Look for the Mendelssohn CD of the RIAS Kammerchor...maganda siya.

[ICE^^]

TUNINGFORK!!!!!!basta yung medyas ko sa dollar store ha!!!!!!!!:)wen will u b back? hope ull get to buy good shoes at the payless shoe store.....bili ako sayo ...liit mo lang patong ha!!!!!!!!Ingat ka dyan and Godbless!!!!!!




MELIKRISMAS TU OOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!

[ICE^^]

ebribadi dali pabilikayo diyan kay tuningfork.....yaman niyan....paguwi niya dami niyang pasalubong!!!!!!(eheeheheheh....benta!)

[Boccelli]

MONTEVERDI...

Sayang nga at di mo narinig... nakakabaliw yung Hallelujiah Chorus... at I think 17 or 18 lang kami pero ang tunog eh pang 30 - 40... galing nga eh...

Im the tenor in Ilay pero why do you say na funky sya?(yung Rotterdam performance)

Im back in chicago... =(

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by Boccelli
MONTEVERDI...

Sayang nga at di mo narinig... nakakabaliw yung Hallelujiah Chorus... at I think 17 or 18 lang kami pero ang tunog eh pang 30 - 40... galing nga eh...

Im the tenor in Ilay pero why do you say na funky sya?(yung Rotterdam performance)

Im back in chicago... =(



If im not mistaken alam ko kung kaninong interpretation naka model yung Hallelujah chorus ninyo...sa Monteverdi Choir! Narinig mo na ba yun?

Ang daming kwento ni AJ sa akin...ang ganda raw ng pagkanta ng Alma Mater song...hehehe :)

Bakit funky? Siguro for lack of a better word... :) seriously, kasi when I heard it, kakaiba siya na funny pero ang cute. Pati yung glissando sa dulo ng lines...galing!

The best ilay i've heard...before, gusto ko talaga yung interpretation ni Sir Fidel with UST batch 1993...intense kasi eh...yung others that ive heard are Canticle and DLSU 95, ok but didnt really match what the the Singers did in terms of fierceness...ang bilis kc...kay Sir Boy medyo mabagal...

But when i heard yung nasa WCS CD...di ko matiis na hiramin sa kanya yung CD...ang galing talaga eh! Stunning yung climactic part...wish ko ako yung nag coconduct nun time na yun kasi wow! malinis na intense na sobrang ganda ng tone... ang sarap niya pakinggan...

OK yung sound talaga ng chorale during this time... do you have other live recordings of your performances during this period?

[harangking]

Aba'y nakalipas na ang pasko at magpapalit na ang taon, sige pa rin ang daldal nyo tungkol sa mga napanalunan ng mga choir/s nyo at napanalunan ng iba, sino ang tumalo kanino, sino ang nag-judge doon, kebs! At ano naman ang pakialam nila kung i-post nyo dito ang mga awards nila at may makukuha ba naman kayo in return? Meron pala, because you are feeding your insecured egos (batu-bato sa langit tamaan wag magagalit, peace!). Sana kung gaano kayo kagaling dumaldal dito, ganon din kayo kagaling kumanta! Oo, alam nyo nga lahat yung sa iba, e yung sa inyo, alam nyo kaya? Wala na ba kayong magandang ipo-post dito maliban sa mga contests and competitions? Yung mga sinusulat nyo may mga mali naman at kulang-kulang, basta masabi lang na may naisulat, sige na. Kaya quiet na lang at huwag magdunung-dunungan. Post something more interesting, more intellectual at hindi yung mga kinopya nyo lang sa likod ng mga programmes na inaamag na o dinown-load sa internet. Puro mamayog akun naman ang alam. Nanalo na yan no!
Ang payo ko lang, just sing, do your part and shut up.
I think winning is just the product, but people dont look and see the efforts that a singer excerts, nor the processes during preparations. Gumagaling tayo at ang mga choirs natin during rehearsals, because we work hard before contests and concerts. We sacrifice and dedicate ourselves to the choral art, and NOT because of having a good conductor in front of you kung saan ka nakatutok mula umpisa hanggang matapos ang anchor number nyo(ooops!), or praying for a "coro miraculoso" chuva. Walang magic sa choral singing. Don't sit on your laurels. Remember, "when you have reached the top, there's no other way but to go down."
Hoooy, magbagong buhay na tayo, bagong taon na!!!

P E A C E and H A P P Y N E W Y E A R T O A L L ! ! !

[GadoGado]

Originally posted by harangking
Aba'y nakalipas na ang pasko at magpapalit na ang taon, sige pa rin ang daldal nyo tungkol sa mga napanalunan ng mga choir/s nyo at napanalunan ng iba, sino ang tumalo kanino, sino ang nag-judge doon, kebs! At ano naman ang pakialam nila kung i-post nyo dito ang mga awards nila at may makukuha ba naman kayo in return? Meron pala, because you are feeding your insecured egos (batu-bato sa langit tamaan wag magagalit, peace!). Sana kung gaano kayo kagaling dumaldal dito, ganon din kayo kagaling kumanta! Oo, alam nyo nga lahat yung sa iba, e yung sa inyo, alam nyo kaya? Wala na ba kayong magandang ipo-post dito maliban sa mga contests and competitions? Yung mga sinusulat nyo may mga mali naman at kulang-kulang, basta masabi lang na may naisulat, sige na. Kaya quiet na lang at huwag magdunung-dunungan. Post something more interesting, more intellectual at hindi yung mga kinopya nyo lang sa likod ng mga programmes na inaamag na o dinown-load sa internet. Puro mamayog akun naman ang alam. Nanalo na yan no!
Ang payo ko lang, just sing, do your part and shut up.
I think winning is just the product, but people dont look and see the efforts that a singer excerts, nor the processes during preparations. Gumagaling tayo at ang mga choirs natin during rehearsals, because we work hard before contests and concerts. We sacrifice and dedicate ourselves to the choral art, and NOT because of having a good conductor in front of you kung saan ka nakatutok mula umpisa hanggang matapos ang anchor number nyo(ooops!), or praying for a "coro miraculoso" chuva. Walang magic sa choral singing. Don't sit on your laurels. Remember, "when you have reached the top, there's no other way but to go down."
Hoooy, magbagong buhay na tayo, bagong taon na!!!

P E A C E and H A P P Y N E W Y E A R T O A L L ! ! !
tama ka harangking, excited na ko sa voice lesson. (ngek bumati pa, chenke!!!)

choral peeps have you heard rautavaara's credo, interesting siya. check it out at http://www.winternet.com/~terrym/track15.mp3

[Edited by GadoGado on 12-28-2000 at 10:55 PM]

[garyfab]

Well ang masasabi ko lang eh! Happy New Year and the next year be a "masagana" year para sa lahat ng choirs! Sana manalo lahat ng sasali sa competitions next year kung may nagbabalak dyan! ( Syempre given na yung competition ng Ateneo noh!!! Baka pati ako eh! ma-award pa!) O syasya, mag-ingat sa mga paputok at lalung-lalo na sa paputok na nakabubuhay!!! Cheeeenkeeee!! ika nga!

[Boccelli]

Hey Y'all...

Happy New Year and hopefully this year would be fruitful for all the filipino choirs who are competing!!!... Good luck to ACGC... JBB... galingan niyo... it was great chatting with you in Fridays... hi na rin to the others I was able to chat with!!!... it was fun to meet you all in a different environment!...

Take care y'all!

[tuningfork]

happy new year sa inyo lahat at oo nga, God Bless sa mga choirs na cocompete. sana di lang manalo sa competition kundi maparamdam sa mga manonood ang mga mensahe sa ating mga kanta. diba?

bocelli: sa chicago ka pala. ko din andito. bakasyon. lamig pala ng lugar nyo. nyway, happy new year.

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by tuningfork
happy new year sa inyo lahat at oo nga, God Bless sa mga choirs na cocompete. sana di lang manalo sa competition kundi maparamdam sa mga manonood ang mga mensahe sa ating mga kanta. diba?

bocelli: sa chicago ka pala. ko din andito. bakasyon. lamig pala ng lugar nyo. nyway, happy new year.

Ah talaga .. until when? Contact me thru here so we can meet up sometime.. i can take you around...

[tuningfork]

bocelli: ill be staying here till the 19th. send me mail so i could give u my #. thanks 4 the invitation. would really love to go around the place. btw, u know any store specializing in classical stuffs: cds, pieces, etc? n stores that have these stuffs on sale. hehehe. alam mo naman ang pinoy, sale talaga ang hanap. mail me ok. tnx.

[papabur]

hey there!!! it's been a while since i last posted...mas masarap kasing magbasa(he-3X)manigong bagong taon sa ating lahat...ACGC, we wish you all the best this year!!!

schatz: kmusta na? hows paris? heard ur going home on july of this year? how true is this? :) narinig ko lang sa bespren mo na boypren ng prend ko-gets? and take note...hindi ako si dagobert :) hope to see you soon!

boccelli: nice to hear from you again. thanks for calling kanina...anyway, miss ka na namin dito kse its just one day na nakagimik tayo. basta hataw ulit pagbalik mo sa march. see you soon!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

[ganda!]

hello everyone!! happy new year! grabe, tapos na ang christmas season at hindi ko man lang ito na feel! next season.. VALENTINE's na! watch kayo ng valentine's concert ng chorale, ha?! feb. 24, 7 pm, sa philam! tickets.. P150 each. cheap lang, noh!?! warning lang sa mga manonood.. don't expect anything bibo, okay! hope to see you guys there!

[juravit]

Happy three kings!

Kelan nga yoong concert ng Philippine Chamber choir sa San Beda? How much is the ticket?

thanks!!!!!

[choirmaster]

Originally posted by choirmaster

Please don't forget the concert of Phil. Chamber Choir on January 13, 7:30 pm at the San Beda College Chapel, featuring the Rachmaninoff Vespers op. 37. Free admission.

[chOirbOy`]

Hiya peeps!!

finally got the 'nerve' to post here... at least now eh wala ng 'crap' dito..

CHOIR"MOWTHER"'!!!! ---> Mwaaaah! *beso*, *hug*, musta ka na?? Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY sa 'yo!!na copy mo na ba yung Penderecki CD ko?? sowi kung inde ko pa soli yung CD mo na ng New Israeli ha.. 'lam ko na dehins mo pa rinig yun eh. musta na PCC?? musta na silang 'masho-shoray'? miss ko na kayong lahat!!! watch ako nang Vespers nyo sa Beda, soli ko na dun CDs mo....

JOHNNYbBAD---> 'tol, musta na?? o ayan nandito na din ako, at least, inde man kita makita sa IRC eh makapag post ako dito 4 my convenience....ano, tuloy ka ba dito sa haus ko ngayong sunday (jan 7 2001)??? txt mo sa kin ha!!

MONTEVERDI----> hiya! nice meeting you last Wed. sana kita ulit tayo soon for some more interesting discussions on choral-ek.. btw, nabili mo na ba yung 'Paulus' conducted ni Herrewhege?? nasave mo ba yung CD ko nung all-female choir??
how about the Chanticleer CD?? ashes na ba yung Arvo Part ko?? hayaan mo,tulad ni choirmama, open ko din ang collection ko 4 ur copying pleasure...hehe..

TO ALL PEx Choraliers---> Hi sa inyong lahat!! inde ko alam kung sino yung iba pang kilala ko sa inyo.. at kung wala man eh sana, makilala ko KAYONG LAHAT> >> HAPPY NEW YEAR sa inyo.

PS.
ne1 interested in 'contemporary a-cappella', check this out: http://www.casa.org...

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by choirmaster
Originally posted by choirmaster

Please don't forget the concert of Phil. Chamber Choir on January 13, 7:30 pm at the San Beda College Chapel, featuring the Rachmaninoff Vespers op. 37. Free admission.



I really think that the best Philippine University-based choir is the _____________....

Ngek, of course not. After reading most of the threads, I dare not utter a name for fear of an AWARD....

CHOIRMASTER: Kamusta na Mama??? Tampo naman ako sa yo at hindi ka man lamang nag-email about this bulletin board chuva. Natanggap mo ba yung CD ng Swedish Radio Choir (at kilala mo ang naging "matalik" kong kaibigan na galing sa swedish radio choir) na pinadala ko sa yo thru "secret-chuva" last year???? or is it more than a year na???? Congrats nga pala sa performance ng PCC on Vespers. Marami na bang bagong members na hindi ko kilala sa PCC? Padalhan mo naman ako ng recording chu! O, ayan. Join na rin ako ditesh! (By the way, the swedish singer is still in Ohio and I still get to talk to him every once in a while). Kausap ko lang ang Boyongchuva sa phone kanina and he told me to log on nga dito at interesante nga raw. Sino pa ba ang mga kakilala ko rito????

ARDI: Hello, my beautiful friend chuchu. Kilala mo pa ako? Clue, clue: Phillip E. of HongKong (nasa Thailand na nga pala sya as of 1999, i think). Musta na BEAUTY QUEEN??? Join na rin ako ditesh.

HARANG-KING: Kamusta na pare??? Musta na ang BASS section ng PCC when I left you there ? May bago ka na bang friend in our section??? Aba, balita ko eh jumoin ka raw sa ACGC tour sa Tolosa. Ikaw talaga, kapag freemity eh join ka. :) Kilala mo pa ba ako?

JOHNNYBBAD: ATEEEEHHH!!! Congrats sa iyong choral singing career. Akala ko eh nag-australia ka, anong nangyari? Join ka pa rin pala sa ACGC kahit matagal ka nang wala sa ating alma mater. I wonder how you blend with a choir now that you're an opera singer, ETCHOS! Padalhan mo naman ako ng cds nyo. Kilala mo ako... think MALAYA DAYS.... Hehehe... and Hello from Nueva York. Ang dami kong hindi maidentify dito... hindi ko siguro talaga sila kilala. Andito ba si Robin?

HAPPY NEW YEAR and PEACE TO EVERYBODY.

[Palestrain]

Dina Sumising: Galing naman. Wala na kaming balita sa yo. Bigla ka na lang sisipot dito at obvious na obvious naman kung sino ka. Wala ka bang masalihang choir diyan? So how's the new yorker? Well, bahala ka nang manghula kung sino ako. ;) I just hope you're doing fine over there. (as Chopa is doing fine over here.) Sige, balitaan mo kami ha.

[schatz]

Originally posted by papabur
schatz: kmusta na? hows paris? heard ur going home on july of this year? how true is this? :) narinig ko lang sa bespren mo na boypren ng prend ko-gets? and take note...hindi ako si dagobert :) hope to see you soon!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

papabur hello! ;)
i'm doing fine, just have a bad flu though!
i tried calling you this afternoon... but your phone was out of reach... sayang! :( next time ulit!
paris is still the same... COLD and WINDY! :zzz:
i'll be home sometime this year, can't tell when... basta; either july or december 2001! :D
see yah soon! *hug*

ei juravit!
i tried calling you as well... :( hirap niyong ma contact ha! :grrr: kamusta ka na?

boccelli!
sorry ha... i got disconnected... tapos tinawag ako ni mama for dinner... next time ulit!? :angel:

Bonne Année! :o

[asco]

May concert daw ang PCC sa San Beda January 13 (this Friday na pala). Uulitin nila yung Vespers na ginawa nila sa Cosmopolitan church. Free Admission daw, pero may voluntary contribution after the end of the concert. Sana hindi na ma-award ang mga sop 2 hehehehe....

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by Palestrain
Dina Sumising: Galing naman. Wala na kaming balita sa yo. Bigla ka na lang sisipot dito at obvious na obvious naman kung sino ka. Wala ka bang masalihang choir diyan? So how's the new yorker? Well, bahala ka nang manghula kung sino ako. ;) I just hope you're doing fine over there. (as Chopa is doing fine over here.) Sige, balitaan mo kami ha.

Hope to see you in May. Mukhang kilala rin kita. Beeelat!!!!

Rest muna ako sa mga choirs choirs but after reading all these threads, parang may naignite na fire in me to look for a good choir here. We'll see. I will let you know.

By the way, since bongga ang screen name mo ditesh (PALESTRAIN), perhaps you'd find it interesting that I jusy borrowed this CD entitled Missa Lauda Sion by Palestrina (conducted by Maarten Michielsen, sikat ba yan, choirmaster???). Syrempre, may i asa ako na makakajoin ako sa singing since Lauda Sion is one of the first pieces I learned with the ACGC when I joined in '89. But no! Same theme and tune of Lauda Sion but it is a whole mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo ... Agnus Dei I & II). Pero nakakaaliw na rin at magaling ang singing group (9 singers only), dahil may nangyayari sa mga diff. movements (hindi ba Choirmother?). Kajoin din sa CD and Clemens Non Papa - Requiem. Yun lang muna and till next.

[choirmaster]

Dina Sumising:

Alam mo, nag-retire na ako sa thread na ito, kasi nabo-bore na ako sa kanilang sino-kaya-dapat-ang-umakyat-sa-stage-para-kunin-ang-prix-de-public-prize na discussions. Para namang napakalaki ng premyo na yon! Pero since nandito ka, I will come out of hibernayshen. Oo, ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit ko ginagawa ang Vespers ngayon, magmula nung ipinadala mo ang Tonu Kaljuste Vespers CD mo sa akin. Habang patagal din ng patagal, lalong hindi ko nagugustuhan ang interpretation niya, hanggang sa hindi ko na nagustuhan at all ang buong CD, including balance of voices and interpretation. Sorry! Pero yun ang simula ng interes ko sa Vespers.

Have to go, I have a class sa AILM. Adios!

[harangking]

Dina Sumising: Musta na 'pre! Long time no hear a! Buti naman at naligaw ka dine. I still sing with PCC, ok pa naman ang section natin dahil medyo nachugi na ang mga madidilim ang iyong paligid. Tama ba na di ka na sumising? O baka naman nagshift ka na ng career, at karaoke queen ka na ngayon ang beauty mo with matching microphone left and right and at the back, chinky!
I have friends and relatives there at the apple at baka nasasalubong mo na at nakakausap, ikumusta mo na lang ako.
Isasakal na ang best friend mo at i am very honored to be her abay. Mahilig din pala sa puti ang kaibigan natin, chinky ulit!
Bahala na sa mga plano for this year, basta mahirap magsalita ng tapos, marami pang mangyayari. Pero sa totoo lang, ayoko na dito sa Pinas, nakakaburaot ang mga utaw!
Anong malay mo, baka one of these days e mag-disappearing act na lang ako at goodbye sintang bayan. Ang mga press realease!
O hala hige, kumusta na lang kay kumpadreng Bill.
Chill!

[Monteverdi]

Hi Choirmaster :)

Looking forward na ako sa concert ninyo sa 13. Goodluck! Do you have a recording of Bach's Mass in B minor by the RIAS Kammerchor conducted by Rene Jacobs? Curious lang ako sa result eh...choirboy was able to convince me to listen again to JE Gardiner's recording. Nung una kong binili yon, i listened to it once at tinabi ko na...sa kwarto pa ng kapatid ko (kaya di nasunog). I didnt like the shrillness of the sound. Pero nung nagkausap kami ni choirboy, nagbago na yung tingin ko...thrilling naman siya!

And there's this Britten war requiem im supposed to get in tower...the one conducted by Britten himself and has excerpts of his rehearsals... KUNG SINO MAN ANG KUMUHA NUN SA TOWER...swerte mo, naunahan mo ako :lol:

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by choirmaster
Dina Sumising:

Alam mo, nag-retire na ako sa thread na ito, kasi nabo-bore na ako sa kanilang sino-kaya-dapat-ang-umakyat-sa-stage-para-kunin-ang-prix-de-public-prize na discussions. Para namang napakalaki ng premyo na yon! Pero since nandito ka, I will come out of hibernayshen. Oo, ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit ko ginagawa ang Vespers ngayon, magmula nung ipinadala mo ang Tonu Kaljuste Vespers CD mo sa akin. Habang patagal din ng patagal, lalong hindi ko nagugustuhan ang interpretation niya, hanggang sa hindi ko na nagustuhan at all ang buong CD, including balance of voices and interpretation. Sorry! Pero yun ang simula ng interes ko sa Vespers.

Have to go, I have a class sa AILM. Adios!

Matarush pa rin ang Choirmaster!!!!! Hindi ko tuloy maisip kung anong mga effects ang ginawa mo sa Vespers ni K. Sergei (charing!) at based sa mga remarks eh truly remarkable. Haaaayyyy.... bongga ka talaga mother. Eh yung Psalm of Repentance CD of the Swedish Radio Choir, na soloista si swede singer, ginivesung ko sa iyo yun ah. New released yun ha, wag isnabin. Na-appreciate mo ba? I wonder kung ready na ang filipino-audience sa klaseng music na yon.

Pagbigyan mo na mother ang mga nagreak sa prix-du-public. Award na rin yon, hindi ba? Tutoo ba na yun yung award sa pinakamalakas ang palakpak ng audience?

Again, congratulations mother sa iyong performance of Vespers and pakirecord naman ako ng makalisten ako dito. What's this I heard na you will be conducting the Wintersession of the WYC? True ba itesh?

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by harangking
Dina Sumising: Musta na 'pre! Long time no hear a! Buti naman at naligaw ka dine. I still sing with PCC, ok pa naman ang section natin dahil medyo nachugi na ang mga madidilim ang iyong paligid. Tama ba na di ka na sumising? O baka naman nagshift ka na ng career, at karaoke queen ka na ngayon ang beauty mo with matching microphone left and right and at the back, chinky!
I have friends and relatives there at the apple at baka nasasalubong mo na at nakakausap, ikumusta mo na lang ako.
Isasakal na ang best friend mo at i am very honored to be her abay. Mahilig din pala sa puti ang kaibigan natin, chinky ulit!
Bahala na sa mga plano for this year, basta mahirap magsalita ng tapos, marami pang mangyayari. Pero sa totoo lang, ayoko na dito sa Pinas, nakakaburaot ang mga utaw!
Anong malay mo, baka one of these days e mag-disappearing act na lang ako at goodbye sintang bayan. Ang mga press realease!
O hala hige, kumusta na lang kay kumpadreng Bill.
Chill!

Harangking!!!! Glad to hear from you. yes, di na muna ako sumising ditesh at alam mo naman dito, paramihan ng utaw sa choirs. But we'll see. Tapos na yung tinake kong course eh so may free time na.

Kailan ba ang exact date ng pagpapatali? Korek ka dyan, afamista ang ster soprano friend ko tulad ko.

Nawala na ang mga Freddie Aguilars (madilim ang iyong paligid) sa PCC? Ay, bongga! Wala pa rin bang nadagdag na mataray na soprano 2s ng hindi na maaward?

I will write again. Alas onse na ditesh at meron pa akong doctor's appointment tomorrow.

So glad to hear from you and Choirmaster. Si Ardi (Beauty Queen), madalas ba yan rito?

Later!

[Boccelli]

To Choirmother...

Sorry po sa mga previous messages and discussions about Who-Won-The-Award-Chenke!

Sana po ay mapatawad na ako!... Veneration ako sayo!!!

Anyhoo, I wish I know everyone here. Kakainggit naman at magkakakilala kayong mga vivocious magsing!

As for joining choirs, I saw this choral group here in Chicago pero nakakatakot magjoin kasi wiz ang gamit ng vibrato sa group. Pero they sound good na rin.

Choirmother.. pa rate naman kung ok ang tunog nila... heto yung site kung saan makakagetch ng konting songs by them..

http://francais.artists.mp3s.com/artists/61/chicago_choral_artists.html

I want to join a group here kasi eh... PLEASE.. thanks!!!

Monteverdi... how are you? Haven't heard from you in a while ah.. wala ka bang mga ipopost na magandang arrangements sa Yahoo briefcase mo?

Did you get the RIAS Mendelssohn CD already?

[harangking]

Dina Sumising: Yees, tuluyan nang dumilim ang mga paligid nila nang machugi sila. At susunod na ang mga blink na soprano 2s na hindi tumatama ang nota. Bilang na ang mga araw nila at good luck na lang sa kanilang singing careers.
I think ang sakal ng ating friend ay sa April, ma tu clori kung kailan ang exact date. Basta ang alam ko, maraming liligaya sa ating mga choral singers pagsapit ng ng Abril. Ang mga press release!
O sya sya padilla!

[Monteverdi]

Originally posted by Boccelli

Monteverdi... how are you? Haven't heard from you in a while ah.. wala ka bang mga ipopost na magandang arrangements sa Yahoo briefcase mo?

Did you get the RIAS Mendelssohn CD already?

Di mo nabalitaan na ashes na ang cd collection ko? check mo mga page 16 or 17... so di na ako makapost ng mga bagong kanta!

Yes I have that Mendelssohn CD...finally, a nice reference for aspiring choral conductors...I reviewed that disc at length sa amazon.com :)

That was the CD in my discman when my room got toasted... :)

I've heard that one of our choirs made the mistake of not doing the quartet solo in Jauchzet Dem Herrn Alle Welt... they sang that part with the whole choir...they were given deductions because of it...sayang, to think that this was during one of those big, major international choral competitions... they didn't win premio de publico this time :)

Pero collect na uli ako ng CD noh!...bad trip lang ang harmonia mundi P575 na isang CD! Si Erap kasi eh...

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by Monteverdi
Di mo nabalitaan na ashes na ang cd collection ko? check mo mga page 16 or 17... so di na ako makapost ng mga bagong kanta!

Yes I have that Mendelssohn CD...finally, a nice reference for aspiring choral conductors...I reviewed that disc at length sa amazon.com :)

That was the CD in my discman when my room got toasted... :)

I've heard that one of our choirs made the mistake of not doing the quartet solo in Jauchzet Dem Herrn Alle Welt... they sang that part with the whole choir...they were given deductions because of it...sayang, to think that this was during one of those big, major international choral competitions... they didn't win premio de publico this time :)

Pero collect na uli ako ng CD noh!...bad trip lang ang harmonia mundi P575 na isang CD! Si Erap kasi eh...

MONTEVERDI

OO nga pala no.. nakalimutan ko na. Pero gusto ko nung RIAS na Mendelssohn ... please.... Yung 100 and 93 na Psalms.

Kilala ko yang choir na yan. Nakausap ko nga yung isang member when I asked kung aling part yung kakantahin niya sa section na yun ng piece. Actually its an OCTET kasi 8 voices yung part na yun.

Hey, check mo nga pala yung sinulat ko for choirmaster and click on that link. Pakinggan mo yung group and tell me kung ano ang masasabi mo. Im planning to audition sa group nila eh. Scary lang kasi they are all so much older than me.

[ardi]

DINA SUMISING -- lowla! kumusta na. beautiful ka pa rin ba. super slim pa rin. ang ganda mo talaga miss usa. tagal na rin akong wa write ditrels kasi vc na naman ang lowla mo dito sa land of the smiles -- the Philippines. (ika nga ni Maricar Mendoza during the parade of nations sa Miss U.)o zya zya padilla. kazi sleefagus na ako. marami pa akong labahin bukas. :p::girl::silly:

[choirmaster]

DINA SUMISING:

Yeeees, natanggap ko ang Schnittke Psalms of Repentance. Maganda rin siya. Meron na akong piyesa, pinakuha ko kay Jeffrey Ching all the way from London. Yan ang susunod ko na project ekk. Also, PCC is preparing to go to Singapore in August, with an all Asian and Filipino repertoire.

Hindi ka ba bibisita dito sa amin? Miss ka na namin ekk... wala ka bang balak umuwi?

Hello nga pala kay Boyong, na alam kong nagbabasa ng PEx, pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nag-gra-grand entrance... Hoy Oyang! Ano pa'ng hinihintay mo?

Hello rin kay Frau Leonor de Jesus Dietz, na inabot ng apat na oras sa Dzermany para lang basahin lahat ng basura natin ditrels... Dahling, Du weisst schon was werde passieren in May... es tut mir wirklich leid, dass ich nach Deutschland nicht kommen koennte, aber ich glaube Du weisst schon warum.

[pyket]

welcome back!!! (with matching sinasamba-kita rituals)

gudlak po sa sabado, choirmaster!!! manonood kami nina beverage at powerpuffghurl at si ginoong giddy bendicion na rin pala (plus other hinatak namin people). i can't wait.

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by choirmaster
DINA SUMISING:

Yeeees, natanggap ko ang Schnittke Psalms of Repentance. Maganda rin siya. Meron na akong piyesa, pinakuha ko kay Jeffrey Ching all the way from London. Yan ang susunod ko na project ekk. Also, PCC is preparing to go to Singapore in August, with an all Asian and Filipino repertoire.

Hindi ka ba bibisita dito sa amin? Miss ka na namin ekk... wala ka bang balak umuwi?

Hello nga pala kay Boyong, na alam kong nagbabasa ng PEx, pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nag-gra-grand entrance... Hoy Oyang! Ano pa'ng hinihintay mo?

Hello rin kay Frau Leonor de Jesus Dietz, na inabot ng apat na oras sa Dzermany para lang basahin lahat ng basura natin ditrels... Dahling, Du weisst schon was werde passieren in May... es tut mir wirklich leid, dass ich nach Deutschland nicht kommen koennte, aber ich glaube Du weisst schon warum.


CHOEURMERE:

Oh, my my. Bongga! Tingnan ko kung matook ng audience ang Schnittke's Psalm of Repentance. For my taste eh napakadilim ng mood, at dissonant ang mga tones most of the time. Well, kung sabagay, ang mga repertoire nga naman sa PCC eh OVEERRRR sa pagkadifficult. Meron akong nameet ditest na amerikano na chorally inclined ng kaunti at dinownload ko yung Hymn of St. Cecilia sa Napster for him to hear. Naloka sya at mukhang hindi naappreciate ang song ng husto. Gusto kong sabihin, nakanta namin yan sa Pilipinas with the PCC, fight ka?

I tried calling Boyongchuva last night, no answer ang workphone,homephone,cellphone. Tatawagan ko maya-maya ng maggrand entrance na rin ditesh.

I am very glad na makakatour ang PCC to Singapore, freemity ba yan? Dapat dalhin mo ang PCC sa World Chorale Symposium nang malowka silang lahat!

In as much as I would like to magbalikbayan, mukhang in 2 years time pa. Sa bilis ng panahon eh, I'll be rehearsing again with you guys very soon. Paki-hi nga ako sa mga kakilala ko pang members like especially to the Primadonna soprano 1s of PCC. Si Sir Joel ba eh kajoin pa rin? Hi din kay Ella, Sandy, etc. etc.

O, sya muna. Ang request ko uli (join na rin si Boyong), recordings of PCC performances. I can't believe na naiwan ko dyan sa Pinas ko yung tape recording of our concert sa Philamlife. Kainis.

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by harangking
Dina Sumising: Yees, tuluyan nang dumilim ang mga paligid nila nang machugi sila. At susunod na ang mga blink na soprano 2s na hindi tumatama ang nota. Bilang na ang mga araw nila at good luck na lang sa kanilang singing careers.
I think ang sakal ng ating friend ay sa April, ma tu clori kung kailan ang exact date. Basta ang alam ko, maraming liligaya sa ating mga choral singers pagsapit ng ng Abril. Ang mga press release!
O sya sya padilla!


HARANGKING:

Hahahahah!!! Bakit bading na bading ka na ngayon? Ang effects nga naman ng powers ni Choirmaster!!! Ilan na ba ang PCC members ngayon? Nalolowka kami ni Boyong sa mga comments mo. Nalaos ang aming lenggwahe ditesh.

At naintriga naman ako sa press release mo pagsapit ng Abril. Sino pa ba ang mga liligaya? Hmmmm :)

[Dina Sumising]

Originally posted by ardi
DINA SUMISING -- lowla! kumusta na. beautiful ka pa rin ba. super slim pa rin. ang ganda mo talaga miss usa. tagal na rin akong wa write ditrels kasi vc na naman ang lowla mo dito sa land of the smiles -- the Philippines. (ika nga ni Maricar Mendoza during the parade of nations sa Miss U.)o zya zya padilla. kazi sleefagus na ako. marami pa akong labahin bukas. :p::girl::silly:

ARDI: BEAUTY QUEEN!!!! Kamusta na ang original Beauty Queen? Before anything else, may I congratulate you muna for your wonderful arrangement of Bituing Walang Ningning na sining na raw ng MADZ (back-to-back concert with the ACGC). Akala ko ba eh may exclusive rights sa piyesang yan ang UPLB chorale? Hmmmm...... :) Anyway, bongga daw ang piece I heard sa board, well what do I expect nga naman diba coming from u? Charot!

O anong mga harang ngayon? Hindi ka pa babalik ng Italia? Magetch nga ang email mo kay Choirmaster nang makachika pa ng marami.

Later arre!

[choirmaster]

BOCCELLI: Tried downloading the mp3, kaya lang may problem yata ako with my phone line, parating mabagal ang ekk... o baka naman sa hinayupak na infocom ang problema. Anyway, will try to hear asap.

DINA SUMISING: We rehearsed the vespers yesterday... okay ang umpisa, pumuputok na naman ang butse ko sa bandang huli. Kasi naman, ang mga MEDIOCRE and BARRIOTIC attitudes... bahala na si batman sa saturday.

HARANGKING: Ang mga press release! Baka maudlot!

SOPRANINA: Balita ko... hehehe... pero nabalitaan mo na ba?... ikaw, bahala ka... getsh mo?

Does anyone know kung kailan ang uwi ni Mother Fidel, if at all? I need him for a seminar workshop.

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by choirmaster
BOCCELLI: Tried downloading the mp3, kaya lang may problem yata ako with my phone line, parating mabagal ang ekk... o baka naman sa hinayupak na infocom ang problema. Anyway, will try to hear asap.

DINA SUMISING: We rehearsed the vespers yesterday... okay ang umpisa, pumuputok na naman ang butse ko sa bandang huli. Kasi naman, ang mga MEDIOCRE and BARRIOTIC attitudes... bahala na si batman sa saturday.

HARANGKING: Ang mga press release! Baka maudlot!

SOPRANINA: Balita ko... hehehe... pero nabalitaan mo na ba?... ikaw, bahala ka... getsh mo?

Does anyone know kung kailan ang uwi ni Mother Fidel, if at all? I need him for a seminar workshop.

Wow, thanks Choirmaster at nagreply ka. Sige, I'll wait for your response after you've heard the MP3.

Regarding Sir Fidel, I'll ask the beauties of UST. I heard they were going to South America this year eh. Alam mo naman sila. Sobrang yaman ng Alumni nila kaya nakakalarga every year!! I heard Sir Fidel is in San Francisco ngayon. I'll try to get info on him.

Take care you all.

ARDI... imbey ka pa ba sa hirit ko before sayo? Sana na chugi na sa isip mo. Dyosa ka naman ever eh!... WE LOVE YAH!

[johnvianney]

Mabuhay and Welcom chuchu...bago ako ma Clarissa Ocampo..eh
may i request naman na konting restraint and discretion naman sa pag-mention na aking pangalan..dahil alam niyo naman marami akong mag heng-ups sa buhay...baka ma incriminate de subjudiciustecumm ekkk..
Choirmaster, Ardi, Harangking, Dina Sumising...mabuhay
tayong lahat...
Very tense ako dito sa workmity ko...dumating ng 10:30tazh...tapos till around lunchtime nag-internet surf
dahil hindi ako tigilan ni Dina S...na-mag-buyola ng ng
Ms Saigon..hayung in a just an hour..eh na-booked value na ang tikey to New York...this Jan 25 parang lang mafanood
ang last dying days of Ms Saigon..w/ the Tony Ekk,,and Lawrence ekk awardee herself..
O zha zha padilla...alam ko na kung sino ang da-best
choir ekkk..pero hindi niyo kilala ito...and VOCI del Tesoro.,,,yung mga interesado..marami akong CD..babayaran
ko pa ang sinong mag-ka-interes na humingi sa akesh...

[choirmaster]

JOHNVIANNEY: O, e ano naman klaseng pangalan yan? Yan na ba yung grand entrance ekk? MaMa, ano na naman ang Voci del Tesoro ekk na yan? Still, welcome sa sira-ulong diskusyon na itech... na walang kabuluhan lahat ng ekk... Hoy, tinatago mo ba diyan si Fidelita? Sabihin mo sa kanya, kailangan ko siya for a workshop sa first week of April, nandito na ba siya non?

Meron bang aattend sa inyo ekk ng ACDA conference ekk sa San Antonio ekk?

[johnvianney]

Choirmaster : Mamrils, ang pagkakaalam ko eh nakauwi na
ang vakling nung Dec 29 or Dec 23.. Did u try calling him
up doon sa balay niya sa Bulacan..chuvaloo..

[tuningfork]

bocelli: hi ulit! may alam ka ba na mabibilhan ng choral works (pieces, cds) dito sa chicago na mura? o kundi mura ok lang. uuwi nako at marami pa akong dapat bilhin. tanks.

[Boccelli]

TUNINGFORK.. hey im so sorry at di na kita na-contact... i've been soooo busy with work ni hindi na ako nakakagimik. You can always try Virgin sa may Michigan Ave. There are no stores here that focus on Choral Works. Try Virgin and Borders. The best Virgin records would still be in Manhattan.(mas malaki eh)

[tuningfork]

thanks a lot.

[choirmaster]

Hoy TUNINGFORK, umuwi ka na. Buti na lang wala pa kayong masyadong kanta. Pati nga si Elvis the Pelvis hindi pa rin bumababa from Baguio. Ano ba yan, extended holidays kayong lahat! Buti pa kayo... Pasalubong ko ha! Or much better, pakopya na lang ng CDs na bibilhin mo. Actually, meron akong cousin diyan, kaya lang wala namang alam yun tungkol sa music, dentista kasi siya.

ARDI, if you have time, goes ka naman sa Vespers mamayang gabi ha?

SOPRANINA, quo vadis?

JOHNNYBBAD: Magfi-first anniversary na ang paghiram mo ng mga CDs ko; ganun ka ba talaga humiram? Taon ang binibilang?

CRUELLA, knowsh nesh ni lowlesh... oks nesh.

[minette]

long time no read!!! nabalitaan ko lang na merong konting bangayan ukol sa ilang premyo pero di na ako makiki-join. instead, i would like to invite everyone to watch the concert of the chorale on february 24, 2001 at the philamlife auditorium. tickets will be available mga february pa pero sana makapunta kayo...

ciao!

Boccelli: kailan ka ulit babalik?

ardi: your name seems familiar... do i know you?;)

[minette]

by the way, i would like to say na super ganda ng IKAW sa UST cd. grabe lang, siguro 20 million times na namin pinakikinggan and walang nagsasawa. i also adore PIE JESU... galing grabe!!! to weng: i also listened to your YESTERDAY... ikaw ba yun? im not sure e. :)

[johnvianney]

Choirmaster : Mader, kagagaling ko lang sa wake ni Shanistang Manong Tony Ubaldo, he passed away last Jan.9
Hayung,grand reunion, Ike Binayas, George Hernandez, Enrico
Saboren etc etc.. and may I learn from a reliable source,
na nandiditrils pa pala ang Fidelita Laarni...at kundi ako
nagkakamali...nag-iistay siya kay Azer Dauz...So if you want to get in tats...maybe...pwede ka nalang manawagan dito
i am sure...may mag-re-relay na messedz..Dahil ang bruhilda
ni hindi man lamang nag-fafay courtesy call kay Mother Rita...