University Chorale Groups

[elijah]

before...U.P. Madrigal.

ngayon...UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS SINGERS na! Having won the almost all of the grandest titles in the Best and the Hardest Musical Chorale Competitions in Europe and Germany and recently have gained the title of being the BEST choir in the world (the CHOIR OF THE WORLD TITLE) in Spain.

kung aayusin natin ang pagkakasunod-sunod:

1.UST Singers (being the CHOIR OF THE WORLD)
2.UP Madrigal (won titles in int'l compt'ns)
3.ATENEO COLLEGE GLEE CLUB (being the oldest)
4.others...(including DLSU Chorale...having won some titles in some competition somewhere overseas.)

Kayo...sino sa palagay n'yo?

[isangUSTedyante]

USTe syempre!

VIVA SANTO TOMAS!

[krayola]

UST Singers!!! I-check n'yo na lang ang kanilang record to find out why.

crispypata: clarification lang po. University-wide ang acceptance sa UST Singers at hindi sila lahat galing ng Music. May mga taga-fine arts, taga AB, etc. kaya mali po ang inyong assumption. k? :) Pero pasok ka talaga dyan sa last statement mo!

[crispypata]

PNU Chorale. Hindi ninyo pa sila napapakinggan kasi kulang sila sa exposure kasi State University Sila. Halos lahat na mapuntahan kong local chorale competition sila ang nanalo. I also believe the DLSU Chorale is better than the Ateneo Chorale ha. During the Internation Choral Fest DLSU Chorale lang ang nandoon together with the UP Mads yata. Ewan ko ang UST, siyempre MUSIC majors yang mga yan ano. Yan ang kabuhayan nila kaya expected na magagaling sila.

BASTA PILIPINO MAGALING!

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[clawed_out]

krayola: addt'l info...meron din mga med students (decades ago, yung mga mom & dad ng classmates ko (hs) na may MD na sa dulo ng mga pangalan nila!)

my pics..up madrigal singers & ust singers(pero i havent seen them yet perform locally, hindi kagaya ng ibang school choirs)

UST conservatory of music is of of the 2 coe's in the country...UP's the other one...kaya if you're into music...try those two best schools!

[archerguy]

NO DOUBT THE PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS!!!!!

They were declared the National Choir of the Philippines by the Philippine government and by the NCAA. OK lang kayong mga taga-USTE???
In terms of international recognition wala nang makakatalo pa sa Madz. Yung "Choir of the World" title ninyo matagal nang na-achieve ng MADZ. In fact, The Madrigal Singers represented the WESTERN part of the world after beating 3 major international choral fests that covers the whole European, American and Latin-American regions. They were eventually able to beat the Eastern region thereby regarded as "THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPION CHOIRS IN THE WORLD!" Last year's International Choral Fest sa CCP, UST was NOT even invited by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA). The Philippines Madrigal Singers and the De La Salle University Chorale were the only two Philippine choral groups that were given the honor and prestige to grace the ocassion. In fairness to La Salle, hwag niyo silang mamaliitin kasi they were able to take Europe by storm last 1995 where they bagged gold medals and first prizes in the 8 or 10 international choir competitions that they joined. These were in Germany, Finland, Latvia, Slovenia, France, Austria, etc. Last year alone, they were champions in two international choral competition, including the prestigious Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Competition in Pontheim, Germany where they won gold medal for the Folkloric Category, Mixed Group Category, and the Public choice award for best choral group. They perform regularly at Paco Park in Manila and at Concert at the Park in Luneta.
BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT TO THE SUPERIORITY OF THE MADZ OVER ALL PHILIPPINE CHOIRS!!!



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[badtz]

archerguy: Tama-tama-tama! :)

[§ínned™]

archerguy wrote:
"Last year's International Choral Fest sa CCP, UST was NOT even invited by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA)."

The UST Singers was not there BECAUSE the group was in Europe competing in the Welsh Eisteddfod; they also went to the Gran Premio “Citta di Gorizia” at the 37th Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale “C.A. Seghizzi” held in Gorizia, Italy where they bested 21 international entries; they were also competing in Lindenholzhausen, Germany; and they were also invited as a special guest in the 100th year anniversary celebration of the “MGV Arion Nombron” conducted by famous German musician, Hubertus Weimer and at the 25th anniversary concert of the Bayer Leverkeusen Choir last year.

"kaya po wala po sila dun. ang Madz naman po ay tumulak papuntang Europa sa isa pang pagtatanghal pagkatapos ng NCAA Fest habang ang grupong koral naman ng La Salle nung mga panahong yun ay nagpapatawing-tawing at naghihintay ng mga imbitasyong matumal."

pahabol...

"The Madrigal Singers represented the WESTERN part of the world after beating 3 major..."

"ano po ito??? kasi naman, ang dada."

§inned™



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[Yoshi]

crispypata: I also believe the DLSU Chorale is better than the Ateneo Chorale ha.

I'd really appreciate it if you'd not start comparing both choral groups. Fact is, no one even asserted that the Ateneo College Glee Club was better than the DLSU Chorale. Besides, the ACGC rarely participates in international competitions—they focus mainly on their international tours every break. Therefore, there really is no solid basis to compare the two.

Is this another one of those sneaky tactics to spite the other school? :)

[Braveheart]

Siempre UST SINGERS!!!

clawed_out:
'yung friend ko naman taga Business Administration. magaling yun kasi member din ng Coro Tomasino. kasi maraming madada rito na hindi naman alam at walang basehan yung mga inilalagay dito, di ba calwed_out? ;)

krayola:
hahaha! baka taga-assumption college? ;)

§inned™:
matumal ba??? LOL!!!!!!!!!

Yoshi:
hahaha! sinabi mo ;)

[kiray]

Agree ako with crispypata...

DLSU Chorale is simply the best!!!!!


A N I M O L A S A L L E ! ! !

[krayola]

archerguy & §inned™ : clarification lang po. I work for the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the acronym is not NCAA, its NCCA. Ang main word ay Culture at hindi And.
(§inned™: hndi ako nagmamaldita, ha. Tomasino ako, Peace!)

§inned™: Bilib talaga ako sa pagka-Tomasino ever! mo. Pati 'yon eh nasubaybayan mo pa. ;)

Braveheart: Malamang!LOL


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[archangel]

To add to what clawed said, the UST Singers is University wide kaya students of different colleges can join. There are even members from the College of Nursing and the Institute of Physical Therapy.

VIVA UST SINGERS!!!!!

[elijah]

crispypata,
FOR YOUR TOTAL INFO. ang UST Singers ay binubuo ng mga estudyante ng LAHAT ng COLLEGE and FACULTY ng USTe. And hindi lang pagkanta ang KABUHAYAN nila O.K.?

and

Kailan pa gumaling ang DLSU Chorale? pwede akong mag-comment dyan coz naging former president ang cousin ko ng choir na yan.She was then the president nung lumaban sila overseas and inamin nya sakin na yung mga sinalihan nilang competition eh yung mga competition na hindi mo na kailangang mag practice para manalo, in short, hindi kilala ang mga competition na sinalihan nila, kung sumali siguro dun ang UST Singers eh SUPER-GRANDSLAM na sila.

pero,

Tama ka na Basta Pilipino MAGALING!!!


Ikaw naman Archerguy,

Tama ka,na magaling ang U.P. Madrigal...noon. And FYI, hindi puro U.P. ang members nila noon 'no, 1/4 ng members nila noon eh from UST din...at hindi U.P. Madz ang dala nilang pangalan 'no nung lumaban sila...PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS ang flagship name nila.Unlike in UST Singers, purely Thomasians ang members 'no...hindi nag-pi-pirate.And nung lumaban sila noon, ang dala nilang pangalan ay UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS-MANILA SINGERS,and LUCIANO PAVAROTTI said that "...the singers from MANILA that are from the Santo Tomas University are the best voices that i have heard" (the very word that came out from Pavarotti's mouth).

and

Kaya po wala ang UST SINGERS sa International Chorale Competititon that was held last year sa dito eh kasi po nasa EUROPEAN TOURS AND COMPETITIONS sila, actually, BEFORE pa sila umalis eh NCCA (NCCA, hindi po NCAA-diba league to ng the colles ng manila?) na mismo ang nag-invite sa kanila, but kailangan nilang lumaban para patunayan yung title nila overseas,as usual, they have defended their title.

FYI, hindi DLSU Chorale ang inimbitahan to be with Madrigal kundi FIRST choice nila eh UST SINGERS...my cousin told me (by the way she's a former DLSU Chorale prexy) na yun mismong conductor nila (DLSU) ang nagprisinta sa NCCA,para naman mag-karoon naman ng EXPOSURE ang Choir ninyo...as a part of your TOTAL packaging sa public.Kasi daw, U.P. merong Madz, UST may A.S.(Action Singers) and Ateneo merong ACGC.Ang La Salle wala, kaya sila na mismo ang nagprisinta, sayang nga naman ang binubuo ninyong advertisement sa public na "the Best" kayo sa laht ng bagay.HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO!?, ang mga sinalihan nilang competition (DLSU Chorale), hindi kilala,pa'no ang kalaban nila JAPAN, MALAYSIA and others, mostly from asian countries ang kalaban nila, in short, madadaling kalaban...ang UST Singers 'di na lumaban don kasi mag-aaksaya lang daw sila ng
panahon cause they will surely win there.hehehehe...walang asaran...sinasabi ko lang ang totoo...based from my cousin's statements.

[badtz]

Sara na 'tong thread na 'to. Basta ganitong klase ng thread nag-aaway away na naman UST - La Salle. Why don't we have a common insight. Filipinos are the best, or one of the best when it comes to Chorale Groups. Puro naman away dito sa PEx. Di na tumigil. Hanginan ng hanginan. Malamig na dito hoy!

elijah...tsk tsk tsk. Dati ka pa eh. You can't eat your way up being a 'MEMBER' by making such threads na puro away ang kalalabasan! Sama kayo ni isangUSTedyante! Respect the opinions of others.
La naman akong galit sa UST kasi doon nga nag-graduate ng medicine sister ko. Kung di dahil sa La Salle and sa UST sya nag-graduate ate ko la sya ngayon sa Makati Med!
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[Ira]

I don't understand this. You open a thread asking who the best university chorale group is, and when someone replies that the best chorale group is non-UST, you insult him or her. This is a matter of taste, I believe. Why bother opening a thread at all, elijah/IsangUSTedyante? If you are attempting to make UST a better school in the eyes of other non-UST people here in PEx, this is not the way to do it.

[Yoshi]

Ira: I completely understand your point, but I think the real problem is not about "making one school look good to other schools". I think the problem lies in the fact that other people use baseless, undocumented, and unreliable information in defending their replies.

Several of the Thomasians have just expressed clarificatory statements to correct what had been posted. I still believe it is everybody's right to correct grave errors, especially when it is borne out of hearsay and personal opinion. To correct errors is just a human way of defending one's own dignity and pride in front of others.

Now, when other people don't seem to appreciate what has been corrected, it's simply a case of how one handles criticism. But then again, there is but a fine line between intense defending and destructive insulting. And I think that when we try to traverse this fine line, many people still would not know how to take it.

Sometimes people do get emotional. It's part of a defense mechanism. What we can try to do, however, is to try to defend ourselves while keeping in mind the respect that is due to others. What keeps this BB alive is this thrust to really express what we feel, and that is what I find most incredible about PEx.

Besides, I don't think UST started this whole mess. ;)

[green grin]

guys! guys! there's a great topic on circumcision in another forum!!!

[§ínned™]

I wholeheartedly agree with Yoshi. I just noticed that whenever the Thomasians say something good about UST, it seems that it is the end of the world for the La Sallians/La Sallites (will never be cut and dried, eh?). They would rather start posting hogwash, baseless, untenable and scheming posts.

If you are going to check the UAAP forum (where it seems to me that it's the balwarte of DLSU people after seeing all the threads about DLSU has the cutest guys and girls, crush ng bayan whatever or that DLSU's good tambayans etc. etc.), did we, in any way, interfere with them telling them that what they are claiming are not true? Why are these La Sallians/La Sallites (La Sallians/La Sallites (will never be cut and dried, eh?) are so threatened whenever a Thomasian or an Atenean say something good about their schools? They just love discrediting other people's claims using their groundless wherefores.

§inned™

[archangel]

Yoshi: well said!

*brings out anti-hypertensive drugs for sinned*

[Rach]

First time ko yatang gagawin 'to sa buong pag-pex ko dito...


Bwaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!! Bwaaahahahahaaaaahahahaahhahahahahaaaa!

Nandito na naman ang La Salle dahil nakikiagaw ng prestige sa UST


Bwaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha talaga...

Haay.. kapagod...

Pag-na-close 'tong thread na 'to, magkakaroon ito ng part II or III, etc.


Bwaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Natatawa lang talaga ako sa La Salle. How pity..

Di ba gaya ng sinabi ko sa thread na "The Best School is not DLSU", facts!

[Rach]

Sinned (also to elijah, clawed_out, krayola, braveheart, archangel)-

sorry ha, medyo naiba ko tuloy ang pattern dito. pagkatapos ko kasing mabasa yung mga na-post nila at na post ng mga taga- UST, lalo lang akong natawa sa mga "pity". sorry, anyway.

seryoso na. sige kayo diyan na gusto ng realidad. give us facts to suuport what you're defending here. :)

[§ínned™]

'yung lang naman ang punto eh, kung wala kang alam sa isang bagay ay isara ang bunganga at itali ang mga kamay nang hindi mapahiya.

§inned™

[ChiQui]

Yes please... stick to the facts and to respecting each other''s opinions. :)

[Rach]

Ira-

I think there's a difference between:

"Sino ang pinakamagaling na University Chorale Group ng Pilipinas?"

and

"Sino sa palagay nyo ang pinakamagaling na University Chorale Group ng Pilipinas?"

Kaya nga sabi ni Chiqui, "stick to the facts"

[FnoxpixF]

ATENEO GLEE CLUB, OF COURSE!!! ;) ;)

[Rach]

FnoxpixF-

Tell us why you said that it's the best Chorale Group ng Pilipinas :)

[snoc]

Being a member of the De La Salle Chorale Id say we are considered one of the best but we still need more exposure to be considered the best.

[Rach]

snoc-

what's the latest with your choir?

[snoc]

Well we have a lot of concerts..but not that big...we cant really afford to hold a new concert since after the Europe tour that we had last summer some memebers left na coz they graduated already thats why we are having a very hard time to bring back the old sound of the DLSU Chorale. DLSU Chorale is very small compared to other choir groups. Well right now we're less than 20 kaya its really hard to stage a new concert. Pero we will have a national and provincial tour by summer.

[Rach]

snoc-

Thanks for the info. Since most of your members are already graduates, did they still join your last summer tour? It's good that you still have concert tours. PLs update us about your group for anything. :)
Good luck!

[YoBaKs]

UST SINGERS........GO USTEEEE!!!
lasalle chorale sinasalihan lang nilang competition is not that prestige eh...in short Low prof contest...unlike UST BIG TIME DUDES!!! GO USTEEEEE!!!! CAFA RULES!!!!
nuff said...hehehehe

[Rach]

Yobaks-

UST Singers will again have their European and US Tour this summer, right?

FnoxpixF-

So?

[obelisk]

Who really is the best?

Para sa akin mga PINOY. Bakit ba natin pagtatalunan kung sinong ensemble ang da best.

Bakit ba sa mga Pilipino eeh may time pang pag-awayan ang mga ganitong bagay eh kung tutuusin eh pare-pareho rin namang nagbibigay ng karangalan para sa ating bansa.

Ako nga, taga-UP ako pero hindi ko kinampihan ang Madrigal. Hindi rin ako kumampi sa ibang ensemble.

Puwede, next time, mag-postt tayo ng topic dito na hindi mag-reresult sa awayan o conflict ng mga members.

[Ogie]

Well , honestly ..and without any bias , I have always thought that the UST Singers are the best in the country , and even in the world. The Madz have already proven their worth , kung baga they're already an institution .. but let's face it , they don't sound as good as they did b4. But for this year ( 2000 ) , I think the Ateneo College Glee Club are making themselves known again. They may be the best for this year ..and maybe in the ones to come.

Taga UP ako ah....Walang bias talaga!

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[FarOutFreak]

I actually thought that this was a loaded question considering that the Ateneo Glee Club won that competition recently. Guess I was wrong.

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[agila]

The Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club are world choral champions this year having swept almost all the grad prize sa europe. actually all are good naman...basta kung pinoy ang mananalo dapat maging proud tayong lahat di ba?

[Jopaul]

Ateneo Glee Club. Period.

[Nuno]

The beauty of music will always belong to those who listen to it, same goes for choosing certain groups(chorals). You cannot expect people to fall for your particular group just because of so many distinctions.Therefore What's best for you is not neccesarily the same for others. Always hold what you feel is best in your heart, and do not insult others for thinking differently from you.
Personaly, I have heard La Salle, UST and Ateneo and have friends in all three choirs. I would have to admit that they are all very good, being human though they all have their weakneses. (1.UST-then a tie between Ateneo and DLSU)----->;note: tiga La Salle ako..... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/bop.gif

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[BadGiRL]

check ka dyan, Nuno!

Personally, I'm not a music fan. So it doesn't really matter to me who can carry a tune and who can't. So long as it sounds nice, ok na sa akin yun.

I know that all of the above mentioned chorale groups have bagged titles abroad, then, I would conclude that they are all world class. They are all magnificent.

Why fight over a chorale group guys? I think whenever they compete abroad they are representing the PHilippines and not some University. May that university be in taft, espana, diliman, katipunan or wherever. It ceases to be representing one particular school. Instead, it is representing the Filipino people.

[ReTiCeNt]

Originally posted by elijah:

before...U.P. Madrigal.

ngayon...UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS SINGERS na! Having won the almost all of the grandest titles in the Best and the Hardest Musical Chorale Competitions in Europe and Germany and recently have gained the title of being the BEST choir in the world (the CHOIR OF THE WORLD TITLE) in Spain.

kung aayusin natin ang pagkakasunod-sunod:

1.UST Singers (being the CHOIR OF THE WORLD)
2.UP Madrigal (won titles in int'l compt'ns)
3.ATENEO COLLEGE GLEE CLUB (being the oldest)
4.others...(including DLSU Chorale...having won some titles in some competition somewhere overseas.)

Kayo...sino sa palagay n'yo?



FYI:
The Ateneo College Glee Club has just been tagged as the 2000 World's Chorale Champion.

[crispypata]

Yoshi, nang-aaway ka ha.. moderator ka pa naman..

Be moderate please! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

Tama ka Nuno. Nasa listener yan

Basta Pilipino nga MAGALING EH! Kulit!

[kmunster]

i think UST, UP and Ateneo are all the best chorale groups in the country...they've won a lot of competitions outside the country beating chorale groups from around the world!!! what i love most about all these groups is that they showcase one of our country's greatest asset, that is filipinos can sing really really really well. it makes one proud to be pinoy :D

i have a friend from ACGC and he told me that the different chorale groups in the country give way to each other when it comes to international competitions (i.e. ateneo competes this year, ust the next, up the other year) this is so they don't have to compete with one another in world competitions. gandang sistema no? ayan tuloy laging panalo ang pinoy sa mga labanan :)

[roosevelt69]

lahat sila magaling at world class siguro pero never ko pa ata sila napanood abroad, kahit isang contest w'la pa 'kong napanood o nabalitaan man lang sa news... pati ba naman sa kantahan yabangan pa rin ang marami...

[kurashige]

Originally posted by ReTiCeNt:
FYI:
The Ateneo College Glee Club has just been tagged as the 2000 World's Chorale Champion.

And for your total information that Championship has been with UST and UP na circa 1990's pa!

And take note! Two memebers of the Ateneo Glee Club are from UST- John Pamintuan(Asst.-Conductor-ACGC;Conductor-AHSGC;a graduate of B.S.Medtech from UST-former UST-Pharmacy Glee Club(PGC) Conductor;music student of Conservatory of Music of UST) and Daphine {i forgot her new surname}(Alto of ACGC-B.S.Biochemistry graduate of UST;Former UST-PGC choirmaster)-purely Thomasians!(they are considered as section leaders for basses and alto's,respectively at ACGC)-And take note of the fact that THEY are niether a graduate nor a faculty member of Ateneo.They've been pirated from UST-'cause of thier singing ability! So if Ateneo Glee Club won the World Championship- it's not a 100% effort of ateneans only- also from 2 Thomasians.

UST Singers parin!

[Fernando Sarmenta]

What more can I say!
Keep that Fighting Spirit mga Kapwa kong Tomasino!

UST Singers dami daw cute, so oks na rin!

[Michael_Corderi]

The best chorale group ba.... I've got a list here....


1. UP Madrigal Singers
2. UP Concert Chorus
3. Ateneo Glee Club
4. ....the one from DLSU


to these groups, puwede bang magpaturong kumanta? :p

[Michael_Corderi]

The best chorale group ba.... I've got a list here....


1. UP Madrigal Singers
2. UP Concert Chorus
3. Ateneo Glee Club
4. ....the one from DLSU


to these groups, puwede bang magpaturong kumanta? :p

[yves]

i think UST na nga. ang galing talaga ng pinoy!

[elijah]

Originally posted by Michael_Corderi:
The best chorale group ba.... I've got a list here....


1. UP Madrigal Singers
2. UP Concert Chorus
3. Ateneo Glee Club
4. ....the one from DLSU


to these groups, puwede bang magpaturong kumanta? :p

For your no.1-magaling sila noon...wayback 1980's.
For your no.2-pwede ba!?Mr.Robert del Gado(a UP-madrigal alumnus-famous composer/arranger)said 'this choir has no future'.(accdg. to the music-man himself).
For your no.3-sorry,hindi talo' eh-pagbigyan ko na-nanalo naman sila for the 1st time ng grand-internat'l prize.
For your no.4-'sus,pwede ba!-may nag-eexist bang ganun?baka magalit insan ko-prexy sya nun eh.
anyway-dapat may patunayan muna sila-siguro stick on retaining nalang thier spot in Asiaweek...

inaantok na talaga ako...

[[INSIDER]]

Originally posted by elijah:
For your no.1-magaling sila noon...wayback 1980's.
For your no.2-pwede ba!?Mr.Robert del Gado(a UP-madrigal alumnus-famous composer/arranger)said 'this choir has no future'.(accdg. to the music-man himself).
For your no.3-sorry,hindi talo' eh-pagbigyan ko na-nanalo naman sila for the 1st time ng grand-internat'l prize.
For your no.4-'sus,pwede ba!-may nag-eexist bang ganun?baka magalit insan ko-prexy sya nun eh.
anyway-dapat may patunayan muna sila-siguro stick on retaining nalang thier spot in Asiaweek...

inaantok na talaga ako...

Hello? Bakit masyado kayong conceited. Basta tayong lahat magaling. Magaganda ang boses. Kristyano ba kayong mga taga Uste? Nakakahiya kayo kat St. Thomas Aquinas. Siguro kung alam niyang sobra kayo kung manlait ng tao siguro naitapon na niya sa inyo ang manuscripts ng Summa Theologia ng di oras.

Please, show us that you are Thomasians and not Hooligans.

[crispypata]

nang-away na naman si [INSIDER]!

[crimsonjaguar]

Ateneo Glee Club d best!

kami ang nag-world champion noh!
ano pang ihihirit nyo?

[jean!e]

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/thinker.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/thinker.gif ATENEO COLLEGE GLEE CLUB siyempre, World Chorale Champions.
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/blush.gifCONGRATS!laung-lalo na kay Eunice...hehe

[PolOshOsh]

of course, no can possibly take away the crown of the MADZ!!! i heard MADZ so many times and i believe they're one of the best!!! UST...oh well...i last heard them sing last October (sa u.p abelardo hall)...well i wasnt that impressed!!! grabe nga eh yung isa nilang soprano soloist bumigay!!! as in super halata ang mali!!! talk about consistent?!? fidel calalang...made a good arrangement of "PATER NOSTER (OUR FATHER)!!!" but they werent able to interpret the song with so much passion as what JOEL NAVARRO (the ateneo college glee club) did!!! even eudi palaruan gave his thumbs up with the PATER NOSTER interpretation of the ACGC!!! MADZ naman eh...well...ms veneracion is kinda weird!!! i personnally like Jojo Velasco to take the baton of OA!!! DLSU chorale....eh...okay lang!!! pero puro sila POP!!! but i was also to get a copy of dlsu chorale's performance last October!!! well...!!! satisfactory!!!

MADZ is really the best!!!
UST, all i know is that they were able to do something that the MADZ has done in a shorter span of time (like ten years!!!) but i really find them very inconsistent!!!

Ateneo is probably for me the rising star!!! being the oldest!!! and having the best conductor the philippines could possibly have (Joel Navarro!!!) i find them to be the future number one!!! and of course currently, we are the WORLD CHORALE CHAMPIONS!!! and no one cant take that away from us!!! maybe this dispute can only be solved if ever UST, DLSU and ATENEO meet at an international contest (probably in Europe) and see whatever happens!!! there!!!

GO GO ACGC!!! :p

[Rach]

Correct. Napanalunan na ng UST, noon pa, and CHOIR OF THE WORLD!

Aside from that they won most of the International awards recently.

As of the moment they are touring Europe and the USA to do concerts and compete in some International Competitions, again!

UST SINGERS.

[elijah]

F.Y.I.

the Choir of the World title has been with the UST-Singers since 1995,and as far as i remember,that title has also been with the MADZ in the early 80's or 70's.

UST-Singers is in it's 7th World Concert Tour right now.They have decided not to join any competition during this time for 60% of their members are new.So they're only conducting concerts and tv- guestings in Europe and the Americas.They don't have anything to prove pa kasi eh.

In fairness to ACGC- yes they are good- but there are still some inconsistencies on the way they perform-but i should say they are good.(baka magalit si John and Daphine sakin{by the way members sila ng ACGC but they're 100%from UST}).

MADZ-they have had their time.They experienced being on the 'pedestal', but frankly,they are not that good anymore.

But i should say that these three choirs that i've mentioned deserves to be acknowledge.They make their respective school proud as well as the whole country.

Imagine, three Filipino-Choirs have won the much coveted Choir of the World title,and these are university-choirs.

Kudos sa ACGC lalo na kay John and Daphine!!!

[mark_mark]

i am personnaly impressed with the ATENEO GLEE CLUB. i know that they practice very often that oftentimes they stay for several hours in the university practising. they are so diligent and committed in sacrificing very important hours which they should have spent studying. i cannot believe how they manage to balance their studies and their other commitments.

[ollagram_12]

And take note! Two memebers of the Ateneo Glee Club are from UST- John Pamintuan(Asst.-Conductor-ACGC;Conductor-AHSGC;a graduate of B.S.Medtech from UST-former UST-Pharmacy Glee Club(PGC) Conductor;music student of Conservatory of Music of UST) and Daphine {i forgot her new surname}(Alto of ACGC-B.S.Biochemistry graduate of UST;Former UST-PGC choirmaster)-purely Thomasians!(they are considered as section leaders for basses and alto's,respectively at ACGC)-And take note of the fact that THEY are niether a graduate nor a faculty member of Ateneo.They've been pirated from UST-'cause of thier singing ability! So if Ateneo Glee Club won the World Championship- it's not a 100% effort of ateneans only- also from 2 Thomasians.

UST Singers parin!
THE QUESTION IS, why did they choose to stay and grow with the ACGC? arent you disturbed with that?

[ollagram_12]

And take note! Two memebers of the Ateneo Glee Club are from UST- John Pamintuan(Asst.-Conductor-ACGC;Conductor-AHSGC;a graduate of B.S.Medtech from UST-former UST-Pharmacy Glee Club(PGC) Conductor;music student of Conservatory of Music of UST) and Daphine {i forgot her new surname}(Alto of ACGC-B.S.Biochemistry graduate of UST;Former UST-PGC choirmaster)-purely Thomasians!(they are considered as section leaders for basses and alto's,respectively at ACGC)-And take note of the fact that THEY are niether a graduate nor a faculty member of Ateneo.They've been pirated from UST-'cause of thier singing ability! So if Ateneo Glee Club won the World Championship- it's not a 100% effort of ateneans only- also from 2 Thomasians.

UST Singers parin!
THE QUESTION IS, why did they choose to stay and grow with the ACGC? arent you disturbed with that?

[ollagram_12]

and do you have any proof that they are pirated? you know that "pirated" connotes a negative impression. i think that they are not pirated at all. being pirated is one thing, staying ang growing with the choir is another thing. thanks for pointing out that some are thomasians. it reall makes us proud that they preferred to be with the ACGC.

[ollagram_12]

and do you have any proof that they are pirated? you know that "pirated" connotes a negative impression. i think that they are not pirated at all. being pirated is one thing, staying ang growing with the choir is another thing. thanks for pointing out that some are thomasians. it reall makes us proud that they preferred to be with the ACGC.

[PolOshOsh]

tama ka diyan...ollgram_12!!!! and by the way...kurashige...sorry ah...pero kasi i believe i am in the position to react!!! the ACGC did not pirate them!!! never-ever did we pirate any member!!! its upon the person's free will to join and not to join!!! besides dont you know that JOHN P was a member of the MADZ before...around 94 ba?!? bat how come hindi siya nagstay?!? so would you consider the MADZ pirating thomasians?!? i dont think so?!? these organizations...eh...open to all!!! we have to remove the idea that the UP MADZ, ACGC et.c eh open lang to the respective school!!! lahat naman pwedeng sumali!!! even i...if i want to...i can join the MADZ!!! oh by the way...kurashige...hindi section head si daphne and si john p...!!! section head of alto is i think date eh...si Ayie Oppus (a Scholastican, Marikina) but she loa-ed (leave!!!) and she was replaced by Mimi Agbay!!! basses naman eh...Chris Ong!!! kaya...mali...ang conclusion niyo!!!

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[PolOshOsh]

ACGC hasnt been travelling much...unlike UST and UP who travels almost every year!!! ACGC last year...1999 went to GUAM just to stage concerts!!! but it was...1988 or 89...i think na huling pumunta sa EUROPE!!! they also bagged a lot of prizes there!!! i guess...we werent really given the chance to travel to EUROPE to compete...because of (can you believe...financial problems)!!! yah...as of the moment...eh may utang pa rin ang ACGC to some glee club parents...para lang matuloy ang TOUR nung summer!!! hopefully the attention that we are getting...of course can be profitable (in terms of raising funds). para makabalik ulit!!! i think the ACGC is going to SPAIN this november for another competition!!! and next year...balik ulit ng europe to compete on the EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX!!! and go on a US-TOUR!!! so i just hope guys that you get the idea that...we werent really given the chance to showcase our talents before...kaya siguro nalamangan kami ng ibang choirs!!! hayaan niyo!!! i know were far better!!! wait and see!!! we still have a mountain to climb!!!

[seiguchi]

the ateneo glee club just came home from a european tour where they won almost all the grand prize titles in the competitions they entered.

magagaling naman ang iba. siyempre - pinoy e :)

[ollagram_12]

si chris ong magaling na baso! toast ako riyan! hs pa lang, bilib na ako sa kanya.

[ollagram_12]

si chris ong magaling na baso! toast ako riyan! hs pa lang, bilib na ako sa kanya.

[PolOshOsh]

teka nga pala...bat ka nga pala sinasabi ni kurashige na si john pamintuan and si daphine eh hindi FACULTY NG ADMU!!! eh...sinabi nga niya na si JOHN PAMINUTAN is the CONDUCTOR of the ATENEO HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB so...faculty nga siya?!? shish...talk about weird!!! shish...eh kasama ko pa nga si john paminutang pumunta sa high school faculty noong ah..teka...kelan ba yon?!? hmmm...september...yah...may kanta kami sa HIGH SCHOOL dahil sa ALAY KAY MARIA program!!! shish!!! kurashige...ang WEIRD MO!!! as in ang weird mo!!! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif

[PolOshOsh]

yah...chris ong...is really good!!! pero hindi baso!!! its baho!!! as bad as it may sound eh...yan ang filipino term for bass!!! :)

[dominicus]

Is Anthony Alcantara a member of the Ateneo Glee Club? I heard he joined the world tour recently.

Tonton is a colleague in the industry. He writes for the PDI. Grabe ang tagal niyang nawala. He's very quiet at mabait.

[[alco]]

i'd have to say na three groups can claim to be the best...not only in the Phils, but the world.
1) The Phil Madrigals
2) UST Chorale
3) ACGC
No need to compare the three.

:) ;) :) ;) :)

[elijah]

just to ressurect this ropic...

please read what Mr. Joel Navarro want to his ACGC...he wants them to sound like the UST Singers... http://www.inquirer.net/issues/jul2000/jul23/features/fea_6.htm

[Zack]

NO DOUBT: THE PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS

i compare ba ang UST Singers sa Madz... naguumpisa pa lang ang UST Singers and besides, lahat ng styles ng choral singing, they (THE OTHER CHOIRS) get it from the Madrigal Singers. Institution na yan. ang ibang choirs mga bago palang.

pero at least palagi ang PILIPINAS ang nasa top five pag may mga international choral competitions.

MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS!!!!

[doubtful]

siyempre DLSU Chorale!!!!

[Zack]

THE PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS WON THE 1997 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX AND NO PHILIPPINE CHOIR HAS EVER DONE IT. SILA LANG ANG FIRST ASIAN CHOIR NA NANALO. ANG UST SINGERS I THINK KASAMA SA FINALIST THE FOLLOWING YEAR 1998. NO DOUBT NA ANG PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS ANG THE BEST CHOIR.
BEING THE RESIDENT CHOIR OF THE CCP, THEY HAVE GARNERED ALMOST ALL THE MAJOR AWARD ON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS ABROAD.
PERO ALAM NIYO, MGA PEXERS, MAS KILALA NGA DAW ANG MADRIGAL SA EUROPE KESA DITO EH.
HAY NAKU.. BASTA MABUHAY PA RIN ANG PILIPINAS!!!!

[Zack]

I'm from UST pero the best talaga ang PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS.

I NEED NOT TO SAY MORE.

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[elijah]

Originally posted by Zack:
I'm from UST pero the best talaga ang PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS.

I NEED NOT TO SAY MORE.

[This message has been edited by Zack (edited 08-17-2000).]

uy,taga-Uste ka din pala?

pwedeng pakisagot ang tanong ko...anong college ka? sino dean n'yo?

[mark_mark]

the ateneo glee club is okay din yata. :)

[Moon Goddess]

UST singers?
Di ko pa sila naririnig ever. Anyway, actually, if not for the Espana students' sita, puna, lait, reaksyon, dagdag, bawas to any information regarding this topic, i would never know how "good" the Espana singers are. My friend whom i regard as a very knowledgeable person regarding music, member of the blue glee club, and our former glee club moderator who was a member of the madz, really think that the singers from Espana were and are really not that good. My friend even said that their soprano singer went mad as in she went off the notes and it was very very obvious during a fest held at a UP building. And that's what you call one of the best.

Yoshi:
You are biassed. How unbecoming of a moderator.

[jimi hendrix]

syempre Ateneo Glee Club!!!! They're already the World Champions. Who else have achieved that???!!!

[Zack]

Originally posted by elijah:
Originally posted by Zack:
I'm from UST pero the best talaga ang PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS.

I NEED NOT TO SAY MORE.

[This message has been edited by Zack (edited 08-17-2000).]

uy,taga-Uste ka din pala?

pwedeng pakisagot ang tanong ko...anong college ka? sino dean n'yo?


i'm from science... Dr. Gloria Bernas dean namin

ikaw?

[walangdila]

syempre choir ko....

UPSA (UP Singing Ambassadors)
-the only choir i've heard that sings from the heart.

-love u jean-

[indiegirl]

um hello, kurashige or whatever your name is. the glee club has never pirated any member. each member who joins has done so of his or her own volition. and john is the very capable ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR. john and daphine are NOT the section leaders for bass and alto. please work out the kinks in your head. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif

most of the choirs mentioned have very good relationships with each other, both professionally and personally. and pretty much everyone sees a victory abroad as a plus for the philippines in general.

also something for you guys to think about: there's a general thought that a choir is pretty much as good as its current batch. pana-panahon lang yan. i think it's great that each choir works really hard to earn its place in the sun, no matter how long ago it was, or how far into the future it will be.

[elijah]

Originally posted by walangdila:
syempre choir ko....

UPSA (UP Singing Ambassadors)
-the only choir i've heard that sings from the heart.

-love u jean-

Uy, kilala mo si Alvin Hernandez?

I've watched ur concert a week ago, ok s'ya ha...i like the ANAK...

...pero i suggest, sing as one...you have the heart and the voice but sing like a united group...and train you soprano more than the way they should be...

...good luck sa incoming performances.

[elijah]

Originally posted by indiegirl:
um hello, kurashige or whatever your name is. the glee club has never pirated any member. each member who joins has done so of his or her own volition. and john is the very capable ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR. john and daphine are NOT the section leaders for bass and alto. please work out the kinks in your head. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/grrr.gif

most of the choirs mentioned have very good relationships with each other, both professionally and personally. and pretty much everyone sees a victory abroad as a plus for the philippines in general.

also something for you guys to think about: there's a general thought that a choir is pretty much as good as its current batch. pana-panahon lang yan. i think it's great that each choir works really hard to earn its place in the sun, no matter how long ago it was, or how far into the future it will be.



i agree with you girl...these choir have a good relationship with eachother...

...for all we know - they might merge and be the best of the best of the best choir in the land... 'kinda good idea isn't it?

...Ateneo de Madrigal Action Singers...nothing more, nothing less...

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[irrationalLady]

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY CHORALE!!!!!!!!

............need i say more?????????

[elijah]

Originally posted by irrationalLady:
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY CHORALE!!!!!!!!

............need i say more?????????


...please win the Choir of the World title first to be at par with that of the Ateneo's,UP's and UST's singing group for you to say more!

-tanungin mo pa kay Delijoe Bago at kay Boy Delarmente.

-magagalit si Joel Navarro, Andrea Veneracion at Fidel Calalang n'yan!

[Zack]

TAMA NA ANG AWAY.....

[dagobert]

the dlsu chorale does not wish to involve itself in this kind of comparison . . . ust, up, admu and dlsu choirs have their own respective world-class achievements already . . . please note that these groups participate in competitions and festivals in a friendly atmosphere with the main purpose of sharing philippine music abroad and not to prove that they are the best or whatever . . . they are only trying to achieve a certain level of perfection in their craft as it is their passion and, at the same, learn more from other choirs . . .

i was a member of the dlsu chorale and we had good relationship with these other choirs . . . we recognize their achievements and they recognize ours . . . in fact, the well-known philippine choirs avoid each other in competitions and festivals not for the fear of being second but just a gesture of support for each other's participation . . .

as for the dlsu chorale, i respect your opinion . . . but please consider these facts before you try to put us down:

1. artistic achievements abroad:
a. grand prix winner (with the highest award ever given in the event's history) - tampere international music competition (finland)
b. 1st prize winner - oskarshamn, sweden
c. 1st prize winner - spittal an der drau, austria
d. grand slam champion - arnhem, netherlands
e. 1st prize winner - cantonigros, spain
f. gold awards (musica mundi) - pohlheim, germany
g. gold awards (musica mundi) - wernigerode, germany
f. philippine representative - world symposium on choral music (rotterdam, netherlands)
g. best choir - pescara, italy
h. best choir - nancy, france
i. best choir - ljubljana, slovenia

if you think these events are nothing, then it is tantamount to saying that the others' achievements in arezzo, gorizia, tours, debrecen, riva del garda, varna, etc. are nothing as well . . . you'll be surprised: the jury and organizers of all these competitions/festivals are usually involved in each other's event . . .

let's not make a big fuss of who's the country's best . . . it is enough to know that philippine choirs excel abroad and prove to the world that filipinos are indeed a special breed in music . . .

to all the choirs out there, more power!

[JohnnyBBad]

being a long-time chorale concert addict (and a long-time member of the Ateneo College Glee Club as well), I really find the talk about figuring out who's the best choir a triffle bit silly. It seems so very pinoy to pit each choir against each other, when in fact, one only has to see beyond the competition to appreciate each choirs' strentghs: the Madz for their unique brand of artistry and musicality, the UST Singers for their eveness of sound and sheer brilliance of singing, the UPCC for their sprightly showmanship, the La Salle Chorale for their "clean" sound, the UPSA for their georgeous and hefty hefty, the PCC (Philippine Chamber Choir) for their adventurous and exciting repertoire, and so on and so forth. Sure, none of these choirs are perfect; all of them have their own weaknesses, too (lalo na kami sa ateneo college glee club - kung saan-saan pumupunta ang intonation! heheheheheh :P). But why the strange fixation with the faults? Constructive and informed criticism is fundamental for the improvement of any choir, but being anal-retentive about missed notes, shaky intonation, etc., of another choir does not make good business. It merely bespeaks of petty jealousies and/or insecurites that eventually comes back to the originator in a viscious cycle that is hard to get out of.

Well, yun lang po, and good luck to the UST Singers in their forray into the competition at Arezzo next week. May they win there too as the Madz did way back in '81. Ay, come to think of it, if they win, makakasama namin sila sa Grand Prix competion (which the Madz won in '97), sila as representatives of Arezzo, at kami as representative ng Tours. Wouldn't that be waaay too kewl? :)

p.s. John Pamintuan and Daphine Magdangal were indeed from UST but were never part of the UST Singers. The ACGC is not in the habit of pirating people from other choirs, and of the 35 singing members that went on tour last summer, only four of them were not connected to the Ateneo at all. The rest of the members were either college students themselves, faculty members of the college/high school, or people who studied at the college or high school at one point or the other.

[dagobert]

JohnnyBBad:

good luck to acgc and ust singers next year . . . i hope you guys share the grand prix :)


[QUOTE]Originally posted by JohnnyBBad:

Well, yun lang po, and good luck to the UST Singers in their forray into the competition at Arezzo next week. May they win there too as the Madz did way back in '81. Ay, come to think of it, if they win, makakasama namin sila sa Grand Prix competion (which the Madz won in '97), sila as representatives of Arezzo, at kami as representative ng Tours. Wouldn't that be waaay too kewl? :)

[doomsr16]

i haven't heard the other chorale groups yet, but i think ACGC is great!

[Zack]

KAINIS... IMAGINE, PHILIPPINES CHOIRS REPRESENTING A DIFFERENT COUNTRY..... HAAAYYY.......
ANG GALING TALAGA NG MGA PINOY!!!

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[Ian_langpo]

U.P. MADRIGAL ofcourse.

Magaling rin ang DLSU Chorale, (AND i FORGOT, UST SINGERS) kaya lang mas familiar and recognized kase ang UP Madrigal eh.

PERO KAHIT ANO PANG SABIHIN KO, MAGAGALING TALAGAH ANG PINOY!!!!!

GRABEH

[Ian_langpo]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by elijah:
[B]crispypata,
FOR YOUR TOTAL INFO. ang UST Singers ay binubuo ng mga estudyante ng LAHAT ng COLLEGE and FACULTY ng USTe. And hindi lang pagkanta ang KABUHAYAN nila O.K.?

and

Kailan pa gumaling ang DLSU Chorale? pwede akong mag-comment dyan coz naging former president ang cousin ko ng choir na yan.She was then the president nung lumaban sila overseas and inamin nya sakin na yung mga sinalihan nilang competition eh yung mga competition na hindi mo na kailangang mag practice para manalo, in short, hindi kilala ang mga competition na sinalihan nila, kung sumali siguro dun ang UST Singers eh SUPER-GRANDSLAM na sila.

SOBRA KA NAMAN!! Para mo na ring sinabi na ang DLSU Chorale ay para lang sa mga competitions na hindi recognized.

PERO Isipin mo na lang ha, nag-eemerged nga ang La Salle sa Music eh, PERO WALA KAMING CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. Ang UST at UP meron. Naturaally!!! Meron kayong courses na pang-music eh.. PERO KAME.... hmmm.

Naiisip mo na ba ang naiisip ko?


ANIMO LA SALLE!!!!

[Ian_langpo]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by elijah:
[B]crispypata,
FOR YOUR TOTAL INFO. ang UST Singers ay binubuo ng mga estudyante ng LAHAT ng COLLEGE and FACULTY ng USTe. And hindi lang pagkanta ang KABUHAYAN nila O.K.?

and

Kailan pa gumaling ang DLSU Chorale? pwede akong mag-comment dyan coz naging former president ang cousin ko ng choir na yan.She was then the president nung lumaban sila overseas and inamin nya sakin na yung mga sinalihan nilang competition eh yung mga competition na hindi mo na kailangang mag practice para manalo, in short, hindi kilala ang mga competition na sinalihan nila, kung sumali siguro dun ang UST Singers eh SUPER-GRANDSLAM na sila.

SOBRA KA NAMAN!! Para mo na ring sinabi na ang DLSU Chorale ay para lang sa mga competitions na hindi recognized.

PERO Isipin mo na lang ha, nag-eemerged nga ang La Salle sa Music eh, PERO WALA KAMING CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. Ang UST at UP meron. Naturaally!!! Meron kayong courses na pang-music eh.. PERO KAME.... hmmm.

Naiisip mo na ba ang naiisip ko?


ANIMO LA SALLE!!!!

[Nuno]

In a way this thread is ironic, since music should be one of the unifying forces in this world. Music, throughout the ages, has always had a mystical power that joins the meind and often hearts of a lot of people.

Stop the senseless arguements.UST, UP, Ateneo, De La Salle, Etc. all of these choirs are very good in their own right. And as someone has earlier posted, whenthey lave the country, they no longer represent their school, but thier country. which is why the whole nation should share in their glory whenever they win contests abroad.

Mabuhay tayong lahat......

[JohnnyBBad]

Thanks Dagobert! :)

Elijah: UST is competing this year despite their turn-over of members. They already competed in Spittal, where they won 2nd in the folkloric division and 3rd in the mixed/polyphonic division (am not really sure what they call this category). FYI La Salle won there na rin (but am not sure what category, so La Salle Chorale members, speak up! :) This week, they're competing in Arezzo, one of the European Grand Prix Competitions (along with Varna, Debrecen, Gorizia, Tolosa, and Tours). Let's all pray for their success, and for the success of the success of the Filipino people as well! :)

P.S. amomng the European Grand Prix Competitions, only three Philippine choirs have made it into the European Grand Prix itself: the Philippine Madrigal Singers (that's their formal title when they go abroad) in '97 (for winning in Tolosa in '96), the UST Singers in '99 (for winning in Gorizia in '98), and the Ateneo College Glee Club in '01 (for winning in Tours this year - the 1st Asian choir to do so hehehehehe). The '80's batches of the Madz (specially the '81 and '89 batches) romped off with practically all the major awards in the almost all the "big six" competitions, but the European Grand Prix Competitions itself was not yet in existence then. I wonder how they would have fared? :)

[JohnnyBBad]

Thanks Dagobert! :)

Elijah: UST is competing this year despite their turn-over of members. They already competed in Spittal, where they won 2nd in the folkloric division and 3rd in the mixed/polyphonic division (am not really sure what they call this category). FYI La Salle won there na rin (but am not sure what category, so La Salle Chorale members, speak up! :) This week, they're competing in Arezzo, one of the European Grand Prix Competitions (along with Varna, Debrecen, Gorizia, Tolosa, and Tours). Let's all pray for their success, and for the success of the success of the Filipino people as well! :)

P.S. amomng the European Grand Prix Competitions, only three Philippine choirs have made it into the European Grand Prix itself: the Philippine Madrigal Singers (that's their formal title when they go abroad) in '97 (for winning in Tolosa in '96), the UST Singers in '99 (for winning in Gorizia in '98), and the Ateneo College Glee Club in '01 (for winning in Tours this year - the 1st Asian choir to do so hehehehehe). The '80's batches of the Madz (specially the '81 and '89 batches) romped off with practically all the major awards in the almost all the "big six" competitions, but the European Grand Prix Competitions itself was not yet in existence then. I wonder how they would have fared? :)

[Genius101]

Honestly, what this elijah person is doing is bringing his school (or choir) down instead of actually raising it up. Your posts are such a turn off. I am from La Salle, and I have always looked up to the UST Singers, but I certainly hope there are none other there who are like you. You bring your school and our country shame more than anything.

Besides... I thought the whole point of this thread was "Sino ang pinakamagaling na University Choir...?", and not "Sino ang pinaka-overrated/pinakapangit na choir...?". Didn't you start this thread yourself?

One word for you... PATHETIC.

[frenzy]

UP Madrigal Singers

[lanasayana17]

Well, as far as the Ateneo is concerned, we've just won (CHAMPION!) in a choral singing competition in Ireland.

What d'you think about that, huh?

[Ian_langpo]

basta, magaling talagah ang pinoy!!!!

i BELIEVE iN ALL POTENTIALS OF eVERY uNIVERSITY wHEN iT COMES TO mUSIC.

AND FOR THAT, i WOULD STILL CREDIT TO EVERYONE....


ANIMO LA SALLE!!!

[rogue]

Originally posted by agila:
The Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club are world choral champions this year having swept almost all the grad prize sa europe. actually all are good naman...basta kung pinoy ang mananalo dapat maging proud tayong lahat di ba?

i agree! Go ATENEO COLLEGE GLEE CLUB! ON EAGLE'S WINGS...

[elijah]

Originally posted by Genius101:
Honestly, what this elijah person is doing is bringing his school (or choir) down instead of actually raising it up. Your posts are such a turn off. I am from La Salle, and I have always looked up to the UST Singers, but I certainly hope there are none other there who are like you. You bring your school and our country shame more than anything.

Besides... I thought the whole point of this thread was "Sino ang pinakamagaling na University Choir...?", and not "Sino ang pinaka-overrated/pinakapangit na choir...?". Didn't you start this thread yourself?

One word for you... PATHETIC.

...your last word shouldn't be entitled to me...i tell you!!!...don't wanna waste my time sana to reply to your post and waste time writing your name eh...*** lang, i have too!

...Just tell Kuya Boy D.(pakisabi na rin na isosoli ko na sa kanya yung mga piyesang hiniram ko back in 1997) and Delijoe na pag-igihan n'yo ang mga practices huh!...ok?!


"...when i went home before, no one talked of the war, what they knew from TV didn't have a thing to do with me..."

-Christopher Scott (by Cameron Mckintosh)

[karen_c]

one only has to see beyond the competition to appreciate each choirs' strentghs: the Madz for their unique brand of artistry and musicality, the UST Singers for their eveness of sound and sheer brilliance of singing, the UPCC for their sprightly showmanship, the La Salle Chorale for their "clean" sound, the UPSA for their georgeous and hefty hefty, the PCC (Philippine Chamber Choir) for their adventurous and exciting repertoire, and so on and so forth. Sure, none of these choirs are perfect; all of them have their own weaknesses, too

That's the BEST way to put it. Actually, talaga namang walang best choir for all time kasi the members change from time to time and kahit man hindi sila mag-palit ng members, puede pa rin silang mag-iba ng sound. Nothing is constant in this world. Sabi nga ng isang philosopher, you cannot step into the same river twice NA na-CONTRADICT pa ng isang philosopher who said na "You cannot even step into the same river once for the water is ever-flowing". As of now, puedeng ang the best na choir e ang EK-EK University Choir but what if mag-quit TONIGHT ang lead SOPRANO or lead ALTO nila, paano na bukas? Hindi natin talaga masasabi. Also, as JohnnyBBad said, each choir has its own low points and each one has his or her own opinion kaya sana let's respect other's thoughts.

[karen_c]

hi elijah! are you deli-JOE's cousin?

[whoopie]

In fairness to the DLSU Chorale, I've watched their several concerts and I can say that the choir is definitely WORLD CLASS! For those people who are trying to put this choir down, I suggest that you listen to them first. The Chorale was the only choir invited by the prestigious World Symposium on Choral Music last year and the organization did that because they believed that the DLSU Chorale is excellent. Being the only Philippine representative to the 5th World Symposium on Choral Music (held in the Netherlands) is something. To the DLSU Chorale, congratulations for doing an excellent job. Keep it up!

[karen_c]

[elijah]

Originally posted by whoopie:
In fairness to the DLSU Chorale, I've watched their several concerts and I can say that the choir is definitely WORLD CLASS! For those people who are trying to put this choir down, I suggest that you listen to them first. The Chorale was the only choir invited by the prestigious World Symposium on Choral Music last year and the organization did that because they believed that the DLSU Chorale is excellent. Being the only Philippine representative to the 5th World Symposium on Choral Music (held in the Netherlands) is something. To the DLSU Chorale, congratulations for doing an excellent job. Keep it up!

...i can agree now! (it's only whoopie that made up my mind and made me convinced that DLSU-Chorale is one of the best!)

...i'm just here to bring out some fire!



[This message has been edited by elijah (edited 08-21-2000).]

[winner!!]

i think the best university choir ngayon is.. are, actually.. ust singers at madz. continuous kasi ang pag-rise ng ust singers e. hindi ko pa sila naririnig from pagiging magaling to hindi magaling tapos to magaling ulit! gets?! ever since narining ko sila, magaling na sila talaga. and madz naman, narining ko sila nung 1989 and sinubaybayan ko sila since then. they were not able to maintain their sound hanggang mga 1998. in fairness naman sa madz, bumabalik na ulit sa pagiging magaling!! nung 1998-99 kasi, parang medyo hindi ok yung madz siguro kasi, kakapalit lang nila ng members non. i have heard them sing ulit sa philam nung july.. galing na nila ulit! as for acgc and dlsu chorale, i guess they could also be counted as two of the best!! i have heard both choirs before they left and after they arrived from their respective trips. magaling din sila in their own way. ateneo for their expression (dynamics, etc.) and richness ng sound; i have just but one personal comment sa acgc... makapal ang sound nila pero i guess their sound is very ordinary. i love to hear acgc sing negro spirituals! galing, grabe! siguro kasi, medyo marami sila and i guess that's the reason kung bakit makapal and sound nila. ang dlsu chorale naman, may unique na sound-- kakaiba siya from other groups and i guess that is what makes dlsu chorale dlsu chorale. one more thing.. and linis nilang kumanta, grabe! talagang crystal clear! yun nga lang, sana magdagdag sila ng members lalo na sa lalaki.

[dagobert]

winner:

that's true . . . our sound is different (especially the sopranos) and all music critics in our international trips agree on that . . . weird nga e, but that's actually our winning point . . . as for the members, dlsu is not really the "arts" school . . . the biggest group that we ever had was composed of 26 members way back in 1995 (before the 95 tour) . . . well, good luck na lang sa amin!

Originally posted by winner!!:
ang dlsu chorale naman, may unique na sound-- kakaiba siya from other groups and i guess that is what makes dlsu chorale dlsu chorale. one more thing.. and linis nilang kumanta, grabe! talagang crystal clear! yun nga lang, sana magdagdag sila ng members lalo na sa lalaki.[/B]

[Boccelli]

Hi people,

I have read all your comments about all the good University choirs from the Philippines.
I would just like to share my thoughts on the topic. Before anything else I would just like to say that all of these choirs are absolutely world class...

I feel that the Madz should not be even part of the list because I feel that they already are the "official choir" of the Philippines for they have been in the choral scene for quite sometime and I'm not so sure if they did drop the University of the Philippines portion of their name.. coz sometimes I see their name as Philippine Madrigal Singers...

To be honest, I love the Madz especially the 89 batch... they for me are the best. Interpretation and intensity-wise, that batch was the best.

Ok seeing that I did put the Madz to a different level, I have three choirs on my mind when I think of the "Best University Choirs of the Philippines"...

1) DLSU Chorale - touted to be the youngest of the Choirs in the elite group of World Class Philippine Choirs, this young group has made a name for itself since the mid-90s where they have competed in various prestigous competitions in Europe: (i.e. Competitions in Tampere-Finland, Oskarshammn-Finland, Arnhem-the Netherlands, Spittal-Austria, Cantonigros-Spain) and because of these accolades, the choir was then invited to be the representative of South East Asia in the 5th WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MUSIC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1999. The DLSU Chorale had the pressure of upholding the reputation of Filipino choirs abroad and that they did and even more. Coming after the very intense Inchun Choir of Korea, the group wowed the audience to unlimited standing ovations. Addind to this momentous event, the chorale also won Golden Diplomas from the 2nd Felix Mendelsohn-Bartholdy International Choral Competition in the A1 Category(where the group received a Special Prize for their astounding performance of the competition piece (if I'm not mistaken the judges ended up teary eyed after the group performed the competition piece filled with emotion and intensity). The 1st Johannes Brahms International Choral Competition will now continuously proclaim the DLSU Chorale as one of its memorable participants after captivating the audience during the folkloric competition where the choir received the highest score in the entire competition. The DLSU Chorale was also invited to the 1st International Choral Festival in Slovenija.

That previous paragraph was just to show that the DLSU Chorale, although young, has been constantly proving itself to be part of the elite choral groups of the Philippines.

2) UST Singers - I love them... They are very skilled in hitting those hard to reach notes. Interpretations of classical music would probably be their forte. I have been following them for the past three years and I heard that they will be coming out with a new CD which they recorded in Germany. Their past two cds (1998 & 1999) were both very pleasurable to listen to.. except they do admit that the 1999 one was a little bit off(sila nagsabi non)... but I heard the 2000 cd is awesome.. Guys good luck on your competitions... You have a better version of Psalm something (the one with Laudate Domino)

3) Ateneo College Glee Club - Since the last time I saw them was in 1995 and their ASEAN Tour I didn't really think they were such an astounding choir UNTIL, 1999 when they performed in DLSU whereby I thought they had it going. I am so proud of them when I heard that they won Tours, Cork, gold diplomas in Riva del Garda and others... I kinda expected they will win because they have a good batch now. I give my congratulations to their president Me-Ann...
You have done such a great job!... I love your Elijah Rock

Comments: (Please take them constructively)

DLSU Chorale - too many songs with obligatos, please try to balance your repertoire. Capitalize on your female section but don't leave the male section behind. More intensity with the altos, Sopranos are good. Needs more emotion with the pieces. Tenor section very good. Bass good but could only be improved with additional members.. But i would just like to say that you have done well in last years competitions being that you won with only 3 basses.

UST Singers - CD-wise, sometimes sopranos clash. Great tenor and bass section. Altos more intensity and inner sound.

Ateneo Glee Club - intensify tenor section and capitalize on the light quality of your soprano. Altos are good but need more inner sound. Bass... more intensity.


Fortes:

DLSU Chorale - Secular, Madrigals, Spirituals, Ethnic, Pop

UST Singers - Sacred, Pop, Spirituals, International Folk

Ateneo Glee Club - Sacred, Spirituals


So... I hope this was enlightening to someone!

[arnhem]

Sumasang-ayon ako sa iyo Boccelli. Sa abut ng aking nalalaman at base na rin sa aking karanasan, hindi nagaaway o nagsisiraan ang mga miyembro ng coro. Natatawa na lang ako doon sa taong laging puna na puna sa mga grupo... meron na bang naimbentong gamot para sa mga taong may "CRAB MENTALITY"? nakakaawa naman sila!

johhnybbad: Naging maayos naman ang pagtatanghal ng chorale noong Sabado, sayang nga at nagkasabay ang concert ninyo. Saan ba ako maaaring makabili ng inyong CD? Maaari ba akong makabili sa inyong pagtatatnghal sa Agosto 28?

elijah: you said na "magagalit si Mr. Joel Navarro, Mr. Fidel Calalang, Mrs. Veneracion"... malamang hindi kasi di sila magaaksaya ng kanilang oras sa ganitong klase ng usapan. Good luck sa iyo at sa pang-aalipusta mo... naging member ka na ba ng isa sa mga choir na sinasabi mo? DON'T BOTHER TO ANSWER, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WALANG MAY "CRAB MENTALITY SA KANILA!"

[karen_c]

2JohnnyBBad: I think the next concert of the DLSU Chorale will be held next year pa, mga first quarter.

[karen_c]

Good answer Arnhem!!!

[Boccelli]

By the way, Congratulations to the DLSU Chorale for their very successful 13th Year Anniversary Concert....

In reaction to people who seem to think The Chorale sings mostly pop, I would think that its because they would like to cater to their audience and what would please their audience would be pop music. They do perform sacred, madrigal, folk and spiritual music but because they don't wish to make the repertoire too heavy for the listeners they include more pop or fun music which the audience can relate to. I have seen a lot of Choral concerts in the US and Europe and I feel that that is the edge of Filipino choirs especially the DLSU Chorale. They have a good mix of songs for concerts or performances.

Actually, I know for a fact that because one of the Chorale's forte is pop, they have won competitions because of highly technical and artistic interpretations of pop music.

What people seem to see in the Chorale would be their slight similarity to the Madz...

1) The Chorale is usually composed of, more or less, 20 members (like the Madz)...

2) Intensity is a big thing for both choirs which is what they are both known for...

3) Interpretation is also an integral part of these two groups...

But of course, the Madz would definitely have the edge in terms of experience.

The Philippine International Choral Festival held in 1998 could not be considered as a testing ground for the the Chorale and the Madz..... it was held so that different choirs could interact and learn from each other. Both choirs got standing ovations and that just meant that the audience loved their performance.

I would also like to cite the PNU Chorale for their performances. They are a choir to look forward to in the coming years.

By the way, the UST Singers and DLSU Chorale have a very good relationship.... I won't be surprised if they have a concert together back-to-back or even combined... seeing that they are both Manila choirs (like UP and Ateneo is to QC)... they could come up with something like a "Himig Manila" kind of concert..


On a personal note.... are you DJ's cousin Nicole?... does she know you are writing all this stuff on this bulletin board?

[JohnnyBBad]

Hmmmm who's my favorite choir? I guess it has to be the UP Saring Himig/Camerata Singers. Sad to say they're now defunct :( They were active during the early to mid-80's and was led by the great George Hernandez. i personally never heard them live, but Joel Navarro lent me some recordings of them in Europe, and whoa!!! I was just blown of my seat listening to it. Think opera chorus minus the obtrusive vibrato. All the sections were so thick and rich! I don't think I've ever heard a Filipino choir sound that way. That's most probably where Fidel Calalang got his model sound for the UST Singers, and some of his interpretations as well (siyempre, galing sa sa choir na yon eh! heheheheh :)

Dagobert: when's your next concert? I wanted to watch yours last Saturday but we had a repeat homecomming concert of our own, so dehins ako nakanood :( How did it go? Hey, joint concert naman tayo! Sa Ateneo muna, tapos sa inyo, para maiba naman! We're having a joint concert ourselves with Madz on Aug. 28, Mon., at CCP. Hope you and your choir can watch :)

Bocelli: thanks for your honest assesment of our choir. I hope you can watch us sa CCP with the Madz to see how we've evolved since you saw us last year :) And needless to say, your inputs would be highly appreciated :)

[JohnnyBBad]

Thought for the day: Is it me, or when somebody says that this choir is good or, is he ususally refering to the sound of the choir per se? It seems that the posts here generally refer to a choir that's good only becuse "maganda ang tunog nila, etc." But if you ask me, it's not only the sound in itself that should be the sole consideration in the critical analysis of a choir. Style for me ranks even higer than the sound per se. A choir with a extraordinary sound eventually becomes extremely boring if they sound the same in a negro spirirtual as in a madrigal, or a Filipino folksong as in a french chanson. The repertoire factor should also be considered. I have high respect and awe for the choirs that dare tackle "difficult" repertoire, specially if they build their reputation on it (*wink, wink* at Philippine Chamber Choir hehehehhehe)

arnhem: congratulations (and tot he other PExers who are part of the La Salle Chorale as well :) ! I really wanted to watch you guys but....well, until your next concert then. Hmmmm, we have three new CD's right now: the one we recorded last year (An Offering), the one we recorded in Germany (self-titled album - but it kinda sucks if you ask me), and the CD with the boottleg recordings on MD that we did on various concerts in Europe. But I personally recomend the bootleg CD because it contains the "official" recordings of the Tour, Cork, and Slovenia competitions (those were from the copies they gave us). If you want to get a copy (and for those PExers who want na rin) just e-mail me personally and I'll get back to you :) As for the Madz/Glee Club thingie, it's the NCCA that's produsing it, and I heard there are only a limited number of tickets available. Contact them if you want, or then again, maybe it's out at the CCP box-office already

To the other PExers who are members of other choirs: kailana ang mga concerts nyo? Inform us naman so we can you. Let's support each other's efforts! MABUHAY ANG MGA PILIPINONG MANG-AAWIT!!!

Bocelli: are you a tenor?

[arnhem]

2 johnnybbad: so where can i buy that CD? and how much? you can e-mail me through this address- kikokalog@usa.net. thanks and hope to here from you soon. :)

hope you and the chorale can have a back to back concert, maybe next year... same concept as "An evening of european music." What do you think? is that possible? if ever, the proceeds will go to "tabang mindanao." it's a good idea to explore...

[arnhem]

2 johnnybbad: so where can i buy that CD? and how much? you can e-mail me through this address- kikokalog@usa.net. thanks and hope to here from you soon. :)

hope you and the chorale can have a back to back concert, maybe next year... same concept as "An evening of european music." What do you think? is that possible? if ever, the proceeds will go to "tabang mindanao." it's a good idea to explore...

[dagobert]

yeah, a back-to-back concert with acgc is a nice idea . . . para naman ma-neutralize and uaap rivalry natin . . . actually, way back in 1995 (january), ust, dlsu, upsa and acgc had a mega-grand concert at the ccp main . . . ganda siguro kung mauulit yon!!

btw, if you are interested to buy dlsu chorale 1995 cd, please post it here . . . actually, ubos na but we're thinking of having it reproduced due to demand . . .

ciao!

[Genius101]

Glad to hear at least some injustice mitigated on our part... Pero tama na nga ang away.

JohnnyBBad: Could you give some more details about your back-to-back concert with the Madz? I'm really interested in watching... Maybe I can find time kahit may pasok. =(

Dagobert: Sana nga magreproduce ng 95 cd... wala ako non e. Yun namang 99, paubos na pero di bale na lang. Ang pangit e! ;) Anyway pati 99 cd ko nawawala.

Elijah: Sorry about the hot words. Pero I can't really say they were uncalled for. Peace na lang.

[elijah]

Originally posted by Genius101:

Elijah: Sorry about the hot words. Pero I can't really say they were uncalled for. Peace na lang.



...apologies, accepted! sorry din sa mga harsh conclusions ko- galit na nga sakin si Nicole and DJ eh. hehehehehehe

...newei- what is the buzzing news about the competition for the GRAND PRIX? sabi-maglalaban daw ang AGC and UST-AS? for all we know...they might emerge as both champion!
kung totoo lang.

anyone here na nakapanood ng 10th Anniversary Concert ng VOICE OF MANILA ni Sir.Robert Delgado?

...sino rin ang may gustong magkaroon ng published book ng mga compilation of arrangements and compositions ni Sir.Robert's songs?pls. post here kung interested kayo.

[Boccelli]

I would just like to post some of the most memorable songs I have heard the different choirs from the Philippines sing:

Ateneo Glee Club
>; Elijah Rock
>; that Bahasa(Malay/Indonesia?) song I heard from a tape a friend of mine lent me of their ASEAN tour in 95

UST Singers
>; Duerme Negrito
>; O Vos Omnes
>; Ikaw Lamang (with that soloist that sounded like Rachel Alejandro)
>; Waway
>; Denn Herr hat Seinen Engel Befohlen

DLSU Chorale
>; My Heart Will Go On - when it was sung in Slovenia
>; Pater Noster - sung at the Felix Mendelshon-Bartholdy competition in Germany
>; Bahay
>; the back-to-back version of Dumbele and Ilay Gandangan
>; Psalmus
>; Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neus Lied
>; Fire, Fire
>; Che Se tu seil chor Mio
>; Mamayog Akun (95 Batch)
>; all the pop songs!!! hehehehehe

Madz
>; Che Se tu seil chor Mio ('89 batch)
>; Gloria (Cayabyab with Kuya Edward singing the solo
>; Pokpok Alimpakopok (89 Batch)

I agree with JohnnyBBad, its all about style and delivery!

The undeniable edge that top Filipino Choirs have over the other choirs from all over the world would be style.

The mere fact that we evoke emotion from singing pieces just totally captivate judges.
Expression and intensity is another factor to consider.

But lately, I have been noticing the emergence of choirs from the other parts of southeast asia like from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. They too have been making waves abroad. I kinda feel that they probably have been observing us and get good pointers from us and end up using them come competition time! Oh well, I guess its ok.

What our mission should be now that these other choirs have gained on us is to keep on improving our craft.

I would love to see these songs sung by the following choirs:

Ateneo Glee Club
>; anything by Clement Jannequin
>; Ave Maria by Bruckner
>; Ilay Gandangan and Dumbele
>; get the Pater Noster piece from the Chorale .. that's a nice song!

UST Singers
>; probably same as above

DLSU Chorale
>; O Vos Omnes
>; Duerme Negrito
>; Clement Jannequin's Le Guerre

Golden Laurels for every one!!! KUDOS!!!!

I want to have CDs from ACGC and UST!!!!

P.S. Medyo di nga masyadong maganda yung 99 CD ng DLSU Chorale but there are some songs there worthy of praise...


Take care guys!!!

[karen_c]

[/B]DLSU Chorale
>; My Heart Will Go On - when it was sung in Slovenia
>; Pater Noster - sung at the Felix Mendelshon-Bartholdy competition in Germany
>; Bahay
>; the back-to-back version of Dumbele and Ilay Gandangan
>; Psalmus
>; Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neus Lied
>; Fire, Fire
>; Che Se tu seil chor Mio
>; Mamayog Akun (95 Batch)
>; all the pop songs!!! hehehehehe


[/B][/QUOTE]

Hi Bocelli!!! di ba double c ang spelling ng pangalan mo? anyway, you seem to know many songs sung by the DLSU Chorale? Are you a member or a former member? What's your favorite POP song? --->; HULING EL BIMBO? =)

[karen_c]

To Dagobert: That would really be a nice idea kung magkaron ng back to back concert ang DLSU Chorale at ang ACGC!!! Something I should watch (sana puede...). Maybe you could organize this joint concert para mag-push-through!!! =)

[karen_c]

BOCCELLI!!! Sorry kung nagkamali ako ng basa sa spelling ng pangalan mo ha... malabo na mata ko e. How are you?

[whoopie]

I am looking forward to that back to back concert of the DLSU Chorale and Ateneo College Glee Club! Sana nga magkaron. I won't miss it for the world!=)

[Zack]

Originally posted by Boccelli:
Hi people,

I feel that the Madz should not be even part of the list because I feel that they already are the "official choir" of the Philippines for they have been in the choral scene for quite sometime and I'm not so sure if they did drop the University of the Philippines portion of their name.. coz sometimes I see their name as Philippine Madrigal Singers...



YEAH!! TAMA KA ...PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS IS THE OFFICIAL CHOIR OF THE PHILIPPINES.... THEY ARE NOT ANYMORE A UNIVERSITY CHOIR. THE CHOIR IS THE RESIDENT CHOIR OF THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES SO HINDI NA KASALI ANG PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS IN THIS KIND OF CATEGORY....

[JohnnyBBad]

Okay folks, the Maz and Glee Club concert at the CCP Little Theater is being held on Mon, Aug. 28, at 7 pm (I think - am not sure of the time thought). It's the ususal format of a joint concert, we sing 13 songs and they sing around the same number of songs, and then we have 4 joint numbers. Funny, I talked to Chris Borela during our repeat concert last Saturday, at pati siya, clueless kung anong mangyayari :) It was suppossed to be a strictly invitational concert but apparently, NCCA decided to release a limited number of tickets. As to where and when they're going to release it, I actually have no idea. Why don't you guys try contacting the CCP box-office. Baka meron na doon.

Arnhem: am sending you my contact numbers through the e-mail. Hope to hear from you, too - soon! :)

Boccelli: we've already sung Les chant des ouiseux by Janequin, and we were also suppose to attempt La guerre fro Tolosa, pero ang haba eh (in other words, tamad to memeorize! ahahahahhaha) Ilay Gandangan is also in our repertoire, staple ethnic namin for the past 5 million years (yawn...why don't arrangers/composers come out with new ethnic pieces? Puro recycled ethnic ang kinakanta na ng mga choirs, like ang mga walang kamatayang Chua-ay, Iddem-dem, Mamayug, Pokpok, etc. We need new ethnic repertoire!!!) Are you refering to the Pater Noster of Busto? Again, we were suppose to use that as a competition piece in Tour, France, we already studied it it and was in the process of polishing it when Joel decided to use the Pater Noster of Calalang instead - I guess for the added Filipino repertoire factor :)

Dagobert: yep, a joint concert would be great! Lemme float that idea to the GC. Would sometime early next year be amenable to you guys?

Karen C: ako rin, gusto kong panooring yun! hehehehehe That's the problem with performers - they never get tot watch their own performances! (labo..... :) )

Boss Elijah: UST will be competing next week pa pala sa Arezzo. If they win the Grand Prix there, we'll be meeting each other in Arezzo next year :)

MABUHAY ANG MGA FILIPINO CHOIRS!

P.S. Boss Elijah: Magkano yung compilation ng pieces ni Robert?

[elijah]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad:
Boss Elijah: UST will be competing next week pa pala sa Arezzo. If they win the Grand Prix there, we'll be meeting each other in Arezzo next year :)

P.S. Boss Elijah: Magkano yung compilation ng pieces ni Robert?


...i'll give you nalang a copy, just email me nalang, i have 5 books eh-hindi ko nga alam kung papano kong ipapamigay yung mga yun, si Sir robert kasi ang kulit. Dapat kasi, ibibigay ko yung ibang copies sa former choir ko(UST-Pharmacy Glee Club -alam mo ba yun?) eh since wala pakong nakikita kahit isang member nila ngayon dahil sa sobrang bz ako eh ibibigay ko nalang sayo yung isang copy...i think it costs in the market not less than 300 bucks...basta i-email mo ako then ok na...i'll reply immediately.ok?

...natapos n'yo nabang praktisin yung Gabaq-an?

[elijah]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad:
Boss Elijah: UST will be competing next week pa pala sa Arezzo. If they win the Grand Prix there, we'll be meeting each other in Arezzo next year :)

P.S. Boss Elijah: Magkano yung compilation ng pieces ni Robert?


...i'll give you nalang a copy, just email me nalang, i have 5 books eh-hindi ko nga alam kung papano kong ipapamigay yung mga yun, si Sir robert kasi ang kulit. Dapat kasi, ibibigay ko yung ibang copies sa former choir ko(UST-Pharmacy Glee Club -alam mo ba yun?) eh since wala pakong nakikita kahit isang member nila ngayon dahil sa sobrang bz ako eh ibibigay ko nalang sayo yung isang copy...i think it costs in the market not less than 300 bucks...basta i-email mo ako then ok na...i'll reply immediately.ok?

...natapos n'yo nabang praktisin yung Gabaq-an?

[Zack]

Originally posted by elijah:

...i'll give you nalang a copy, just email me nalang, i have 5 books eh-hindi ko nga alam kung papano kong ipapamigay yung mga yun, si Sir robert kasi ang kulit. Dapat kasi, ibibigay ko yung ibang copies sa former choir ko(UST-Pharmacy Glee Club -alam mo ba yun?) eh since wala pakong nakikita kahit isang member nila ngayon dahil sa sobrang bz ako eh ibibigay ko nalang sayo yung isang copy...i think it costs in the market not less than 300 bucks...basta i-email mo ako then ok na...i'll reply immediately.ok?

...natapos n'yo nabang praktisin yung Gabaq-an?




uy! uy! ako rin!! san kita pede makontak!!
pls pls pls!!!!
i'm a collector of choral pieces eh..plssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!

[arnhem]

Peace! So saan naman ang concert ng voice of Manila? I haven't heard them sing. where can I contact you Elijah? Saan ako puwedeng kumuha ng book na sinasabi mo? Please!!! Peace na naman tayo eh...

Elijah wrote:
...sino rin ang may gustong magkaroon ng published book ng mga compilation of arrangements and compositions ni Sir.Robert's songs?pls. post here kung interested kayo.

... ako VERY INTERESTED! Love to collect choir pieces kasi. collector's item kasi iyon. at saka isa pa i like his style very much. email me through kikokalog@usa.net.

[Boccelli]

Hey Guys... Wassup..

JohnnyBBad...
I feel so bad that I haven't really seen the ACGC in full action(performing on stage)... I wish I was there on the 28th. I would love to see you guys perform...
Question... i heard before that ACGC was supposed to be participating in the Choir Olympics... what happened?

Karen_C.. i have a feeling I know you... hehehehehe

I have been loving what I am seeing in this message board... they're very informative and they really help out the different groups in improving their craft....

Karen_C.. what made you think my favorite would be "Huling El Bimbo"...

Any news on the Spittal competition of UST?? I am sooooo praying that they win in Arezzo.

Damn.. I really wish the DLSU Chorale competed in Tours and Varna last year.. they could've seen UST and given them extra support!!!....

I want to raise a new question.. ACGC..did your Alumni Organization give you financial support during your recent tour?

What is up with Alumni Associations and UAAP i feel that Cultural groups like yours should be given more support because not only do you give and bring prestige to your universities but also the country.

elijah.... so does that mean you are the cousin of DJ??? hehehehehehehehe does she know what you did....??? that's ok...

Genius101... why 101.. does that mean you are just studying to be a genius..just kidding dude!!!..

People.... lets all push for a grand concert which will feature UST Singers, ACGC, and the DLSU Chorale..... with the special participation of The MADZ... then for the ending.. they can all do that "Iddem-dem Malida" by Cayabyab.... i heard that piece two years ago.. very intense.... a very avante garde arrangement. its just tough to perform in a competition..too many requirements...hehehehehehe...

I agree with you JohnnyBBad that there should be new ethnic songs... i have heard a lot of Ifugao songs coz I know the former Governor of Banawe...they would sound really kewl if they were arranged as a choral piece...

Wow, Johnny..i wish i heard you sing that Jannequin song... I have heard it sung by this French choir and it was just marvelous... very funky.... Le Guerre is quite long.... have you guys heard the Le Guerre of the Madz?... the one in their Grand Prix CD... what can you say about it?


Ok.. hear from you guys soon(literally)... Take care and have a great day.

KUDOS to Filipino Choirs!

[JohnnyBBad]

For all you choir-lovin' folks who want to watch the back to back concert of the Madz and the Glee Club at the CCP Little Theater, P200 and P100 tickets are already out at the CCP box-office. My friends a couple of them yesterday, and marami-rami pa daw! Nood kayo! :)

Boss Elijah: okay, I'll e-mail you po. You're from the UST Pharmacy Glee Club pala! Hahahahaha - no wonder kilala mo si Jon and Daph!

Bocelli: UST won 3rd place in the Mixed Choir/Polyphonic (whatever they call that category in Spittal) Division, and 2nd place in the Folkloric Division. No, I don't think the Ateneo Alumni Association provided any major monetary support. If they did, it must have been so minimal I didn't hear about. The Administration itself just placed a P10,000 or P20,000 ad (I forget) in our souvenir program. But in fairness, Fr. Nebres was really supportive of us (sigh, hindi nga lang sa pera.... :)He even watched us in our Brussels concert. And, yes I have the Grand Prix CD of the Madz which I bought in Tours. You won't be surprised why they won if you listen to it :) They also have a La Guerre track in their '96 or '97 disc (the one with the blue cover) which is also nice.

arnhem: were you the one who e-mailed me?

[JohnnyBBad]

mga pahabol:

boss elijah: yep, tapos na namin aralin ang Gabaq-an. We'll be using it as one of the competion pieces for the Folkloric division in Tolosa.

bocelli: we didn't push through the the Linz Choir Olympics because we had to go back for our classes :( I heard UST was suppose to join it but backed out din. I wonder why?

[cashew]

well, ang pinakamalinis pa ring kumanta for me ay ang UST SINGERS. when it comes to diction, ATENEO GLEE CLUB. dapat lang, no!? and they're improving, ha? pero for me, ang the best pa rin ay ang MADZ. kahit madumi sila kumanta, meron pa ring "magic". in the end, hindi importante kung malinis kayo kumanta o maganda ang diction niyo. what matters most is for the choir to be able to touch the audience's hearts. :confused:

[Boccelli]

JohnnyBBad... what section are you part of with ACGC? DAMN.. i really wish i was there to watch your concert..
I think the reason why UST didn't compete in Linz is because it was in conflict with their World Expo 2000 engagement.

Cashew....hi.. i hope you would also be able to catch the DLSU Chorale sometime.. They are off to Korea for a two week long thingy there... If i'm not mistaken they were invited by this Korean choir they met in the World Symposium last year.... I do hope they do well...

Just curious... how is the present batch of the MADZ now?... i heard there are only a few people from the 97 batch.
Pero you know what.. favorite ko pa rin the 89 batch of Madz.. i loved every section... soprano, alto, tenor and bass.. sobrang galing!!!.. and si Michelle from DV8 was there pa.. They were pretty kewl...!!!

Well... have a great day guys... i going home na... i need rest!!!.. grabe... its been so hot here lately!!

Take care!

KUDOS!!!

[elijah]

Originally posted by Boccelli:
elijah.... so does that mean you are the cousin of DJ??? hehehehehehehehe does she know what you did....??? that's ok...



...alam ni delijoe 'to, kaya nga madalas kaming mag-talo tungkol dyan eh...hehehehe,mga smart arguments lang!

...anyway, Mr. Delarmente gave my former choir(UST-Pharmecy Glee Club)a 95 grade for their competition last feb. here in UST (InterCollegiate Choral Competition).

I suggest, YOU guys should watch the INTERCOLLEGIATE CHORALE COMPETITION here in UST,it's the competition between the best choir of UST from its 13 Faculties and Colleges. i should say it's one of the hardest! I think kami lang ata ang school na may ganon no? yun talagang bongga and sobrang seryosohan. anyway, manuod kayo sa Feb. basta sasabihin ko nalang kung kelan at papaano.

JohnnyBBad,

Kaya nga alam ko ang lahat eh, anyway, alumnus na ako ng UST-PGC. Narinig mo ba yung rendition ng Pharmacy Glee Club ng Gabaq-an na pinanalo nila ng Intercoll. lat Feb.? Then, itanong mo kay kuya John kung ano yung sinuot nila (UST-PGC), da best talaga, talagang fit sa Gabaq-an.


Yung mga may gusto ng Book ni Sir.Robert, eh i-email nyo nalang ako ok? 5 lang yung nasa akin...reserved na yung dalawa ta's available pa yung tatalo.

"...magbabaya, magbabaya, tanaun ang kahimtan ni imong kalibutan. gibilin mo in taun sa kamot sa tampalsan."

[Ferris]

Originally posted by kiray:
Agree ako with crispypata...

DLSU Chorale is simply the best!!!!!


A N I M O L A S A L L E ! ! !


Yah! DLSU Chorale pa rin ang THE BEST! My friend is encouraging me to join coz he's already a member of the chorale kaya lang ayoko kasi CompSci ako eh. Sobrang hectic sa sched. I'll just cheer for them na lang. Pero kung kasama ako eh di no doubt na Panalo na Talaga ng DLSU coz of my PAVAROTTI VOICE! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif



[This message has been edited by Ferris (edited 08-24-2000).]

[Ferris]

[/B][/QUOTE]

Well, galing talga ng LA SALLE. My friend is a member of that groups already. Ineencourage niya akong sumali pero ayoko kasi hirap ng CompSci life eh. Sobrang hectic ang sched. So, I'll cheer for them na lang. Pero mas lalong gaganda ang blending ng chorale kung kasama ako siyempre. Hahahaha!

[GadoGado]

Alam niyo ba, hindi masyadong napapansin ang mga non-university choirs na magaling. Marami diyan, hindi lang sila kilala, gaya ng mga nag participate sa Concurso Coral ng Ateneo HS Glee Club last year. Magagaling din ang mga choirs na iyon kahit hindi sila official representatives ng mga universities. Sana tangkilikin din naitn sila

[karen_c]

2Boccelli: sino pa ba naman ang malabong mata na miss ka na? haha!!!

2JohnnyBBad: I would really love to watch your back to back concert with MADZ... sana makakuha pa kami ng ticket. You mentioned na it was supposed to be invitational? Kung invitational, sino yung mga i-invite? Sana talaga nagbenta na lang sila ng tickets kasi I'm sure so many people (who would not be invited probably...) would love to watch this concert.

2Elijah: How's DJ?

2Whoopie: Manonood ka rin? Sabay tayo? May date ka?

[GadoGado]

Originally posted by Ferris:

Yah! DLSU Chorale pa rin ang THE BEST! My friend is encouraging me to join coz he's already a member of the chorale kaya lang ayoko kasi CompSci ako eh. Sobrang hectic sa sched. I'll just cheer for them na lang. Pero kung kasama ako eh di no doubt na Panalo na Talaga ng DLSU coz of my PAVAROTTI VOICE! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

FYI. Hindi kailangan ng pavarotti voice para gumaling ang isang choir, in fact pag sumali ang isang taong may ganong boses, baka masira lang ang blending ng choir dahil magsti-stick out siya. Masisira lang ang choir dahil sa mga vibrato niya.

[This message has been edited by Ferris (edited 08-24-2000).]

[karen_c]

Originally posted by GadoGado:
Alam niyo ba, hindi masyadong napapansin ang mga non-university choirs na magaling. Marami diyan, hindi lang sila kilala, gaya ng mga nag participate sa Concurso Coral ng Ateneo HS Glee Club last year. Magagaling din ang mga choirs na iyon kahit hindi sila official representatives ng mga universities. Sana tangkilikin din naitn sila


Hi GadoGado! I'm sure the people know that there are also non-university choirs na magaling... siguro lang di nila na-me-mention because ang topic dito is ang pinakamagaling na university choral group. I got to watch the concert at the Ateneo and I can say na all the choirs were good... I would especially like to commend the St. Scho Marikina glee club... galing... =) Are you a member of any choir which participated dun sa concert?

[karen_c]

Tama yung sinabi ni GadoGado!!! Hindi mo kailangan ang ganong klase ng boses para makapagpaganda ng choral group. In fact, minsan nga di pa tinatanggap ng mga choral groups ang mga taong may ganong boses at excessive vibrato!!! Sus ko ha! Imagine mo na lang kung tenor ka at ang katabi mo ay may makabasag pinggan na boses... teps! Bingi ka na!!!

I think what most choirs look for sa members is yung magaling makakuha ng tono and yung makakasundo rin nila siyempre. Sometimes nga ang kinukuha pagdating ng auditions, yung may mga simpleng boses na walang habit pero madaling i-train.

TO FERRIS: Bakit di mo i-try mag-audition sa DLSU Chorale...

[elijah]

Originally posted by karen_c:

2Elijah: How's DJ?



tagal na naming di nag-kikita eh...siya parin ba prexy n'yo? dapat nga punta ako dyan last year para manood ng mga practices nyo, eh kaya lang nag-2-loy siya sa masteral niya diba? 2-muloy ba siya?

aalis yata sila ni tita del(prof.Bago) eh, makakasama ba siya sa inyo?

[elijah]

Originally posted by karen_c:
I think what most choirs look for sa members is yung magaling makakuha ng tono and yung makakasundo rin nila siyempre. Sometimes nga ang kinukuha pagdating ng auditions, yung may mga simpleng boses na walang habit pero madaling i-train.



...idagdag mo pa ang dedication and the will to learn more, plus the value of respect, patience and perseverance. hindi rin naman kailangan ng sobrang gandang boses...as long as u can get the note quickly and rightly, i think ok na, plus yung mga sinabi ko sa taas...

yan ang mga kailangan para di ka ma-mura ng conductor mo....hehehehehe, kala nyo seryoso no?

[arnhem]

2 elijah: Hindi na president si DJ. kung nanood ka ng concert ng chorale last sat. yoong soloist ng "Pakiusap." Si Liaa. Galing niya no? What's you're e-mail address ba? I wanna have a copy of Mr. Delgado's compositions.

2johnnybbad: i'll be watching your concert on Monday. Anong repertoire niyo? Goodluck! yes, i was the one who e-mailed you.


Originally posted by elijah:
...idagdag mo pa ang dedication and the will to learn more, plus the value of respect, patience and perseverance. hindi rin naman kailangan ng sobrang gandang boses...as long as u can get the note quickly and rightly, i think ok na, plus yung mga sinabi ko sa taas...

... correct ka diyan elijah.

yan ang mga kailangan para di ka ma-mura ng conductor mo....hehehehehe, kala nyo seryoso no?[/QUOTE]

... pero minsan it helps, yoong minumura ka ng conductor mo.

elijah: please! yoong book ni sir robert...

[Zack]

SINO DITO PEDE MAHINGIAN NG CHORAL PIECES. MGA PASSE NA YUNG SA AKIN EH. PLS.... EMAIL NIYO AKO: simikelto@yahoo.com

[Monteverdi]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boccelli:

Wow, Johnny..i wish i heard you sing that Jannequin song... I have heard it sung by this French choir and it was just marvelous... very funky.... Le Guerre is quite long.... have you guys heard the Le Guerre of the Madz?... the one in their Grand Prix CD... what can you say about it?
__________________

Hi! What French choir are you writing about? Is it the one called Ensemble Jannequin? If it is, you're right...it is funky talaga! The bird effects will just blow's ones mind off.

I have 97 MADZ CD and their La Guerre is great. I have heard it being interpreted by no less than 8 ensembles from all over the world, and the MADZ version is no doubt the second best i've heard...the best would be by the King's Singers...their performance of this 6 minute madrigal is probably one of the best a cappella performances on record, regardless of genre.

The Madz version is unique in a sense that it was performed in a "romantic way". Nice clear lines. The tenors sound great!

I wish the DLSU chorale attempts this piece. Among the local choirs, they seem to have the most appropriate sound for madrigal singing, since ideally these pieces are for very small groups. Besides they have a very, very clean sound and outstanding tuning.

Goodluck to UST. Hope you win in Arrezzo! Imagine, two Filipino choirs at next year's European Grand Prix!

[winner!!]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dagobert:
[B]winner:

that's true . . . our sound is different (especially the sopranos) and all music critics in our international trips agree on that . . . weird nga e, but that's actually our winning point . . . as for the members, dlsu is not really the "arts" school . . . the biggest group that we ever had was composed of 26 members way back in 1995 (before the 95 tour) . . . well, good luck na lang sa amin!


well, pansin ko nga! galing ng sound niyo kasi eh! pinong-pino! kelan ang alis niyo ulit?

[winner!!]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boccelli:
[B]Hi people,

I have read all your comments about all the good University choirs from the Philippines.
I would just like to share my thoughts on the topic. Before anything else I would just like to say that all of these choirs are absolutely world class...

I feel that the Madz should not be even part of the list because I feel that they already are the "official choir" of the Philippines for they have been in the choral scene for quite sometime and I'm not so sure if they did drop the University of the Philippines portion of their name.. coz sometimes I see their name as Philippine Madrigal Singers...

To be honest, I love the Madz especially the 89 batch... they for me are the best. Interpretation and intensity-wise, that batch was the best.


tama ka diyan! sabi nga nila, madz is an institution already! alam mo, for me, the best din yung 89 batch ng madz. ang galing ni jenny v.! ringless yung obligato niya ng ili-ili! pero that was before. anyway, i've heard them nung choral fest sa ccp.. okay lang. pero when i heard them again this july, galing na nila ulit!! speaking of their concert nung july, i heard their duerme negrito and i guess mass maganda yung pagkanta ng ust non. (go ust singers!!) what do you think? have you heard madz sing circle of life?.. hataw sa galing!! galing ng effects!


1) DLSU Chorale - touted to be the youngest of the Choirs in the elite group of World Class Philippine Choirs, this young group has made a name for itself since the mid-90s where they have competed in various prestigous competitions in Europe: (i.e. Competitions in Tampere-Finland, Oskarshammn-Finland, Arnhem-the Netherlands, Spittal-Austria, Cantonigros-Spain) and because of these accolades, the choir was then invited to be the representative of South East Asia in the 5th WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MUSIC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1999. The DLSU Chorale had the pressure of upholding the reputation of Filipino choirs abroad and that they did and even more. Coming after the very intense Inchun Choir of Korea, the group wowed the audience to unlimited standing ovations. Addind to this momentous event, the chorale also won Golden Diplomas from the 2nd Felix Mendelsohn-Bartholdy International Choral Competition in the A1 Category(where the group received a Special Prize for their astounding performance of the competition piece (if I'm not mistaken the judges ended up teary eyed after the group performed the competition piece filled with emotion and intensity). The 1st Johannes Brahms International Choral Competition will now continuously proclaim the DLSU Chorale as one of its memorable participants after captivating the audience during the folkloric competition where the choir received the highest score in the entire competition. The DLSU Chorale was also invited to the 1st International Choral Festival in Slovenija.

That previous paragraph was just to show that the DLSU Chorale, although young, has been constantly proving itself to be part of the elite choral groups of the Philippines.


WWOOOWWW!!!! i didnt know na ganon pala karami ang achievements ng chorale ng lasalle!! now i can say na talagang mahusay din ang lasalle chorale despite the few members!! galing a gulat ako! its a good thing you posted this!!


2) UST Singers - I love them... They are very skilled in hitting those hard to reach notes. Interpretations of classical music would probably be their forte. I have been following them for the past three years and I heard that they will be coming out with a new CD which they recorded in Germany. Their past two cds (1998 & 1999) were both very pleasurable to listen to.. except they do admit that the 1999 one was a little bit off(sila nagsabi non)... but I heard the 2000 cd is awesome.. Guys good luck on your competitions... You have a better version of Psalm something (the one with Laudate Domino)

hey!! i heard the 2 cds too!! galing!!


3) Ateneo College Glee Club - Since the last time I saw them was in 1995 and their ASEAN Tour I didn't really think they were such an astounding choir UNTIL, 1999 when they performed in DLSU whereby I thought they had it going. I am so proud of them when I heard that they won Tours, Cork, gold diplomas in Riva del Garda and others... I kinda expected they will win because they have a good batch now. I give my congratulations to their president Me-Ann...
You have done such a great job!... I love your Elijah Rock


i love their elijah rock too!! the last time that i heard them was when they sang sa chapel nila sa school and sa a.s.a.p. galing nila sa the lord is my sheperd!! pero yun nga, their sound is thick pero ordinary. their performance sa asap with vina morales was ok. di siya masyado maganda lumabas maybe because of the sound system.

[Boccelli]

Hey guys..

Karen_c...... so I guess you are ate shawee right?... miss you too...

Monteverdi... the french choir i heard was Madrigal de Bordeaux during the Philippine Int'l Choral Festival. They were very good. I just admired that countertenor who was just soooo funky... coz he was singing both tenor 1 and alto parts in some of the songs they were singing.

I have a question for the people from the different choirs...

WHO DOES YOUR OBLIGATO PARTS:..

the more prominent people i know are Jane from Madz, Vicki from UST, and Liaa from DLSU Chorale. so far these three ladies really astound me... Vicki is just great when it comes to Spirituals because the way she just hits those notes and make them very.... black!!... =0
Jane... love her Rosas Pandan obligato...
Liaa... Steal Away, Wind Beneath My Wings and My Heart Will Go On(even if that song just makes me feel so heavy)...

from ACGC.. i don't know her name but I think you have this obligatista who's "pleasantly plump".... JohnnyBBad.. what's her name?

How does Gabaq-an sound? is it mellow, ethnic, typical folksong?

I agree with you Monteverdi, the DLSU Chorale's conductor is quite talented when it comes to dealing with Madrigal songs...

OK.. i have a goal this year... I plan to see all the choirs perform by year's end just to get me updated on how the choirs sound this year.....

I find it interesting that what OA does with the Madz is she lets them sing and then tell them that whatever quality they feel comfortable in would be the quality each member would use... a pretty interesting concept don't you think. I said this because in my case I had to get the quality which the conductor wanted me to have... so I had to train and get comfortable using that tone quality.... what about the others....to the choir members.... how did you find out that what you were doing in terms of tone quality was the one that would compliment the quality of the group?

take care people...

Hi to the PXers from DLSU Chorale...ACGC...and UST Singers(if there are PXers from your choral group--good luck)!!

KUDOS!

[winner!!]

to the DLSU Chorale:

CONGRTULATIONS!! i was able to watch your concert.. galing! this was definitely better than the last concert you had! pansin ko lang, wala pala kayong alumni! that makes your choir all the more better than other choirs. sa ganito, laman na lamang kayo! i must admit, yung favorite choir ko, ust singers, may kasamang alumni kahit saan. siguro isa ito sa mga factors kung ba't sila magaling! pero kayo, palaging fresh batch.. how does your conductor/trainor train all of you that fast? please inform me kung kelan yung next activity niyo. i wouldnt miss it for the world. may bago na kayong fan.. ME!
great concert! congratulations ulit! i know naman na if ust singers were here, they would be happy for the great result of your concert! wala namang yatang issue between you and ust singers, right?!? kayo lang yata yung choir na walang ka-issue-issue eh! siguro kasi, wala kayo masyadong contact sa mga musicians. i guess everything is between you guys and your conductor! galing!! congrats ulit!

[Boccelli]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by winner!!:

i love their elijah rock too!! the last time that i heard them was when they sang sa chapel nila sa school and sa a.s.a.p. galing nila sa the lord is my sheperd!! pero yun nga, their sound is thick pero ordinary. their performance sa asap with vina morales was ok. di siya masyado maganda lumabas maybe because of the sound system.

>;>;>;It's either that or si Vina lang ang may problema!! hehehehehe.. just kidding... i usually hate tv performances coz they don't really get the real effect. Unless of course your tv set has good speakers!

>;>;>;Winner: thanks for comments about the DLSU Chorale... =)

>;>;>;Which CD from the UST Singers do you think caught your fancy more?... actually their latest CD would have Seasons of Love from RENT...i would love to hear their version.. i wonder who hit that high note.
(malamang si Vicki)

>;>;>;Did any of you guys see RENT by the way? How many of you started bowing, squinting or making faces when Calvin Millado couldn't hit his notes?...I heard from a friend that the last performance for that season of RENT Calvin hit every damn note to the tee..... so to Calvin..if he does see this.. KUDOS to you..

ciao guys...

[dagobert]

winner:

nag-iipon pa ng pera at ng members!


Originally posted by winner!!:
well, pansin ko nga! galing ng sound niyo kasi eh! pinong-pino! kelan ang alis niyo ulit?[/B]

[Boccelli]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by winner!!:

i love their elijah rock too!! the last time that i heard them was when they sang sa chapel nila sa school and sa a.s.a.p. galing nila sa the lord is my sheperd!! pero yun nga, their sound is thick pero ordinary. their performance sa asap with vina morales was ok. di siya masyado maganda lumabas maybe because of the sound system.

>;>;>;It's either that or si Vina lang ang may problema!! hehehehehe.. just kidding... i usually hate tv performances coz they don't really get the real effect. Unless of course your tv set has good speakers!

>;>;>;Winner: thanks for comments about the DLSU Chorale... =)

>;>;>;Which CD from the UST Singers do you think caught your fancy more?... actually their latest CD would have Seasons of Love from RENT...i would love to hear their version.. i wonder who hit that high note.
(malamang si Vicki)

>;>;>;Did any of you guys see RENT by the way? How many of you started bowing, squinting or making faces when Calvin Millado couldn't hit his notes?...I heard from a friend that the last performance for that season of RENT Calvin hit every damn note to the tee..... so to Calvin..if he does see this.. KUDOS to you..

ciao guys...

[dagobert]

winner:

nag-iipon pa ng pera at ng members!


Originally posted by winner!!:
well, pansin ko nga! galing ng sound niyo kasi eh! pinong-pino! kelan ang alis niyo ulit?[/B]

[Boccelli]

Hey guys..

Karen_c...... so I guess you are ate shawee right?... miss you too...

Monteverdi... the french choir i heard was Madrigal de Bordeaux during the Philippine Int'l Choral Festival. They were very good. I just admired that countertenor who was just soooo funky... coz he was singing both tenor 1 and alto parts in some of the songs they were singing.

I have a question for the people from the different choirs...

WHO DOES YOUR OBLIGATO PARTS:..

the more prominent people i know are Jane from Madz, Vicki from UST, and Liaa from DLSU Chorale. so far these three ladies really astound me... Vicki is just great when it comes to Spirituals because the way she just hits those notes and make them very.... black!!... =0
Jane... love her Rosas Pandan obligato...
Liaa... Steal Away, Wind Beneath My Wings and My Heart Will Go On(even if that song just makes me feel so heavy)...

from ACGC.. i don't know her name but I think you have this obligatista who's "pleasantly plump".... JohnnyBBad.. what's her name?

How does Gabaq-an sound? is it mellow, ethnic, typical folksong?

I agree with you Monteverdi, the DLSU Chorale's conductor is quite talented when it comes to dealing with Madrigal songs...

OK.. i have a goal this year... I plan to see all the choirs perform by year's end just to get me updated on how the choirs sound this year.....

I find it interesting that what OA does with the Madz is she lets them sing and then tell them that whatever quality they feel comfortable in would be the quality each member would use... a pretty interesting concept don't you think. I said this because in my case I had to get the quality which the conductor wanted me to have... so I had to train and get comfortable using that tone quality.... what about the others....to the choir members.... how did you find out that what you were doing in terms of tone quality was the one that would compliment the quality of the group?

take care people...

Hi to the PXers from DLSU Chorale...ACGC...and UST Singers(if there are PXers from your choral group--good luck)!!

KUDOS!

[winner!!]

ooopppss.. i forgot.. good luck (kelangan pa ba!?!) sa acgc at sa madz sa aug 28!! i'm gonna watch that!! ccp, right?

johnnybbad: complete info abt this, please?!?

[dagobert]

has anybody heard the jubilate girls choir of hungary? this group is really great! their conductor does not give pitch . . . it seems that they are all perfect pitch!

[dagobert]

Originally posted by Boccelli:

Monteverdi... the french choir i heard was Madrigal de Bordeaux during the Philippine Int'l Choral Festival. They were very good. I just admired that countertenor who was just soooo funky... coz he was singing both tenor 1 and alto parts in some of the songs they were singing.

EVER HEARD OF A TRIBE IN THE HIMALAYAS WHOSE MEN CAN PRODUCE 2 TONES SIMULTANEOUSLY?? WAGI!!

I have a question for the people from the different choirs...

WHO DOES YOUR OBLIGATO PARTS:..

the more prominent people i know are Jane from Madz, Vicki from UST, and Liaa from DLSU Chorale. so far these three ladies really astound me... Vicki is just great when it comes to Spirituals because the way she just hits those notes and make them very.... black!!... =0
Jane... love her Rosas Pandan obligato...
Liaa... Steal Away, Wind Beneath My Wings and My Heart Will Go On(even if that song just makes me feel so heavy)...

OBLIGATISTAS: THEY ARE SIMPLY FANTASTIC! HAS ANYONE HERE HEARD OF KATRINA JOY RAMOS (FORMER DLSU CHORALE - BEFORE THE 95 TOUR)?

from ACGC.. i don't know her name but I think you have this obligatista who's "pleasantly plump".... JohnnyBBad.. what's her name?

How does Gabaq-an sound? is it mellow, ethnic, typical folksong?

GABAQ-AN: THIS IS THE PARTNER OF TINIG NG LUPA BY FEDERIZON. IT MEANS "THE CURSE". AVANT GARDE.

I agree with you Monteverdi, the DLSU Chorale's conductor is quite talented when it comes to dealing with Madrigal songs...

OK.. i have a goal this year... I plan to see all the choirs perform by year's end just to get me updated on how the choirs sound this year.....

I find it interesting that what OA does with the Madz is she lets them sing and then tell them that whatever quality they feel comfortable in would be the quality each member would use... a pretty interesting concept don't you think. I said this because in my case I had to get the quality which the conductor wanted me to have... so I had to train and get comfortable using that tone quality.... what about the others....to the choir members.... how did you find out that what you were doing in terms of tone quality was the one that would compliment the quality of the group?

take care people...

Hi to the PXers from DLSU Chorale...ACGC...and UST Singers(if there are PXers from your choral group--good luck)!!

KUDOS![/B]

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by dagobert:
has anybody heard the jubilate girls choir of hungary? this group is really great! their conductor does not give pitch . . . it seems that they are all perfect pitch!

I also heard that there's a portion where there's a note where this member didn't breath for like, forever... is that true?.... well... i think.... wait... were you part of that batch of the DLSU Chorale that beat the **** out of those *****es(no offense to the ladies)..... ?? that was cool!!!

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by dagobert:


You seem very well read when it comes to History dagobert....did you take History in college.... ?? :)

Would you mind enlightening us what dagobert means or where it comes from??? =)

I've heard of Kat Ramos... i actually remember her voice... what ever happened to her? I hope she could perform again....

JohnnyBBad... sorry if im being makulit..what section do you sing sa ACGC?

What if all the people in this message board made a Pinoy Exchange Chorale Glee Club Singers thingamajigger??

hehehehehehehehehehe


KUDOS!

[dagobert]

bili ka sa akin? hehehehehehe

Originally posted by Genius101:
Glad to hear at least some injustice mitigated on our part... Pero tama na nga ang away.

JohnnyBBad: Could you give some more details about your back-to-back concert with the Madz? I'm really interested in watching... Maybe I can find time kahit may pasok. =(

Dagobert: Sana nga magreproduce ng 95 cd... wala ako non e. Yun namang 99, paubos na pero di bale na lang. Ang pangit e! ;) Anyway pati 99 cd ko nawawala.

Elijah: Sorry about the hot words. Pero I can't really say they were uncalled for. Peace na lang.

[dagobert]

Originally posted by Boccelli:
You seem very well read when it comes to History dagobert....did you take History in college.... ?? :)

I.S. & HISTORY. EKLAY NO?

Would you mind enlightening us what dagobert means or where it comes from??? =)

DAGOBERT: NAME OF A FRENCH KING DURING THE MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY. HE WAS ASSASSINATED - KILLED BY A DAGGER DRIVEN INTO HIS SKULL. HIS STATUE IS IN VERSAILLES. ALA LANG AKONG MAISIP NOON NA NAME :)

I've heard of Kat Ramos... i actually remember her voice... what ever happened to her? I hope she could perform again....

SHE SOMETIMES DROPS BY OUR OFFICE. SHE'S NOT SINGING ANYMORE WITH A GROUP YATA.

JohnnyBBad... sorry if im being makulit..what section do you sing sa ACGC?

What if all the people in this message board made a Pinoy Exchange Chorale Glee Club Singers thingamajigger??

WHY NOT?? HEHEHEHEHEHEHE

hehehehehehehehehehe


KUDOS!

[dagobert]

that group naman was from ukraine . . . until now, we don't know kung paano ginawa yun . . .

yep, we beat the jubilate girls choir by .5 point!! but they were really, really excellent . . .


Originally posted by Boccelli:
I also heard that there's a portion where there's a note where this member didn't breath for like, forever... is that true?.... well... i think.... wait... were you part of that batch of the DLSU Chorale that beat the **** out of those *****es(no offense to the ladies)..... ?? that was cool!!!

[JohnnyBBad]

Asus, scary talaga ang mga Hungarian choirs. The first one we encountered was in the competition is Slovenia. The group's name was Preo Musica, an all-female choir that were European Grand Prix winners the year before the Madz won it. They joined both categories we were in (dalawa lang actually, the Polyphonic and the Folkloric)Jojo Velasco pointed them out as a very tough competition. Sobrang sindak talaga yung write-ups nung mga ibang choirs, winners in Gorizia, Arezzo, etc. E eto kami, isang choir na galing sa isang 3rd world country, whose last competition was 17 yrs. ago! So anyway, luckily, we didn't get to hear them before we performed, and much to our surprise, we managed to top everybody else in both categories. Anyway, during rehearsals for the closing gala in which we were sing last in the program, we got to hear the Pro Musica (they placed second in both categories, with about a two-point or so difference from us - whew, close call!) and needless to say SCARY yung tunog nila. Sobrang linis, swak ang intonation, at walang paltos ang mga boses. The thought that crossed my mind was "Uhmmmm, bakit kami ang nanalo?" :) At eto na, pagkatapos nila mag-rehearse, may I shout ako ng "Bravo!!!" from the wings, tapos enter kami sa stage and then sing (it was a kinda lousy rehearsal kasi na-tense kami lahat sa tunog ng Pro Musica). Pagkatpos ng last note namin palakpakan yung mga tao sa hall, tapos ako naman tingin sa mga Pro Musica girls - and DEADMA sila, no reaction at all! Nakatitig lang sila sa amin - I bet what was running through their minds were "Bakit sila ang nanalo?!" HAHAHHAHAHAHA hindi ko alam kung matatawa ako at that moment or what! :) Next post ko na lang yung part two ko of scary encounters with Hungarian choir, and other scary moments na rin sa different competitions :)

Monteverdi: yep, I agree that the La Salle Chorale sounds finely tuned. Nice pitching and good intonation during the homecomming concert I saw last year and their performance in Abelardo as well :)@arnhem

Boticelli: Yep, it was Vina's fault! AHAHAHAHAHA :) We had to transpose what we sang two keys or so lower kasi hindi niya maabot, and worse, na-jumble up yung idiot board niya during the show itself and she managed to mangle the lyrics, therefore hindi niya alam kung saan tatalon next yung music. TAMA BA NAMAN YUN?! :) Anyway, I'm a tenor, yung central quartet na tenor (Ahem! :) during this tour, although I think malilipat ako to the side for Tolosa kasi dalawa na lang kaming Tenor 1 for this trip, at ilalagay yata isang Tenor 2 sa gitna :(

Karen: consistently sharp si Jane sa Rosas Pandan na obliggato doon sa '97 blue na disc nila hehehehehehe :) The obbligatos in the Glee Club ususally goes to either Aui Tomas (yung soprano sa central quartet), Rina Saporsantos (the chubby soprano, although Aui is sorta a little chubby, too :) - love you Aui!), or Jenny Alarcon, who unfortunately wasn't able to join us last summer, but will join us in Tolosa.

Speaking of obbligatos, I remember some sort of a funny-tragic incident with the homecomming concert of the La Salle Chorale last year. I guess the soprano doing the Et Misericordia solo wasn't feeling up to par because she wasn't quite reaching the notes on pitch, and when she tried sustaining the quite under the pitch A-flat at the end of the song, Sir Boy Delarmente suddenly cued her with an abrupt cut. Worse, I don't even remember him making her bow. OUCH!!! What happened there?

P.S. I'll post tomorrow the details of the back to back concert we have with Madz, and the repertoire as well

[Boccelli]

Hey JohnnyBBad

>;>;>;>;>; I think the Abelardo Hall in UP is not condusive to choral performances because the acoustics suck.. but then, it was probably to morale of the group. I heard they were practicing everyday that time and plus the fact that friends of mine were sick during the concert it definitely hampered the performance..

Monteverdi: yep, I agree that the La Salle Chorale sounds finely tuned. Nice pitching and good intonation during the homecomming concert I saw last year and their performance in Abelardo as well :)@arnhem

Boticelli: Yep, it was Vina's fault! AHAHAHAHAHA :) We had to transpose what we sang two keys or so lower kasi hindi niya maabot, and worse, na-jumble up yung idiot board niya during the show itself and she managed to mangle the lyrics, therefore hindi niya alam kung saan tatalon next yung music. TAMA BA NAMAN YUN?! :) Anyway, I'm a tenor, yung central quartet na tenor (Ahem! :) during this tour, although I think malilipat ako to the side for Tolosa kasi dalawa na lang kaming Tenor 1 for this trip, at ilalagay yata isang Tenor 2 sa gitna :(

>;>;>;>;>; Boccelli not Boticelli =) I wish I was Boticelli though so I would be a good painter... =)

Karen: consistently sharp si Jane sa Rosas Pandan na obliggato doon sa '97 blue na disc nila hehehehehehe :) The obbligatos in the Glee Club ususally goes to either Aui Tomas (yung soprano sa central quartet), Rina Saporsantos (the chubby soprano, although Aui is sorta a little chubby, too :) - love you Aui!), or Jenny Alarcon, who unfortunately wasn't able to join us last summer, but will join us in Tolosa.

Speaking of obbligatos, I remember some sort of a funny-tragic incident with the homecomming concert of the La Salle Chorale last year. I guess the soprano doing the Et Misericordia solo wasn't feeling up to par because she wasn't quite reaching the notes on pitch, and when she tried sustaining the quite under the pitch A-flat at the end of the song, Sir Boy Delarmente suddenly cued her with an abrupt cut. Worse, I don't even remember him making her bow. OUCH!!! What happened there?

>;>;>;>;>; I know what happened with that one.... The conductor seemed to want the soloist to sing in this tone quality which she wasnt used to... I heard her practicing the piece before the concert and suddenly notice that when she performed it it sounded different already. And plus notice the fact that the DLSU Chorale performers always look tired during their concert. I feel that they are being worked really hard but too close to the performance time!!

Oh well.. what we all do for the sake of othe craft!


GO MADZ AND ACGC!!!!!!!!

[karen_c]

WE ARE DEFINITELY WATCHING THE CONCERT ON MONDAY!!! Good luck to both choirs... =)

[karen_c]

2Boccelli: Hehehe... Umabot na ba diyan ang kalakiha ng balakang ko? Miss na kita and I'm sure marami din dito sa mga PEXrs ang nakakamiss sa yo... ayaw lang umamin... hiya siguro...

[karen_c]

2Elijah: Di ko alam kung aalis ng sila Tita Jo. Wala kaming balita from DJ. Di rin nga siya nakanood ng anniversary concert ng chorale dahil may errands siya or something. Si Nicole naman, nakikita ko sa la salle... =)

[Genius101]

Grabe naman... tumila lang ako ng dalawang araw dalawang page na rin ang nadagdag. It was really nice to hear all the comments of everyone. As a performer siyempre you don't get to hear the whole choir so you really can't judge objectively. About the Et Mi... parang natulala nga kami pagdating don e.
Pero tama nga sabi ni Boccelli. Maybe we were all so tired already and that Sir was making our soloist sing differently from what she was used to. Anyway what can you say about the Et Mi in our last concert... hehehehe... yung soloista two seats away from me and I'm sure gusto niyang malaman kung ano comment niyo... =)

[karen_c]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad:

Karen: consistently sharp si Jane sa Rosas Pandan na obliggato doon sa '97 blue na disc nila hehehehehehe :) The obbligatos in the Glee Club ususally goes to either Aui Tomas (yung soprano sa central quartet), Rina Saporsantos (the chubby soprano, although Aui is sorta a little chubby, too :) - love you Aui!), or Jenny Alarcon, who unfortunately wasn't able to join us last summer, but will join us in Tolosa.

Speaking of obbligatos, I remember some sort of a funny-tragic incident with the homecomming concert of the La Salle Chorale last year. I guess the soprano doing the Et Misericordia solo wasn't feeling up to par because she wasn't quite reaching the notes on pitch, and when she tried sustaining the quite under the pitch A-flat at the end of the song, Sir Boy Delarmente suddenly cued her with an abrupt cut. Worse, I don't even remember him making her bow. OUCH!!! What happened there?


um... JohnnyBBad?... Di ako yung nagtanong nung tungkol sa obligatista eh... Hinahanap ko nga kung sino eh... di ko mahanap sa dami ng nakapost dito... si Boccelli ata eh... anyway, good luck pala sa concert niyo sa Monday (kahit na alam naming MAGANDA naman siya as always...). We'll be there to support you... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angel.gif

[karen_c]

winner... who are you?

[Genius101]

Excited na rin ako sa back2back concert ng ACGC at Madz, although honestly I don't know what to expect.

Actually ayoko na lang talaga pumasok ngayon kaya nagpopost na lang ako ng kung ano. Very good student talaga!

Dagobert: Bakit, nagbebenta ka pa pala ng 95 cd?

Nga pala, sa mga nakanood ng concert ng DLSU Chorale last Saturday, ano masasabi niyo sa I Need To Be In Love? Personally, pinakagusto ko siya ng pop song ng concert. Tapos post niyo rin comment niyo sa soloista... hehehehehehehehehehe.... lagot ako pag nabasa niya to!

[karen_c]

Originally posted by Genius101:

Nga pala, sa mga nakanood ng concert ng DLSU Chorale last Saturday, ano masasabi niyo sa I Need To Be In Love? Personally, pinakagusto ko siya ng pop song ng concert. Tapos post niyo rin comment niyo sa soloista... hehehehehehehehehehe.... lagot ako pag nabasa niya to!



alam mo sa tingin kom, genius 101, lagot ka talaga! FLOP na nga yung pagkanta niya, gusto mo pang IPANGALANDAKAN!!!!

[karen_c]

just a thought... medyo naging information center na ito ng choral groups a... di na masyadong napaguusuapan ang topic... pero that's fine... at least healthy *** usapan... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angel.gif

[dyscrit]

1. UP Madrigal Singers
2. UP Concert Chorus
3. UP Singing Ambassadors

[karen_c]

i love UST's cest la rose... tama ba spelling? ;)

[karen_c]

Originally posted by dyscrit:
1. UP Madrigal Singers
2. UP Concert Chorus
3. UP Singing Ambassadors

Hi Dyscrit!!! Are you from UP? What other choirs have you heard and what do you think about the other choirs?

[whoopie]

Hey there! Excited na ko for Monday. Gusto ko na mapanood ang concert ng Madz and ACGC! Goodluck sa inyo.=)

Bocelli: I think I know you!=)

Genius101:Favorite ko rin yung "I Need To Be In Love" among the pop songs last concert ng DLSU Chorale kaya lang yung soloist parang hindi niya favorite. Feeling ko lang ah.... ;)

[karen_c]

sana naman magkasabay kami mag-log ni boccelli... hehe... we miss you... sana nandun ka na sa valentine concert ng chorale... :)

[karen_c]

Originally posted by whoopie:


Genius101:Favorite ko rin yung "I Need To Be In Love" among the pop songs last concert ng DLSU Chorale kaya lang yung soloist parang hindi niya favorite. Feeling ko lang ah.... ;)



Hi Whoopie... I'm sure the soloist will be flattered hearing that from you... :) Totoong hindi niya favorite yun... ang favorite niya ata yung "YOUR LOVE" na kinanta ng idol niya... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/nerd.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/smokin.gif

[winner!!]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boccelli:
[B]Hey guys..

I have a question for the people from the different choirs...

WHO DOES YOUR OBLIGATO PARTS:..

the more prominent people i know are Jane from Madz, Vicki from UST, and Liaa from DLSU Chorale. so far these three ladies really astound me... Vicki is just great when it comes to Spirituals because the way she just hits those notes and make them very.... black!!... =0
Jane... love her Rosas Pandan obligato...
Liaa... Steal Away, Wind Beneath My Wings and My Heart Will Go On(even if that song just makes me feel so heavy)...

from ACGC.. i don't know her name but I think you have this obligatista who's "pleasantly plump".... JohnnyBBad.. what's her name?


VICKY IS REALLY GOOD! ANG TAAS NG BOSES NYA!! I HEARD HER SING A HI-FA! I DUNNO FOR THE OTHERS BUT FOR MY EARS, MATAAS NA 'YON. I LIKE JANE'S OBLIGATO SA WIND COZ SHE CAN DO IT NG ISANG HINGAHAN LANG! I DUNNO WHO DID THE OBLIGATO SA L'IMPORTANT CEST LA ROSE NG UST SINGERS.. GALING GRABE! BUT I GUESS KATRINA RAMOS' VERSION IS BETTER!

[winner!!]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boccelli:
[B][QUOTE]Originally posted by winner!!:

>;>;>;Which CD from the UST Singers do you think caught your fancy more?... actually their latest CD would have Seasons of Love from RENT...i would love to hear their version.. i wonder who hit that high note.
(malamang si Vicki)

DALAWA PA LANG KASI YUNG NARINIG KO E! YUNG MAY ALL I ASK OF YOU AT YUNG MAY DUERME! ASIDE FROM VICKY, MAGALING DIN SI JOAN AT SI ASELA!! NICE VOICE!!

[Boccelli]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by winner!!:


VICKY IS REALLY GOOD! ANG TAAS NG BOSES NYA!! I HEARD HER SING A HI-FA! I DUNNO FOR THE OTHERS BUT FOR MY EARS, MATAAS NA 'YON. I LIKE JANE'S OBLIGATO SA WIND COZ SHE CAN DO IT NG ISANG HINGAHAN LANG! I DUNNO WHO DID THE OBLIGATO SA L'IMPORTANT CEST LA ROSE NG UST SINGERS.. GALING GRABE! BUT I GUESS KATRINA RAMOS' VERSION IS BETTER!


>;>;>;>;>;Vicki is very talented when it comes to hitting those note... but i haven't heard her do an obligato for say Wind Beneath my Wings or Steal Away... Yup..Kat Ramos has the most unforgetable voice especially in that song. Jane would probably be the queen of obligatos as of the moment(well if she is still with the Madz).... Next would probably be Liaa from the DLSU Chorale..even sir Fidel from UST loves her voice.....its so kewl that Liaa sees Jane as her idol when it comes to obligatos.. and i think Liaa is on the right track of deeloping her voice... she sings Wind and Steal Away with no catching her breath in between the part too...

Genius101: Was it Liaa who did the solo for Et Mi in the Anniversary Concert...?? so how did it sound??

JohnnyBBad: GOOD LUCK SA CONCERT NIYO...I also want to get a copy of your CD!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!

Karen_c: well.... i'm doing ok....I'll be back home by November so I would like to see my chances of getting back with the choir...I'm joining a choir here in Chicago and my auditions are on Monday. Kinda freaked out...but I'm sure Im going to get accepted!....

winner: how would you know me?...give me a clue...

[winner!!]

Monteverdi: yep, I agree that the La Salle Chorale sounds finely tuned. Nice pitching and good intonation during the homecomming concert I saw last year and their performance in Abelardo as well :)@arnhem


......ME TOO!!


Karen: consistently sharp si Jane sa Rosas Pandan na obliggato doon sa '97 blue na disc nila hehehehehehe :) The obbligatos in the Glee Club ususally goes to either Aui Tomas (yung soprano sa central quartet), Rina Saporsantos (the chubby soprano, although Aui is sorta a little chubby, too :) - love you Aui!), or Jenny Alarcon, who unfortunately wasn't able to join us last summer, but will join us in Tolosa.

.....AUI IS YOUR ET MI SOLOIST, RIGHT!! I'VE HEARD HER SING ET MI!! GALING MO, GIRL!!


Speaking of obbligatos, I remember some sort of a funny-tragic incident with the homecomming concert of the La Salle Chorale last year. I guess the soprano doing the Et Misericordia solo wasn't feeling up to par because she wasn't quite reaching the notes on pitch, and when she tried sustaining the quite under the pitch A-flat at the end of the song, Sir Boy Delarmente suddenly cued her with an abrupt cut. Worse, I don't even remember him making her bow. OUCH!!! What happened there?


.....I HEARD THAT TOO!! MEDYO MAY MISTAKES NGA SIYA PERO HER QUALITY IS NICE!! SIGURO SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH THAT NOTE KASI BAKA HINDI NA NIYA RANGE 'YON. YUN LANG NAMAN ACTUALLY YUNG MATAAS SA ET MI, RIGHT?!? OKAY NAMAN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SONG UP TO THE SECOND TO THE LAST NOTE.. DUN LANG TALAGA SA LAST. PERO SHE DID WELL NAMAN E!!

[winner!!]

Originally posted by karen_c:
i love UST's cest la rose... tama ba spelling? ;)


.....HEY, MEEE TOO!!

[winner!!]

Originally posted by Boccelli:

winner: how would you know me?...give me a clue...

[/B]

...DUNNO YOU E!! PERO IT SEEMS NA YOU ARE FROM LASALLE CHORALE AND IT SEEMS NA WALA KA DITO SA PHILIPPINES (NYEK, OBVIOUS NAMAN E!) ANYWAY, HOPE TO GET TO KNOW YOU SOON PAGBALIK MO DITO. BY THE WAY, MOST OF YOUR INSIGHTS ARE ALMOST THE SAME AS MINE!! PRETTY COOL, HUH!?! :)

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by winner!!:
...DUNNO YOU E!! PERO IT SEEMS NA YOU ARE FROM LASALLE CHORALE AND IT SEEMS NA WALA KA DITO SA PHILIPPINES (NYEK, OBVIOUS NAMAN E!) ANYWAY, HOPE TO GET TO KNOW YOU SOON PAGBALIK MO DITO. BY THE WAY, MOST OF YOUR INSIGHTS ARE ALMOST THE SAME AS MINE!! PRETTY COOL, HUH!?! :)

>;>;>;>;>;>;OK..i guess it was quite obvious that I was part of the DLSU Chorale...

it was whoopie pala who posted that she/he said kilala niya ako..

WHOOPIE:..give me a clue so i'd know who you are....

I agree.... most of our comments WINNER are quite the same... interesting.

The girl who did the solo last year for Et Mi was DJ the former pres. of the group. She did it quite well during practice and nearing the concert day, the conductor was having her change the quality...I personally like the previous way she delivered it.... because then she hit that high note like it was nothing... the conductor seemed to want to make the solo part as simple as it can sound...more like mellow delivery so its smooth and sweet sounding... i guess the abrupt change in delivery didn't work with the soloist..kainis!!!

Oh well... so how did Liaa do with the solo of Et Mi??

Genius101..did you guys sing By and By?? galing daw nung tenor nyo dun ah.... pero miss ko na yung dating nagsolo non !!! Mas gusto ko yung delivery nya!! (hint hint)

Has anyone of you guys heard the DLSU Chorale sing "Huling El Bimbo"? (comments please)

KUDOS to you guys!!

[winner!!]

favorite choir ko?!? uhm.. tie and ust singers and madz sa #1. sa #2 naman.. tie and DLSU Chorale and ACGC!! (safe answer! hehehe!)

to JohnnyBbad: congratulations sa european tour niyo! you guys did a great job! ang galing niyo, grabe! i'm so excited to watch you on monday!! good luck (kahit hindi na kelangan pa na i-wish kayo ng good luck!) sa concert niyo sa monday with madz!! excited na ako manood kasi i have not heard you guys yet pag balik niyo. last time na narinig ko kayo.. a.s.a.p yata eh! by the way, ano yung repertoire niyo?

to Boccelli: miss you na! -- regine

to karen: ba't ba pinagpipilitan mo na ako si winner! para mathimik ka, eto.. napa-register tuloy ako! HINDI AKO SI WINNER!!

to whoopie: hi mommy!

to winner!!: have you heard katrina oliver of madz? yung dating singer ng bayanihan? she's with madz now and she's the soloist of duerme negrito. she's good, too! :) by the way, sorry na-damay ka pa ha?!?

to Genius101: watch your words, okay!?!

to discryt: what's the latest sa UP concert Chorus at sa UP singing ambassadors? actually, they are two of the best choirs dito sa Philippines! :) how's mr. ed manguiat? kelan ang next concert ng upcc at upsa? super gusto ko kasi sila mapanood e!!

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by ganda!:
to boccelli: have you heard ust's et mi? si joan yata yung nagsolo nun e! that was the best et mi that i've ever heard! suuuper galing! mas magaling pa sa soloist sa cd ni john rutter (magnigicat!) i think si joan din yung soloista sa duerme negrito and she did it better that katrina oliver of madz! by the way, pagbalik mo, remind me to make you hear the aria of jane and katrina oliver (mala laudamus te!). the title of the song is "yanni's aria" ANG GALING!! siyempre no.. si jane pa!

Hey ganda!(aka Regine).....

How's da u?? Miss you guys too. I plan to perform for your Valentine's concert....sino ba nagsolo talaga ng Et Mi ng chorale last concert??
And is whoopie Engeln??

Nakalimutan ko na kung sino ang momy mo eh... and i'm not so sure who's who..kala ko si Ate Shawie si Karen_c pero di ko sure.. so sino ba si whoopie si ate shawie or si Rachel Alejandro look-alike?

by the way ganda... ganda mo daw sabi ni sir Fidel...=)

And i cannot believe that you guys posted something that early...

So ganda...with out bias..sino mas maganda tumira ng By and By.... yung present or yung past?

HONESTY LANG PO... =)

take care people and good luck again to ACGC and the MADZ...

KUDOS!

[CyCLoPZ]

;) For ME, It's Definitely DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY Chorale, certainly a proven World Class Talent! By the way, Congratulations to your successful 13th year Anniversary Concert..... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/yummy.gif

[winner!!]

Originally posted by Boccelli:
>;>;>;>;>;>;OK..i guess it was quite obvious that I was part of the DLSU Chorale...

it was whoopie pala who posted that she/he said kilala niya ako..

WHOOPIE:..give me a clue so i'd know who you are....

I agree.... most of our comments WINNER are quite the same... interesting.

The girl who did the solo last year for Et Mi was DJ the former pres. of the group. She did it quite well during practice and nearing the concert day, the conductor was having her change the quality...I personally like the previous way she delivered it.... because then she hit that high note like it was nothing... the conductor seemed to want to make the solo part as simple as it can sound...more like mellow delivery so its smooth and sweet sounding... i guess the abrupt change in delivery didn't work with the soloist..kainis!!!

Oh well... so how did Liaa do with the solo of Et Mi??

Genius101..did you guys sing By and By?? galing daw nung tenor nyo dun ah.... pero miss ko na yung dating nagsolo non !!! Mas gusto ko yung delivery nya!! (hint hint)

Has anyone of you guys heard the DLSU Chorale sing "Huling El Bimbo"? (comments please)

KUDOS to you guys!!



....AH OK.. YUNG KATABI KO PALA DITO ANG MAY KAKILALA SAYO! SORRY HA! DALAWA KASI KAMING GUMAGAMIT NG "WINNER!!" EH.. ANYWAY, PINAREGISTER KO NA SIYA.. WATCH OUT FOR HER NA LANG -- I GUESS SHE USED THE NAME "GANDA!" (SORRY FOR SQUEALING YOUR CODE, COUSIN!! ANG HILIG MO KASING MAKIGAMIT E!) WELL, I'M FROM UST! I LOVE GETTING INVOLVE IN CHORALE ACTIVITIES LIKE MY COUSIN "REGINE." (SHE SAID YOU'LL RECOGNIZE HER PAG GINAMIT KO YUNG REGINE!) ANYWAY, NOW I KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND HOW YOU LOOK LIKE!! SHE JUST SHOWED ME A PICTURE OF LASALLE CHORALE IN VIENNA! ANYWAY, THE LAST MESSAGE WAS THE ONLY ONE ACTUALLY WRITTEN BY "REGINE"!! BY THE WAY, GETS KO NA KUNG BAKIT HULING EL BIMBO! ALSO, KILALA KO NA RIN SI KAREN C, WHOOPIE, AT GENIUS101! I KNOW NA RIN HOW YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE!

.....ANYWAY, NO WONDER PAREHAS TAYO NG INSIGHTS! WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON... PAREHAS PALA TAYONG MAY KILALANG ADDICT SA MGA CHOIR!! (HEHE- STRIKE 2 BA "REGINE"!) WELL, MY WHOLE FAMILY, ALONG WITH HER FAMILY, WATCHED THE CONCERT NOONG SATURDAY.. ET MI WAS .. UHM.. NO COMMENT! BASTA ALL THE SOLOISTS WERE GREAT! I THINK YOU KNOW NAMAN WHO THE SOLOISTS ARE. DUN NAMAN SA BY AND BY.. MAGALING YUNG TENOR. I HAVE NOT HEARD THE ORIGINAL SOLOIST OF THAT SONG, THOUGH.


...WELL, NANGGIGIGIL NA YUNG KATABI KO DITO!! PA TYPE DAW...


>;>;>;FROM REGINE: HI BOCCELLI!! HOW ARE YOU! MISS KA NA NAMIN! I WISH YOU WERE HERE NUNG CONCERT PARA IKAW NA MISMO ANG SUMAGOT SA MGA TANONG MO! ANYWAY, IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHO'S WHO.. CHECK THE ONE I POSTED EARLIER! GRABE, NA-MISS KITA BIGLA! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crying.gif

[ganda!]

Speaking of obbligatos, I remember some sort of a funny-tragic incident with the homecomming concert of the La Salle Chorale last year. I guess the soprano doing the Et Misericordia solo wasn't feeling up to par because she wasn't quite reaching the notes on pitch, and when she tried sustaining the quite under the pitch A-flat at the end of the song, Sir Boy Delarmente suddenly cued her with an abrupt cut. Worse, I don't even remember him making her bow. OUCH!!! What happened there?

>;>;>;>;>;>;>;was this during the homecoming concert of the dlsu chorale?!? actually, we were not also expecting that to happen kasi during rehearsals, nakukuha naman niya. i think she was just tired then because 30 minutes before showtime, nagrerehearse pa kami. di lang siguro 'yon, sir boy made her chage her placement kasi nung concert day mismo. she was able to get that placement but maybe she was not comfortable with it. with regard to the a-flat thingie, she's used to hitting high notes in "bombastic" manner kasi. the last note of et mi was pianissimo or piano and siguro, her difficulty there was not the range of the note but how soft that high note should be delivered. pero okay lang kasi it was not that bad. she did well during the whole song and the whole concert naman e!

[ganda!]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad:
Karen: consistently sharp si Jane sa Rosas Pandan na obliggato doon sa '97 blue na disc nila hehehehehehe :) The obbligatos in the Glee Club ususally goes to either Aui Tomas (yung soprano sa central quartet), Rina Saporsantos (the chubby soprano, although Aui is sorta a little chubby, too :) - love you Aui!), or Jenny Alarcon, who unfortunately wasn't able to join us last summer, but will join us in Tolosa.
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hi johnnybbad! si aui yung soloist niyo ng et mi diba? i've heard her sing et mi during your performance sa chapel niyo bago kayo umalis for europe. ang galing niya!! bagay na bagay kasi sa kanya yung et mi! :) rina is sooo good in hitting high notes! galing! kahit super taas na ng notes, makapal pa rin yung sound unlike other sopranos, numinipis pag dating sa taas!! anyway, i'll be watching your concert sa ccp on monday! break a leg!

[ganda!]

Originally posted by JohnnyBBad:
Karen: consistently sharp si Jane sa Rosas Pandan na obliggato doon sa '97 blue na disc nila hehehehehehe :) The obbligatos in the Glee Club ususally goes to either Aui Tomas (yung soprano sa central quartet), Rina Saporsantos (the chubby soprano, although Aui is sorta a little chubby, too :) - love you Aui!), or Jenny Alarcon, who unfortunately wasn't able to join us last summer, but will join us in Tolosa.
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hi johnnybbad! si aui yung soloist niyo ng et mi diba? i've heard her sing et mi during your performance sa chapel niyo bago kayo umalis for europe. ang galing niya!! bagay na bagay kasi sa kanya yung et mi! :) rina is sooo good in hitting high notes! galing! kahit super taas na ng notes, makapal pa rin yung sound unlike other sopranos, numinipis pag dating sa taas!! anyway, i'll be watching your concert sa ccp on monday! break a leg!

[ganda!]

to boccelli: have you heard ust's et mi? si joan yata yung nagsolo nun e! that was the best et mi that i've ever heard! suuuper galing! mas magaling pa sa soloist sa cd ni john rutter (magnigicat!) i think si joan din yung soloista sa duerme negrito and she did it better that katrina oliver of madz! by the way, pagbalik mo, remind me to make you hear the aria of jane and katrina oliver (mala laudamus te!). the title of the song is "yanni's aria" ANG GALING!! siyempre no.. si jane pa!

[johnnybravo]

A Question to all the people fighting over the chorales:

HAVE YOU SEEN (and of course heard, and felt, and had a taste of) THE PERFORMANCES OF EACH SINGLE CHORALE BEING DISCUSSED HERE?

So far I've had a chance to be see the UPMS, PNU Chorale, DLSU Chorale, UP Concert Chorus, UP Singing Ambassadors, UST Singers/Chorale, and several local chorales from the provinces.

And who's the best? Although undoubtedly the music community has its standards and measure of how good a choir is, I think the answer to my question is very SUBJECTIVE.

So there!

[elijah]

...si Delijo, nag-solo!? oh my gosh, soloista na pala si gaga! hay nako, nung nasa st.scho pa yan eh, puro pagpapaganda lang ang gusto nyan, sus, bilib talaga ako sayo DJ. anyway, kuya butch (brod. of DJ) still not convinced-heheheh, joke lang. magaling din talaga si DJ.

[heyderguy]

hi! if you guys are gonna form a PEXer's singing group..., can i join?! kahit na rehearsal pianist lang?! that is if you need a pianist... :)

[sopranina]

to ganda!: I know what you mean about Joan Cano's Duerme. Her voice kasi is so warm, diba? Ibang klase. And the "Yanni's aria"... grabe naman sina Jane and Katkat. I first heard them perform it during the MADZ Goes Pop concert and again during their homecoming concert last July. Tindig balahibo talaga!

[heyderguy]

Originally posted by elijah:
...si Delijo, nag-solo!? oh my gosh, soloista na pala si gaga! hay nako, nung nasa st.scho pa yan eh, puro pagpapaganda lang ang gusto nyan, sus, bilib talaga ako sayo DJ. anyway, kuya butch (brod. of DJ) still not convinced-heheheh, joke lang. magaling din talaga si DJ.



hmmm..., mr. elijah, medyo ang gulo mo ha! buti na lang bumait ka na rin kahit papaano.
you were stirring up a hornet's nest tapos di mo man lang alam na yung cousin mo eh isang soloista! di lang basta soloista pero classified DIVA rin siya in her own right! you should hear her sing classical songs din--and what makes her different from the others is that she hasn't had any formal voice lessons pa. what if she had 'em pa?! and she's young pa at that--she's what 19, 20?! well, sabihin mo na lang sa cousin mo, HAIL HELE-HELE QUEEN and she'll know kung sino ang nag-post nito. paki-sabi na rin na hanggang ngayon, she still ahunts me with her version of "Caturog Na, Nonoy"...

to mr. boccelli,

hi! kung papansinin mo 'tong post ko, thanks! kung hindi naman, wala na talaga akong magagawa. i guess alam mo na si ms. "regine" ang tumira ng "Et" nung anniversary concert. and whether you believe me or not, miss kita sobra lalo't na pag-rinirehearse ang MAGSIAWIT, WIND, at kung ano-ano pang songs na hiwalay ako sa kanilang tatlo. ikaw lang naman ang kakampi ko lalo na po sa double choir. i still don't have your composure that shows when pushed into tense moments. eh, ang gulo ko! anyway, yun lang po and god bless!

to mr.dagobert,

hey there, manong! how art thou?!

to johnnybbad,

sana next time wag na lang punahin ang mga pagkakamali lalo na pag dating sa mga soloista kasi you are somehow putting other people in a position that they wouldn't be caught in, dead or alive..., get mo?! follow the pattern that mr. dagobert and mr. boccelli did on the obligatistas in which they capitalized on the strengths and assets
of each one and not their faults and mistakes. sabi mo nga dati, lahat tayo, nagkakamali! god bless sa concert miyo with the madz. watch kami sa inyo!

to karen_c and genius101,

pati ba dito, mag-away(mahalan)?! heheheh!
lagot ako sa carpool!

to whoopie,

sasabihin ko sana HI GANDA, kaya lang may GANDA na eh! anyway, nabasa ko yung ibang post mo sa ibang forum...LOYAL!

to ganda,

HEYOW!!!!!

to all the ACGC people,

God Bless!!!!!

[sopranina]

to JohnnyBBad: uy, yung o rex at si chio 2nd drafts nasa akin pa pala. kala ko nakuha mo with the others. at ito na: hindi ko alam kung anong milagro ang gagawin ko para magkaboses!!!! aaargh!

[whoopie]

2Bocelli: sorry, this is not Engeln. Nakalimutan mo na ko=( Walang tumama sa guess mo e! Iheychuna! about By and By, sino ba do'n ang tinatanong mo na mas ok na solo, sa babae o sa lalaki? Ikaw a, gumagawa ka ng issue a=(o baka naman fishing ka lang.=) Miss you na rin.

2heyderguy: Hanggang dito ba naman, pinagbobobola mo pa ko?! Kungsabagay, isa ka naman talagang malaking bola!=)

Yey, we're gonna watch the madz and acgc concert on monday!

[sopranina]

whoopie: wow, nakakuha kayo ng tickets? when kayo kumuha?

[elijah]

Originally posted by heyderguy:
hmmm..., mr. elijah, medyo ang gulo mo ha! buti na lang bumait ka na rin kahit papaano.
you were stirring up a hornet's nest tapos di mo man lang alam na yung cousin mo eh isang soloista! di lang basta soloista pero classified DIVA rin siya in her own right! you should hear her sing classical songs din--and what makes her different from the others is that she hasn't had any formal voice lessons pa. what if she had 'em pa?! and she's young pa at that--she's what 19, 20?! well, sabihin mo na lang sa cousin mo, HAIL HELE-HELE QUEEN and she'll know kung sino ang nag-post nito. paki-sabi na rin na hanggang ngayon, she still ahunts me with her version of "Caturog Na, Nonoy"...



it runs in the BAGO blood...hahahah...joke lang! anyway, so do i... wala din akong formal lessons...it's just, sobrang nahasa siya sa St.Scho nung H.S.
Anyway, pag nakita mo siya, please tell her that our cousin Vincent, hu's also studying here in UST is now the Choirmaster the famous Pharmacy Glee Club - at ito yung mas mahalaga...pls. tell her that Vincent passed the 5 rigorous auditions for Miss Saigon-Manila last May, and they're rehearsing na since July pa...pakisabi na kasama siya sa Ensemble/Company - he even passed the role of Thuy but sabi daw nung Musical Director na si Guy Simpson eh masyadong bata pa yung mukha niya...please, pakisabi ha! hindi na kasi kami gaanong nagkikita eh...it really runs in the blood...heheheheh!

gud day!

[Zack]

mukhang memebers ng mga choir ang mga nagrereply dito. waht to expect pa nga ba. sana magkaroon ng pex chorale no?...
:)

[karen_c]

2Boccelli: Ano ka ba? Ginulo mo lang ang sarili mo... hindi si whoopie si ate shawie... wag mo na akong isama sa choices mo kung iniisip mo pa rin kung sino si whoopie... ako na ang magbibigay ng clue sa yo... malapit sya sa inyo nakatira pero malayo... hehe... sana nga makasama ka na sa Valentine concert... comment about Huling El Bimbo? Hindi ko na maalala... tagal ko nang hindi narinig eh. Sana marinig ko ulit. From what i remember, kuwela siya at VIVOCIOUS ang soloista!!! ;)

2Arnhem: Oo nga, sana bawiin mo ang REST mo sa Valentines concert ng chorale... Sana makasama ka pa rin kahit graduate ka na...

2Ganda: Ganda! (kapal moooo....) hahaha!!! Excited ka na ba sa concert ng MADZ at ACGC tonight? Ako, grabe sa pagka-excited...

2JohnnybBad: Malamang pag nabasa mo tong post ko, finished na ang EVER BEAUTIFUL concert niyo... CONGRATULATIONS!!! :)

2Genius101: Good luck sa yo! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/nerd.gif

2heyderguy: Sige daw! Manukso na naman ba? For the last time... tigilan na ang thought please... IMPOSIBLE talaga!!!

2Elijah: Di ka na ba member ng choir ngayon? Yung cousin niyo ni DJ na pumasa na thuy, mag-peperform siya na thuy or hindi na dahil sa "looks" niya?

2Whoopie: kayo to ni b http://www.pinoyexchange.com/sweet.gif hehehe!!!

2Dagobert: Sige na... ikaw na ang mag-organize ng joint concert for the DLSU Chorale and ACGC... mahilig ka naman sa ganyan di ba?

[karen_c]

Originally posted by winner!!:
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WHO DOES YOUR OBLIGATO PARTS:..

the more prominent people i know are Jane from Madz, Vicki from UST, and Liaa from DLSU Chorale. so far these three ladies really astound me... Vicki is just great when it comes to Spirituals because the way she just hits those notes and make them very.... black!!... =0
Jane... love her Rosas Pandan obligato...
Liaa... Steal Away, Wind Beneath My Wings and My Heart Will Go On(even if that song just makes me feel so heavy)...

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ive heard the different "obligatistas" of the choirs... favorite ko si LIAA... hehehe... sana magawa ko yung ginagawa niya... lifelong dream!!! :p

[karen_c]

Originally posted by winner!!:
to the DLSU Chorale:


great concert! congratulations ulit! i know naman na if ust singers were here, they would be happy for the great result of your concert! wala namang yatang issue between you and ust singers, right?!? kayo lang yata yung choir na walang ka-issue-issue eh! siguro kasi, wala kayo masyadong contact sa mga musicians. i guess everything is between you guys and your conductor! galing!! congrats ulit!

Oo naman... walang issue... wala naman yata talagang issue sa mga choirs kasi HARMONIOUS ang relationship sa isat-isa. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angel.gif at saka UST Singers... isa to sa mga favorite choirs ko... kasama na ang MADZ at ACGC...

[ganda!]

Originally posted by Boccelli:
Hey ganda!(aka Regine).....

How's da u?? Miss you guys too. I plan to perform for your Valentine's concert....sino ba nagsolo talaga ng Et Mi ng chorale last concert??
And is whoopie Engeln??

Nakalimutan ko na kung sino ang momy mo eh... and i'm not so sure who's who..kala ko si Ate Shawie si Karen_c pero di ko sure.. so sino ba si whoopie si ate shawie or si Rachel Alejandro look-alike?

by the way ganda... ganda mo daw sabi ni sir Fidel...=)

And i cannot believe that you guys posted something that early...

So ganda...with out bias..sino mas maganda tumira ng By and By.... yung present or yung past?

HONESTY LANG PO... =)

take care people and good luck again to ACGC and the MADZ...

KUDOS!



sige, sama ka sa valentine's! sana yung mga iba puwede din! si arnhem nga nagsabi saiya sakin na pass daw muna siya sa valentine's. sana bawiin niya diba? kelan ka ba kasi magpapakita samin? mishu na mashado e! nyway, feeling ko kilala mo na ang nagsolo ng et mi. :) yung mommy ko ay si mommy _ee! yung sa by and by naman, ano ka ba no :)!? magkaiba kasi yung dalawang tenor na yun ng style e! (magpaka-safe ba?!?) yung una, bibo na siya in his own right. he has made a mark already with that song (pati steal away!). yung bago naman, rising star pa lang kaya masyado pang maaga para i-judge sya! parang yung dalawang soprano soloists non... pareho silang bibo, right? so ganun din sa dalawang tenor! :)

[ganda!]

Originally posted by elijah:
it runs in the BAGO blood...hahahah...joke lang! anyway, so do i... wala din akong formal lessons...it's just, sobrang nahasa siya sa St.Scho nung H.S.
Anyway, pag nakita mo siya, please tell her that our cousin Vincent, hu's also studying here in UST is now the Choirmaster the famous Pharmacy Glee Club - at ito yung mas mahalaga...pls. tell her that Vincent passed the 5 rigorous auditions for Miss Saigon-Manila last May, and they're rehearsing na since July pa...pakisabi na kasama siya sa Ensemble/Company - he even passed the role of Thuy but sabi daw nung Musical Director na si Guy Simpson eh masyadong bata pa yung mukha niya...please, pakisabi ha! hindi na kasi kami gaanong nagkikita eh...it really runs in the blood...heheheheh!

gud day!


hi elijah! i was with dj nung saturday and we were talking about this nga! according to her, wala naman daw siyang nabanggit sa kahit kaniniong pinsan niya about the competitions we had abroad at hindi daw true na nagpresinta and dlsu chorale sa PICF. she was even the one who got the invitation from ccp. she said wala daw wiyang kinalaman dito. i fact, when she saw your posts, nagulat din siya! i guess she would not say anything like that lalo na about the competitions that the dlsu chorale 99 had kasi alam niya naman siguro kung ano yung hirap na dinaanan ng dlsu chorale that time. well, for your information lang (ooops.. bati tayo ha?!? :)), yun yatang mga competitions ng dlsu chorale sa germany were under musica mundi and according to the organizers of musica mundi, wala pa daw filipino choir na nanalo sa mga competitions ng musica mundi. actually, the dlsu chorale won gold diplomas sa dalawang competitions aside from a few other prizes. someone told me that the acgc also had a tough time sa musica mundi.... di ako sure ha?!? :) anyway, bati tayo... :)

by the way, dj is one of the soloists of the dlsu chorale dati. i don't think na sa st. scho siya nahasa because magkasama kami sa ssc glee club e! sa chorale lang talaga siya naging super galing!! she's one of the dlsu chorale's best!!

ay... she mentioned na mayroon siyang cousin nga siyang vincent sa u.s.t. at yun lang daw and pinsan niya sa ust.. nag-iisa lang daw siya. elijah, are you vincent? :) anyway, makakarating yung message mo sa kanya!!

kung ikaw si vincent, good luck sa'yo!! :)

[elijah]

Originally posted by ganda!:

hi elijah! i was with dj nung saturday and we were talking about this nga! according to her, wala naman daw siyang nabanggit sa kahit kaniniong pinsan niya about the competitions we had abroad at hindi daw true na nagpresinta and dlsu chorale sa PICF. she was even the one who got the invitation from ccp. she said wala daw wiyang kinalaman dito. i fact, when she saw your posts, nagulat din siya! i guess she would not say anything like that lalo na about the competitions that the dlsu chorale 99 had kasi alam niya naman siguro kung ano yung hirap na dinaanan ng dlsu chorale that time. well, for your information lang (ooops.. bati tayo ha?!? :)), yun yatang mga competitions ng dlsu chorale sa germany were under musica mundi and according to the organizers of musica mundi, wala pa daw filipino choir na nanalo sa mga competitions ng musica mundi. actually, the dlsu chorale won gold diplomas sa dalawang competitions aside from a few other prizes. someone told me that the acgc also had a tough time sa musica mundi.... di ako sure ha?!? :) anyway, bati tayo... :)

by the way, dj is one of the soloists of the dlsu chorale dati. i don't think na sa st. scho siya nahasa because magkasama kami sa ssc glee club e! sa chorale lang talaga siya naging super galing!! she's one of the dlsu chorale's best!!

ay... she mentioned na mayroon siyang cousin nga siyang vincent sa u.s.t. at yun lang daw and pinsan niya sa ust.. nag-iisa lang daw siya. elijah, are you vincent? :) anyway, makakarating yung message mo sa kanya!!

kung ikaw si vincent, good luck sa'yo!! :)

of course not! mas gwapo ako dun! hahahaha!
anyway, younger cousin namin siya...

hindi ako si Vincent, si vincent yung isang cousin namin, choirmaster siya ngayon nung dati kong choir nung undergraduate palang ako(UST-PGC).anyway, just tell her na mag-isip siya kung sino yung cousin niya na nasa med(tanungin mo yung mga past boyfriend ni ate joy niya - baka matandaan na niya yun)
please tell her na kasali nga si vincent sa saigon huh!?
anyway, good day!



[This message has been edited by elijah (edited 08-28-2000).]

[nouveaux]

2Elijah:
Who the **** are you?! Mind you, I am a very proud former member of the DLSU Chorale and I would never say anything which would degrade or hurt my own members, especially the reputation of the DLSU Chorale. I do not wish to fight with you; I think it's a very LAME thing to do. But I am pissed. Too bad I only heard about all this name-using (mine, at that) last Saturday. If you ask me, all the choirs mentioned are good, and they each have their own fortes. Answer me these questions: Have you even represented your native land abroad? Have you showed foreign choirs that the Filipinos are the best? Before you lambast other people's achievements, look at your own first. Good day.

P.S. If you know me so damn well, you should know how my nickname is spelled.

[pafra]

Originally posted by FnoxpixF:
ATENEO GLEE CLUB, OF COURSE!!! ;) ;)

i agree. the glee club just came back from a grand prix and they happened to win almost all of the major awards.the glee club competes internationally and they happen to win those same competitions.didn't you guys see their picture in the papers with tourism sec. gemma araneta? only proves that the Ateneo Glee Club is the most prestigious choir in hte Philippines at present!

[jopert]

Originally posted by pafra:
i agree. the glee club just came back from a grand prix and they happened to win almost all of the major awards.the glee club competes internationally and they happen to win those same competitions.didn't you guys see their picture in the papers with tourism sec. gemma araneta? only proves that the Ateneo Glee Club is the most prestigious choir in hte Philippines at present!


I saw the picture and it made me proud to be a Filipino... :) Are you a member of the ACGC? If so, good luck on your concert tonight. We'll be there to support you!!!

[karen_c]

parang wala nang nag-popost... kaantok... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/snooze.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/snooze.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/snooze.gif

[jon arbuckle]

I agree na b4 it was UP Madz...pero now UST Singers na. If I were to rank the popular ones:

1. UST Singers
2. Ateneo College Glee Club
3. UP Madz
4. DLSU Chorale
5. UP Singing Ambassadors

Any upcoming concerts??? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/wonder.gif

[Monteverdi]

Well, if all the PExers here are still interested in the post's original topic...

I happen to have found an old, unlabeled MADZ CD from among my pile of choral CDs (a lot cuz im a true blue choral/a cappella freak), and after listening to it again, I guess this is closest to what i would say the best choral group the country has ever heard...

I believe this was batch '89, and the sound is totally STUNNING. They sang The Prayer of St. Francis (not the Allan Pote/Delgado one) and their intensity in this particular song is totally amazing. I have heard hundreds of foreign and local choirs but never before astounded by the sheer force of the singing of this particular MADZ batch. Notable to is the magnificent GLORIA by Ryan Cayabyab. Everyone who has probably heard this particular recording of GLORIA will agree that the brilliance, virtuosity, and the density of tone is one of a kind. Hard to imagine na this group is just made up of circa 20 singers.

I wonder how the adjucators of the different choral competitions this MADZ batch joined reacted when they heard TINIG NG LUPA? Hmmm...they were probably blown of their socks. The high E near the end, done forte and in a full tone by a soprano solo, is spine-tingling!

The things that separates this MADZ batch is their technical excellence, virtuosity, and most of all hmmm...fierceness of tone... truly unmatched...no wonder they swept all the European championships at the time. (Some of the members are now luminaries in the field of choral music/opera...Noel Velasco, Robert Delgado, Jennifer Villanueva(?), Jonathan Velaco, Ed Nepumoceno, Eudy Palaruan(?) etc.)

The '89 MADZ is my personal choice...but it doesnt mean the other choral groups aren't good...each lang has their own sound/tone suited for a particular genre or two...

[Genius101]

Originally posted by nouveaux:
2Elijah:
Who the **** are you?! Mind you, I am a very proud former member of the DLSU Chorale and I would never say anything which would degrade or hurt my own members, especially the reputation of the DLSU Chorale. I do not wish to fight with you; I think it's a very LAME thing to do. But I am pissed. Too bad I only heard about all this name-using (mine, at that) last Saturday. If you ask me, all the choirs mentioned are good, and they each have their own fortes. Answer me these questions: Have you even represented your native land abroad? Have you showed foreign choirs that the Filipinos are the best? Before you lambast other people's achievements, look at your own first. Good day.

P.S. If you know me so damn well, you should know how my nickname is spelled.

>;>;>;>; tan, tanananan, tanananan, tananananan... ;)

[Genius101]

2Boccelli: Kelan ka na ba talaga uuwi? I've been hearing different press releases.

Gusto ko nga pala magcomment dun sa "I Need To Be In Love" na nagsolo. OK lang na medyo nagkamali ka... binawi mo naman sa EMOTIONS e! Iba na talaga pag ANTHEM... ;)

Can't wait for the ACGC-Madz concert... 2 hours na lang! I really wanna get out of this hellhole already (school).

[ganda!]

hello people from acgc and madz!! congratulations sa concert nyo kanina!! super galing niyo!


to acgc: grabe talaga yung the lord is my sheperd! all-time favorite ko talaga 'yon! aui.. great voice, grabe! one of the best voices i've ever heard! caturog na nonoy was soooo galing! your obligatos were hair-raising! anak soloists.. great job! lalo na yung alto na naka violet na dress! altos.. ang galing niyo!

to madz: i loved every single note na kinanta niyo! super galing niyo sa lahat- mula umpisa hanggang dulo ng segment niyo! galing ng pianissimo ninyo, suupppeerr!! kuya alfred.. tabachuy ka!! galing mo sa circle of life at sa psalm 43! ate jane.. JANE ADELFA DIAZ- enough said! nyway, hope i could watch you on thursday of friday!

again, congratulations!! so, kelan ang nest concert niyo?!? :)

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by Genius101:
2Boccelli: Kelan ka na ba talaga uuwi? I've been hearing different press releases.

Gusto ko nga pala magcomment dun sa "I Need To Be In Love" na nagsolo. OK lang na medyo nagkamali ka... binawi mo naman sa EMOTIONS e! Iba na talaga pag ANTHEM... ;)

Can't wait for the ACGC-Madz concert... 2 hours na lang! I really wanna get out of this hellhole already (school).



CONGRATULATIONS TO ACGC AND MADZ....

Monteverdi: I agree with you totally...
I did say in one of my posts that the MADZ of 89 was truly the best choir i have ever heard! I think the reason why is....

>;the sections sound like one person is singing...that's how well blended the group was.
>;loved this soprano who was the pedestal sound for that section....
>;loved Michelle in that group..
>;As always Kuya Edward was great with the Madz..
>;the bass was sooooooo intense

next best for me would be the 95 batch of the DLSU Chorale, why?

>;they had the same components of the 89 MADZ batch..
>;a soprano sound that was backed up with the other sopranos....
>;the ultimate alto section which i fondly call the dream team!!
>;the great tenor section!
>;the basses that just hit those reverberating low notes and just would intensify those mid tone parts!!!

DLSU Chorale 99
>;proven in the Musica Mundi competitions, World Symposium on Choral Music and the International Choral Festival in Slovenija that the batch was definitely in a class of their own. Probably the smallest mixed choir i have ever encountered, this group still wowed audiences from all over!
>;The group i heard was given the official seal of the Felix Mendelsohn-Bartholdy Choral Competition in 99(the only one existing) that was signed by the town's officials and people!.....it was their gate to their city!

UST Batch 98 would be the best batch for me..
>;hell they won in Gorizia and that issue filled competition in Tours both held in 1998.
>;they would've represented two competitions in the grand prix and that would've been a feat no one had done yet!

ACGC Present batch!!
>;you guys have proven your worth! You are the best in the country for this year! I still don't know the results of the competitions UST participated in so..... until that ends...you guys have the honor of being the best Philippine choir for the year!!..


<;B>;KUDOS TO ALL THE PHILIPPINE CHOIRS !!!!<;/B>;

[Ferris]

Originally posted by heyderguy:
hi! if you guys are gonna form a PEXer's singing group..., can i join?! kahit na rehearsal pianist lang?! that is if you need a pianist... :)


Good idea yata iyan. Tenor ako ha! hahaha! Aba pati mga PExers may sarili nang chorale.

[Ferris]

Originally posted by rogue:
i agree! Go ATENEO COLLEGE GLEE CLUB! ON EAGLE'S WINGS...


YAH! GO TO YOUR EAGLE'S WINGS NA MATAGAL NA NAMING PINANA! Yahahaha! CONGRATULATIONS DLSU CHORALE!


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[Genius101]

To ACGC and Madz: Galing niyo! Bow talaga. Sulit ang pag-cut ko ng law class ko just to watch you... =)

I liked the Aria piece best in the Madz repertoire and the Spanish Go the Distance of the ACGC. Galing ng lahat ng soloists!!!! Lalo na sila: Kuya Alfred (the best!!!), John Pamintuan (lamig ng boses!!!), Jane and Kat (both wowed me in Yanni's Aria) and Aui (the sweetest voice I have ever heard). All the others were also great kaya lang di ko alam pangalan nila. =(

Sana may concert ulit na ganito. Sana matuloy yung planong back-to-back-to-back-to-back concerts of the University Choirs. Di pagalingan o patalbugan, purely a celebration of Filipino talent in the choral scene.

Now if only we can get a hold of the Blue Bird piece... =)

[Boccelli]

Just wanted to share this site...
http://www.abs-cbn.com/pinoycentral/magasin/pinoy_of_the_week/paguio.html

go to the bottom right hand side of the page and if you have RealPlayer click on the Real Clips link and you'll find that a window with video links come up... Joel Navarro is there with former UPCC member(i think) ..

Click on the Alleluia...and you'll witness a huge crowd of former choir members sing Alleluia Thompson and it sounds interesting...

Pretty cool!

[nouveaux]

2Genius101: What does "tan tananan-whatever" mean? :)
2Boccelli: I hate you for not calling. ;)

[Zack]

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GOSH!!! DI KO NAPANOOD YUNG CONCERT....

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[ChiQui]

I would have to say that the Ateneo and UP Chorale groups top my list! :)

[JohnnyBBad]

MADZ RULES!!!! :)

Oh, well, finally, the Madz and Glee Club concert is over and done with. Unfortunately, the Glee Club wasn't in tip-top shape. Scary, because Rina and Aui both have pharyngitis, and Rina, in particular, practically didn't have a singing voice that night to start with. Good thing we didn't sing Pamugun, or else magtutunog dodo bird na paos si Rina (love you, Rins!!!) Madz, on the other hand, was in fighting form last night. The opening section of Richte mich, Gott by Mendelssohn bowled me over with the sheer solid block of sound of the guys. Their sound was so different from what I heard from them about two years ago. I swear, iba talaga ang magic na nagagawa ng Madz sa isang simpleng piyesa. Take for example, the Buting Walang Ningning arrangement of Robert Delgado. They managed to milk everything out of it, keeping the audience (me included - I was watching by the wings) hanging on to every note, specially sa pianissimo passages. I swear, you could hear the audience sighing with their every hagod and that trademark melting into the pianissimos. Orgasmic! hehehehehe :) Grabe, this present batch of Madz will go a long way!!!

MABUHAY ANG MGA FILIPINO CHOIRS!!!

bits 'n pieces: unfoffical news has it that the UST Singers placed fourth in Arezzo :( I still don't know the specifics, if they placed fourth in the category they joined, or in the Arezzo Grand Prix itself, etc. I'll keep the PExers posted as news trickles in...

[ganda!]

Originally posted by jon arbuckle:
I agree na b4 it was UP Madz...pero now UST Singers na. If I were to rank the popular ones:

1. UST Singers
2. Ateneo College Glee Club
3. UP Madz
4. DLSU Chorale
5. UP Singing Ambassadors

Any upcoming concerts??? http://www.pinoyexchange.com/wonder.gif

as for the dlsu chorale.. sa feb pa ang next concert nila! pero i think they're leaving for korea this september. the organizer of this event (one of the organizers of the choir olymics and of musica mundi) used to get madz. last year, when this person approached prof. OA, hindi daw puwede and madz so she recommended the dlsu chorale. ayun, so ang chorale na ang tutuloy sa korea. :)

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by ganda!:
as for the dlsu chorale.. sa feb pa ang next concert nila! pero i think they're leaving for korea this september. the organizer of this event (one of the organizers of the choir olymics and of musica mundi) used to get madz. last year, when this person approached prof. OA, hindi daw puwede and madz so she recommended the dlsu chorale. ayun, so ang chorale na ang tutuloy sa korea. :)




Is this also because of that remarkable performance the DLSU Chorale made at the De Doeln in Rotterdam for the World Symposium on Choral Music last year? If I'm not mistaken, the group followed this Korean Choir that for some reason was just absolutely astounding... they sounded very good. I heard that that choir is the Madz of Korea. Almost all of them are taking music at a good Korean Conservatory. I heard that they sounded like a Ukranian or Hungarian choir! Grabe!!!

Well, I wish you luck DLSU CHORALE...

Miriam Q. ang projection ok!!!!


KUDOS....

JohnnyBBad: I hope 4th Place sa isang category yung totoon chismis... I really would love them to win in Arezzo tapos kita kayo sa Tolosa??? tama ba?

Did you check out kung sino ang representatives ng other competitions for the Euro Grand Prix?

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by ganda!:
as for the dlsu chorale.. sa feb pa ang next concert nila! pero i think they're leaving for korea this september. the organizer of this event (one of the organizers of the choir olymics and of musica mundi) used to get madz. last year, when this person approached prof. OA, hindi daw puwede and madz so she recommended the dlsu chorale. ayun, so ang chorale na ang tutuloy sa korea. :)




Is this also because of that remarkable performance the DLSU Chorale made at the De Doeln in Rotterdam for the World Symposium on Choral Music last year? If I'm not mistaken, the group followed this Korean Choir that for some reason was just absolutely astounding... they sounded very good. I heard that that choir is the Madz of Korea. Almost all of them are taking music at a good Korean Conservatory. I heard that they sounded like a Ukranian or Hungarian choir! Grabe!!!

Well, I wish you luck DLSU CHORALE...

Miriam Q. ang projection ok!!!!


KUDOS....

JohnnyBBad: I hope 4th Place sa isang category yung totoon chismis... I really would love them to win in Arezzo tapos kita kayo sa Tolosa??? tama ba?

Did you check out kung sino ang representatives ng other competitions for the Euro Grand Prix?

[Boccelli]

Is this also because of that remarkable performance the DLSU Chorale made at the De Doeln in Rotterdam for the World Symposium on Choral Music last year? If I'm not mistaken, the group followed this Korean Choir that for some reason was just absolutely astounding... they sounded very good. I heard that that choir is the Madz of Korea. Almost all of them are taking music at a good Korean Conservatory. I heard that they sounded like a Ukranian or Hungarian choir! Grabe!!!

Well, I wish you luck DLSU CHORALE...

Miriam Q. ang projection ok!!!!


KUDOS....

JohnnyBBad: I hope 4th Place sa isang category yung totoon chismis... I really would love them to win in Arezzo tapos kita kayo sa Tolosa??? tama ba?

Did you check out kung sino ang representatives ng other competitions for the Euro Grand Prix?

by the way.. I made a new thread... In case anyone cares... its entitled!

Ang mga PINAKAMAGAGALING na University Choirs sa Pilipinas! (or something like that)

[Boccelli]

Is this also because of that remarkable performance the DLSU Chorale made at the De Doeln in Rotterdam for the World Symposium on Choral Music last year? If I'm not mistaken, the group followed this Korean Choir that for some reason was just absolutely astounding... they sounded very good. I heard that that choir is the Madz of Korea. Almost all of them are taking music at a good Korean Conservatory. I heard that they sounded like a Ukranian or Hungarian choir! Grabe!!!

Well, I wish you luck DLSU CHORALE...

Miriam Q. ang projection ok!!!!


KUDOS....

JohnnyBBad: I hope 4th Place sa isang category yung totoon chismis... I really would love them to win in Arezzo tapos kita kayo sa Tolosa??? tama ba?

Did you check out kung sino ang representatives ng other competitions for the Euro Grand Prix?

by the way.. I made a new thread... In case anyone cares... its entitled!

Ang mga PINAKAMAGAGALING na University Choirs sa Pilipinas! (or something like that)

[Boccelli]

Here's a sample of the DLSU Chorale:

Singet Dem Herrn Alle Welt
http://if.yimg.com/f/aa76eefc/h/9a3cf5d5/Track+03.mp3

[Boccelli]

Hey guys..

here's on of my favorite songs from the 1999 CD of UST

Salmo 150
http://if.yimg.com/f/aa76eefc/h/785eada1/Psalm+150.mp3

[Zack]

Originally posted by Boccelli:
Hey guys..

here's on of my favorite songs from the 1999 CD of UST

Salmo 150
http://if.yimg.com/f/aa76eefc/h/785eada1/Psalm+150.mp3

Bocelli: Bat kaya ayaw pumunta sa site na yun? ano talaga ang orig na address nun? wanna hear those choirs eh... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/shy.gif

[Monteverdi]

To Genius101
__________________________________________
Now if only we can get a hold of the Blue Bird piece... =)
__________________________________________

I have the score of this masterpiece by C.V. Stanford...email me at johnmonteverdi@hotmail.com

I can either fax it to you or send it to you as a pdf file...

Galing ng interpretation ng MADZ nito... Jane and her co-soprano's just soar with that beautiful line ("blue...")...

I love this song dahil John Rutter's Cambridge Singers did this song so hauntingly beautiful...

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[This message has been edited by Monteverdi (edited 08-30-2000).]

[showgirl]

hi! ... ngayon lang ako sinipag magpost. dati read lang ako ng read. anyway, i'd like to congratulate the MADZ and the ACGC for their concert... enjoy kami sobra! : )

napansin ko lang, medyo nanahimik yata si elijah after may mag-react sa mga pinagsasasabi niya... good luck na lang talaga sa'yo! : )

yun lang! : )

[showgirl]

hi! ... ngayon lang ako sinipag magpost. dati read lang ako ng read. anyway, i'd like to congratulate the MADZ and the ACGC for their concert... enjoy kami sobra! : )

napansin ko lang, medyo nanahimik yata si elijah after may mag-react sa mga pinagsasasabi niya... good luck na lang talaga sa'yo! : )

yun lang! : )

[Boccelli]

Originally posted by Zack:
Bocelli: Bat kaya ayaw pumunta sa site na yun? ano talaga ang orig na address nun? wanna hear those choirs eh... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/shy.gif



Meron ka bang MP3 Player?? You need one... now if you do already have an MP3 player sa desktop mo it should work. I tried it and the links work naman. I wonder why it doesn't work for you. Lahat ba kayong nagtry di ma-access yung link? Hmmmmm.... just tell me ok kung di talaga nagwowork

Alam ko na .. go to this site na lang!!
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/chiuman98

then click on "My Folder" tapos inside there are two mp3 files..

pagyan ba naman eh di pa nagwork... ayoko na... :(

Happy listening...

B.T.W. please give me your comments!!

thanks!

KUDOS

[dagobert]

not really . . . this is a different invitation . . .


Originally posted by Boccelli:

Is this also because of that remarkable performance the DLSU Chorale made at the De Doeln in Rotterdam for the World Symposium on Choral Music last year? If I'm not mistaken, the group followed this Korean Choir that for some reason was just absolutely astounding... they sounded very good. I heard that that choir is the Madz of Korea. Almost all of them are taking music at a good Korean Conservatory. I heard that they sounded like a Ukranian or Hungarian choir! Grabe!!!

Well, I wish you luck DLSU CHORALE...

Miriam Q. ang projection ok!!!!


KUDOS....

JohnnyBBad: I hope 4th Place sa isang category yung totoon chismis... I really would love them to win in Arezzo tapos kita kayo sa Tolosa??? tama ba?

Did you check out kung sino ang representatives ng other competitions for the Euro Grand Prix?

[Monteverdi]

originally posted by pyket:

acgc, winner kayo i swear. pero loser talaga ako dahil hindi ako nakapanood ng concert ninyo ng madz nung monday. kasi naman, sinabi sa akin that day (afternoon umaasa pa ako but noooooo) na wala nang tickets available. tapos the following day, may kuwento sa akin na marami raw space for walk-ins... <;sniff>;
_____________________________________________

I wouldn't understand this screw-up! Many choral enthusiasts were deprived of this chance to listen to good music because the tickets were poorly distributed! Too bad =(

Oh well, at least may MADZ concert naman tonight...