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List Of Philippine-based Music Groups
This is a list of notable Philippines, Philippine-based choirs, orchestras and musical ensemble, musical bands. Bands listed fall under any of these main Philippine music styles: Philippine folk music, Philippine folk, Manila sound, Pinoy reggae, Pinoy pop, Pinoy rock and Pinoy hip hop, as well as the jazz and ska music genres. Choirs *Adventist University of the Philippines Ambassadors *Alicia Bamboo Ensemble *Boscorale *Bukas Palad Music Ministry *Bukidnon State University Chorale *Central Philippine University Bahandi Singers *Jesuit Music Ministry#Chinese Friends of the Jesuit, Chinese Friends of the Jesuit *Chorus Paulinus *Chorus Philippines *De La Salle Zobel Chorale *Hangad *Imusicapella *Las Piñas Boys Choir *Mabuhay Singers *Mapua Cardinal Singers *PLM Rondalla *Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale *San Miguel Master Chorale *Saringhimig Singers *The HiMiG Gospel Singers *Tiples de Santo Domingo *University of the East Chorale *U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorus Philippines
Chorus Philippines is a composite choir founded by choirmaster-composer Joy Nilo in 2002. Cited as one of the country's leading chamber choirs, the choir has performed work by major composers as well as compositions by Filipino icons found in most concert halls in the Philippines. Performances * Andreas Romberg's Das Lied von der Glocke, with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, November 2002. * John Rutter's Gloria and Magnificat, with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra held at Sanctuario de San Agustin, December 2002. * Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra held at Sanctuario de San Agustin, March 2003. * Mahler's Symphony No. 3, with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, April, 2003. * Rachmaninov's Song of the Bells, with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, September, 2003. * Carl Orff's Carmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The East Chorale
The University of the East (), also known as UE, is a private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" when its enrollment in the past reached over 65,000 students. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted UE autonomous status and recognized 2 of its programs as Center of Excellence and 1 program as Center of Development. UE offers degree programs from basic education to graduate studies. UE has two other campuses, one in Caloocan, and its medical school, the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center located in Aurora Blvd., Dona Imelda, Quezon City. History The history of the University of the East starts in September 1946, in a rented room on Dasmariñas Street, Manila, where 110 students enrolled in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) review classes. The group of business teachers led by Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan, Sr. that st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiples De Santo Domingo
The Tiples de Manila is an all-boy vocal group established in 1587 by Rev. Fr. Pedro Bolaños, O.P., and is currently the oldest existing choral group in the Philippines.Tiples de Santo Domingo ''The Boy Choir and Soloist Directory'' accessed November 1, 2012 The word “tiple” in Spanish means the soprano voice of a boy. When members reach the age of puberty, their voices change either to a tenor or a bass. The boys range from 8 years old to 14 and sometimes a little bit older. The group was eventually maintained to sing for the annual celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila held in October. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The HiMiG Gospel Singers
The HiMiG Singers are a choral group from Davao City in the Philippines. History The group was originally formed in 1988 (DCHS Singing Teens) as a secular choir whose founder, musical director & conductor was Mrs. Evangeline Matunog Lapore, DCHS music teacher, a Davao known artist and soprano with a Bachelor of Music Degree majoring in Voice from Silliman University, winner of the NAMCYA in 1968 & DEPED Music Supervisor. In 1987 original members of the DCHNS ( Davao City National High School) choral group "singing teens" joined the NAMCYA at the CCP (Cultural Centre of the Philippines) and toured in Baguio City. After that competition in September 1988 pioneer tenor, concert artist & conductor Mr. Rey Allan Lacuin, while he was a freshman in college, with other members of the group Channy Prieto & Gen Dempsey (secretary) gathered to organise and form the Himig Singers. The group's first accompanist was Gregorio "Greg" Canceran through the Singing Teens' conductor and founder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saringhimig Singers
The Philippine Saringhimig Singers (''magical wings of song'') are a Filipino American choir based in San Francisco, California. In the mid 1980s the choir was also known as the Camerata singers as they toured as a chamber choir throughout Europe The choir's maestro, George Gemora Hernandez, formed Saringhimig Singers in 1974 at the University of the Philippines together with the other students from the College of Music. This is a list of the choir's activity and achievements: 2014 – present Reorganized, Series of Concerts * Concerts in Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Antioch, Fremont, Manteca and Daly City 2008 -2010 Annual Christmas Concerts & Short Performances *Vallejo, Sunny Vale, Santa Clara and San Francisco 2007 Concert Series * First California International Choral Festival and Competition, San Luis Obispo Third Place - Choir’s Choice Category * Concerts in Glendale, Daly City, San Mateo, Stockton 2006 Canadian Concert Tour * XII International Choral Kathaumixw, Powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel Master Chorale
The San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC), now non-existent, was the first professional choir in the Philippines. It was composed of an all-Filipino roster ranging from faculty members and honor graduates of music conservatories, alumni of various choirs, choral conductors, composers, arrangers, and soloists. The SMMC, together with the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra, was disbanded in January 2007 by the San Miguel Corporation. Beginnings The SMMC was established in 2001 by The San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts, an organization owned by the San Miguel Corporation and committed to the enrichment of arts and culture in the Philippines. Since the SMMC is backed by the largest food and beverage company in the Philippines, many singers from other music groups were lured into joining the SMMC. In 2000, close to 400 people underwent a rigorous series of auditions before an international panel of experts, but only the top 40 made it to the final roster. Performances In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polytechnic University Of The Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale
The PUPLHS Chorale is one of the major performing musical groups based in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. PUPLHS Chorale is the resident choir of the PUP Laboratory High School. Started in 2003, it is now part of a larger group, the PUPLHS Music Collective. The PUPLHS Chorale has won numerous accolades and citations, locally and internationally, including diplomas from the 4th Voyage of Songs International Chorale Festival and 1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition. History The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale was formally established in 2003 by a PNU graduate, Mr. Jonathan A. Jarin. The group sang for the monthly catholic masses at the PUP Interfaith Chapel and the school's programs until they joined Rotary Club of Makati's “Touch Another Filipino Soul” District Youth Choral Competition in 2005. They won 3rd place in the said competition. Engagements followed their first success in local competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLM Rondalla
The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), also officially as the University of the City of Manila, is a Local colleges and universities (Philippines), municipal public university in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It is funded by the city government of Manila. The university was established on June 19, 1965, and opened on July 17, 1967, to 556 scholars, all coming from the top ten percent of graduates of Manila's public high schools.City of Manila Official Website . Accessed January 25, 2010. . ''The Manila Times Internet Edition''. June 20, 2009. PLM is the first tertiary-level institution in the country to offer tuition-free education, the first university funded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapua Cardinal Singers , the first registered Filipino architect and founder of Mapúa University
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Mapua, Māpua or Mapúa may refer to: *Mapuá River, a river in the Pará state of north-central Brazil *Māpua, New Zealand, a small town on the South Island of New Zealand *Mapúa University, a tertiary institute in Manila, Philippines ** Mapúa Cardinals, varsity teams of the university *Tomás Mapúa Don Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 – December 22, 1965) was a Filipino architect, educator and businessman from the Philippines. He was the founder and first president of the Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT). Gonzalo T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabuhay Singers
The Mabuhay Singers were a group of singers from the Philippines that was formed in 1958. Some members went on to become soloists including Cely Bautista, Raye Lucero, Naning Alba, and the late Rene Evangelista, among many others. The group was formed by the Villar Recording Company as a merged group from two vocal trios, namely Tres Rosas, composed of Carmen Camacho, Nora Hermosa, and Raye Lucero; and the Lovers Trio, composed of Chi Lucerio, Floro San Juan, and Ador Torres. Filipino singers like Ruben Tagalog, Cely Bautista, Ric Manrique, Jr., Rita Rivera, Don David, Flor Ocampo, Noel Samonte, Betty Rivera, Phil Llamas, Robert Malaga, and Everlita Rivera joined the group briefly. The Mabuhay Singers recorded more than 100 albums; some were released internationally. The albums contained traditional and modern Filipino music in major languages of the Philippines There are some 130 to 195 languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Piñas Boys Choir
The Las Piñas Boys Choir of Las Piñas, Philippines is a boys' choir made up of scholarship students at the St. Joseph's Academy, and performs regularly in the annual International Bamboo Organ Festival and at the Parish of St. Joseph. History In 1969, Father Mark Lesage, C.I.C.M., the parish priest of the Las Piñas Parish, suggested having a choir of boys in white soutanes sing on the stage during the Midnight Mass. In 1972, they decided to participate in the First Children’s Choir Competition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP; ) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) established to preserve, develop and promote Arts in the Philippines, arts and Culture of the Philippines, culture in the Philippines.Presid ... (CCP), still carrying the former name “Himig Kawayan Boys Choir”. There, they won third place. From then on, invitations to perform outside Las Piñas became more frequent, including invi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
