The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has announced that CCP would turn into a “Center for Choral Performance” starting 2014, as it offers an exciting variety of choral music concerts and workshops for choirs and choral conductors and an international choral festival under its choral music program.
The following choral music events lined up for the year include: a festival of choir performances of more than 50 choirs under the helm of alumni conductors of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, in celebration of the 30th year of the Madz et al.; the 50th Anniversary Closing Concert (June 28 and 29, 2014) of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, featuring the choir formed under their “Sing Philippines” Program who are selected choral singers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; and CCP Hands-on Choral Workshop (October 21 to 25, 2014), the annual training program that gathers choirs and conductors from different parts of the country who undergo a 5-day intensive training program in choral singing, conducting and performance.
Yet another event slated is the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival, Manila 2015 (July 21 to25) which opens its doors to choirs from different parts of the world to compete in three choir categories: Folk, Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Choir.
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