WINNERS OF 1ST CCP NATIONAL CHORAL COMPETITION 2009 ANNOUNCED

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The Imusicapella choir from Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Imus, Cavite and the University of Visayas Chorale from Cebu were the two biggest winners in the recently concluded 1st CCP National Choral Competition 2009 held August 18-22, 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.The Imusicapella choir topped three of the four categories of the recently concluded 1st CCP Choral Competition 2009 held August 18-22, 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Imusicapella won 1st prize in the Mixed Choir competition and the Folk Music competition and landed 2nd prize in the Sacred Music Competition, where there was no 1st prize winner.The University of Visayas Chorale shared the top spot with Imusicapella when it won 1st Prize also in the Folk Music Competition. It also won the 3rd Prize in the Sacred Music Competition and the Mixed Choir Competition.The Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir won the 3rd prize in the Children’s Choir Competition, where there were no 1st and 2nd prize winners.Also third prize winners in the Folk Music Competition were MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society, Tarlac State University Choir and the Anima (Quezon City).In the Sacred Music Competition, there were 11 silver awardees, namely, Himig Sanghaya Chorale (San Pedro, Laguna), Anima (Quezon City), Tarlac State University Choir, Sta. Teresita Parish Chorale, UPLB Choral Ensemble (Los Baños, Laguna), Coro Tomasino (Manila), UP Vocal Ensemble-SIC Singers, UP Medicine (UPMed) Choir, The Lipa Choral Ensemble (San Sebastian Cathedral), MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society , and Anima Christi Chorale (St. Jude Shrine, Lucena City). Four choirs were named Bronze awardees---Hiyas ng Pilipinas Children’s Choir (Manila), The Lighter Side Movement (San Felipe Neri Parish Music Ministry, Mandaluyong), The Loreto Minstrels (Manila) and Coro Basilica de Malolos (Malolos, Bulacan).In the Children’s Choir Competition, the Hiyas ng Pilipinas Children’s Choir (Manila), Ilocos Norte National High School Samiweng Singers (Laoag City) and the Mary the Queen Children’s Choir were named Silver awardees while the Guy Simondac Music Studio Children’s Ensemble (San Pedro, Laguna) won the Bronze award.In the Mixed Choir Competition, MSU-IIT Choral Society, Coro Tomasino (Manila), UP Medicine (UPMed) Choir, UP Vocal Ensemble-SIC Singers and Our Lady of Fatima University Chorale (Valenzuela City) were named Silver Awardees while the Anima Christi Chorale (St. Jude Shrine, Lucena City) was named Bronze awardee.In the Folk Music Competition, the silver awardees were the Himig Sanghaya Chorale (San Pedro, Laguna), Coro Tomasino (Manila), The Lipa Choral Ensemble (San Sebastian Cathedra), UP Vocal Ensemble-SIC Singers, Hiyas ng Pilipinas Chldren’s Choir (Manila, UPLB Choral Ensemble (Los Banos, Laguna), UP Medicine (UPMed) Choir and Coro Basilica de Malolos (Malolos, Bulacan). The Bronze award went to Anima Christi Chorale (St. Jude Shrine, Lucena City).The 1st CCP National Choral Competition is one of the events held in celebration of the CCP’s 40th anniversary. Its objectives are to develop and promote deeper appreciation for choral music, to raise the standards of choral music in the country and to showcase the talent of the country’s best choirs.The distinguished panel of international adjudicators was composed of Mark Anthony Carpio, the choirmaster of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Adolf Gustav Rabus from Germany, Vytautas Miskinis from Lithuania, Aida Swenson from Indonesia and Nelson Kwei from Singapore.

Official List of Winners

Gold Awardees:

no declared 1st Prize winner

2nd Prize ($600.00) - Imusicapella

3rd Prize ($400.00) - University of Visayas Chorale

Silver Awardees:

Himig Sanghaya Chorale

ANIMA

Tarlac State University Choir

Sta. Teresita Parish Chorale

UP Los Baños Choral Ensemble

Coro Tomasino

UP Vocal Ensemble-Sta.Isabel College Singers

UP Medicine Choir

Lipa Choral Ensemble

MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society

Anima Christi Chorale

Bronze Awardees:

Hiyas ng Pilipinas Children's Choir

Lighter Side Movement

Loreto Minstrels

Coro Basilica de Malolos

Children's Choir Competition

Gold Awardee:

no declared 1st and 2nd Prize winners

3rd Prize ($400.00) - Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir

Silver Awardees:

Hiyas ng Pilipinas Children's Choir

Ilocos Norte National High School - Samiweng Singers

Mary the Queen Children's Choir

Bronze Awardee:

Guy Simondac Music Studio Children's Ensemble

Mixed Choir Competition

Gold Awardees:

1st Prize ($1,200.00) - Imusicapella

no declared 2nd Prize winner

3rd Prize ($600.00) - University of Visayas Chorale

Silver Awardees:

MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society

Coro Tomasino

UP Medicine Choir

UP Vocal Ensemble-Sta.Isabel College Singers

Our Lady of Fatima University Chorale

Bronze Awardee:

Anima Christi Chorale

Folk Music Competition

Gold Awardees:

1st Prize ($800.00) - Imusicapella

1st Prize ($800.00) - University of Visayas Chorale

no declared 2nd Prize winner

3rd Prize ($400.00) - MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society

3rd Prize ($400.00) - Tarlac State University Choir

3rd Prize ($400.00) - ANIMA

Silver Awardees:

Himig Sanghaya Chorale

Coro Tomasino

Lipa Choral Ensemble

UP Vocal Ensemble-Sta.Isabel College Singers

Hiyas ng Pilipinas Children's Choir

UP Los Baños Choral Ensemble

UP Medicine Choir

Coro Basilica de Malolos

Bronze Awardee:

Anima Christi Chorale

Congrats Mam Anna and to U.V sayang lang hindi ko kayo nakasama during my stint with U.E Chorale, heard your being eye to represent the busan competition in korea goodluck, your in good hands with mam Anna tested na yan sa u.e

Walang kupas pa rin ang Imusicapella kahit wala na si Sir Arwin Tan, you bag majority of the awards galing galing keep it up..

Lalo ko tuloy namiss ang chorale days ko lalo sa mga event na tulad nito... well ganun talaga hindi forever, there will come a time that we have to let go something we love, pero syempre mas happy ako ngayon i have my family na

and my kids there the center of my life now.. no more no less