MANILA, Philippines - The Cultural Center of the Philippines announced that it 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 choral music events lined up for the year include the Madz et al. Choral Festival on April 1-6, 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 on June 28 & 29 of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, featuring the choir formed under their “Sing Philippines†program who are selected choral singers from Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao; CCP Hands-on Choral Workshop on Oct. 21-25, the annual training program that gathers choirs and conductors from different parts of the country who undergo a five-day intensive training program in choral singing, conducting and performance; and the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival, Manila 2015 on July 21-25, which opens its doors to choirs from different parts of the world to compete in three choir categories: Folk, Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Choir.