UPLB Choral Ensemble wins top prize in China contest
07/16/2011
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| Members of the UPLB Choral Ensemble dish out a few songs upon their arrival at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport fresh from their victory in China. |
MANILA, Philippines - The University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) Choral Ensemble went back home to the country victorious after being named Grand Prix Winner at "A Voyage of Songs" International Choral Festival in Zhuhai, China.
The group also won top prizes in the Chamber Choir, Open-Mixed Choir, and Folk Choir Categories.
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| The UPLB Choral Ensemble in Zhuhai, China. Photo courtesy of UPLB Choral Ensemble |
For the Chamber Choir Category, the choral group sang "Glongongo Ko", "Water Night" (a foreign song), and "Gapas".
They sang "De Rommel Pot", "O Naraniag a Bulan", and "Riverder Le Stelle" for the Open-Mixed Choir Category.
And for the Folk Choir Category, the group sang "Koya No Tebulul" and "Ilay Gandangan"
The UPLB Choral Ensemble, led by its choir master Vonn Lomarda, battled it out with 10 other choral groups from other countries in the competition. -- Report from Robert Tuazon, ABS-CBN Pampanga
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