Lisbon ensemble includes PHL songs in album
07/26/2011
GMA News
Philippine songs were part of the latest album of Portugal’s prestigious Coro de Câmara de Lisboa (Chamber Choir of Lisbon), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
The choir’s new album “Canções da Ásia" (Songs of Asia) included “Katakataka," a Tagalog kundiman composed by Professor Santiago Suarez, and “Mamayug Akun," a Maranao courtship song composed by Fabian Obispo, the DFA said.
It also said the album contains 17 songs from other Asian countries — Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and China — where the Portuguese have had contacts since the 16th century.
The album was launched last July 15 at the Biblioteca Nacional in Lisbon, which opened with an a cappella rendition by the Chamber Choir of Lisbon of “Katakataka" under the baton of Professor Teresita Gutierrez Marques.
Marques first arrived in Portugal as a member of the University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers. She has been living in Lisbon for more than 30 years with her Portuguese husband.
She teaches choral singing at the Lisbon National Conservatory and at Nossa Senhora do Cabo Music School.
The recording is a joint project of the Chamber Choir of Lisbon and some Asian embassies in Portugal, including the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is celebrating this year its relations with Asia.
The choir has recorded several compact discs for the labels EMI, Milan, Movieplay, Numérica, and Virgin. It has participated in recordings, both in Portugal and overseas, for radio, television and cinema.
The Chamber Choir of Lisbon, which was founded in 1978 by Marques as Lisbon National Conservatory's chamber choir, is composed of 20 young musicians who perform Portuguese and foreign compositions a cappella or in collaboration with instrumental ensembles. — JE, GMA News
The choir’s new album “Canções da Ásia" (Songs of Asia) included “Katakataka," a Tagalog kundiman composed by Professor Santiago Suarez, and “Mamayug Akun," a Maranao courtship song composed by Fabian Obispo, the DFA said.
It also said the album contains 17 songs from other Asian countries — Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and China — where the Portuguese have had contacts since the 16th century.
The album was launched last July 15 at the Biblioteca Nacional in Lisbon, which opened with an a cappella rendition by the Chamber Choir of Lisbon of “Katakataka" under the baton of Professor Teresita Gutierrez Marques.
Marques first arrived in Portugal as a member of the University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers. She has been living in Lisbon for more than 30 years with her Portuguese husband.
She teaches choral singing at the Lisbon National Conservatory and at Nossa Senhora do Cabo Music School.
The recording is a joint project of the Chamber Choir of Lisbon and some Asian embassies in Portugal, including the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon. Portugal is celebrating this year its relations with Asia.
The choir has recorded several compact discs for the labels EMI, Milan, Movieplay, Numérica, and Virgin. It has participated in recordings, both in Portugal and overseas, for radio, television and cinema.
The Chamber Choir of Lisbon, which was founded in 1978 by Marques as Lisbon National Conservatory's chamber choir, is composed of 20 young musicians who perform Portuguese and foreign compositions a cappella or in collaboration with instrumental ensembles. — JE, GMA News
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