Ateneo Glee Club wins top prize at choral fest in Ireland
The Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club (ACGC) was recently awarded the prestigious Fleischmann International Trophy at a choral festival in Ireland, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
In a news release, the DFA said ACGC received the award during the 58th Cork International Choral Festival on May 19.
In a news release, the DFA said ACGC received the award during the 58th Cork International Choral Festival on May 19.
The Fleischmann International Trophy competition is a three-part performance where the world's best adult choirs sing:
- a piece composed before 1750,
- an original work by a living composer, and
- a work by a composer of the choir’s native country.
The 39-member ACGC, headed by their conductor Professor Maria Lourdes Venida-Hermo, won against other top-notch choirs from Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Slovenia, Singapore and England.
In an email to GMA News Online, the ACGC said they received the Heinrich Schütz Perpetual Trophy Special Award for their performance of Schütz's Selig sind die Toten.
The ACGC was also awarded the PEACE Trophy.
In an email to GMA News Online, the ACGC said they received the Heinrich Schütz Perpetual Trophy Special Award for their performance of Schütz's Selig sind die Toten.
The ACGC was also awarded the PEACE Trophy.
The choir also performed Benedictio by Urmas Sisask and Koyu no Tebulul by Filipino composer Eudenice Palaruan.
Philippine Charge d’affaires, a.i. Hjayceelyn Quintana praised the ACGC for gracefully representing the Philippines in one of Europe’s top-tier chorale contests.
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