ANDREA O.

VENERACION INTERNATIONAL
CHORAL FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY:
The Cultural Center of the Philippines

DATE/VENUE:
July 22-25, 2015; Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:
July 22, 2015
5:00 PM - Opening Ceremonies
7:00 PM - Folk Song Competition

July 23, 2015

7:00 PM - Vocal Ensemble Competition

July 24, 2015

7:00 PM - Chamber Choir Competition

July 25, 2015

4:00 PM - Philippine Madrigal Singers Gala Concert
7:00 PM - Awarding and closing Ceremonies

DESCRIPTION:
After the huge success of the first Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral
Festival held in August 2013, the CCP with the support of the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts proudly presents the 2 nd Andrea O. Veneracion International
Choral Festival on July 22-25, 2015. The Festival will witness 16 foreign and local
choirs compete in three categories: Folk Song, Vocal Ensemble and Chamber
Choir.

The Festival opens on July 22 with Opening Ceremonies at 5:00PM, followed by the
Folk Song Competition at 7:00PM. The Vocal Ensemble Competition will be on
July 23 and the Chamber Choir Competition will be on July 24, also at 7:00PM.
The Festivals closing day on July 25 will be highlighted by the Philippine Madrigal
Singers Gala Concert at 4:00pm, to be followed by the Awarding and Closing
Ceremonies at 7:00pm.

The Competition will premiere the obligatory piece commissioned by the CCP for the
Chamber Choir competition entitled Ang Tren, a setting of Filipino literary giant
Jose Corazon de Jesus poem, composed by young award-winning composer
Saunder Choi. A jury of five internationally renowned adjudicators from the United
States, Latvia, Argentina, South Africa and the Philippines will evaluate the
competitors.

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