Verbena de Coros: 1st Xavier Choral Festival 08-23-08

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Event: Verbena de Coros - 1st Xavier Choral Festival
Details: XU Diamond Jubilee Anniversary (XU @ 75)
Date: August 22-23, 2008
Venue: Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

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Contest Piece: Bituing Walang NingNing
Composer: Willie Cruz
Arranger: Robert Delgado
Category: POP/OPM
Group: MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER (GRAN PREMIO)
*School: Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
*Place: Iligan City
*Choir: Octava Choral Society
*Director/Founder: Francisco A. Englis
*General Average: 291.875 points

- OTHER PARTICIPATING CHOIRS -

*School: Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (XU)
*Place: Cagayan de Oro City
*Choir: XU Chapel Aides
*General Average: 265.075 points

*School:Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU)
*Place: Davao City
*Choir: Carillon Ateneo Glee Club
*General Average: 264.95 points

*School: La Salle University (LSU)
*Place: Ozamis City
*Choir: The Singing Society
*General Average: 229 points

*Choir: Yahweh's Choir
*Place: Cagayan de Oro City
*General Average: 218.375 points

*School: Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU)
*Place: Butuan City
*Choir: Voices of Light
*General Average: 203.375 points

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Group: MSU-IIT Octava Choral Society
[a] Premio Publico (People's Choice)
[b] Fr. Antonio Cuna SJ Award for Best Conductor:
Prof. Frank Englis


Group: AdDU Carillon Ateneo Glee Club
[c] Gov. Oscar Moreno Best Interpretation for Traditional Spanish


Group: XU Chapel Aides
[d] Best in Sacred Choral Music "MUSICA SACRA"

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JURORS:

[1] Jonathan Velasco - President, Philippine Choral Directors' Association (PCDA)
[2] Jude Edgard Balsamo
[3] Ma. Patricia Silvestre - former Madz, wife of Teacher MONET SILVESTRE of PDA Season II
[4] Ma. Lourdes Hermo - director, Ateneo de Manila Glee Club
[5] Helen Tejero - director, KARIALA Ethnic Ensemble

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Contact person: Prof. Frank Englis
Emails: frank_englis@yahoo.com ; oblivionIIT@hotmail.com

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CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE
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[emmanuelnadz]

amazingly beautiful!!!! your voices lifts my spirit to the heavens...exquisite...it made me cry......KUDOS!

[oblivionIIT]

salamat po ng marami

[noriemar]

one of Octava's finest! ive listened 2 ds rendtition a lot of times already and yet it doesnt fail to captivate me each time i listen to this. The blending of voices is just superb. and the tempo really suits best for this piece- keep it up!

[oblivionIIT]

maraming salamat po c".b

[mrVOX07]

The best rendition of this song that I've heard in YouTube so far.

Congratulations guys!

[oblivionIIT]

Thank you very much for the felicitations. c".b

[clicheisticSPAZZ]

Maganda po sana kaso medyo boring. Parang walang climax ung song.

[375fragile375]

The best Rendition of the Bituing Walang Ningning Chorale Arrangement.  I am so proud of you guys. Hope to hear more from you!!!!

[taigafrost]

i like the men's voice quality...but not so much with the ladies

[norjetalexis]

hair-raising performance!! isa na kau sa favorite ko.

[emmanuelnadz]

ur most welcome....im from iligan actually thats why i have known octava choral society way back even in the 80's...your group is one of my favorites among the various choral groups...do keep singing and make us happy with your beautiful voices! Padayon....

[algwapa]

thanks for the really2x kind comment from you, sir... we hope to continue inspiring people who aspire for and appreciate higher type of music (choral music). we are mutually enriched/uplifted by your kind yet keen listening..

thank you, again, from the bottom of our hearts....

[leu1971]

to sir frank...

Very nice interpretation ...so proud of you sir

The BEST performance ive ever heard for this song

[emmanuelnadz]

ur most welcome....actually i was one of the members of the SMC GLEE CLUB way back 6 years ago, and our MAESTRO was Romero Hermosilla ( i think you know him, since he was also an OCTAVA member), thats why i learned to appreciate and love choral singing...although im now working here in Saudi Arabia, but im still in love with choral singing by watching this form of art in youtube..my gosh! Octava sings very well..am proud of you guys....more power and keep on singoing for us...God bless you all!