AdU Chorale declared champion in national choral tilt
Date Posted: December 11, 2018 at 01:43 PM
It’s literally music to the Adamson community’s ears.
The Adamson University Chorale surprised everyone when it bagged the Championship trophy and the additional award of being the Best Show Choir in the Manila Broadcasting Corporation National Choral Competition (Open Category) held at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City last December 8, 2018. The chorale brought home a trophy and a total of Php160,000.00. Its winning repertoire included Alleluia by Moy Ortiz, Mate Saule by Peteris Vasks and We Will Rock the Rhapsody, a fusion of Queen’s We Will Rock You and Bohemian Rhapsody arranged by Mr. Arnel De Pano. The Queen medley rocked the stage and sent the audience clapping and stomping to the beat of the songs.
Prior to this victory, the chorale vied for a semifinal slot on December 4, 2018 and got qualified to enter the finals. They sang Alleluia by Moy Ortiz, Anoj Pusej - a Lithuanian folk song that has become a choir favorite, and We Will Rock the Rhapsody.
Garnering the second place was the Philippine Normal University Chorale while the third place went to the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) Choral Society. The choir from St. Scholastica Academy-Marikina got the fourth place. The other groups that joined the contest were Coro Regina Coeli - Cavite, South Cotabato Chorale, DYCI Dagalak - Dr. Yanga's Colleges (Bocaue, Bulacan) and The Baganihan Singers - Iloilo.
The AdU Chorale is one of the cultural groups composed of students that are under the supervision of the Cultural Affairs Office headed by its director Ms. Nenita J. Dimapilis. Mr. Darwin Vargas is the conductor of the chorale.
The AdU Chorale is no stranger to winning. It finished 1st Runner-up in the Timpalak Awit Makabayan Choral Competition at the Fiesta Republika 2018 in Malolos City, Bulacan; it also bagged the Best Conductor award in that competition. In March 2016, the chorale brought pride to the university when it won as grand champion in the 2nd Las Pinas Chorale Festival Competition.
The Adamson University community warmly congratulates the AdU Chorale, Ms. Dimapilis and Mr. Vargas for bringing pride and honor to the institution with their recent award.
