By Loui Galicia, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 08/04/2009 3:46 PM
Peace and love is the message in every song of Kammerchor Manila wherever they go.
The multi-awarded choir, which is composed of Filipinos who are mainly friends from way back their college days, have just recently won the gold, silver and special prize at a choir competition in Linz, Austria.
They were most recently in The Hague, Netherlands for Ambassador Romeo Arguelles's last cultural event for the community.
"Gustong kong iwan sa ating kababayan at mga Dutch ang masayang pagkakatipon tipon dito sa pamamagitan nitong choral group at nakita nilang magaling ang mga Pilipino at magaling sa musika," Arguelles said.
Arguelles was very proud at the very warm reception given to the Kammerchor by the more than 150 guests who attended the event.
In fact, at the end of their performance, the crowd gave Kammerchor a 10-minute standing ovation complete with the most energetic and thunderous applause.
The choir was so happy and obliged to the three encores from the audience.
One can feel from every note the passion of the Pinoys who were all united by one goal and that is to share their talents in music in order to spread the word of God.
The choir started singing at the EDSA Shrine and is now singing and performing in the different churches in the Philippines and abroad for more than 14 years now.
"We work as evangelists. Maibahagi namin ang aming musika lalo na sa mga Pilipino sa abroad na alam natin nami-miss nila ang Pilipinas na kahit sabihin natin na magulo sa Pilipinas pero nami-miss pa rin nila so through our music parang nababalik natin sila sa ating bayan," Kammerchor Musical Director Ronnie Abarquez told Balitang Europe.
As a conductor of the choir, Abarquez holds the emotion and success of every show that can be observed with the beautiful performance of the singers and the deep and serious facial expressions and movements of Abarquez as well.
Each song paints a vivid emotional picture of bliss and serenity that is soothing to the listening audience.
"As an artist kailangan mailabas ko ang emotion through my conducting para maipasa ko sa singers kung ano gusto kong mangyari sa kanta na nailalabas nila through sa kanilang kanta," Abarquez said.
But just like any other musical group, the Kammerchor needs funds in order to support their activities.
Apart from fundraising, the choir is also accepting donations and sponsorships in order to help them propagate the spread of God's words in a language that is understood by many--through music.
as of 08/04/2009 3:47 PM
SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/08/04/09/pinoy-choir-spreads-message-peace-love-holland
Peace and love is the message in every song of Kammerchor Manila wherever they go.
The multi-awarded choir, which is composed of Filipinos who are mainly friends from way back their college days, have just recently won the gold, silver and special prize at a choir competition in Linz, Austria.
They were most recently in The Hague, Netherlands for Ambassador Romeo Arguelles's last cultural event for the community.
"Gustong kong iwan sa ating kababayan at mga Dutch ang masayang pagkakatipon tipon dito sa pamamagitan nitong choral group at nakita nilang magaling ang mga Pilipino at magaling sa musika," Arguelles said.
Arguelles was very proud at the very warm reception given to the Kammerchor by the more than 150 guests who attended the event.
In fact, at the end of their performance, the crowd gave Kammerchor a 10-minute standing ovation complete with the most energetic and thunderous applause.
The choir was so happy and obliged to the three encores from the audience.
One can feel from every note the passion of the Pinoys who were all united by one goal and that is to share their talents in music in order to spread the word of God.
The choir started singing at the EDSA Shrine and is now singing and performing in the different churches in the Philippines and abroad for more than 14 years now.
"We work as evangelists. Maibahagi namin ang aming musika lalo na sa mga Pilipino sa abroad na alam natin nami-miss nila ang Pilipinas na kahit sabihin natin na magulo sa Pilipinas pero nami-miss pa rin nila so through our music parang nababalik natin sila sa ating bayan," Kammerchor Musical Director Ronnie Abarquez told Balitang Europe.
As a conductor of the choir, Abarquez holds the emotion and success of every show that can be observed with the beautiful performance of the singers and the deep and serious facial expressions and movements of Abarquez as well.
Each song paints a vivid emotional picture of bliss and serenity that is soothing to the listening audience.
"As an artist kailangan mailabas ko ang emotion through my conducting para maipasa ko sa singers kung ano gusto kong mangyari sa kanta na nailalabas nila through sa kanilang kanta," Abarquez said.
But just like any other musical group, the Kammerchor needs funds in order to support their activities.
Apart from fundraising, the choir is also accepting donations and sponsorships in order to help them propagate the spread of God's words in a language that is understood by many--through music.
as of 08/04/2009 3:47 PM
SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/08/04/09/pinoy-choir-spreads-message-peace-love-holland
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