CEBU CITY, Philippines — This group of Cebuanos is back in Taipei, Taiwan to raise again the Philippine flag. The Mandaue Children and Youth Chorus is set to leave the country on July 28, Sunday for the Taipei International Choral Festival. Dennis Gregory Sugarol, the music director and founder of Mandaue Children and Youth Chorus, […]
The Mandaue Children and Youth Chorus performs at their sendoff concert at the Guang Ming Institute of Performing Arts in Cebu City on Thursday, July 25. | Kit Bajar
Dennis Gregory Sugarol, the music director and founder of Mandaue Children and Youth Chorus, confirmed to CDN Digital that they were invited by the Taipei Philharmonic Foundation for Culture and Education to perform for the annual event. Sugarol also confirmed that the group is the lone representative of the Philippines in the international festival.
Since this is their comeback in Taipei, Sugarol assures that they have prepared a new set of repertoire.It will be a 30 to 40-minute concert without break and will perform mixed Asian and pop music.They are expected to perform Filipino songs this time. They also joined the Grand Prix Competition of the First World Choir Championships in Gyeongnam, Korea and was named as the world champion in the Children’s Choir Category.
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