Also known as Imusicapella Years active 2002–present Origin Imus, Philippines (1977) | Genres Chamber music Genre Chamber music | |
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Website www.imusicapella.multiply.com Members Tristan Caliston Ignacio
(Choirmaster, 2002 - present) Similar Ateneo de Manila College, University of Santo Tomas Si, University of the Philippin, Saringhimig Singers, University of the East Chorale | ||
Imusicapella chamber choir 16 07 2015
Imusicapella Chamber Choir is a world-class chamber choir from the City of Imus, in the province of Cavite, Philippines. Recognized as a promising vocal ensemble in the country, the church-based choir have won different competitions locally and internationally. The group sings at the 7:00 PM mass every second Sunday of the month at Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral in Imus and at the 7:00 PM mass every third Saturday of the month at the St. Peregrine Chapel in Brgy. Toclong 1-C, Imus.
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- Imusicapella chamber choir 16 07 2015
- Conductor
- Awards and Recognition
- National
- International
- Participant
- References
Formed in 2002, Imusicapella is a non-profit, amateur, and self–supporting choir composed of young professionals and students from Imus and nearby towns of Cavite under the leadership of Tristan Ignacio. They were the recipient of the "General Licerio Topacio Special Award" during the 2006 Parangal ng Bayan ng Imus for being an outstanding group of the municipality. They finished as one of the top semifinalists at the ABS-CBN TV network's talent reality search, Pilipinas Got Talent (Season 1).
Imusicapella has recorded four CDs: You are the Light (2003), Joy to the World (2003), One More Gift (2005), Cantate Domino (2011) and "I'll Make Music" (2015).
Conductor
The conductor of the Imusicapella is Tristan Caliston Ignacio, a young and promising choral conductor who is also its founder. He led the group in winning top prizes in national and international choral competitions. He was the winner of the Conductor's Prize for Outstanding Artistic Performance at the 6th Harmonie Festival 2011 in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, and the "Pro Musica Viva Maria Strecker Daelen Preis" Conductor's Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Contemporary Choral Work in 2007 at the 10th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany.
Caliston Ignacio graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism at the University of Santo Tomas in 2003. He was a member of the Imus Institute Pitch Choir, the De La Salle University-Dasmarinas Chorale, and the University of Santo Tomas Singers.
He was a recipient of the 2009 Gawad Hen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the highest honors given by the province of Cavite, for his outstanding achievements in the field of music, as well as the 2009 Col. Jose S Tagle Award given by the municipality as one of the Most Outstanding Imuseño (Citizen).
He also conducts the Sisters of Mary Boystown Choir in Silang, Cavite and the Department of Energy Chorale in Taguig City. Caliston Ignacio is the Chairman of the 2011 National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) - Youth Choir Category.
He is an affiliate of the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). He also joined the Philippine Choral Directors Association (PCDA) in 2011. He is also a member of the National Committee on Music (NCMusic), one of the 22 committees of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). He has participated in workshops of outstanding international choral conductors such as André Ducrét of Switzerland, Alexander Vaćcek of the Czech Republic and Jonathan Velasco of the Philippines.
Awards and Recognition
Imusicapella embarked in four international concert tours in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011 in the USA, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Poland and Czech Republic. They participated in several national and international choral competitions and achieved the following:
National
International
Participant
Imusicapella have also participated, representing the Philippines in six international choral festivals: