MUSIC 101

1. Adventist
University of the
Philippines
(AUP)
Ambassadors

2. Profile

3. • (AUP) Ambassadors
Chorale Arts Society was
born in 1957 as a male
chorus under the American
missionary to the
Philippines, Elton Wallace

6. AUP AMBASSADORS

7.  The group became a mixed
chorus under the directorship of
Professor Minerva Arit-
Penaranda, and has been to this
date the official choral group of
the Adventist University of the
Philippines.

8. THE AUP AMBASSADORS:
• one of the most active choirs
in the Philippine music setting,
performing at major venues all
throughout the Philippines.

9. PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE
COUNTRY:
• Hong Kong
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• China
• Thailand
• major cities in the US and Canada

10. ALWAYS PERFORM ON:
• PTV 4's Concert at the Park Series
• Cultural Center of the Philippines
productions
• San Agustin Museum International
Music Festivals

11. Its Credits include:
 Handel's Messiah and John Rutter's Gloria
and Magnificat for the San Agustin Museum
International Music Festivals
 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for the
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO)
Concert Series

12. Its Credits include:
 Mozart's Requiem when they
were chosen as the choir to
represent the Philippines in the
internationally simultaneous
commemorative performance of
the 9-11 New York tragedy

13. AUP Ambassadors is
under the Music
Department of AUP and
under its present
conductor, Dante
Oblimar.

14. Awards

15.  AUP Ambassadors won
local and international
awards making them
one of the country's
notable choral groups.

16. AWARDS:
• They have placed twice in the
National Music Competitions for
Young Artists (NAMCYA) in 1993 as
3rd place and 1996 as 2nd place
during the final competition.

17. AWARDS:
• In 2006, the chorale group won
their first international award in the
2006 World Choir Games held in
Xiamen, China

18.  Aup Ambassadors during the 4th World Choir Games in
Xiamen, China

19. AWARDS:
• Entered 3 categories namely
Musica Sacra, Mixed Chamber,
and Gospel and Spiritual
category from which they won
silver medal, gold medal and
Champion of the World for
Gospel and Spiritual
respectively.

20. AWARDS:
• The group is included in the
World Ranking List of Musica
Mundi which organizes the
World Choir Games.

21. Recordings

22. • released several
recordings starting from
the 1970s entitled My
Eternal King which was
recorded on an LP album
format

23. • In Praise of God was
recorded in 1994 under the
directorship of Naomi
Cabahug-Tanada.
• All to the Glory of God
under Dante Oblimar

24. Under the current director Ramon
Lijauco Jr., the group recorded the
following:
• AUP Ambassadors (2000)
• Listen to the Lambs (2005)
• In Love (2006)
• We Sing as One (2008)
• Way Down in My Soul (2010)

25. For more than 50 years now, the
group has been giving concerts
and choral clinic where ever the
group visits as part of their
outreach and of their aim in
promoting choral music and
excellence, giving all to the Glory
of God.

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