UP Singing Ambassadors in Zurich

Now that summer is almost here, TP has a truly HOT event planned for you. It's the UPSA Concert in Zurich. Tickets are on sale at Tuluyang Pinoy, phone 01 401 10 37. We'd hate for you to miss out on this, so get your tickets today!

what's hot: The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors in Zurich

when: Saturday, June 18, 2005, at 7:00 pm

where: Paulus Akademie Zürich, Carl Spitteler-Strasse 38, 8053 Zürich

how to get there: From Zurich HB take tram 3 direction Klusplatz and get off at Klusplatz. Then take Bus 34 and get off at Carl Spittelerstrasse. Follow the signs to Paulus Akademie.

The UPSA, the University of the Philippines' official Performing Group for Choreographed Choral Music performs all types of music, from classicals, international songs, spirituals, gospel and inspirational songs, kundiman and ethnic - to Broadway, English, and Filipino pop and even rock music. Cultural dances from the ethnic North and South form part of its international repertoire. They have performed internationally in Europe, Asia, Africa and the USA, reaping honors for the country by winning top prizes in some of the world's most prestigious choral competitions and festivals.

In 2001, UPSA's very successful 3rd International European Tour and Competitions left a stamp in its 21-year history with memorable performances, including the very emotional Ecumenical Service at the American Church in Paris as covered by the French national TV and CNN, in memory of the September 11 tragedy in New York and the Laureate's Concert (as the Grand Prize Winner at the "Grand Prix Slovakia 2001") at the historic 500-year old St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia, where Hungarian and Austrian kings were crowned. In the same year, the U.P. Singing Ambassadors became the only Filipino choir to win the GRAND PRIZE in the Concorso Polifonico "Guido d'Arezzo", considered the "Olympics" in choral competitions.

ED MANGUIAT, the founder and conductor of the UPSA, won in Germany, the Conductor's Prize during the 2nd Johannes Brahms International Choir Competition in July 2001. Ed, a graduate of BS Hotel and Restaurant Administration from the State University, is also a product of the UP College of Music. He is a member of the International Federation of Choral Music (IFCM).