Young Voices of the PH to perform at Carnegie Hall on US tour

Young Voices of the Philippines with composer Jude B. Roldan and Dr. Janet Hostetter,  conductor. CONTRIBUTED  

Young Voices of the Philippines (YVP) will participate in several choral events across the United States and make history as the first Filipino children’s choir to perform in Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on July 7, 2023.

From July 1 to 3, the YVP will represent the Philippines at the Voices Together: International Youth Choral Symposium at the University of Maryland. They will perform in a joint concert with all of the symposium’s choirs on July 3 at 7 p.m. in Dekelboum Concert Hall, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

To premiere at Carnegie Hall is the four-movement piece for treble voices Missa Virtutum (Mass of Virtues), composed and arranged by the internationally published Filipino composer Jude B. Roldan, with Dr. Janet Hostetter conducting.

Dr. Hostetter states, “Missa Virtutum is the skillful weaving of a timeless faith tradition with eastern and western tonalities, distinctive instrumental colors, rhythmic interplays, ornamented melodies, canonic episodes, and breathtaking dissonances. Only the finest composers can synthesize such lofty musical elements into an accessible and appealing tapestry for young musicians to perform. Roldan has produced a jewel that will endure in treble repertories for years to come.”

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YVP will be joining choirs of note: Children’s Chorus of Washington, Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir, St. Genevieve Valiant Voices, Toronto Children’s Chorus, Virginia Children’s Choir and Children’s Orchestra Society,

Following East Coast performances, YVP will be  at the Golden Gate International Choral Festival in San Francisco and will be one of the featured choirs in a Spotlight Concert on July 11 and the Festival Closing Concert on July 15. YVP will be performing in several churches in the BayArea and Oregon. See schedule below.

Young Voices of the Philippines (YVP) is one of the scholar choirs currently performing under the Treble Choir Association of the Philippines, notably featuring young Filipino choristers from various social backgrounds under the choral program of their founders, Dr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan and Prof. Jude B. Roldan. As a church and community choir, YVP assists TCAP in its commitment to the progress of Philippine choral music.