Los Cantantes de Manila Los Cantantes de Manila is a community choir composed of students, young professionals and devout musicians. LCDM displays versatility of the Filipinos by performing serious music from the works of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to the dance music of Beyoncé. Since its inception in February 2014, the choir learned new vocal techniques and were taught the virtues of dedication, respect, humility and loyalty. Under the baton of the award-winning conductor, Mr. Darwin Vargas, LCDM won multiple competitions in the national choral scene in competitions like the MBC National Choral Competition, National Music Competitions for Young Artists, 3rd Las Pinas Choral Festival, and the Himig Handog Choral Competition in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. The group made a jumpstart in the international choral arena when they won the Grand Prize in the 2015 Busan International Choral Festival and Competition in Busan, South Korea, along with its Gold Prize in Classical/Mixed Choir Category and Silver Prize in Pop/A cappella category. In 2017, LCDM joined the first Pop Choir Category of the International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf in Marktoberdorf, Germany and won the 1st Prize with an Achievement Level I (Excellent Performance at an International Level) rating. The group also reaped the following special prizes: 1. Sonderpreis der Walter und Charlotte Hamel Stiftung Prize (for a particularly outstanding, characteristic vocal presentation) 2. Oberdorfer Publikumspreis or Marktoberdorf Public Prize +639771272410 |
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