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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Philippine Madrigal Singers unveil the roster of acclaimed members of the choir community locally and internationally, who will serve as the jury for the upcoming Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival (AOVICF).  The AOVICF is a melting pot of culture synchronizing in perfect harmony through musical artistry. Reflective of this are the jury members for AOVICF 2025 who hail from different cultural regions across the globe: Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan and Mark Anthony Carpio from the Philippines, Elise Bradley from New Zealand, Andrea Angelini from Italy, Gene Peterson from the United States of America, Ana Maria Raga from Venezuela, and Roni Sugiarto from Indonesia. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan (Philippines) Dr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan co-founded the Treble Choir Association of the Philippines with her husband, dedicated to teaching and nurturing children, and promoting Philippine choral music. They also arran...

  Are you ready to have your composition performed by one of the most prestigious choral groups in the Philippines? The Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival (AOVICF) is now accepting entries for the first ever AOVICF Choral Composition Competition until May 30, 2025 , at 11:59 PM (GMT+8). Named after the founder of the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers and one of our National Artists, the AOVICF is bound to its mission of nourishing passion for music and nurturing artistic excellence within and beyond the country.  With the launch of the 2025 Choral Composition Competition, the AOVICF welcomes all composers worldwide, amateur or professional, aged 18 years and above except employees of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the current and former members of the Philippine Madrigal Singers. Entries must be original, unpublished, and have never been performed publicly.  Each composer may submit only one entry of an a cappella SATB composition wit...