University of Santo Tomas Singers | |
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Also known as | UST Singers |
Origin | Manila, Philippines |
Genres | Choral music |
Years active | 1992–present |
The University of Santo Tomas Singers or UST Singers is the premiere mixed choral ensemble of Asia's oldest university, the University of Santo Tomas. It was founded in 1992 by Prof. Fidel Calalang Jr. and is composed of students and alumni from the different colleges of the university.
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Year | Title |
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1998 | UST Singers 1998 |
1999 | UST Singers 1999 |
2000 | UST Singers 2000 |
2002 | UST Singers 2002 (2 CDs) |
2003 | In Concert (Live) |
2004 | Celebrate |
2005 | Journey On! (best of...) (2 CDs) |
2005 | New York LIVE |
2008 | American Encore |
2009 | Farewell Concert (Live) |
2010 | Then Sings My Soul |
2014 | The University of Santo Tomas Singers (Live): Through the Years |
Date/Year | Location of competition | Competition | Awards received |
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1993 | Lindenholzhausen | Harmonie International Choral Competition |
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1993 | Wales | 47th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod |
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1995 | Wales | 49th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod |
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1998 | Tours | 27th Florilege Vocal de Tours |
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1998 | Gorizia | 37th Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C.A. Seghizzi |
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1999 | Varna | 11th European Grand Prix for Choral Singing |
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2002 | Puebla | 2002 World Choral Festival |
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2002 | Olomouc | 2002 Mundi Cantat - Festa Musicale |
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2002 | Gorizia | 41st Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C.A. Seghizzi |
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2002 | Miltenberg | 4th Internationaler Chorwettweberb Miltenberg |
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2002 | Monster | Internationaler TONEN 2002 |
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2004 | Montreux | 2004 Montreux International Choral Festival |
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2004 | Puebla | World Choral Festival 2004 |
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May 2009 | California | 2009 California International Choral Festival and Competition |
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April 9, 2010 | Northern Ireland | 17th Bangor International Competition |
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April 19–23, 2010 | Sopot | 6th Mundus Cantat International Choral Festival |
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April 28–May 2, 2010 | Cork | 56th Cork International Choral Festival |
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July 10–12, 2010 | Wales | Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2010 |
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July 15–18, 2010 | Catalonia | 28th Festival International de Musica de Cantonigros |
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July 26–28, 2010 | Alicante | Festival Internacional de Polifonía y Habaneras |
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June 11–17, 2013 | Yeosu | Yeosu International Choral Competition |
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July 23–25, 2015 | Florence | 4th Florence International Choir Festival |
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June 9–11, 2017 | Mainhausen | 10th International Choir Days Mainhausen |
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June 22–25, 2017 | Baden | 3rd International Choral Competition Ave Verum |
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The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila or colloquially as Ustê, is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It is the main campus of the University of Santo Tomas System that is run by the Order of Preachers.
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