CLSU Maestro Singers, the Central Luzon State University’s pride, once more exhibits their impeccable talents in a perfect balance of singing on a global scale in the recently concluded Virtual Choir Competition in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Changwon Initiative. They are set to receive 1,000,000 KRW cash prize from the Minister of the Korea Forest Service Award.
Changwon Initiative, Korea Forest Service, and United Nations Convention, with a purpose to combat desertification and restore degraded lands and forests through a global Virtual Choir Competition and Video Contest category, hosted the said event. At the same time, it highlights the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 15: Life on Land.
CLSU Maestro Singers, the Central Luzon State University’s pride, once more exhibits their impeccable talents in a perfect balance of singing on a global scale in the recently concluded Virtual Choir Competition in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Changwon Initiative. They are set to receive 1,000,000 KRW cash prize from the Minister of the Korea Forest Service Award.
Changwon Initiative, Korea Forest Service, and United Nations Convention, with a purpose to combat desertification and restore degraded lands and forests through a global Virtual Choir Competition and Video Contest category, hosted the said event. At the same time, it highlights the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 15: Life on Land.
The Maestro’s winning pieces are Paraiso, the free choice piece, a song composed by Ryan Cayabyab (National Artist for Music) and arranged by Christpher Borela and the compulsory piece, Born from the Land, the UNCCD Land Anthem, composed by Ricky Kej and arranged by Alexander Louis F. Ibarra.
The choir's perfect balance of musical presentation (rhythm, phrasing, and expression), relevance to the theme (for the additional free choice song), technical skills, communication of the message, and voice quality, capture the judges.
As part of the competition process, on April 17, the CLSU Maestro Singers uploaded their performances to its YouTube Channel using the hashtags #KoreanKoreanForestService, #ChangwonInitiative, #UNCCD, #WFCKorea, and #OneTrillionTrees.
The winners were announced on May 16, 2022 during the anniversary ceremony of the initiatives at the 15th Session of the Conference of Parties of the UNCCD in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Other winners are BDD Choir Indonesia and GHU Sweden, as the second and the third placers, respectively.
Opportunity never slips in the hands of the determined individuals or groups that are honed with support, purpose and goals to achieve. With this, it is a testament that the University continues to bolster its talents, not only in academics, research, extension and production but also in extracurricular undertakings.
As of the writing, the video reached around 23,000 views on YouTube. To watch the CLSU Maestro Singers entry, follow this link https://youtu.be/KTYFD3_dt7U.
