KORO ILUSTRADO (PHILIPPINES)

Koro Ilustrado is an all-male choir formed in October 2007 and is based in Makati. The choir commits to significantly contribute in nurturing the Philippine’s choral tradition. Its vision is to become the Philippines’ premiere all-male choir by exemplifying the best of the Filipino: excellence, discipline and a flair for entertainment. Inspired by the global spirit and nationalistic dedication of the great ilustrado men during the Spanish colonial times, the choir has built a repertoire that includes the best of local and global all-male choral music. It is composed of men who have extensive choral singing backgrounds through their college, church and community or parish choir experiences. The choir conductors are Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero and Edmund Alan Piquero Jr. both alumni of the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers. Since 2009, Koro Ilustrado has staged major concerts annually and in 2014, the choir mounted for the first time a full concert in Santuario De San Antonio, its home parish, dubbed ‘Higher’ as a thanksgiving and for a charitable cause. The group was also invited as one of the feature choirs for the 2010 Philippine Choral Directors Association National Conference in Davao City and in 2011 Bandung International Choral Workshop in Bandung, Indonesia. In 2013, it released its debut album entitled ‘Sa Iyong Pag-ibig’ under the JesCom label followed by a Christmas album ‘Carol of the Bells: A Christmas A Capella’ in 2014.

Youth Gala Concert

Two previous winners in Youth Category Angelus Domini Children's Choir (Korea, Silver Prize in 2015), Chuncheon City Youth Choir (Korea, Silver Prize in 2016 and 2017) and 5 foreign Youth teams of 2018 BCFC will perform a fresh, adorable and colorful Youth Concert.