TIM eMagazine Volume 3 Issue 12 | Page 72

Arts & Culture Choir Festival. From the Philippines is the Uni- versity of the Philippines Los Banos Choral Ensem- ble, which along with the Brawijaya University Student Choir will both represent the Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival. Three categories will be highlighted: Folk Song, Equal Voices and Mixed Choir. Each participat- ing choir must render a varied programme of its choice with a maximum singing time of 20 min- utes, while a jury of five internationally renowned adjudicators with a max- imum of two Asians will evaluate the competition. The Asia Choral Grand Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Padjadjaran Credit : culturalcenter.gov.ph St. Louis HS Choir from Indonesia Credit : culturalcenter.gov.ph 72 Prix 2019 is jointly organized by the artistic and festi- val directors of the three competitions to elevate the over- all quality and ap- preciation of the choral art, and in- spire audiences and artists through cho- ral music by uniting the outstanding festivals and compe- titions in Asia. The next Asia Choral Grand Prix will be held in Indo- nesia in 2021 and in Singapore in 2023. www.culturalcenter. gov.ph