Imusicapella
Church choir from Imus, Philippines
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Imusicapella is a Filipino church choir based at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar in Imus, Cavite, Philippines. The choir regularly sings at the Imus Cathedral and St. Peregrine Chapel.
Imusicapella | |
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| Origin | Imus, Cavite, Philippines |
| Genres | Choral music |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Members | Tristan Caliston Ignacio |
Formed in 2002, Imusicapella has already embarked in eleven (11) international concert tours in countries such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, France, Spain, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the United States.
They were the recipient of the “General Licerio Topacio Special Award”[1] during the 2006 Parangal ng Bayan ng Imus for being an outstanding group of the city. They were a 6-time recipient of the Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors) in 2012,[2] 2013,[3] 2016,[4] 2018,[5] 2019[6] and 2020[7] by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Imusicapella has recorded eight CDs: You are the Light (2003), Joy to the World (2003), One More Gift (2005), Cantate Domino (2011), "I'll Make Music" (2015), Imagine (2018), and Go the Distance (2019), Under the Heavens (2024)
Conductor
Tristan Caliston Ignacio is the founder and conductor of Imusicapella. Under his leadership, the group emerged as the most awarded church choir in Asia.[citation needed] He is the winner of:
- Andrea Georgi]Prize, the best conductor prize in Gorizia, Italy (2018)
- Giuseppe Radole Prize, a conductor's prize for the best interpretation of a sacred polyphonic piece in Gorizia, Italy (2018)
- Special Prize for an Excellent Conducting Performance in Debrecen, Hungary (2018)
- Günther-Mittergradnegger Prize, the best conductor prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary choral work in Spittal, Austria (2015)[8]
- Best Conductor Prize for his Outstanding Artistic Achievement in Lindenholzhausen, Germany (2011)
- Pro Musica Viva Maria Strecker-Daelen Prize, the best conductor prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary choral work in Marktoberdorf, Germany (2007)
Graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism at the University of Santo Tomas, he was a member of the UST Singers. He was a recipient of the Gawad Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo, the highest honors given by the province of Cavite for his outstanding achievements in the field of music as well as the Col. Jose S. Tagle Award, a young achiever's award given to Imuseños who achieved something extraordinary. He was also given the 2012[9] and 2019[10] Ani ng Dangal Awards by the NCCA.
Presently, he is also the conductor of The Sisters of Mary School Boystown Choir, the Department of Energy Chorale and the Government Service Insurance System Chorale.
He has travelled around the country as a jury of several local and national choral competitions. Internationally, he travelled to Gorizia, Italy to sit as a jury both to the Seghizzi International Choral Competition and the Seghizzi International Chamber Singing Competition for Solo Voice with Piano.[11] He was also in Indonesia as one of the juries of the Dumai National Choral Competition in 2018 and 2019.[12]
Doubling as the group's tour manager since 2012, he has arranged and organized eight highly successful international travels of the choir in Europe and Asia.
Awards
International choral competitions
| Year | City and Country | Competition | Awards |
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| 2022 |
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2022 Busan Choral Festival and Competition |
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| 2019 |  Arezzo, Italy |
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| 2019 |  Baden, Austria |
4th International Choral Competition "Ave Verum"[14] |
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| 2019 |  Marktoberdorf, Germany |
16th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition[15] |
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| 2018 | Gorizia, Italy |
57th Concorso Internazionale di canto Corale C.A. Seghizzi[16] |
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| 2018 |  Debrecen, Hungary |
28th Béla Bartók International Choir Competition[18] |
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| 2018 |  Tours, France |
47th Florilège Vocal de Tours[19] |
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| 2018 |  Varna, Bulgaria |
39th International May Choir Competition "Prof. Georgi Dimitrov"[22] |
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| 2017 |  Takarazuka, Japan |
33rd Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest[23] |
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| 2015 | Arezzo, Italy |
63rd International Polyphonic Competition "Guido of Arezzo"[24] |
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| 2015 |  Torrevieja, Spain |
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| 2015 | Spittal, Austria |
52nd International Choral Competition Schloss Porcia Spittal an der Drau[26] |
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| 2013 |  Yeosu, South Korea |
Yeosu International Choir Competition[27] |
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| 2012 | Busan, South Korea |
8th Busan Choral Festival and Competition[28] |
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| 2011 | Mainhausen, Germany |
9th International Choirdays Mainhausen[29] |
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| 2011 | Lindenholzhausen, Germany |
6th Harmonie Festival[31] |
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| 2011 | Tours, France |
40th Florilège Vocal de Tours[33] |
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| 2007 |  San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
1st California International Choral Festival and Competition[34] |
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| 2007 | Marktoberdorf, Germany |
10th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition[35] |
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| 2007 |  Montreux, Switzerland |
43rd Montreux Choral Festival[36] |
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| 2005 |  Sopot, Poland |
1st International Choirs Festival "Mundus Cantat" |
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| 2005 | Lindenholzhausen, Germany |
5th Harmonie Festival |
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| 2003 | Arezzo, Italy |
1st International Polyphonic Competition "Guido d'Arezzo” |
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| 2003 | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
10th Festival Choral International de Neuchâtel[37] |
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| 2003 | Wernigerode, Germany |
3rd Johannes Brahms International Choir Festival and Competition[38] |
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International choral festivals
| Year | City and Country | Festival |
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| 2019 | Fano, Italy |
46th Incontro Internazionale Polifonico Citta di Fano[39] |
| 2017 |  Taipei, Taiwan |
Hakka Yimin Choral Music Festival |
| 2011 | Villandry, France |
10th Festival Les Musicales en Confluence[40] |
| 2007 | Nancy, France |
14th Festival International de Chant Choral Nancy Voix du Monde[41] |
| 2003 | Alzenau, Germany |
UNESCO International Choir Festival |
| 2003 | Burgos, Spain |
5th Jornades Internationales Musica Coral |
| 2003 | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
22nd Semana Coral International de Alava |
| 2003 |  Jihlava, Czech Republic |
46th Festival of International Choral Art[42] |
National choral competitions
| Year | Competition | Award |
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| 2009 | Cultural Center of the Philippines National Choral Competition[43] |
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| 2006 | Festival Supermall and Cablelink Choral Competition |
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| 2003 | Wedding Expo Philippines Choir Competition |
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| 2002 | Island Cove Choir Competition |
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| 2002 | 1st Magic 89.9 "Voices" Popcapella Competition |
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