On October 7, 2017, the new Symphony of Angels Children’s Choir was birthed. The choir is composed of a core founding membership of 15 children who originated from the Vox Angeli Children’s Choir*. Formed in 2007, majority of the children from Vox Angeli’s founding alumni have all grown up and moved on to take responsibilities of adulthood. They have since graduated and closed down the choir after passing on the baton of responsibility, for Symphony of Angels (SOA) to continue the musical journey.
(*The Vox Angeli Children’s Choir was an accomplished and multi-awarded choir in both national and international choral competitions since its inception in 2007. Their numerous awards include the Ani ng Sining Award from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Gold Award in the Sing ‘n’ Joy International Competition (2013), the Overall Champion for the Children’s Choir Category in the Hong Kong International Youth and Children’s Choir Festival, as well as the Silver Medal in the Folklore category in the same competition (won under the baton of their first mentor and Choirmaster Raul Navarro, PhD, associate Professor Chairman, Conducting Choral Ensemble, UP College of Music). They proudly represented the Philippines in the opening ceremony of the “World Sings for Olympics” concert in Hong Kong, singing alongside international superstar Jackie Chan.)
The choir is composed of musically-talented children ages 6-18 (6-18 for girls, 7-13 for boys) of all economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds from Metro Manila, coming together as one symphony to create a unique sound. Their main advocacy is to serve as Parish Choral for the 10:15am Sunday masses, and other special holiday masses at the Santuario de San Jose Parish in Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City, in Metro Manila.
Symphony of Angels Children’s Choir is a non-profit organization that provides children the opportunity to nurture a love for music, and joyfully share their special gifts and talent, with a purpose to deliver positive, uplifting, and essence-filled music to inspire communities.