2nd NATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR CHORAL CONDUCTORS
at the 1st Regional Convention for Visayas & Mindanao
University of the Visayas, Colon Street, Cebu City
19-22 November 2009
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Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero
The embodiment of hard work, commitment to the choral arts, talent extraordinaire and austere discipline are words to best describe Ms. Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero.
A self taught pedagogue, she started teaching a choir at an early age of 16. Gaining experience and exposure as the assistant Choirmaster of the UP Singing Ambassadors under the mentorship of Mr. Eduardo Manguiat, Ms. Piquero has toured the world and joined countless competition as a mezzo Soprano. She reached the pinnacle of her singing career when she eventually joined the world-acclaimed Philippine Madrigal Singers, where she was exposed to various genre of music under the direction of the Philippine National Artist for Music - Mrs. Andrea Ofilada-Veneracion. She was part of the group when they won the European Grand Prix for Choral music in 1997. These experiences also enabled her to develop her talent in composition and choral arrangement as the resident arranger of MADZ.
She found her niche in the international choral scene as conductor when she handled the University of the East Chorale in 1999 while studying Bachelor of Music major in Conducting at the University of the Philippines, transforming the group from an ordinary University Choir to an ensemble extraordinaire winning not only locally but also in Asia and Europe in a very short time. Most recently she was awarded Special Prize for the best programming and direction in Bela Bartok 23rd International Choir Competition 2008 held in Debrecen, Hungary.
Presently she is one of the most sought after conductor/ vocal clinician/ and juror locally and around the world. She is a Board Member of the newly founded, Philippine Choral Directors Association (PCDA). She also excels in her career as the conductor/choral consultant of several company and school choirs at the same time she avidly continues to hold choral workshops all over the country as part of the MADZ and NCCA outreach programs. With much passion, she spreads the same discipline, dedication, and love for the craft to all those who are under her direction.
A self taught pedagogue, she started teaching a choir at an early age of 16. Gaining experience and exposure as the assistant Choirmaster of the UP Singing Ambassadors under the mentorship of Mr. Eduardo Manguiat, Ms. Piquero has toured the world and joined countless competition as a mezzo Soprano. She reached the pinnacle of her singing career when she eventually joined the world-acclaimed Philippine Madrigal Singers, where she was exposed to various genre of music under the direction of the Philippine National Artist for Music - Mrs. Andrea Ofilada-Veneracion. She was part of the group when they won the European Grand Prix for Choral music in 1997. These experiences also enabled her to develop her talent in composition and choral arrangement as the resident arranger of MADZ.
She found her niche in the international choral scene as conductor when she handled the University of the East Chorale in 1999 while studying Bachelor of Music major in Conducting at the University of the Philippines, transforming the group from an ordinary University Choir to an ensemble extraordinaire winning not only locally but also in Asia and Europe in a very short time. Most recently she was awarded Special Prize for the best programming and direction in Bela Bartok 23rd International Choir Competition 2008 held in Debrecen, Hungary.
Presently she is one of the most sought after conductor/ vocal clinician/ and juror locally and around the world. She is a Board Member of the newly founded, Philippine Choral Directors Association (PCDA). She also excels in her career as the conductor/choral consultant of several company and school choirs at the same time she avidly continues to hold choral workshops all over the country as part of the MADZ and NCCA outreach programs. With much passion, she spreads the same discipline, dedication, and love for the craft to all those who are under her direction.
