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40 years of Joyful Music

This year, the UP Cherubim and Seraphim (UPCS), official children's choir of UP Diliman, is celebrating 41 years of making beautiful music.

Founded by Prof. Flora Zarco Rivera in September 21, 1971 with 20 elementary students from the College of Music's Saturday Music Extension Program, the UPCS concluded their yearlong anniversary celebration with a reunion concert entitled Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika at the Abelardo Hall, UP Diliman last September 21.

Five generations of Cherubim members performed together on stage singing the group's all-time favourite songs.

UP Cherubim and Seraphim Batch 1971-2012 before the encore.
(c) Dr. Elena Rivera Mirano
The regular members of the group opened the concert with a European repertoire which includes Johann Sebastian Bach's Wir Eilen Mitschwachen doch Emsigen Schritten.

Part Two was composed of three Nationalistic songs with music written by Carlos Pizzaro. The songs were based on poems Sa Aking mga Kabata by Jose Rizal, Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa by Andres Bonifacio, and a debut song Unang Daing ni Florante based on Francisco Balagtas' Florante at Laura.

The third part of the concert was pop-themed which consisted of three songs by Stephen Schwartz namely We Beseech Thee, For Good, and Corner of the Sky, and You Raise Me Up by Brendan Grahan and Rolf Lovland.

For the fourth part, the Apprentices and Alumni joined the Regulars for the round song Alleluia by Michael Preatorius. The Apprentices also had their own section wherein they sang traditional songs Praise and Thanksgiving and We Merry Mistrels for their first public appearance.

The spotlight then focused on the Alumni when they sang Sa Lupang Sarili by Lucio San Pedro.

The Regulars then came back on stage with the Alumni for the last three songs of the fourth part consisting of Ramon P. Santos' Handog sa Ina, Odina Batnag's I am but a Small Voice and Ryan Cayabyab's Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika.

The Alumni, Regulars and Apprentices sang Daybreak by Barry Manilow as an encore. ● by Paolo Aljibe, Sandy De La Paz, Arielle Gabriel, and Hannah Garay

UP Cherubim and Seraphim holds auditions

Dr. Mirano listens to a UP Cherubim and Seraphim auditionee
as the others wait for their turn to perform. (c) Paolo Aljibe
The UP Cherubim and Seraphim, the university’s official children’s choir, held auditions last July 12 and 19 at the UPIS High school Music Room.

Dr. Elena Rivera-Mirano, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and conductor of the choir, watched 23 UPIS students from grades 3-6 show their singing talent and musical ability in the audition that consists of three parts—singing a song of their choice, vocalization, and rhythmic clapping.

Dr. Mirano will send out letters stating their acceptance as apprentices in the group.

The UP Cherubim and Seraphim will perform for a reunion concert in September. ● by Sandy de la Paz, Hannah Garay, and Bianca Pio
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