For John Luther Adams, music is a lifelong search for home—an invitation to slow down, pay attention, and remember our place within the larger community of life on earth.

Los Cantantes de Manila is a reformed group of young singers with a common love for choral music. This community choir displays versatility of the Filipinos by performing serious music from the works of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to the dance music of Lady Gaga. During its inception most of the members are alumni of the award winning Ramon Magsaysay High School Chorale and the world-renowned University of the East Chorale. As the group gained popularity in the local scene, it opened its doors and accepted other interested singers. Members are taught new vocal technique and basic music rudiments to be at par with the ever dynamic choral trends. The virtues of dedication, respect and camaraderie are embraced by the ensemble, making it their second family. This group is set to reach new heights not only in the local music scene but also in the international choral arena.

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ALERON first came into existence in 2006 as the alumni ensemble of the Ateneo de Manila High School Glee Club under the musical direction of Christopher Ong Arceo. Today, the group is composed of male choristers from different backgrounds: most of whom have contributed significantly to the growth of the Ateneo choral community.

ALERON, being an all-male ensemble, is geared towards exploring the male choral soundscape. Through innovative programming and the performance of repertoire across musical styles and genres, the group aims to deliver to its audiences a diverse and unique choral experience. ALERON envisions to broaden the all-male choral genre by continuously premiering new works of select resident composers and arrangers throughout its concert seasons.

ALERON has recently been making waves in the Philippine choral scene, most notably with its First Prize distinction in the Vocal Ensemble Category of the 1st Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival, Manila in August 2013, serving as the group's very first win in an international choral competition. In the following year, on the occasion of its maiden voyage overseas, it won the Gold Prize for the Classical Equal Voices Category and was declared over-all Grand Prix winner of the 10th Busan Choral Festival & Competition held in Busan, South Korea in October 2014.

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ALERON, translated from Latin as "the winged one," not only aims to soar towards all-male musical excellence, but, more importantly, to enjoin its audiences to experience and embrace its unique brand of choral music.

Dan Forrest: Composer, Educator, Pianist
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