A Filipino singing group who won one gold and two silver medals in the 1st Asian Choir Games 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia arrived home Tuesday morning.
Radio dzMM reported that the Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir (HMTQCC), composed of seven-year-old to 18-year-old students, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 via Cebu Pacific Air.
HMTQCC bagged the gold medal in the Gospel and Spiritual Category and two silver medals in the Musica Sacra a cappella and Musica Contemporanea Categories.
Aside from HMTQCC, Lyceum of the Philippines University Chorale also won two gold medals and one silver medal while the group of Olongapo Information Community Technology bagged two silver medals.
The 1st Asian Choir Games 2007 is considered the largest international event for amateur choirs in Asia. Choirs from the Asia-Pacific region joined the event, which was held at the Jakarta International Expo Centre from Nov. 2 to 10, 2007.
The participants competed in 21 different categories according to age, voicing and different music genres.
Source: ABS-CBNNews.com
