CYO Unit 26
@cyo26
Pasay City, MM Philippines
Joined Feb 2, 2006
Catholic Youth Organization Unit 26 Chorale
CYO Unit 26 Chorale is a sub-group of a church based youth organization of Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish in Pasay City. It also started when this CYO Unit was revived in 1980 with the objective of developing the cultural talents of its members through singing. Its main role then is to serve every Sunday during the 9AM Mass by leading the congregation in praising God through songs. Drawn by the passion of its musical trainor, Eric Laya, the group participated in the Handog Himig Concerts 1 & 2 of the Parish for its renovation in 1985. Greater passion for music pushed the chorale’s limits to hold its First Major Concert in CCP little theater dubbed as :SYMPHONIACI” in 1986 under the tutelage of Prof. Rodolfo “Boy” Delarmente.
True to developing the cultural dimension of its members, it joined choral competitions where it bagged 2nd place in the Casa Manila’s Christmas Carol Contest for three consecutive years. It also represented Pasay City in the Inter-Municipality Chorale Contest taking home also the 2nd place, both under Vicente Libaste as Choir trainor. Though the organization as a whole became inactive sometime in the 90’s, it came back in 2002 with much determination to serve the church and the community by slowly reorganizing the group including the choir.
At present, Francis Libaste, a CYO Alumni, exposes the chorale to rigid trainings and rehearsals to further strengthen its musical skills. The choir became v
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We got 2nd place!!!
Aug 28, 2007
The Catholic Youth Organization Unit 26 Chorale of Sta. Clara de Montefalco placed 2nd in the recently concluded Gospel Music Fest sponsored by APCC ( Alliance of Parochial Charismatic Communities) and Audiophile. This was held last August 26, 2007 at Paco Catholic School. The Chorale competed with 5 other groups and got a grade of 92.16 which is 0.17 pts away from the choir who got the ist place (92.33). The CYO Unit 26 Chorale sang two songs: Soon Ah Will Be Done and a Medley of How Great Thou Art/Joyful, Joyful. This great experience had not only made the group climb a step higher in its standards in choral singing… but tracked a victorious quest in proclaiming HIS good news through its voices. This will inspire the Chorale to share more of its talents in providing a humble SERVICE to other youths. Thank you very much for all those who prayed for us, given us moral support and most especially for believing in us. To God be the Glory, With HIM nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.
