Ep. 4 Recital Ready: An Interview with UPLB Choral Ensemble feat. Joseph Lagarde Jr. and Jannah Rosling

Ms. Jannah Alexinne Rosling

• Alto

• Trainee of the UPLB Choral Ensemble

• Celebrates one year inside the organization

  • Batch 2022

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition

• Events Performed with the UPLB Choral Ensemble

  • Philippine Madrigal Singers Pag-Usbong Concert in Los Baños

  • Madz et al Choral Festival 2022

  • Pasko na Naman sa Diliman with the UP Symphony Orchestra

  • 17th UP ComBroadSoc Gandingan Awards 

  • Awit kay Maria at sa Batang Hesus, Holy Infant Jesus Parish Christmas Concert

  • Special Functions within the University (Freshie Convoc., UPLB Loyalty Day, Palarong UPLB, Paskong UPLB, Welcome Program for Int’l Students)

  • Puerto Galera Outreach and Goodwill Concert with Stairway Foundation

Mr. Joseph Lagarde Jr.

• Tenor

• President of the UPLB Choral Ensemble

• Celebrates eight years inside the organization

  • Batch 2015

• Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology, Major in Human Settlements Planning

• Events Performed with the UPLB Choral Ensemble

  • Asia Choral Grand Prix

  • 16th Intl. Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2019

  • Concert at the Batch 1973 of Pedro Guevarra Memorial National High School

  • UPLB-ISR Welcome Program of Tulay: Building Bridges Across Cultures

  • Concert at the Earth Week 2022, Stairway Foundation 32nd Anniversary

  • Concert at the Santo Nińo de Molino Choral Festival 2018

  • KoroMusikalinangan 2018

  • Korotura: A Cultural Tour in Bulacan 2017

  • Korotura: A Cultural Tour in Benguet 2017

  • Investiture of UP President Atty. Danilo Concepcion 2017

  • Victory Concert 2017

  • Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival 2017

  • Spirit of ASEAN: The MADZ ET AL Choral Festival 2017

• Semicircle - The semicircle refers to the position blocking or formation that choir members follow onstage in performances. 

• Four voices (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) - These are the categories or ranges of voices found in a choir. Choir members are assigned to a voice category depending on their voice range from high to low.

• Chorister - Choristers are essentially all the members who make up a choir. 

• Conductor - The conductor, also a chorister, is an absolutely important role in a choir as those fulfilling this role are in charge of guiding the singers to keep everything in sync, clean, and alive. 

• Member - The UPLB Choral Ensemble is made up of both members and trainees. Members are those who have already undergone the training and examinations required in order to officially be part of the organization. 

• Trainee - Trainees, on the other hand, are the ones who have passed the organization’s audition and are in the process of completing three-semesters worth of training in order to be qualified to take the membership examination.

• Workshops - Workshops are the training involving series of activities in order to improve the vocal quality of each members and perform better as a choral. 

• Mentors - Mentors train and guide trainees of the UPLB Choral Ensemble as they become part of the organization. 

• Recital - Recital is a concert or musical performance that highlights the repertoire of the organization. 

• Rehearsals - Rehearsals involve practice of musical pieces to improve the quality of each voice categories and create harmony as they perform as a whole.

• Production - Production is the process involving the conversion of a musical piece into a performance which involves a diverse range of art forms from musical direction, lighting, stage direction, costume designing, and backstage support. 

• Tours - Tours are local and international travels to develop ensemble unity, create opportunities for growth through cultural exchanges, work with different choir, and adapt to new performance spaces. 

Arts Managers and Cultural Workers Mentioned

• • Roijin Suarez - The conductor of UPLB Choral Ensemble

    • Conductor of the UPLB Choral Ensemble

    • Bachelor of Music in Choral Conducting

      • University of the Philippines

      • College of Music

      • Scholar of the Andrea O. Veneracion Sing Philippines Foundation

    • BS in Electrical Engineering Degree

      • University of the Philippines Los Baños (2017)

    • Masterclass for Choral Conductors - Germany Scholarship Awardee

Other Institutions and Actors

• • Stairway Foundation- Stairway Foundation Inc. is a Puerto Galera-based non-stock, non-profit, non-government child care organization committed to help marginalized and endangered street children in the Philippines.

  • European Grand Prix for Choral Singing- Commonly known as European Grand Prix (EGP). Despite the competition name, the EGP is not limited for choirs in Europe but also choirs from any nation who competed in any of the member cities' choral festivals. The Philippine Madrigal Singers won the EGP on 1997 and 2007. 

Interviewer, Audio Splicer: Noelle Alexia Peña

VO Intro & Outro, Audio Editor: Deborah Andrea Saynes

Transcript, Draft of Interview Questions: Bea Marice de Limos, Janine Lardizabal

Contact of Interviewees, Graphics: Angelie Simeoune Reyes