The Philippine Madrigal Singers, also known as the MADZ, is one of the most awarded choirs in Asia and in the world. The group has consistently won major prizes in the most prestigious international choral competitions for decades. The Madz made history as the first choral group to have won the European Choral Grand Prix twice. In 2009, they were designated Artists for Peace by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The MADZ was initially organized as the University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers in 1963 by Prof. Andrea O. Veneracion, proclaimed National Artist for Music in 1999. In 2001, after almost four decades of leadership, Prof. Veneracion passed on her legacy to its present Choirmaster, Mr. Mark Anthony Carpio.
Prof. Andrea O. Veneracion Mark Anthony A. Carpio
Founder Choirmaster
Founder Choirmaster
"And may we love each other with a sincere heart....."
The Church has assigned this particular hymn as one of the
antiphons for the washing of the feet on Maundy Thursday. Our Lord has
set for us an example on how to be a servant to those whom we love.
This chant opens the Philippine Madrigal Singers' concert on February
13, "Madz About Love". What better way is there to begin a "Love"
concert than to present God's love for us all. In addition, the Madz
will also sing "Caritas et Amor" by Z. Randall Stroope. This work makes
frequent references to the chant mentioned above and the composer
builds upon it a sonorous development made up of new, his own,
material. Z.Randall Stroope, an American composer, conductor and
lecturer, also wrote "We Beheld Once Again The Stars", a piece which
the Madz sang in their historical performance in Arezzo, Italy in 2007.
Allow yourselves to be enchanted once again by the first 2-time winner
of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing and the 2009 UNESCO
Artists for Peace.
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