From the Hayward Concert, 2005
"BRAVO! BRAVO!
Your concert was simply outstanding! Your concert displayed not only beautiful sound and blend but music coming from the heart. I wish you all the successes in your future endeavors. More power and God bless. My love and prayers to all."
Prof. Fidel Calalang Jr.
Conductor, UST Singers
Faculty, University of Santo Tomas
May 2005
"I want to say how I was completely overwhelmed by your performance. Your group not only looked terrific but the musicality of the group, was fantastic. Please congratulate your conductor, who in my opinion, can be ranked with the best in the US...."
Dr. Albert McNeil, Director [ bio ]
Artistic Director, Founder's Church of Religious Science
Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers Professor of Music, Emeritus, University of California, Davis
July 2003, Puebla, Mexico
"The Philippine choir, Saringhimig is the most beautiful choir I've ever heard",
Javier Cameno
General director “Europa cantat”
International Director, World Choir Festivals
December 2002
"Saringhimig is an outstanding group of musicians that sing with incredible passion and attention to the music they're performing. The ability to sing the variety of music genres in several languages attests to their dedication to detail and their desire to share their harmonious blend with others. Truly always a pleasure to hear them in concert."
Barbara Varian Barrett
Music Education Division President
National Association of Pastoral Musicians
QUOTES FROM THE EUROPEAN PRESS:
Gtas Szczecinski September, Poland 1979
"The Philippine choir. . . a high quality ensemble."
Neuss- Grevenbroicher Lokal-Zeitung October, 1979 Antonius Konig
The Group rendered "Ave Maria" by Jean Mouton while re-grouped into semi-circle around the hall thereby achieving an amazing and wonderful wholem of sound within the hall, which for us proved to be an extraordinary and fascinc experience.
Unpremeditated perfection and discretion, rich meaningful movement projecting the feeling of love and happiness lead to the realization that culturally- speaking, "the third world can also develope us."
Reglo 7-0ctober, 1979 (Barcelona, Spain) Josep Ma. Villar
The group is composed of 24 singers, all of them with magnificent voices. . . of great versatility, that together with the technique of the conductor and his deep knowledge of the distant musical styles, at moments made possible a perfect interpretation.
In. atl, eight songs-with soloists and popular instruments that for the pentatonic typically oriented and their sweet expressivity made us dream of those islands in the pacific.
Goslarer Zeitung July, Germany 1980
"It was astonishing to hear beautiful singing and appealing sound fron the University choir Saringhimig under the direction of George Hernandez. Nothing more beautiful could have served as opening number for this impre! hour. . ."
England July, 1980
"I have just returned from a visit to the International Musical Eisteddfod Llangollen, Wales. . . outstanding impression made by the (Philippine choir) first visit to this festival by a Filipino group, and their performance overshadowing choirs more than three times their size will be long remembered."
Neue Hohenlimburg Zeitung August, 1980
"Never before has a musically sophisticated choir performed here in Hohenlimburg. Its excellence in choral music is beyond compare."
Regia 7-Cultura September, Spain 1980
"Philippine singers. . . perfect technique. . . The choir University of the Philippines Saringhimig which was here last Wednesday presented an exceller concert for all who attended the occasion. Perfectly intoned and beautiful voices gave forth a forceful and expressive performance the principal characteristics of the group for all who went to the recital."
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