Wednesday, November 25, 2009

THE BANGKO SENTRAL SINGERS - THE HISTORY......

The Bangko Sentral Singers was formally organized or formed in 1978 with no less than Maestro Resty Umali as Conductor. The group was composed of a large number of members possessing quality voices. These brilliant voices became the backbone of this group which inspired and encouraged new brood of equally musically-inclined young men and women of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Other famous personalities who handled the BSP Choir were National Artist Mr. Lucio San Pedro, Mrs. Adoracion Veneracion (the conductress of the great and famous "The Philippine Madrigal Singers"), Ms. Luz Morete of St. Scholastica's College and Jojo Acosta (a student from the University of the Philippines), Mr. Joel Navarro, and of course, our current mentor and conductor, the untiring Dr. Raul Navarro of the University of the Philippines.

Members come and go due to . . . . .
old age,

busy bodies,
overloaded work,

laziness to attend practices,
uncooperative & strict bosses
(who will question them anyway? We are here to work not sing. ha!ha!ha! ummmp!),
and many more reasons!

But I believe if you want music, if you are really a music-lover, you will always go back to what you want to do and what you enjoy doing..... and that is singing!

So come join the BANGKO SENTRAL SINGERS in expressing their love for music.

If we can do it, you can do it too!