Asia Pacific Youth Choir

GENERAL INFORMATION - Asia Pacific Youth Choir 2024
DATES & VENUE

14 - 20 July 2024
Daegu, South Korea

SCHEDULE
14 July (Sun) Arrival in Daegu / 18:30 First meeting
15 JUL (Mon.) Rehearsal
16 JUL (Tue.) Rehearsal
17 JUL (Wed.) Rehearsal
18 JUL (Thu.) APYC Concert #1 at Daegu Concert House, 19:30
19 JUL (Fri.) APYC Concert #2 at Dalseogu Senior Welfare Center, 16:00
20 JUL (Sat.) Departure day

 

CONDUCTORS & PIANIST

Music Director & Conductor: Jacob Youngmok Chang (President of Korea International Choral Association, Former President of Daegu Art University)

Guest Conductor: Mark Anthony Carpio (Philippines / choral conductor, countertenor, choirmaster of the Philippine Madrigal Singers)

 

Pianists: Young Mi Choi (Korea), Hyo Kyung Kim (Korea)

 

SINGERS

Sopranos
Ameera Woods, NZL
Keneingunuo RIO, IND
Shalomith Christy TANUWIDJAJA, IDN
Sherlina REJOYO, IDN
Tzu-Hsin LIN, TWN
Vivienne Tan, SGP
Vyktoria Therezze Bayle, PHL
Xin Tian Goh, MYS
Xinyu Wu, CHN

 

Altos
Charmaine Gan, MYS
Kaori Ono, JPN
Ngo Ka Erica Lam, HKG
Tong Wei, TWN
Yee Huay Zoe Hong, MYS
Ying-jie Liu, TWN

Maria Andrea Dayao Marquez, PHL

Park Gawon (박가원), KOR

Tenors
Alfin SYAHRIAN, IDN
Bastiano Giveraldy GINTING, IDN
Haodong Ma, CHN
Lee Jian Zhen, MYS
Pathorn SWASDISUK, THA
Prince Brendan RODRIGUEZ, PHL
Banyat Puwarit, THA

Hwang Jaerang (황재랑), KOR

 

Basses
Alvin Law Sze Bin, MYS
Daniel Chin Shang Yi, MYS
Jason SURYAATMAJA, IDN
Ka Hei (Harvey) Lok, HKG
Morritz Jobcresvir Abella, PHL
Timothy Evans, NZL
Yueh-Ru Lee, TWN

 

 


CONCERT PROGRAM

APYC 2024 Concert at Daegu Concert House

Part I : Opening Ceremony

Peace and Hope / Jacob Youngmok Chang

  • Jacob Youngmok Chang, conductor; Young Mi Choi, piano; 2024 APYC Chamber Orchestra


Part II : Concert

§1

Ososo: Come Now, O Prince of Peace / Geonyong Lee, arr. Joel Navarro*

Cantique de Jean Racine / Gabriel Faure

  • Mark Anthony Carpio, Conductor; Hyo Kyung Kim, piano; Young-jun Choi, Oboe*

§2

Kojo no Tsuki (Japanese art song) / Rentaro Taki, arr. Jacob Youngmok Chang

Kono Michi (Japanese art song) / Kosaku Yamada, arr. Jacob Youngmok Chang

Dan Dan Soy (Filipino folk song) / arr. Jacob Youngmok Chang

Pokare Kare Ana (New Zealand Mauri love song) / arr. Jacob Youngmok Chang

  • Jacob Youngmok Chang, conductor; Young Mi Choi, piano; 2024 APYC Chamber Orchestra

§3

Nanay Tatay (popular Tagalog clapping games for children) / arr. Ily Matthew Maniano

Leron, Leron Sinta (traditional Filipino folk song) / arr. Saunder Choi

Tiptipa Kemakem (a gibberish game chant of children from Bontoc in Northern Philippines) / Nilo Alcala

  • Mark Anthony Carpio, conductor

Intermission


§4

I Believe (Quodlibet with the Bach-Gounod AVE MARIA) / Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and Al Stillman arr. Stan Beard, Barry Tucker

Rock-a My Soul / Traditional Spiritual, arr. Joseph De Vaux

  • Jacob Youngmok Chang, conductor; Young Mi Choi, piano

§5

Come to Me / Ivo Antognini

Padayon / Ily Matthew Maniano

  • Mark Anthony Carpio, conductor; Hyo Kyung Kim, piano

§6: Joint Performance - Asia Pacific Youth Choir & Daegu Choral Association Combined Chorus

Senoya, Senoya / arr. Dong Hwan Kim

Arirang Fantasy (Korean Arirang Folk Songs) / arr. Jacob Youngmok Chang

  • Jacob Youngmok Chang, Conductor; Young Mi Choi, piano; 2024 APYC Chamber Orchestra

HOST ORGANIZATIONS

Co-organized by:

Daegu Foundation for Culture & Arts

Korea International Choral Association (KICA)

Daegu Concert House

Dalseo-gu Senior Welfare Center


Supported by:

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR CHORAL MUSIC (IFCM)