Imusicapella

Imusicapella is an internationally-acclaimed church choir based at the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Imus City, Province of Cavite, Philippines. The choir regularly sings at the Imus Cathedral and St. Peregrine Chapel.

Imusicapella
OriginImus, Cavite, Philippines
GenresChoral music
Years active2002–present
MembersTristan Caliston Ignacio
Conductor
WebsiteFacebook Page

Formed in 2002, Imusicapella has already embarked in eleven (11) international concert tours in countries such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, France, Spain, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the US states of California, Nevada, Illinois, Iowa, Virginia, Washington DC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

They were the recipient of the “General Licerio Topacio Special Award”[1] during the 2006 Parangal ng Bayan ng Imus for being an outstanding group of the city. They were a 6-time recipient of the Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors) in 2012,[2] 2013,[3] 2016,[4] 2018,[5] 2019[6] and 2020[7] by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Imusicapella has recorded seven CDs: You are the Light (2003), Joy to the World (2003), One More Gift (2005), Cantate Domino (2011), "I'll Make Music" (2015), Imagine (2018), and Go the Distance (2019).

Conductor

Tristan Caliston Ignacio is the founder and conductor of Imusicapella. Under his leadership, the group emerged as the most awarded church choir in Asia. He is the winner of:

- Andrea Georgi]Prize, the best conductor prize in Gorizia, Italy (2018)
- Giuseppe Radole Prize, a conductor’s prize for the best interpretation of a sacred polyphonic piece in Gorizia, Italy (2018)
- Special Prize for an Excellent Conducting Performance in Debrecen, Hungary (2018)
- Günther-Mittergradnegger Prize, the best conductor prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary choral work in Spittal, Austria (2015)[8]
- Best Conductor Prize for his Outstanding Artistic Achievement in Lindenholzhausen , Germany (2011)
- Pro Musica Viva Maria Strecker-Daelen Prize, the best conductor prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary choral work in Marktoberdorf, Germany (2007)

Graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism at the University of Santo Tomas, he was a member of the UST Singers. He was a recipient of the Gawad Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo, the highest honors given by the Province of Cavite for his outstanding achievements in the field of music as well as the Col. Jose S. Tagle Award, a young achiever’s award given to Imuseños who achieved something extra-ordinary. He was also given the 2012[9] and 2019[10] Ani ng Dangal Awards by the NCCA.

Presently, he is also the conductor of The Sisters of Mary School Boystown Choir, the Department of Energy Chorale and the Government Service Insurance System Chorale.

He has travelled around the country as a jury of several local and national choral competitions. Internationally, he travelled to Gorizia, Italy to sit as a jury both to the Seghizzi International Choral Competition and the Seghizzi International Chamber Singing Competition for Solo Voice with Piano.[11] He was also in Indonesia as one of the juries of the Dumai National Choral Competition in 2018 and 2019.[12]

Doubling as the group’s tour manager since 2012, he has arranged and organized eight highly successful international travels of the choir in Europe and Asia.

Awards

International choral competitions
Year City and Country Competition Awards
2019 Italy Arezzo, Italy

31st European Grand Prix for Choral Singing[13]
  • Finalist
2019 Austria Baden, Austria

4th International Choral Competition "Ave Verum"[14]
  • Grand Prix Ave Verum
  • 2nd Prize - Mixed Choir Category
2019 Germany Marktoberdorf, Germany

16th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition[15]
  • 2nd Prize – Mixed Chamber Choir Category
2018 Italy Gorizia, Italy

57th Concorso Internazionale di canto Corale C.A. Seghizzi[16]
  • Grand Prix Seghizzi[17]
  • 1st Prize, Finals, Polyphonic Category (Contemporary)
  • 1st Prize, Semifinals, Polyphonic Category (Contemporary)
  • 1st Prize, Finals, Pop and Jazz Category
  • 1st Prize, Semifinals, Pop and Jazz Category
  • 1st Prize, Unificate 1
  • Public Prize
  • Prize for Best Choreography
  • Andrea Georgi Prize, the Best Conductor Prize for Tristan Caliston Ignacio
  • Giuseppe Radole Prize – for the best performance of a religious polyphonic composition
  • Premio Voci Miste – for the mixed voiced choir with the highest absolute mark
  • Premio Speciale Gruppi Cameristici – for the chamber choir(9-20 members) which obtained the highest absolute mark
2018 Hungary Debrecen, Hungary

28th Béla Bartók International Choir Competition[18]
  • 1st Prize, Chamber Choir Category
  • Special Prize for an Excellent Conducting Performance for Tristan Caliston Ignacio
  • Special Prize for an Excellent Introductory Video Spot
2018 France Tours, France

47th Florilège Vocal de Tours[19]
  • Grand Prix de la Ville de Tours[20]
  • 1st Prize, Vocal Ensemble Category[21]
  • Prix du Public
  • Prize for the Best Staging
2018 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria

39th International May Choir Competition "Prof. Georgi Dimitrov"[22]
  • Grand Prix Varna
  • 1st Prize, Chamber Choir Category
  • Best Interpretation of a Bulgarian piece by a foreign choir
2017 Japan Takarazuka, Japan

33rd Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest[23]
  • Overall 1st Prize – Grand Prix
  • Overall 2nd Prize
  • Audience Prize
2015 Italy Arezzo, Italy

63rd International Polyphonic Competition "Guido of Arezzo"[24]
  • 1st Prize, Mixed Choir Category
  • 1st Prize, Folk Music Category
  • 2nd Prize, Vocal Group Category (w/ no declared 1st Prize winner)
2015 Spain Torrevieja, Spain

61st International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest[25]
  • 2nd Prize, Polyphony Category
2015 Austria Spittal, Austria

52nd International Choral Competition Schloss Porcia Spittal an der Drau[26]
  • 1st Prize, Art Song - Mixed Choir Category
  • 2nd Prize, Folk Music Category
  • Günther-Mittergradnegger Preis for Tristan Ignacio for the best interpretation of a contemporary choral work
2013 South Korea Yeosu, South Korea

Yeosu International Choir Competition[27]
  • 3rd Prize, Mixed Choir Category
  • 3rd Prize, Sacred Music Category
  • 3rd Prize, Folk Music Category
2012 South Korea Busan, South Korea

8th Busan Choral Festival and Competition[28]
  • Grand Prix
2011 Germany Mainhausen, Germany

9th International Choirdays Mainhausen[29]
  • 1st Prize, Mixed Choir Category[30]
  • 3rd Prize, Pop, Jazz and Spiritual Category
2011 Germany Lindenholzhausen, Germany

6th Harmonie Festival[31]
  • 1st Prize, Vocal Ensemble Category
  • 2nd Prize, Mixed Chamber Choir Category[32]
  • Conductor's Prize for Tristan Caliston Ignacio for his Outstanding Artistic Achievement
2011 France Tours, France

40th Florilège Vocal de Tours[33]
  • 1st Prize, Free Expression Category
  • 3rd Prize, Mixed Vocal Ensemble Category
2007 United States San Luis Obispo, California, United States

1st California International Choral Festival and Competition[34]
  • 1st Prize, Required Music Category
  • 1st Prize, Folk Music Category
  • 2nd Prize, Choir's Choice Category
  • Public Prize
2007 Germany Marktoberdorf, Germany

10th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition[35]
  • 4th Place, Mixed Chamber Choir Category
  • Public Prize
  • Pro Musica Viva Maria Strecker-Daelen Prize, the Best Conductor's Prize for Tristan Caliston Ignacio for the Best Interpretation of a Contemporary Choral Work
2007 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland

43rd Montreux Choral Festival[36]
  • 1st Prize / Jury Prize
  • Prize for Best Programming & Interpretation
  • Public Prize
2005 Poland Sopot, Poland

1st International Choirs Festival "Mundus Cantat"
  • Grand Prix
  • 1st Prize, Gospel, Spiritual & Jazz Category
  • 1st Prize, Folk Music Category
  • 2nd Prize, Sacred Music Category
2005 Germany Lindenholzhausen, Germany

5th Harmonie Festival
  • 1st Prize, Vocal Ensemble Category
2003 Italy Arezzo, Italy

1st International Polyphonic Competition "Guido d'Arezzo”
  • 4th Place, Polyphony Category
2003 Switzerland Neuchâtel, Switzerland

10th Festival Choral International de Neuchâtel[37]
  • Grand Prix
  • Public Prize
2003 Germany Wernigerode, Germany

3rd Johannes Brahms International Choir Festival and Competition[38]
  • 2nd Place, Gospel and Spiritual Category
  • 3rd Place, Folk Music Category
  • 5th Place, Mixed Chamber Choir Category

International choral festivals
Year City and Country Festival
2019 Italy Fano, Italy 46th Incontro Internazionale Polifonico Citta di Fano[39]
2017 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Hakka Yimin Choral Music Festival
2011 France Villandry, France 10th Festival Les Musicales en Confluence[40]
2007 France Nancy, France 14th Festival International de Chant Choral Nancy Voix du Monde[41]
2003 Germany Alzenau, Germany UNESCO International Choir Festival
2003 Spain Burgos, Spain 5th Jornades Internationales Musica Coral
2003 Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 22nd Semana Coral International de Alava
2003 Czech Republic Jihlava, Czech Republic 46th Festival of International Choral Art[42]

National choral competitions
Year Competition Award
2009 Cultural Center of the Philippines National Choral Competition[43]
  • 1st Prize, Mixed Choir Category
  • 1st Prize, Folk Music Category
  • 2nd Prize, Sacred Music Category (with no declared 1st Prize winner)
2006 Festival Supermall and Cablelink Choral Competition
  • Grand Prize
2003 Wedding Expo Philippines Choir Competition
  • Grand Prize
2002 Island Cove Choir Competition
  • Grand Prize
2002 1st Magic 89.9 "Voices" Popcapella Competition
  • Grand Prize

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