Famed Filipino-Led Choral, String Ensemble Stages 14th Concert Season in Jeddah
The Serenata Children’s Choir, String Chamber Orchestra and All Male Chamber Orchestra. (Jeddah PCG photo)
JEDDAH 26 March 2019 – As part of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah’s cultural diplomacy work, Consul General to Jeddah Edgar Badajos attended the 14th Concert Season of Serenata, a Filipino-led choral and string ensemble in Jeddah at the concert hall of the American International School in Jeddah (AISJ) on 23 March 2019.
The concert was attended by close to 500 Filipino families and other nationalities.
The evening was filled with superb performances by Serenata’s String Chamber Orchestra, Children’s Choir and an All-Male Chamber Chorale, under the baton of its musical director Sylvia De Los Santos.
A graduate of the U.P. College of Music and music teacher at the AISJ, Mrs. De Los Santos founded Serenata in 2005.
Since then, Serenata has been serving the Filipino Community and other expatriate communities in Jeddah with its beautiful repertoire that includes timeless Filipino folksongs thereby helping promote Filipino culture in this part of the world.
In brief remarks before the start of the concert, Consul General Badajos commended Mrs. De Los Santos and her team for using music to enable promising but financially-challenged in the Philippines to get an education.
Proceeds from the concert will be channeled to ABS-CBN Foundation’s Bantay Bata 163 as scholarship grants.
The concert would not have been possible without the help of many independent organizations in Jeddah and their endless support of the Serenata’s motto to “… echo a genuine spirit and joyful sound of commitment, hope and charity.” END
Consul General Edgar Badajos (fifth from left) with Serenata’s musical director Sylvia De Los Santos (with the bouquet of flowers) and its supporters. (Jeddah PCG photo)
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