15 May 2014 - Two Filipino children are part of the prestigious Sistine Chapel Choir (Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina). Ten year old Dan Arancina and eleven year old Emanuele Mejico are both part of the official boy choristers of the Sistine Chapel Choir.

The Sistine Chapel Choir is a choir based in the Vatican and is one of the oldest religious choirs in the world. At present, the choir comprises approximately twenty adult singers (eleven tenors and nine basses) and thirty boy choristers (sopranos and contraltos).

On April 2, the Choir held and “open day” performance at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli in Rome to let the public get a glimpse of its activities.  Both Dan and Emanuele performed in this open day performance. END