20 Awesome Facts About HMtQCC

This is a non-costed promotional article for the upcoming 6th Halina't Umawit - A Philippine Children's Choir Festival.

Here are the 20 true and awesome facts about the host choir of this event, the Hail Mary the Queen Children's Choir or the HMtQCC. Reminder, they are not in chronological order.

(Achievements)
1.
They are the First Children's Choir of the World titleholder, also the Folk Children's Choir of the World category winner in the prestigious 2013 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfodd in North Wales, United Kingdom. This is their fifth choral competition.

2.
They already received a Courtesy Call last 2013 with the Philippine President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III with the WCOPA winners as well.

3.
Received 2 Ani ng Dangal Awards coming from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, one in 2009 and only this 2014 for winning international competitions.

4.
Won their first competition, the 3rd Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany, as the World Choir Olympic Champion in the Music of the Religions in the year 2004.

5.
Won another competition in the 2007 First Asian Choir Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where they got gold medal in the category of Gospel and Spiritual category and silver medals in categories Musica Sacra (Sacred Music) and Contemporary Music (Musica Contemporanea).

6.
Had three California Concert tours already, 2005, 2008 and 2011 for the Sisters of Social Service

7.
They already performed twice at the Carnation Gardens in Disneyland located on Anaheim, California as the concluding performance of their concert tours in California

8.
They were given the Gold Certificate for winning the Children's Choir category in the First National Choral Competition organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines last August 2009.

9.
Also the grand prize winner of the ABS-CBN Star Records' 'Sa'yo Lamang Chorale Fest', and had a recording contract with Ms. Jamie Rivera.

10.
Them and Ms. Jamie Rivera jointly won Best Inspirational/Religious category in the 24th Awit Awards organized and given by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. or PARI.

(History)
11.
Was founded by Atty. Ulpiano "Ulan" Sarmiento and Dinna Sarmiento in 1999 as a church-based choir with the old name "Hail Mary Children's Choir" serving on Immaculate Conception Parish (also old name) in Cubao.

12.
Hail Mary the Queen Chidren's Choir (present choir) came from two combined choirs, one is the Hail Mary Children's Choir and the other one is the Mary the Queen Children's Choir based at Mary the Queen Parish in Greenhills, San Juan to prepare for the 3rd Bremen Choir Olympics.

13.
Kuya Jude B. Roldan wasn't the original comrade of Ate Maria Theresa "Thess" Vizconde-Roldan, it was Ate Ross Michelle Clemeno-Antiqueno

(Fun Facts)
13.
Ate Thess and Kuya Jude started as sweetheart teachers of the choir until they got wedded and the choir is the HMtQCC.

14.
They sang/are singing several pop songs namely 'Love Story', 'Roar', 'Hey Soul Sister', 'Mamma Mia Medley'. Firework', 'One Thing' and 'Nobody'. Kuya Jude is now arranging a new pop song for the choir, and it'll have its premiere night on the 6th Halina't Umawit.

15.
Also sang many Disney OSTs/theme songs like 'Fly To Your Heart', 'You'll Be In My Heart', 'Go The Distance', etc.

16.
Is fully religious choir, they sing religious songs, but they're also good in singing local folk songs

17.
Knows multiple of dialects/languages because they sing international songs like 'Arirang' from Korea, 'Aizu Bandaisan' from Japan, Christmas song from Germany like 'Stille Nacht', 'Eres Tu' from Spain, and many more! Also have Latin text songs.

18.
Has been consistently part of 'Alay Kay Maria', a Marian concert organized by the Ateneo De Manila Unversity and also participated twice in the Christmas Gala of University of Santo Tomas

19.
Sang many ABS-CBN Christmas IDs and is consistently part of 'Siete Palabras' organized by GMA 7 every Lenten season

20.
Organized a children's choir concert for their 10th year anniversary last 2009 with the title 'Halina't Umawit'. Halina't Umawit actually is a title of a song composed by Kuya Jude that is part of the choir's reportoire in Jakarta Asian Choir Games. Now in its 6th year, they will feature Himig Bulilit of St. Paul College of Paranaque, Miriam College High School Glee Club, St. Scholastica's College-Manila High School Glee Club and Tiples de Santo Domingo.




I hope you are convinced to watch this spectacular concert. Please do buy tickets for this amazing event. Your money and time is worth spending for this. Promise!

Note: The Orchestra Center, Lower and Upper Boxes are SOLD OUT. Grab your tickets now!

Parterre Box - Php1,000 each, Orchestra Side - Php800 each, Balcony 1 - Php500 each and Balcony 2 - Php300 each. Special Discount: 50% for Students / 20% for Senior Citizens, PWD, Military and Government Personnel, and PCDA Members