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The University of Santo Tomas Singers, also known as UST Singers is the premiere mixed choral ensemble of the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

under the baton of Prof. Fidel G. Calalang, Jr. The choir has achieved both national and international recognition as one of the top choirs in the world.

Discography

Year	Title
1998	UST Singers 1998
1999	UST Singers 1999
2000	UST Singers 2000
2002	UST Singers 2002 (2 CDs)
2003	In Concert
2004	Celebrate
2005	Journey On! (best of...) (2 CDs)
2005	New York LIVE
2008	American Encore
2009	Farewell Concert
2010	Then Sings My Soul

Awards

Date/Year	Location of competition	Competition	Awards received
1993	Lindenholzhausen Lindenholzhausen Lindenholzhausen has been a district of the Town of Limburg an der Lahn since 1972. The population on the 31st Jan. 2007 was 3,377...	Harmonie International Choral Competition	Second Prize - Folklore Category Third Prize - Chamber Choir Category
1993	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	47th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod International Eisteddfod The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 high quality competitions followed each evening by concerts where...	Second Prize - Folklore Category Third Prize - Mixed Choirs Category
1995	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	49th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod	First Prize - Youth Choirs Category First Prize - Folklore Category W.S. Gwynn Williams Jury Prize First Prize - Chamber Choirs Category Grand Prize - Choir of the World at Llangollen
1998	Tours Tours Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...	27th Florilege Vocal de Tours	First Prize - Mixed Choirs Category First Prize - Free Programme Category Prix du Public
1998	Gorizia Gorizia Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...	37th Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C.A. Seghizzi	First Prize - Polifonica Programma Monografico First Prize - Folklore Category Second Prize - Gruppo Vocale (no declared 1st & 3rd Prize winners) Premio del Pubblico Premio Renascirnento Europeo (European Renaissance Prize) Gran Premio Citta di Gorizia
1999	Varna Varna Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...	11th European Grand Prix for Choral Singing European Grand Prix for Choral Singing The European Grand Prix for Choral Singing is an annual choral competition between the winners of six European choral competitions...	Finalist
2002	Puebla Puebla Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....	2002 World Choral Festival	Best Choir
2002	Olomouc Olomouc Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...	2002 Mundi Cantat - Festa Musicale	First Prize - Mixed Choir First Prize - Chamber Choir First Prize - Folk Category First Prize - Spiritual/Jazz First Prize - Sacred
2002	Gorizia Gorizia Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...	41st Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C.A. Seghizzi	First Prize - Folk Category First Prize - Spiritual/Jazz Third Prize Monographic Category Third Prize Gruppo Vocale 2002 Seghizzi Jury Prize Premio del Publico
2002	Miltenberg Miltenberg Miltenberg is the seat of the like-named district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.- Location :...	4th Internationaler Chorwettweberb Miltenberg	First Prize - Polyphony Category Second Prize - Folklore and Public Prize Honor Prize - awarded by the Bavarian Prime Minister President for the Best Interpretation of the compulsory piece Magnificat by Josef Swider.
2002	Monster Monster, Netherlands Monster is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km south-west of The Hague.The village of "Monster" has a population of around 11,580....	Internationaler TONEN 2002	First Prize - Sacred Category Mixed First Prize - Secular Category Mixed First Prize - Folk Category Festival Choir of the Year Best Conductor award given to Prof. Calalang On December 30, 2003, the UST Singers was recognized as Asia's Most Outstanding Choir, an award given by the National Consumer Affairs Foundation and the Rizal Day National Celebration Committee.
2004	Montreux Montreux Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...	2004 Montreux International Choral Festival	Excellence Avec Distinction garnering the highest score in the mixed choir category Ville De Vevey Jury Prize for Best Programming and Interpretation
2004	Puebla Puebla Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....	World Choral Festival 2004	Best Choir In August 2004, the choir was given a special recognition by the Honorable Jeremy Harris Jeremy Harris Jeremy Harris, born December 7, 1950 in Wilmington, Delaware, served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1994 to 2004. A biologist by training, Harris started his political career as a delegate to the 1978 Hawai'i State Constitutional Convention... , mayor of Honolulu, declaring August 20 as UST Singers Day in Hawaii.
May 2009	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	2009 California International Choral Festival and Competition	First Prize - Required Piece Competition First Prize - Folk Competition People's Choice Award
April 9, 2010	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...	17th Bangor International Competition	Grand Prize - Open Choral Competition First Prize - Mixed Choir Category First Prize - Madrigal Category First Prize - Sacred Music Category Second Prize - Light Entertainment Category Best Visiting Choir
April 19–23, 2010	Sopot Sopot Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....	6th Mundus Cantat International Choral Festival	First Prize - Sacred Category (96.3%) First Prize - Folk/Secular Category (99.0%) First Prize - Spiritual/Jazz/Gospel (98.0%) Grand Prix 2010
April 28–May 2, 2010	Cork Cork (city) Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...	56th Cork International Choral Festival	Lady Dorothy Mayer Memorial Trophy Best Interpretation of a Piece "GAPAS" by Eudenice Palaruan
July 10–12, 2010	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2010	First Prize - Mixed Choir Category First Prize - Youth Choir Category Third Prize - Folk Song Category Grand Prize - Choir of the World and The Pavarotti Trophy
July 15–18, 2010	Catalonia Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...	28th Festival International de Musica de Cantonigros	First Prize - Mixed Choir Category First Prize - Folk Song Category
July 26–28, 2010	Alicante Alicante (province) Alicante or Alacant is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east...	Festival Internacional de Polifonía y Habaneras	First Prize - Habaneras Category Public Prize Grand International Prize

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