2018 – A Summary
A servant’s heart does not only mean that you put other’s needs ahead of your own but also to serve with the right motivation.
The year 2018 was full of choir services among others and our plate was definitely full was a busy year for the Dubai Vocal Ensemble. The choir engaged in various church activities and external performances.
Kicking off January, the group performed at St Mary’s Family Fest Celebration on 20 January 2018. The group sang the song Circle of Life. The kids (and adults alike) from the audience enjoyed the performance — hearing the animal sounds, experiencing and enjoying the wonderful song arrangement.
The new members were given their necessary group orientation on 09 February. The 10 new members were welcomed to the group.
In God’s perfect timing, Mr Lester Delgado, composer and choir master, visited UAE and gave the group a voice clinic on 23 April 2018. This was perfect as the group was preparing for their various choral festivals due for the year.
Sharjah Choir Festival was held on 28 April 2018. The group sang Cantate Domino, Waway, Paruparong Bukid and William Tell Overture.
On 03 May 2018, DVE flew to Tblisi, Georgia and joined the 2018 Tblisi Choral Festival. The group performed in various venues in Tblisi and was even featured in various Georgian publications aside from the local Emirati features. The all-Filipino group captured the Georgian hearts as they sang in the two-day festival.
Come 29 September 2018, the group joined the other Filipino St Mary’s church choirs to showcase the annual HARANA KAY MARIA concert held at the BISHOP GRIMOLI HALL.
The group capped off 2018 by celebrating the Christian Voices Chorale’s 14-year anniversary. The party, held at Ramada Hotel in Deira, Dubai, was surely a success The Council shown off a suprrise dance number and while the Aspen group of ladies sang an Abba song. Other groups also performed. A big ‘Kudos!’ to the CVC Newbies for hosting this party.
CVC tops Bayanihan Christmas Carol Competition in Dubai
The Christian Voices Chorale won the Bayanihan Christmas Carol Competition. CVC bested 3 other groups who sang various Christmas Melodies to bring the Christmas cheer to the Filipino community.
The choir performed Jingle Bells, Sa Paskong Darating and Carol of the Bells at the event.
The festival is an annual event hosted by the Consulate General of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dubai and Norther Emirates. Various activities were created to cater the different passions of the Filipino people. From fashion to dance, food and music, the Choral Festival was hosted by the Festival to enliven the Christmas spirit in the community.
Story by Orlee Baldedara
CVC/DVE and its Golden Bibe Annual Sports Fest
Who can forget the hit song “Tatlong Bibe” (Three Little Ducks) craze in town? Two years ago, this was such a love and hate and then hate and love social media hype that the meme trended for quite some time.
Same philosophy applies with CVC’s aim to come up with a team building sports fest that would foster a sense of camaraderie and sportsmanship. CVC Council came up with an idea of a fun getaway for the group. Last year, we had our first Golden Bibe Cup at Al Ain Farm. This was the ground-breaking point of a highly-pumped annual event. Big credits to our Game Master Marko Puentesfina, CVC’s in-house photographer and non-singing member, for organising and making it a success.
This time, the members were eager to participate in the same contest this year that tested their mental and physical capacities! Four teams were created and stepped up the game by donning the famous Philippine TV shows Sang’gre characters. With much fierceness from everyone to fun-topple each other, we went all out in severing our looks from planning what to wear, where to source the material and what we should portray… down to every minute detail on what we should do from social media video teasers and chat discussions – to sing, to serve and to stand out.
The group was divided into 4 team to compete in different game categories
This year’s Golden Bibe participants
Blue team receiving their prizes
This annual sports fest was held last Friday, 17th of March and the fierce Blue team emerged as the grand winner of this year’s Golden Bibe bout.
by Liza Passion
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CAS International Day – Eat, jam, and be merry!
CAS International Day! What makes it familiar? FOOD!!!
CAS is home of our very own conductress – Teacher Joy Santos, where she teaches music to bright students. The event became a memorable gastronomic experience as we were treated to some of the world’s best food and recipes. Happy Tummy indeed!
See snapshots of CVC-DVE as they perform, eat, jam, and be merry!
CAS – thank you once again for inviting us!
International Day
Collegiate American School
March 10, 2017
-to sing, to serve
Story by: Hana Obera
CHRISTIAN VOICES CHORALE 