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1st GUAM PACIFIC CHORAL FESTIVAL

International Choir Festival

May 1 – 5, 2013

Guam

FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS

FESTA MUSICALE

Olomouc, Czech Republic

FESTA Olomouc s.r.o. Travel Agency

Olomouc, Czech Republic

Festival co-organizer

UNIVERSITY OF GUAMMangilao, Guam



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I would like to offer my warmest ”Hafa Adai” and

welcome to all the participants of the 1st Guam Pacic

Choral Festival! My choir from the University of Guam

(the University Singers) has participated in two previous

Festa Musicale events…2010 in Olomouc, Czech Repub-

lic, and 2011 in Pattaya, Thailand. I feel that it is a great

compliment that Festa Musicale was intrigued enough

with Guam that it wanted to put together an international

festival on this far away island.

As most of the participants already know, Guam is

a mere 210 Sq. Miles (about 540 sq. km.). It has been

a territory of the USA since the late 19th century. Themain industry is tourism and also has a considerable US

military presence. The population is approximately 165,000 with half being Chamorro (the

indigenous people) and about 40% with Philippine ancestry. The remaining 10% come from

dozens of other countries and ethnicities.

Guam is 13 degrees North latitude (about the same as Manila) and, thus, has a tropical cli-

mate. Casual dress is appropriate nearly everywhere and barbecuing and being at the beach

with friends and family is a regular part of Guam life. I hope you have time to meet some of

the local population and you will nd them nearly as warm as the climate.

The University of Guam is a liberal arts university with over 4,000 students representing

26 different countries although the majority of the students are from the island of Guam.

Music is important in the culture of Guam although not so much the academic study of music

as much as singing and playing guitar and ukulele. Island songs can be heard everywhere.

I hope you have a wonderful experience with the 1st Guam Pacic Choral Festival and

with your stay on Guam. For most people who choose to make Guam their home, this is

a little piece of tropical paradise. Most outdoor activities revolved around the ocean…in it,on it, or by it on the beach…I hope you have time to explore this recreational opportunity.

Sincerely,

Dr. Randall Johnson

Professor of Music, University of Guam

Chairman of the Jury

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

THURSDAY, MAY 2

20.00 / University of Guam Lecture Hall

FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

MAGIS Hagåtña (Guam)

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - LABORATORY HIGH

SCHOOL CHORALE Manila (Philippines)ST. JOHN´S HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Upper Tumon (Guam)

K&K SINGERS Yongin, Kyounggi, Soeul (South Korea)

UNIVERSITY OF GUAM SINGERS Mangilao (Guam)

SATURDAY, MAY 4

14.00 - 16.45 / St. John´s Church

INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION GRAND PRIX GUAM

16.45 / St. John´s Church

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL RESULTS

17.00 / St. John´s ChurchCONCERT OF WINNERS

17.15 / Parish Hall and deck near St. John´s Church

GUAM PACIFIC CHOIR „Meet ‘n Greet“



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Thursday, May 2 | 20.00

FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

University of Guam Lecture Hall

University of Guam, Mangilao

Welcome Speech: Randall Johnson

MAGIS Hagåtña (Guam)

T. Fettke: The Majesty and Glory Of Your Name

Traditional Chamoru Folk Song (arr. E. Palaruan): Hafa Nai Chamorro

Conductor: Rodney A. Cahinhinan

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - LABO-

RATORY HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE Manila (Philippines)

T. P. Wright (arr. by Von de Guzman): Warrior is A Child

G. D. Weiss (arr. by Roger Emerson): The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Indonesian Folk Song (arr. P. Pubra) Sik Sik Si Batu Manikam

S. Lukather; R. Goodrum (arr. A. Viray): I‘ll Be Over You

A. Menken (arr. J. A. Pamintuan): Go The Distance

B. Knowles (arr. Roderick C. Capobres): Irreplaceable

Conductor: Jonathan A. Jarin

ST. JOHN´S HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Upper Tumon (Guam)

G. MacDermot (arr. G. Gilpin): Aquarius

Arr. J. Poelinitz: City Called Heaven

G. Ballard, S. Garrett (arr. E. Lojeski): Man in the Mirror

A. Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg: One Day More (musical Les Miserables)

Conductor: Arlene Chua

K&K SINGERS Yongin, Kyounggi, Soeul (South Korea)

J. Busto: A Tu Lado

Jung-Sun Park: Gasiri

P. Crittin: Rose Complète

Cool-Jae Huh: Sanyuwha

Cool-Jae Huh: The Lotus Blossom

J. Hendricks: Everybody‘s Boppin‘

Conductor: Keumgu Kang

UNIVERSITY OF GUAM SINGERS Mangilao (Guam)

J. Lennon, P. McCartney (arr. Britt Quentin): Come Together

Traditional (arr. P. Lawson): Down to the River to Pray

R. Rodgers, O. Hammerstein (arr. by Britt Quentin): The Sound of Music - My Favorite Things

J. Mraz (arr. P. Lawson): I’m Yours

Conductor: Randall Johnson



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Saturday, May 4

INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION

GRAND PRIX GUAM

Competition Venue: ST. JOHN´S CHURCH

JURY

Randall Johnson (Guam) – Chairman of the Jury

Cool-Jae Huh (South Korea)

Randolph Stenson (Japan)

TIME SCHEDULE

C Youth choirs up to 19 years of age (SATB)

14.00 – 14.20 ST. JOHN´S HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB Upper Tumon (Guam)

14.20 – 14.40 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - LABORATORY

HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE Manila (Philippines)

D1 Women, Men, Mixed Chamber choirs

14.40 – 15.00 K&K SINGERS Yongin, Kyounggi, Seoul (South Korea)

15.00 – 15.20 MAGIS Hagåtña (Guam)

D2 Women, Men, Mixed choirs

15.20 – 15.40 ULSAN NAMGU LADIES CHOIR Ulsan (South Korea)

E1 Folklore a capella

15.40 – 16.00 K&K SINGERS Yongin, Kyounggi, Seoul (South Korea)

I Pop, Spiritual, Gospel, Jazz

16.00 – 16.20 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - LABORATORY

HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE Manila (Philippines)

16.20 – 16.40 UNIVERSITY OF GUAM SINGERS Mangilao (Guam)



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Randall Johnson (Guam)

Dr. Randall Johnson received his Doctorate of Musical

Arts in Choral Conducting in 1992 from the University of

Washington located in Seattle, Washington. He joined the

faculty of the University of Guam as a professor of music in

the fall of that year. His responsibilities at UOG have been

varied through the years but he has consistently been direc-

tor and conductor the University Singers.

Besides being a music professor at UOG, Randall has

been an active performer and composer/arranger. He has

performed in and been the bandleader for 17 international

music tours for the US Armed Services, performing in the Asian, Mediterranean and

Caribbean circuits. King Records of Japan contracted three CDs of original a cappel-

la arrangements. The King Records CD’s were recorded with the Guam vocal group

”Native Tongues” that is made up of former members of the University Singers. Pavane

Music and Santa Barbara Publishing are currently publishing Randall Johnson’s cho-

ral compositions and arrangements. Recently nished projects include a ”Dies Irae”

commissioned for St. Mary’s School in Tokyo, Japan, to be performed in spring of 2013.

Randall has been a regular adjudicator vocal contests with the Kanto Plains School Dist-

rict in Tokyo for over 10 years.

JURY MEMBERS

Cool-Jae Huh (South Korea)

Cool-Jae graduated in music composition from Univer-

sity of Seoul (UOS) with the most excellent achievement

of the year. And he obtained his Master degree in Korean

Traditional Music Composition from the graduate school

of Seoul National University (SNU).

He founded and leaded Korean Choral Composers As-

sociation (KCCA) during past ve years as chairman. Cur -

rently, he is leading Korean A-Cappella Society (KACS),

and Seoul International A-Cappella Festival (SIAF) as

president, three Choirs and the Vocal Ensemble Cool-

a Cappella as director. He is ranked 6th place on cham-

ber choir category of Top 1,000 World Choir Ranking List. He gives lecture on choral

arrangement & orchestration in UOS and teaches at many Symposiums/Workshops on

choral music in Korea. During the world symposium on choral music in Copenhagen-

Denmark, 2008, his third Mass <IEODO> has been performed as a premiere and the

rst one, <Missa Arirang>, was also introduced in morning sing-along. He is listed as

a biographee of Marquis who‘s who in the World as well, for his music blending Korean

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PARTICIPATING

CHOIRS

Randolph Stenson (Japan)

Randolph Stenson is director of vocal music at St.

Mary’s International School in Tokyo, Japan, where he

conducts the internationally acclaimed St. Mary’s Var-

sity Ensemble, as well as, the Men’s Choir, Internatio-

nal Show Choir, Handbell Choir, Middle School Choir,

Music Theory and instructs 3rd grade elementary gene-

ral music. Randy earned his MME from VanderCook

College of Music and Concordia College at Moorhead,Minnesota.The quality of his choirs and their unique

use of expressive performance movement technique, to

enhance choral quality, have earned them world reco-

gnition in the choral art. A specialist in the area of male

education and vocal technique he has co-authored, with Henry Leck, the instructional

book and DVD Creating Artistry Through Movement and the Maturing Male Voice (Hal

Leonard), edits the Randolph Stenson Male Choral Series (Pavane Publishing), and co-

edits the Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series (Santa Barbara Music Publishing).

He in is demand as a guest clinician, conductor, and master class lecturer invited to

Baylor University, California State Universities, University of Guam, Korean Federati-

on of Choral Musicians National Symposium, Japan Choral Association, ACDA Divisi-

onal Conventions, SCVA Male Honor Choir, numerous elementary, middle school, high

school, and adult choirs in Japan, Korea, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,

and the Asia Pacic Region. He is a past MECA instructor with Rodney Eichenberger’s

Choral Conducting Workshop.

Randy’s groups have performed with top and musical personalities and organizations

appearing on television and radio both in Japan and abroad. His choirs were the feature

of a documentary on Chinese national television and he was the recipient of an award

from the Governor of Guam for his work in promoting choral excellence in their schools

and service to the Tumon Bay Festival. His Varsity Ensemble has performed at four

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Saturday, May 4

Competition venue: ST. JOHN´S CHURCH

Category: C - Youth choirs up to 19 years of age (SATB)

Time: 14.00 – 14.20

ST. JOHN´S HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB

Conductor: Arlene Chua Town, Country: Upper Tumon, Guam

Competition programme:

Jeffery L. Ames: In Remembrance

V. Young (arr. K. Shaw): When I Fall in Love

G. Ballard, S. Garrett (arr. E. Lojeski): Man in the Mirror

A. Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg: One Day More (musical Les Miserables)

The St. John’s School Glee Club is comprised of diverse high school students who havefound one thing in common—a love for singing. Ranging from freshmen to seniors, thegroup performs an array of genres consisting of classical, gospel and contemporary songs.Its members, who come from different backgrounds and have distinctive talents and perso-nalities, nevertheless nd their love of music to be the common thread that holds them toge-ther. With the singing from both its talented members and advisor, the Glee Club has also

participated in numerous school activities and engaged in diverse community events, such asthe Guam Territorial Band Anniversary Concert, through the joy of music and song. Having

previously participated in the Tumon Bay Music Festival, the St. John’s School Glee Clubhopes to bring that same sense of energy and camaraderie to all its audiences. Lastly, ”By itsvery denition, Glee is about opening yourself up to joy.” – Lillian Adler

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Saturday, May 4


Category: C - Youth choirs up to 19 years of age (SATB)

Time: 14.20 – 14.40

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE

Conductor: Jonathan A. Jarin Town, Country: Manila, Philippines


J. A. Pamintuan: Crucixus

O. Escalada: Follow The SunL. Delgado: O Magnum Mysterium

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale alsoknown as the PUPLHS Chorale under the tutelage of Mr. Jonathan A. Jarin participated inthe 4th Voyage of Songs International Choral Festival last July, 2009 in Penang, Malaysiawhere they earned Silver B Certicates in the Folklore and Chamber Categories. In 2011,

the group has also joined the 1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition atHoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam where they placed 2nd and awarded with Gold Diploma inthe Mixed Youth Category. However, the group has also joined several local competitions,

performed in different television shows and concerts, conducted seminar-workshops. Inaddition, PUPLHS Chorale members are continuously engaging and committing themsel-ves in competing, performing and sharing their talents for the Glory of God.



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Saturday, May 4


Category: D1 - Women, Men, Mixed Chamber choirs

Time: 14.40 – 15.00

K&K SINGERS

Conductor: Keumgu Kang Town, Country: Yongin, Kyounggi, Seoul, South Korea


K. Nystedt: Immortal BachJ. Busto: A Tu LadoP. Crittin: Rose Complète

Cool-Jae Huh: SanyuwhaJ. Hendricks (arr. K. Shaw): Everybody‘s Boppin‘

K&K Singers currently consists of sixteen singers who are majoring in vocal perfor-mance at various music schools in Korea. Mostly, they are OB members from YonginCivic Children‘s Choir and the title of the choir is also named after their two dear tea-chers, Mr. Kang Kuemgu - the director and Ms. Ko Eunsook - the accompanist, whomthey have loved and had a high regard for since they were still YB. From its‘ foundationin 2010, the choir have brought their unique voice toward the community and theystarted to get a good reputation as one of the rising vocal ensemble for choral society inKorea, under the co-directorship of ‚K&K‘. Their repertoire covers widely from classicto comtemporary and from western pop to Korean folk as well. They traveled and per-formed at Harbin and Beijing, China in July of 2011.

Saturday, May 4


Category: D1 - Women, Men, Mixed Chamber choirs

Time: 15.00 – 15.20

MAGIS

Conductor: Rodney A. Cahinhinan Town, Country: Hagåtña, Guam


Filipino Song (arr. G. Hernandez): Rosas Pandan

Ancient Latin Mariam Hymn (arr. J. A. Pamintuan): Regina Caeli

R. Cayabyab: Da Coconut Nut

MAGIS Guam is a young & vibrant community based mixed choir. Many of the foun-ding members are alumni of the internationally renowned and awarded Ateneo de ManilaUniversity Glee Club. ”MAGIS” is taken from the Latin word meaning ”more” and refersto the call of St. Ignatius of Loyola in his Spiritual Exercises to strive for the best in orderto give praise and glory to God. United with friends on Guam, whom many are membersof church choirs and under the directorship of Arlene Bigornia-Chua and conductorshipof Rodney A. Cahinhinan, MAGIS strives to serve the community and sing for the greaterglory of God by sharing their gift of music. For the past 10 years, the group promotes anappreciation for choral singing by their involvement in community, civic and social aff-airs. MAGIS repertoire includes spiritual, classical, pop, and folklore music.



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Saturday, May 4


Category: D2 - Women, Men, Mixed choirs

Time: 15.20 – 15.40

ULSAN NAMGU LADIES CHOIR

Conductor: Dongwook Kim Town, Country: Ulsan, South Korea


R. Cayabyab: Da Coconut NutA. Mellnäs: AgleptaA. Edenroth: Chili Con CarneCool-Jae Huh: Flower Song

From its foundation in 2000, Ulsan Namgu Ladies Choir serves over 6 times of cha-rity concert a year for the community and they have offered 13 subscription concertsup to the present. It currently consists of 35 female choristers under the directorship ofDr. Dongwook Kim. Diverse music from Classic to Contemporary and from Westernto Eastern could be heard from their regular full-satge concerts. Especially, they are

pleased to sing well-organized creative Korean traditional folk tunes. They have carriedout their vigorous activity not only within the community and Korea choral society buttoward abroad as well. They won many National and Local Choir Competitions inclu-ding the 1st prize from the LG Whisen Choral Festival in 2009. And they toured and

performed in the cities of China, Philippine and Cambodia. The UNWC has becameone of the representative choirs in Ulsan Metro city which is globally well known forHyundai Motor‘s main production facility, the Ulsan Plant.

Saturday, May 4


Category: E1 - Folklore a capella

Time: 15.40 – 16.00

K&K SINGERS

Conductor: Keumgu Kang Town, Country: Yongin, Kyounggi, Seoul, South Korea


Jung-Sun Park: GasiriCool-Jae Huh: The Lotus BlossomCool-Jae Huh: A Miller´s Song

K&K Singers currently consists of sixteen singers who are majoring in vocal perfor-mance at various music schools in Korea. Mostly, they are OB members from YonginCivic Children‘s Choir and the title of the choir is also named after their two dear tea-chers, Mr. Kang Kuemgu - the director and Ms. Ko Eunsook - the accompanist, whomthey have loved and had a high regard for since they were still YB. From its‘ foundationin 2010, the choir have brought their unique voice toward the community and theystarted to get a good reputation as one of the rising vocal ensemble for choral society inKorea, under the co-directorship of ‚K&K.‘Their repertoire covers widely from classicto comtemporary and from western pop to Korean folk as well. They traveled and per-formed at Harbin and Beijing, China in July of 2011.



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Saturday, May 4


Category: I - Pop, Spiritual, Gospel, Jazz

Time: 16.00 – 16.20

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

- LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE

Conductor: Jonathan A. Jarin Town, Country: Manila, Philippines


Traditional Negro Spiritual (arr. H. Smith): Ride The Chariot

Traditional Negro Spiritual (arr. M. Hogan): I Can Tell The WorldTraditional Negro Spiritual (arr. A. Parker, R. Shaw): John Saw Duh Numbuh

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale alsoknown as the PUPLHS Chorale under the tutelage of Mr. Jonathan A. Jarin participated inthe 4th Voyage of Songs International Choral Festival last July, 2009 in Penang, Malaysiawhere they earned Silver B Certicates in the Folklore and Chamber Categories. In 2011,the group has also joined the 1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition atHoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam where they placed 2nd and awarded with Gold Diploma inthe Mixed Youth Category. However, the group has also joined several local competitions,

performed in different television shows and concerts, conducted seminar-workshops. Inaddition, PUPLHS Chorale members are continuously engaging and committing themsel-ves in competing, performing and sharing their talents for the Glory of God.

Saturday, May 4


Category: I - Pop, Spiritual, Gospel, Jazz

Time: 16.20 – 16.40

UNIVERSITY OF GUAM SINGERS

Conductor: Randall Johnson Town, Country: Mangilao, Guam

Competition programme:J. Lennon, P. McCartney (arr. B. Quentin): Come Together J. Lennon, P. McCartney (arr. B. Chilcott): YesterdayR. Rodgers , O. Hammerstein (arr. by Britt Quentin): The Sound of Music - My Favorite ThingsA. Edenroth: Acapella In Acapulco

The UOG Singers have been directed by Dr. Randall Johnson for the past 20 years.During that time the choir has gone through many transformations in size and style. At one

point it was nearly 100 members and sang classical literature. For the past several yearsit has been a small auditioned SATB choir of no more than 18 members specializing ina cappella Jazz and Pop. Through the years the group has travelled off Guam many timesto Saipan, Tinian, Palau, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Czech Republic andmost recently to Italy and Austria in 2012. The UOG Singers have performed twice withthe Festa Musicale organization. In Olomouc, Czech Republic, in 2010 (receiving a Silveraward) and Pattaya, Thailand, in 2011 winning their division and a Gold award.

The University Singers are excited to represent the University of Guam at the rstGuam Pacic Choral Festival. It is a great compliment that Festa Musicale was intriguedenough by the island of Guam to want to put together a festival here. Not only do the Uni-versity Singers plan to represent their island well but also, as proud members of the Guamcommunity, they hope that the off island choirs nd a wonderful time on Guam.



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