Acapellago and Pinopela continue to reap awards for the Philippines in acapella competitions around the world
It has been four years since Filipino music’s gem and tireless advocate Maestro Ryan Cayabyab had the spirited idea to come up with a nationwide competition that will spotlight yet another music field in which Filipinos excel—the acappella. With the country well known for its choirs in many parts of the world, the composer believed that to come up with a genre not too common locally was the for singing ensembles that would like to deviate from church groups, and be recognized as legitimate singing ensemble.