Himig Sanghaya Chorale, Inc.


    The Himig Sanghaya Chorale Incorporated is a SEC registered non-profit youth organization that aims to promote choral music with its unique sound and musicality. Since it was founded in 1998 under the baton of Mrs. Cecile Gangan, Himig Sanghaya Chorale has always lived up to its name, which means “Music at its Highest Honor”. Armed with a unique tone production, unusual maturity of interpretation, and high level of technical facility, Himig Sanghaya Chorale has endeared itself to audiences far and wide with breathtaking performances.

The choir had been once named as the Official Choir of Laguna by the blessing of the former Laguna Governor Joey Lina. With this reputation, the choir never failed to enthrall audiences from various places in Laguna. The choir also has been performing in various public and private cultural or non-cultural events from different parts of the Philippines. It has also participated in several international affairs namely the 2003 Philippine International Choral Festival and the Sri Satya Sai Baba Annual Program that was held in the Asian Institute of Management in Makati. Moreover, the choir has also received various awards from different competitions such as NAMCYA Regionals (National music Competition for Young Artists) which the choir won 2nd prize and Vivere Suites Alabang Christmas Choral Competition in which the choir won 1st prize for three consecutive years. Furthermore, the choir has organized four self-produced concerts that have gathered favorable feedbacks. One of these concerts is "Himig Kalikasan" an environmental awareness concert-symposium that aims to promote the information regarding the advantages of proper waste disposal.

Currently under the baton of Mary Katherine J. Trangco who is an alumna of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Music with a degree of Bachelor of Music major in Composition, the choir continuously challenges itself by singing various songs from different musical era. With the vision of becoming involved in the International choral scene, the choir is now aiming to travel and share the Filipino culture and traditions simultaneous with learning different cultures from around the world.