MAESTRO FILIPINO 25 1220 | Los Cantantes de Manila: Darwin Vargas

From the flower markets of Dangwa to the stars: Los Cantantes de Manila is the community choir which in the course of a decade (and a pandemic hiatus) has gone from no note-reading facility or significant exposure to classical repertoire, to a competition juggernaut which this year trod the elite platform of the European Grand Prix for choral singing and took top prizes at the Busan Choral Festival and Competition. The cherry on top — an Aliw Award for Best Choral Group. In this MAESTRO FILIPINO excerpt, DZFE's Tiffany hears their extraordinary story from conductor Darwin Vargas.