It is with great pride and joy that we announce the holding of the 8th Annual Workshop for Choral Conductors, to be held at the Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music on April 7 to 11, 2008. Jonathan Velasco is Workshop Director.

For this year, we are proud to have with us Prof. Martin Behrmann, who, in our opinion, is one of the best choral pedagogues in the world today. Prof. Behrmann has been a frequent Manila visitor, holding workshops in choral conducting at AILM. From his school in Berlin, several Filipinos have studied under his direct tutelage, including Dr. Francisco Feliciano, Eudenice Palaruan, and Jonathan Velasco. He has been absent from our local scene for far too long, and we are only too glad to bring him back.

We are also offering for the first time, several workshops and seminars to choose from, all occurring simultaneously. Prof. Behrmann will lead the morning classes, while the afternoon sessions will be handled by the conducting teachers of AILM, including several famous choral personalities. You will have the choice to attend choral clinics, conducting sessions, and open forum sessions on a variety of topics that are important in your work as a choral conductor.

The nightly concerts are one of the things that make the AILM annual workshop unique, and this year is no exception, with a lineup of concerts by the country’s – and the world’s – best choirs. These concerts are of course open to the public, and will be held at the nearby St. Andrew’s Chapel.

Download the Application Form (Word format can also be downloaded here) and mail it to workshops@sambalikhaan.org or fax it at (02) 722-1490. For more information, contact the AILM office at (02) 722-5554 or (02) 722-8577 and look for Luz or Debbie.