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MUSIC MINISTRY

Music plays a vital role in the Filipino Youth Apostolate. As Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila, once pointed out, despite the poverty of the Filipino people, we are blessed with two great gifts: our music and our faith. In the case of the Filipino Youth Apostolate, both gifts are present in abundance. They complement each other and have produced many wonderful opportunities for glorifying God.

The FYA choir strives to celebrate the Eucharist through song in two ways. First, we seek to enhance the prayerful and meditative nature of the mass through Gregorian chants and sacred choral music. Second, we emphasize the celebratory nature of the liturgy through contemporary Christian music- especially contemporary Filipino Music.

The FYA choir seeks to maintain the tradition of excellence that has been the hallmark of many Filipino choirs both at home and abroad. We have an extensive repertoire, ranging from traditional and contemporary Tagalog Catholic hymns to Gregorian and Taize chant to Latin polyphonic music from the Rennaissance period to modern Charismatic Christian music.

choir sang for the Opening Prayer Service of the Archdiocesan Youth Rally at St. Joseph Seminary in Dunwoodie. In 1999, we sang for the Filipino Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. As the choir grows, so will our repertoire. Our musical activities in the future will not only be limited to singing in church, although this will always be our primary emphasis.

We rehearse about once a week at the Philippine Pastoral Center.

If you are interested in joining the FYA choir or would like to learn more about our music ministry, please contact our director of music, Hector Martinez.

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