Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival in the Philippines

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco informs the Filipino Community that the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will mount the 6th Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival (AOVICF) on 20-24 August 2025 at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines.

The AOVICF is a highly anticipated biennial event which gathers choirs around the world to compete in the following categories: Children’s Choir, Equal Voices, Folk Song and Indigenous Music, Mixed Choir, Musica Sacra, and Popular Music. The event honors the legacy of the late Andrea O. Veneracion, National Artist for Music and founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers.

The Festival is open to amateur choirs that have been in existence for at least two years. The deadline for submission of applications is on 30 April 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (8:59 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time).

For reference, attached is the Festival primer. For more details, please visit AOVICF’s official website at https://aovchoralfestph.com/ or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/aovchoralfestph.

Thank you.

NEIL FRANK R. FERRER
Consul General