2024-2025 Season
KW Sentro Children’s and Adult Choirs
Kitchener-Waterloo Location
Registration Now Open
We welcome children and adults from all backgrounds and ethnicities to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion in choral music through the Filipino Canadian culture. Rehearsals include exceptional music instruction led by highly-trained music educators and language experts with a passion for sharing Filipino music, language, and culture.
This project was piloted in several Waterloo Region District School Board schools and we were amazed by children’s excitement to sing Filipino music, learn about Philippine heritage, and explore pathways to (re)connect with their own cultures. We are excited to learn more about the different cultures of our membership through choral music.
Going into our second year as an organization, we are deeply committed to fostering meaningful and robust relationships within our community and amongst our members to enjoy singing and dialogue about critical issues we face.
We would be thrilled to have the opportunity to connect with you.
The choirs are scheduled to perform in several performances this year:
- December 15, 2024 – Ito Ang Pasko Ko: An Original Filipino Canadian Sarswela
- December 22, 2024 – Last Night of Simbang Gabi (St. Mark’s Catholic Church)
- April 5, 2025 – KW Sentro participates in Junior Treble Fest hosted by Mississauga Children’s Choir
- May 23-25, 2025 – 2nd annual Filipino Cultural Gathering and Symposium
- June 2025 – KW Multicultural Festival
Upcoming Repertoire!
- Wau Bulan (Malaysian Kite) & Fly! by Malaysian Canadian composer/conductor Tracy Wong
- Selections from Filipino Zarzuela Maligayang Pasko: Ang Pagdiriwang ng Pag-asa by Arnel de Pano
- Pasko Hain Ka Na by Ronaldo Dioneda (arr. Saunder Choi) – Waray (Binisaya) Christmas Song
- T’boli folk song Koyu No Tebulul (arr. Andre Lorenz Feria)
- Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal by Celeste Legaspi
