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St. Cecilia

Alleluia!
Praise the Lord, my soul!
I will praise the Lord all my life,
I will make music to my God as long as I live.

(Psalm 146, verse 1)

Filipino Music Department

Coordinators
Mrs. Vina Estrada

Introduction
The "Filipino" music department lead the music at the occasional 11:00am Mass. The Filipino Choir came into being in July 2002 when Joseph Batiller was given a mission by Fr. Claro Conde, a Filipino Redemptorist priest based in London, to organise a Filipino Mass in Basingstoke for the first time. A campaign followed to form a choir group to lead the music for this Mass. Musicians and musically oriented Filipinos and other friends in Basingstoke responded with eagerness and the first choir practice was born followed by Basingstoke's first Filipino Mass in August 2002. There were 15 members at that time and everyone was excited because there was a chance to introduce new Mass songs sung in the Philippines.

Music
The "Filipino" music department sing contemporary Christian music influenced by the Lord’s Flock Catholic Charismatic Community in the Philippines (for further details, please click here). They aim to encourage not only the adults but also the youth to come and celebrate a more lively Sunday Mass. They are also influenced by popular praise and worship artists from America, Australia and the United Kingdom. Please click here for more information on contemporary Christian music.

Members
Most of the members are nurses working at the North Hampshire Hospital, but new members are always welcome. The following is a list of current members:

  • Aga Estrada

  • Vina Estrada

  • Mona Fortaleza

  • Steve O’Sullivan

  • Sandy Alexis

  • Virgie Luna

  • Dolor Tenales

  • Jun Datinguinoo

  • Joseph Batiller

Filipino Choir

  • Dorothy Advento

  • Bemarich Cainto

  • Fritzie Peralta

  • Theresa Gonzales

  • Norlene Mejico

  • Tina Santiago

  • Arlen Batiller

  • Giovanni Arsciwals

Rehearsals
Due to shift patterns, the "Filipino" music department only sing once every two months. There is a rehearsal 3 Saturdays before the actual service date in the St Bede Parish Hall from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Membership is open to everybody, in fact they are currently in need of more male members, a keyboardist and a drummer! If anybody is interested, please contact Vina Estrada on 07738379314.


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