South Cotabato Music Artists Association in coordination with the provincial government of South Cotabato presented the Philippine Madrigal Singers in Grand Choral Concert, featuring the eight choir groups in the province last November 22, 2007, at South Cotabato Gymnasium.

The Notre dame of Marbel University had four choir groups participated in the said concert, Tambuli Singers, Saint Cecilia’s Choir, Tinig Marista High School Choir IBED, and Tinig Marista Elementary Choir-IBED.

Other choirs participated were, Banga Central Children’s Choir. Alay Himig Choral-KNCHS, Marbel Choral Ensemble, and South Cotabato Choir.

In order to prepare the choir participants, the said eight choir groups had a workshop with the Philippine Madrigal Singers prior to the said concert last November 18-20 at NDMU-IBED.

“It was a fruitful experience. It was not just simply singing but they also taught us some vocal techniques,” said Mr. Jeward T. Cardenas, Tambuli Singers and SCC conductor.

Philippine Madrigal Singers, the two-time European grand prix champion or commonly known as Madz was founded in 1963 by National Artist for Music, Prof. Andrea O. Veneracion.

In 2001, Prof. Veneracion took Mark Anthony A. Carpio to succeed her as the choirmaster of the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers.

The Madz is mostly composed of students, faculty and alumni from the University of the Philippines and is known singing in a semi-circle formation without a conductor.