The Young Voices of the Philippines performs at Carnegie Hall, US tour

the Young Voices of the Philippines (YVP) is delighted to announce its participation in several choral events across the United states. this is a golden opportunity to showcase Philippine music and make history as the first filipino children’s choir to perform in the historic Carnegie hall's Isaac stern Auditorium/Perelman stage on July 7, 2023. from July 1 to 3, the YVP will represent the Philippines at the Voices together: International Youth Choral symposium at the University of maryland. they will perform in a joint concert with all of the symposium's choirs on July 3, 2023 at 7 p.m., in an acoustically exquisite auditori- um, the Dekelboum Concert hall, at the Clarice smith Performing Arts Center. to premier at the Carnegie hall will be the exquisite four-movement piece for treble voices, missa Virtutum (mass of Virtues), composed and arranged by the internationally published filipino composer Jude B. roldan, with Dr. Janet hostetter as conductor. Dr. hostetter states, “missa Virtutum is the skillful weaving of a timeless faith tradition with eastern and western tonalities, distinctive instrumental colors, rhythmic interplays, ornamented melodies, canonic episodes, and breathtaking dissonances. only the finest composers can synthesize such lofty musical elements into an accessible and appealing tapestry for young musicians to perform. roldan has produced a jewel that will endure in treble repertories for years to come.”

Along choirs of note, the Children’s Chorus of Washington, the shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir, st. Genevieve Valiant Voices, the toronto Children’s Chorus, the Virginia Children’s Choir and the Children’s orchestra society, we invite everyone to heed the melodious voices of the children and youth choirs which will surely resonate through the hearts of all listeners. Next stop will be at the Golden Gate International Choral festival in san francisco, California. PAGE 11 most definitely, especially among persons whose diabetes is untreated, poorly treated or simply brittle and hard to treat. the blindness is due to what is termed diabetic retinopathy. A significant number of blindness in the world today is caused by diabetes. once the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is confirmed, prompt and appropriate therapy should be instituted. the diabetic should be disciplined enough to religiously follow the prescribed medical regimen if the complications of the disease, like blindness, leg gangrene, etc. are to be prevented.

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Does diabetes cause blindness?

Can hydrogen peroxide be used for gargling?

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