✨ Emerging Artist - Conductor Kitbielle Pasagui is a Filipino-Canadian choral conductor, vocal coach, vocalist, and emerging composer and arranger. Born and raised in the Philippines, she discovered her love for music at a young age and was a member of the Mandaluyong Children's Choir. With this ensemble, she represented the Philippines in the 2nd World Choir Olympics in Busan, South Korea, the World Children’s Choir Festival in China and Hong Kong, and competed as part of the first Filipino choir to win at the prestigious International Choral Kathaumixw in Powell River, British Columbia. Pasagui studied vocal performance at the University of the Philippines College of Music under the guidance of Professor Ligaya Quinitio, Dr. Ramon Acoymo, Dr. Eudenice Palaruan, Dr. Beverly Shangkuan-Cheng, and Mark Anthony Carpio. She was a soloist and alumna of the world renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers from 2008 to 2012, performing on international goodwill tours across Asia, Europe, North and South America. During her time with the group, they were honored as UNESCO Artists for Peace (2009), received the Guidoneum Award from the Concorso Polifonico Guido d’Arezzo Foundation, and were presented with the Brand Laureate Premier Award by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation. After relocating to Canada in 2012, Pasagui continued her musical journey, performing with the Korora Choirs, Alberta Youth Choir, Ellison Canadian Honour Choir, TIME Association’s 'Nuf Sed, and Òran. She served as assistant conductor for the Ellison Canadian Honour Choir from 2013 to 2019, later taking on the role of conductor for the choir’s appearance at MusicFest Canada in 2021 and as co-conductor in 2023. In 2024, she was named Apprentice Conductor of the National Youth Choir of Canada and was also the recipient of the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award for Choral Conducting and the Patricia Abbott Conducting Scholarship. Pasagui currently serves as the associate conductor of Edmonton’s Korora Choir and teaches voice at Purple Door Music Academy. Building on her growing impact in the Canadian choral scene, Kitbielle Pasagui also joins Pro Coro Canada as our S24.25 Emerging Artist – Conductor. Watch her and the rest of our Emerging Artists perform at the season finale concert Furiouser and Spuriouser. Furiouser & Spuriouser Saturday, June 7, 7:30 PM Westbury Theatre, Fringe Theatre Arts Barns Tickets: www.procoro.ca Choral Canada - Canada Choral | Choir Alberta | Canadian Music Centre Prairie | Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada | Edmonton Arts Council #emergingartists #conductor #ProCoroCanada #choralmusic #yegevents #concerts (fb)

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