Manila and Cavite
4-12 April 2015
Good afternoon Manila, Excelsis' 2015 Philippines tour begins...
Excelsis land in Manila
Easter Sunday: Excelsis en route to its first tour concert
Excelsis arrive for their first tour concert
Excelsis are treated to lunch at Nanay Rose's home
Excelsis well-fed and ready to head for a sound-check at Nuestra Señora de Guia
Excelsis, concert-ready, at Nuestra Señora de Guia
Excelsis with The De Guia Singers
Filipino initiation rites - anyone for a San Mig?
Excelsis enjoy a rest-day at Tagaytay, Cavite
Excelsis, after singing for Mass at The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
Fr Marvin Cruz gives a presentation on The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
Excelsis visiting and singing at Missionaries of Charity (Home of Joy for the Sick Children)
Excelsis after singing for the Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish - Tayuman, Tondo
Excelsis with the Immaculate Conception Parish Choir at Immaculate Conception Parish - Tayuman, Tondo
Welcome dinner after the evening Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish - Tayuman, Tondo
Excelsis with the clergy and parish leaders at Immaculate Conception Parish - Tayuman, Tondo
Excelsis, after singing the midday Mass at Sto Nino De Paz Chapel Greenbelt
Excelsis before singing an afternoon Mass at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church)
The congregation for Mass at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church)
The congregation for Mass at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church)
The congregation who could not find space inside the church at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church)
Excelsis after singing an afternoon Mass at National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church)
Pre-concert advertising at St. Andrew's Cathedral
Tom addresses the choir during intermission at St. Andrew's Cathedral
Joshua Bernal (tenor) sings the solo for Howard Goodall's 'The Lord is My Shepherd' at St. Andrew's Cathedral
Excelsis after its second tour concert at St. Andrew's Cathedral
Excelsis outside Manila Cathedral-Basilica, ready for a final sound-check before the 'One Voice for the Poor' concert the following day Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Excelsis at the sound-check for the 'One Voice for the Poor' concert Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Excelsis outside the Manila Cathedral-Basilica, concert-ready, at Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
If you want it done properly... Excelsis 'adjust' the stage setup before the 'One Voice for the Poor' concert Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Excelsis, before the 'One Voice for the Poor' concert, at Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Excelsis singing for the 'One Voice for the Poor' concert, raising funds for work being undertaken in the Archdiocese of Manila as part of the 'Year of the Poor', at Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Cardinal Tagle sings solo, 'Bulag, Pipi at Bingi (The Blind, Mute and Deaf)', as a special guest-artist at Excelsis' 'One Voice for the Poor' concert at Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Commission on Social Services and Development (Archdiocese of Manila) makes a presentation to Excelsis at the conclusion of the fundraising concert, 'One Voice for the Poor': an original painting of The Last Supper, painted by a current prisoner within the Filipino Correctional System.
Tom Buchanan (conductor) meeting members of the audience at the 'One Voice for the Poor' concert (Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Excelsis with some members of the production team for the 'One Voice for the Poor concert' (Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Excelsis with some members of the production team for the 'One Voice for the Poor concert' (Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Excelsis with some members of the production team for the 'One Voice for the Poor concert' (Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Excelsis with His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle at Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Excelsis conducting its final warm-up and rehearsal on the streets of Intramuros, before singing the Mass on the first Sunday of Easter at Manila Cathedral-Basilica
View of the Cathedral from its choir-loft, before Excelsis sings for Mass on the first Sunday of Easter (Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Excelsis after singing Mass, the final singing engagement of its 2015 Philippines Tour, in the Cathedral's choir-loft (Manila Cathedral - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Excelsis with Msgr. Nestor Cerbo (Rector, Manila Cathedral-Basilica)
Excelsis at the conclusion of our 2015 Philippines Tour, with our friends from the Commission on Social Services and Development (Archdiocese of Manila)