Author: Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan

Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan finished her Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education degree at Saint Paul University Manila. She also graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Music in Music Education, cum laude and Master of Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music. She is currently teaching Conducting, Large Ensemble Class and Music Education at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music and CEU Graduate School. As a sought after choral pedagogue and children's choir conductor, Theresa has been invited as guest conductor, choral clinician and has been giving conducting master classes, choral and music education lectures and workshops around the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and the United States of America. She has also been invited to adjudicate in prestigious international choral festivals and competitions and served as chairman for choir competition at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in the Philippines. To propagate the Filipino choral music and in their advocacy to strengthen the children’s choral movement in the Philippines, Theresa, together with her husband Jude, arranges Filipino folksongs and writes choral music for children’s choirs. They also founded the Treble Choir Association of the Philippines and its scholar choirs, the Young Voices of the Philippines and Kantabella, where she is the conductor and the co-artistic director. She led the Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir to choral competitions winning first-ever Children’s Choir of the World title at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in North Wales, United Kingdom and Choir Olympic Champion at the World Choir Games in Bremen, Germany. Under her leadership, the choir was featured and guested in international choir festivals such as the 12th Cantemus International Choral Festival and Conducting Mastercourse in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, Pacific International Choral Festival in Oregon Bach Festival, USA, 6th World Vision International Children's Choir Festival in South Korea. Presently, Dr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan is also the Vice President for Projects of the Philippine Choral Directors Association. Email: mtvizconderoldan@yahoo.com