Ateneo College Glee Club (ACGC) recently celebrated its centennial anniversary with a virtual culminating concert billed “Langit, Lahi, Laya.” Its main fare was Bach’s “Christ lag in Todesbanden” (“Christ lay in the snares of death”), an Easter cantata performed in collaboration with chamber musicians and soloists.
In her introductory remarks, ACGC conductor Dr. Beverly Shangkuan-Cheng said that Bach’s music “can connect to one’s innermost being through its amazing architecture and technicality, combined with unparalleled expressivity,” and it’s a perfect time for such music to “truly speak to our minds and hearts.”
Its performance was preceded by the singing of an un…
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