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= The University of the Philippines Manila Chorale =

The UP Manila Chorale (UPMC) is the official performing group for choral music of the University of the Philippines Manila. Its aim is to produce excellent performances in order to uplift Filipino music and culture through choral music. The group is presently led by their conductor, Emmanuel “Eman” P. De Leon, Jr.

Through the years, the group has been performing a wide repertoire: sacred, secular, folk, jazz, pop and our very own Filipino music. Despite having no music majors in the group, the UPMC has been able to mould its members coming from non-musical disciplines into well-rounded and versatile singers. In the recent years the UPMC has performed major works and various compositions by Fauré, Mozart, Bruckner, Busto, Rutter, and Vivaldi. As an advocate of Filipino choral music, the UPMC has in their repertoire the music of Lucio San Pedro, Ryan Cayabyab, Joel Navarro, Felipe de Leon, Francisco Feliciano and Fidel Calalang.

​The UPMC has an established record of successful concerts and projects. Its extensive performing experience includes major concerts, benefit concerts, seven European concert tours and performances for heads of state and dignitaries. The group is regularly invited to choral competitions, and it has garnered several awards locally and internationally.

As of October 2012, the UP Manila Chorale ranks number 36 in the Musica Mundi World Ranking List - Top 50 Children's and Youth Choirs. Meanwhile, the group ranks number 109 in the Musica Mundi Interkultur World Ranking List - Top 1000 Choirs. In 2013, the UPMC gained International Achievement LEVEL II - very good performance on the International Level at the 13th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition.

Conductor
Even before reaching the age of 20, Emmanuel P. de Leon jr. has already been awarded the Gawad Dangal ng Kabataang Baliuageno sa Larangan ng Musika and the Nicanor Abelardo Excellence in Music Award by the local government if his hometown Baliuag, Bulacan for exhibiting great potential in music at an early age. In 2009, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Music Education with a focus on singing.