The 1990s
The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim pose with the bust of Nicanor Abelardo on the newly-landscaped quadrangle of Abelardo Hall for a photo shoot in 1995, on the occasion of our 24th year.
1990s Performances
1991, August 15 - “Pambungad na Awit,” from the very electric opening show of "Awit ni Pulau", a theaterpiece for children written by Edgardo Maranan and set to music by Ramon P. Santos. "Awit ni Pulau" was the 20th anniversary production of the U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim, with "Mom" as Director and "Tita Len" as Executive Producer.
1997, September - "Mom" and "Tita Len" share bows at this 25th year celebration, Mom’s last concert with the U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim. The alumni join the finale, singing “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika” by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab.
1991 - The final dress rehearsal for "Awit ni Pulau" at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium with National Artist and composer Ramon P. Santos conducting in the foreground
1991 - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim perform "Awit ni Pulau" in Abelardo Hall in August and September 1991 as the group celebrates its 20th anniversary
1992 - Restaging of "Awit ni Pulau" in Teacher's Camp, Baguio City for the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) workshop
1992 - In the 1990s, the U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim often performed at mall shows around Christmas time, such as this Christmas Concert at Virra Mall in Greenhills, San Juan.
1993 - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim sing "Bawa't Bata" by the APO Hiking Society at the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) school program, "Pasasalamat"
1993 - Performing "Katakataka" at a concert in the U.P. Church of the Risen Lord (CRL)
1993 November 23 - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim perform "Christmas in Our Hearts" by Jose Mari Chan together with pop singer, Geneva Cruz
1995, September - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim 24th anniversary concert at Abelardo Hall
1995, September - "Gossamer Wings," the first alumni choir of the U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim makes its debut performance at the 24th Anniversary Concert of the UPCS in Abelardo Hall
1998 - Performing "Macavity" from the musical "Cats"
1999, September - This concert at Abelardo Hall featured "The Forest Shook From Dancing," and "Golden Apples of the Sun, Silver Apples of the Moon."
1999, September - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim performing pop songs at Abelardo Hall
1990s Tours
1990 - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim perform at the 1990 Garden Expo in Japan, our last international tour. A tour to China and Russia was being planned in the early 1990s but the massacre at Tien-an-men Square made Mom and Tita Len reconsider the dangers of touring and concentrate more on teaching, training and exposing children of the nation to the unifying medium of the children’s choir.
1999 - Before Mom passed away in 1998, she and Tita Len cooked up the idea of holding a camp where children from different choirs could come together and share their experiences together. In the summer of 1999, this dream came to fruition with the First Provincial Camp for Children’s Choirs between the U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim and the Loboc Children’s Choir in Loboc, Bohol from April 7-12. The camp was opened to the public schools of Bohol and 800 kids and 200 teachers participated in this momentuous event. The photo shows the group with then Governor Rene Relampagos.
1990 - The U.P. Cherubim and Seraphim on our last international tour of Osaka, Japan
1990 - Training under National Artist Ramon P. Santos at a summer workshop in Baguio for the theater production "Awit ni Pulau"
1991 - Preparing for "Awit ni Pulau" at a summer workshop in Elim's Homes, Tagaytay City
1991 - Summer workshop at Elim's Homes, Tagaytay City with Taal Volcano in the background
1993 - Summer workshop at Teacher's Camp, Baguio City
1994, April - Summer workshop at Patio Acerado in Pansol, Laguna
1995 - After early morning calisthenics during the summer workshop in Teacher's Camp, Baguio City
1995 - Exploring Burnham Park at the end of the workshop in Baguio City
1997 - Team building exercises at the summer workshop in Pansol, Laguna
1999, April 7 - Performing at the opening ceremony of the First Provincial Music Camp for Children's Choirs in Loboc, Bohol
1999, April 7 - Working with the children of Loboc, Bohol at the First Provincial Music Camp for Children's Choirs held at Loboc Central Elementary School
1999, April 14 - On the way home from the Bohol summer workshop aboard a ferry to Manila