Ily Matthew Maniano / Mananatiling Buhay / Ed Manguiat - Lyrcist

Ily is one of the sought after composers and in the Philippines and in the international choral scene today. In 2018, he released his album EUPHONOS: The Choral Works of Ily Matthew Maniano. He is a POLYPHONOS Composition Competition Awardee (Seattle, USA 2017), and a finalist at the First Jean Sibelius Composition Competition in 2014 (Hämeenlinna, Finland).

His works are being performed and recorded by some of the world’s best choirs and Grammy award winning groups, the King’s Singers & the Swingles, to name a few. His masterpieces have been premiered and performed in prestigious competitions like the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing, Concorso Polifonico Internazionale Guido D’Arezzo (Italy), Florilège Vocal de Tours (France), Modfestivals Marktoberdorf (Germany) the Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonia (Spain), and festivals such as Festival de la Habana Musica Contamporanea (Cuba), American Choral Directors National Conferences (USA), America Cantat (Colombia), Canadian Rocky Mountain Festival (Canada), Choralies and Festival des Cheours Laureats (France), and the
World Choral Expo (Macau).

Ily has been invited as a guest speaker, instructor, adjudicator and facilitated several choral clinics and workshops in the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Canada, Indonesia, UAE. In 2010, he made his debut as countertenor soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria at the University of the Philippines College of Music and has since been invited as a guest soloist in several music productions and festivals. His artistry exudes that aside from his musical works, he also enjoys graphic arts and photography where his photos got featured in National Geographic Online and in El Pais Online, one of Spain’s highest-circulation daily newspapers.

Born and raised in the Philippines, Ily studied Music Education at the University of the Philippines College of Music and became part of the renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers as a countertenor and resident arranger and composer for several years. In pursuit of choral excellence, his works continue to reflect and set an exciting new set of standards that elevate the musical artistry and creativity of today's dynamic choral industry.

Ily is one of the sought-after composers in the Philippines and in the international choral scene today. His works are being performed in prestigious choral competitions and festivals all over the world and have been recorded by some of the world’s best choirs and Grammy award winning groups like the King’s Singers & the Swingles, to name a few.

A 2017 Polyphonos Composition Competition Awardee (Seattle, USA), and a finalist at the First Jean Sibelius Composition Competition (Hämeenlinna, Finland 2014). Ily studied Music Education at the University of the Philippines College of Music where he sang as a countertenor with the Philippine Madrigal Singers for several years. In pursuit of choral excellence, his works continue to reflect and set an exciting new set of standards that elevate the musical artistry and creativity of today's dynamic choral industry

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