Invite the choir
Liturgies, concerts and community occasions
We sing across the Emirates — in parishes, at festivals, at cultural showcases and at community events. Here is what to know before you invite us.
Repertoire
What we sing
Every programme is chosen to suit the occasion. Tell us what yours is, and we will build one around it.
Sacred
Music for Mass and the seasons of the church year.
Classical
Choral works for concerts and competitions.
Filipino
Folk songs and choral settings.
Contemporary
Pieces for community occasions.
The practical side
How we come to you
Voices
As many as you need
A single cantor, a quartet, or the full choir — whichever suits your event and your venue.
Length
As long as the occasion asks
One song, a sixty-minute programme, or a full two hours. The length is yours to set.
Occasions
Anything that calls for a choir
A Mass, a wedding, a funeral, a concert, a community or cultural gathering.
Practicalities
Worked out together
A keyboard, sound and where the choir will stand — settled with you after you get in touch.
Our track record
Where we have sung
Our home is the Sunday English Mass at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Dubai, and we also sing at St. Francis of Assisi, Jebel Ali, and for the Philippine Consulate. Beyond the parish, as Dubai Vocal Ensemble, we have carried the folk songs of the Philippines onto the Emirates’ concert, festival and gala stages since 2010 — and every June you will find us at Kalayaan, the Philippine Independence Day celebration held in Dubai each year.
Festivals
ChoirFest Middle East; Tinig ng Kapayapaan — Voice of Peace, the Philippine choral festival at The Fridge Warehouse (2026); the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and Dubai Culture & Arts Authority’s SIKKA Art Fair (both 2012); and Fête de la Musique at Souk Madinat Jumeirah.
Concert halls and theatres
The Fridge Concert Series (2011, 2012) and The Big Christmas Sing at The Fridge Warehouse (2025); Spotlight Productions’ Sweeney Todd at DUCTAC (2012), as featured artists; and BBC Proms Dubai at Dubai Opera (2019).
Guest and massed choirs
The Score Choir for Andrea Bocelli’s concert in Abu Dhabi (2012); the HIPA 2013 awards ceremony; and Emirates NBD’s MusikAwitan with maestro Ryan Cayabyab.
Galas and the community
Kalayaan, the Philippine Independence Day celebration held in Dubai every June at Dubai World Trade Centre; the Philippine Consulate General’s Independence Day reception (2019); the Dubai Chamber of Commerce Gala Night (2010); and our twentieth-anniversary concert series in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.
What we are proudest of
2013 · 2015 · 2024
Choir of the Year
Three titles at ChoirFest Middle East. The first, in 2013, was judged by the Grammy-winning a cappella group The Swingle Singers.
2019
The Pontifical choir
We sang in the Pontifical choir during the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates.
Expo 2020 Dubai
The Philippine Pavilion
We were honoured to represent the Philippine Pavilion at the World Expo in Dubai.
Get in touch
Tell us about your occasion
Send us the date, the venue and the occasion, and tell us how long you would like us to sing and how many voices you have in mind. Six weeks’ notice lets us prepare properly — but if your date is sooner, ask anyway. We will always try.