This Easter season, Hangad will embark on The Easter Journey: Biyaheng Hangad 2006—the group’s second concert series in the United States.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: 8 PM on Friday, April 21.
Basilica of Saint Mary, Hennepin Avenue & 16th Street, Downtown Minneapolis MN
Call (612) 317-3507.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois: 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 22.
St. Hubert Church, 729 Grand Canyon St., Hoffman Estates, IL
Contact HangadChicago@yahoo.com or (847) 287-5291.

Orlando, Florida: 7:30 PM on Friday, April 28.
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1501 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828
Call Tess Gabriel at (407) 275-6461; Mina Bailey at (321) 946-1495; George Tunaya at (407) 382-1471; or Father Rex at (407) 929- 0577.

Jersey City, New Jersey: 12 PM on Saturday, May 6.
St. Anne’s Church, 3545 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ
Call Rick Rivera at (201) 779-9114.

New York, New York: 5 PM on Sunday, May 7 (Mass and mini-concert)
Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, 378 Broome St.,New York, NY 10013

Torrance, California: 2 PM on Saturday, May 13.
First United Methodist Church of Torrance, 1551 El Prado St., Torrance CA
Call Rose Domingo (310) 880-3610 or Josie Bada (310) 962-3929

In its repertoire, the concert series will feature songs from Hangad’s four albums, such as “Panunumpa” and “Magnificat”; and classic and contemporary favorites such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “The Prayer”, and a medley of hits of the Apo Hiking Society.

The Easter Journey: Biyaheng Hangad 2006 is the group’s second U.S. concert series. Last year, the group visited California, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia on its first tour titled Biyaheng Hangad.

“Hangad inspires us to continue to be committed to our ministry in the Church,” said Daniel Alano, a member of the Philippine-American choir in Concord, California, and organizer of Hangad’s show at St. Francis of Assissi Church last year.

For more information on Hangad’s tour schedules and ticket sales, contact us at mail@hangad.com.

Hangad’s “Pieta (Oyayi sa Paanan ni Hesus)” was recently named a finalist in the Best Inspirational/ Religious category of the 19th Awit Awards.

A dramatic _expression of Mary’s sorrow, strength and steadfastness as she cradles her dead son at the foot of the cross, “Pieta” begins with a choir singing a cappella phrases from “Ave Maria”, then moves into Mary’s lonely, haunting soliloquy of heartache and longing. Halfway through the song, Mary begins to wonder where God has been in all this; but soon surrenders—in the words she uttered at the annunciation, “Ako’y alipin Mo, sundin ang loob Mo”—to the Father’s will. The song resolves into Michelangelo’s tender image of Mary’s faithfulness to her son, even unto his death.

The music for “Pieta” was composed by Paulo Tirol (who also provided the song’s piano accompaniment); lyrics were written by Michelle Joy Francia; Trin Panganiban-Custodio performed the six-minute solo, and cello passages arranged by Jay Gomez and played by Nino Llorin in the background. The choral a cappella introduction was arranged by Paulo Tirol and performed by Hangad.

“Pieta” was recorded in Hangad’s February 2005 album The Easter Journey, along with 22 other tracks around the themes of Lent and Easter. Like Hangad’s three previous albums, The Easter Journey was produced by the Jesuit Music Ministry.

The Awit Awards is an award-giving body spearheaded by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. (PARI), which recognizes the people behind Filipino recorded music.

Other finalists in the 19th Awit Awards’ Best Inspirational/Religious category are Gary V’s “Lift Up Your Hands” (Star Records); Gary V’s “Break Me” (Universal Records); Christian Bautista’s “Now That You Are Here” (Warner Music Philippines); and Gary V’s “Lipad Ng Pangarap” (Star Records).

The date and venue of the awarding has yet to be announced.

Jesuit Music Ministry of Jesuit Communications invites you to The Easter Journey, a free concert featuring HANGAD. This will be held at the Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine (EDSA Shrine, Robinsons Galleria) at EDSA cor. Ortigas Avenue on Saturday, 18 March 2006 at 8:00 pm, immediately following the 7:00 pm anticipated mass.

Join Hangad as they sing praises and share their own brand of music, with compositions created especially for the Lenten season all featured in their latest album, The Easter Journey. As an early Easter gift to their many followers, Hangad will be giving away copies of the music scores of selected songs from the album.

For inquiries, please call the Jesuit Music Ministry office at 426-1023 or the JesCom office at 426-5971 to 72 or visit Hangad's website at www.hangad.com.

Hangad's music albums and videos are available at all Tanging Yaman stores: JesCom office-Sonolux Bldg., Loyola House of Studies, 5/F SM Megamall, GateWay Mall-2/F Concourse Area (near LRT II Station); House of Praise outlets and leading record stores nationwide.

Please watch "Stand Up For Love: A Fund-raising Concert for the GK Prayer Mountain site (Antipolo, Rizal)" on February 5, 2006 (Sunday), 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Theater, La Salle Greenhills (Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City).

Tickets are priced at P250 and are available at the GK Head Office (CFC Center, Ortigas Ave.), Tanging Yaman stores (5/F SM Megamall & 2/F Gateway Mall), JesCom Office (Sonolux Building, Ateneo de Manila), College CMO (Ateneo de Manila), Good Burger (Libis) and at the venue. For more information, e-mail gkbbprayermountain@gmail.com or visit http://gkbbprayermountain.multiply.com.

All proceeds of the concert will go to the different projects and activities of GK Prayer Mountain.

The concert is produced by the Gawad Kalinga Bayanihan Brigade - Prayer Mountain, of which Hangad members Monchu Lucero and Maan Ferrer are a part of.

Our music video Simeon's Canticle was nominated for Best Music Video while our latest album The Easter Journey was nominated for Best Album - Religious.

Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM) of Jesuit Communications invites you to THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS, a free concert on Friday, 21 October 2005 at 8 pm at the Sto. Nino de Paz Community Chapel (Greenbelt, Makati).

The concert will feature songs from JMM's collection of Christmas albums-- Pasko Na!, Pasko Naming Hangad, Vespers 4: The Work of Christmas, A Lauds Christmas, Matins, and Noel. Two of these albums are Awit Award winners. The Noel album was awarded Best in Packaging in 2004, and Vespers 4's Kahit Na Abril ay Parang Pasko Pa Rin by Jay Gomez and Bong Rosario is this year's winner for Best Instrumental Performance.

Let us fill your hearts with the warmth of our music as we all welcome the season of Advent! Come join us in this early Christmas celebration and see the live performances of Bukas Palad, Hangad, Jay Gomez & Bong Rosario, Himig Heswita, Canto Cinco, UP Filipiniana Dance Group, and Noel Cabangon.

These Christmas albums and more are available at Tanging Yaman stores at the JesCom office-Sonolux Bldg., Loyola House of Studies, SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, GateWay Mall, and at all leading record stores nationwide.

This August, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, in cooperation with the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals and Duty Free Philippines, in partnership with the Loyola School of Theology and Jesuit Communications, present

BAYAN, UMAWIT: A CONCERT CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF PHILIPPINE LITURGICAL MUSIC SINCE VATICAN II.

BAYAN, UMAWIT will trace the history of our faith over the last forty years by going through the history of our songs from the Latin hymns of our early childhood to the songs of the charismatic movement to the pop crossover hits that resonate with our souls.

Lending their voices to this celebration are Noel Cabangon, Cooky Chua, Jett Pangan and May Bayot along with the Ateneo Chamber Singers, Bukas Palad Music Ministry, Hangad, other guest choirs, instrumentalists, and performers.

Musical Director:
Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ
composer of many favorite liturgical songs such as "Tanging Yaman" and "Hindi Kita Malilimutan"

Hosts:
Bishop Chito Tagle
and a surprise showbiz personality.

BAYAN, UMAWIT will be held at the Teatro Aguinaldo (AFP Theater) on Saturday, 20 August 2005, at 3:00 and 7:30pm.

Ticket Prices are:

Evening Performance:
1,000 - Lower Orchestra Front
700 - Lower Orchestra Back
500 - Lower Orchestra Sides
200 - Upper Orchestra

Matinee:
500 - Lower Orchestra Front
300 - Lower Orchestra Back
200 - Lower Orchestra Sides
100 - Upper Orchestra

You may contact Tina Puno for tickets.
email: tinapuno@yahoo.com
mobile: 0920-9017468


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SINGING A HISTORY OF FAITH

Some people say that life begins at forty, usually implying that better things are ahead, and that the things of the past forty years might as well be relegated to the dustbins of history. In the life of the Catholic Church, however, the past forty years have been anything but rubbish. Since the Second Vatican Council some forty years ago, the Church has striven to become more critical of itself and more responsive to the needs of its people, reviewing and reforming itself and its teachings. From social justice to liturgy, Vatican II renewed the face of the Church.

In the Philippines, we have experienced this renewal most commonly in the liturgy, and even the music of our Masses reflects the effort at giving the Filipino a voice with which to sing his faith. The history of Philippine liturgical music could be called a history of our faith as a people, and although life begins at forty, the past forty years are certainly worth celebrating.

This August, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, in cooperation with the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals and Duty Free Philippines, in partnership with the Loyola School of Theology and Jesuit Communications, present BAYAN, UMAWIT: A CONCERT CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF PHILIPPINE LITURGICAL MUSIC SINCE VATICAN II.

BAYAN, UMAWIT will trace the history of our faith over the last forty years by going through the history of our songs from the Latin hymns of our early childhood to the songs of the charismatic movement to the pop crossover hits that resonate with our souls. Lending their voices to this celebration are Noel Cabangon, Cooky Chua, Jett Pangan and May Bayot, along with the Ateneo Chamber Singers, Bukas Palad Music Ministry, Hangad, other guest choirs, instrumentalists, and performers. Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ, composer of many favorite liturgical songs such as "Tanging Yaman" and "Hindi Kita Malilimutan" serves as musical director. Bishop Chito Tagle and a surprise showbiz personality will be hosting each show.

If life does begin at forty, then we can expect more good things to come. But that doesn't stop us from remembering the good things that have come. Join us in celebrating the best of the past forty years. Join us in singing a history of our faith in BAYAN, UMAWIT!

Watch BIYAHENG HANGAD on July 16
For the benefit of the World Youth Day 2005 delegation
of the Sta Maria della Strada Parish Youth Ministry

The Sta Maria della Strada (SMDS) Parish Youth Ministry invites everyone to BIYAHENG HANGAD, a fund-raising concert featuring the music group Hangad, at the SMDS Parish Church, Katipunan Road cor. Pansol St., Quezon City at 8 PM on Saturday, July 16.

Through BIYAHENG HANGAD, the Parish Youth Ministry aims to raise funds for the trips of five of its underprivileged members to Cologne, Germany, for the World Youth Day 2005 celebrations this August. During the World Youth Day celebrations, these representatives from SMDS, along with Catholic youth from all over the world, will join the Pope in celebrations of the Holy Mass, catecheses, and a youth festival.

With BIYAHENG HANGAD, Hangad promises a musical evening that is both entertaining and inspiring, with a repertoire encompassing favorites such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, as well as familiar songs from Hangad’s albums such as “Panunumpa” (popularized by Carol Banawa), the group’s a cappella version of “Magnificat (Ang Puso Ko’y Nagpupuri)” by Fr. Eddie Hontiveros SJ, and the solemn prayer “One Thing I Ask.”

The SMDS Parish Youth Ministry is a group of young parishioners who organize monthly prayer activities, summer art classes, sportsfests, educational scholarships, and Landas ng Paglilingkod (a program which trains street children to be traffic enforcers around the parish church) for fellow youth in the parish.

Tickets to BIYAHENG HANGAD are available at SMDS parish office and at the parish church entrances at P200 each. For ticket information, please call the parish office at 02 929 7790; or contact Vivian or Baby at 0921 250 6955 or 0919 584 4184.

Hangad’s albums will be sold at the concert. These albums are also available at major record bars, and at the Tanging Yaman kiosks in Gateway Mall, SM Megamall (5th level), SM North Edsa (lower ground level), and the Jesuit Communications office, Sonolux Building, Ateneo de Manila University.

Hangad will be appearing on Studio 23's morning show, "Breakfast" on Wednesday, March 23. The show runs from 630-8am so just watch out for Hangad's segment.

Aside from a lengthy interview focusing on Hangad's ministry and Easter album, Hangad will be performing 6 songs. The video of "Ang Puso Ko'y Nagpupuri (Magnificat)" will also be aired.

The audio samples for The Easter Journey are now available!

Press Release
HANGAD TO LAUNCH EASTER ALBUM AT FREE CONCERTS

A series of free concerts will mark the launching of The Easter Journey, the new album of Hangad, a group of students and young professionals under the Jesuit Music Ministry.

The first concert will be held on February 27 at 7 p.m. in the Church of the Gesu at the Ateneo de Manila University campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Other concerts will be held at St. Cecilia’s Hall in St. Scholastica’s College, Manila, at 7 p.m. on March 4, and at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Church in Rio Vista Subdivision, Sabang, Baliuag, Bulacan, at 3 p.m. on March 20.

The 20 new songs in the album revolve around the healing power of Lent and the glory of Easter. They feature a variety of musical styles written by Hangad members Paulo K Tirol, Nicky Reyes, and Michelle Joy Francia. Among the new compositions are responses for the various parts of the Mass.

Three newly arranged songs by David Haas and Arnel dC. Aquino, S.J., are also included in the album. Musical arrangements were done by Paulo K Tirol, Nicky Reyes, and fellow Hangad members JC Uy and Julius Guevara.

The Easter Journey, which will have both cassette and CD versions, is Hangad’s fourth album. The first, called simply Hangad, was released on cassette in 1998 and on CD in 2000, followed by Hangad Acapella! and Pasko Naming Hangad in 2002. Over the years, Hangad has held numerous concerts and produced three music videos: “Pananatili,” “Ang Puso Ko’y Nagpupuri (Magnificat)” and “Simeon’s Canticle.”

Copies of the new album will be available during the launch concerts and at all major record stores nationwide; Tanging Yaman kiosks at SM Megamall and SM North EDSA; and the Loyola House of Studies and Jesuit Communications store at Ateneo de Manila University. Orders may also be made online at www.eaglescorner.com.

Songbooks for The Easter Journey will be released by April.

For more information about Hangad and The Easter Journey, visit www.hangad.com, send an inquiry to mail@hangad.com or contact the Jesuit Music Ministry at 02 426-1023.

THE EASTER JOURNEY BEGINS...

February 27, Sunday - Album Launch, 7:00 PM, Venue: Church of the Gesu, Ateneo de Manila University

March 4, Friday - Promo Tour (Prayer Concert), 7:00 PM, Venue: St. Cecilia's Hall, St. Scholastica's College, Manila

March 20, Sunday - Promo Tour (Mini-Concert with Mass), 3:00 PM (Mass at 5:00 PM), Venue: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Sabang, Baliuag, Bulacan

Hangad will be a guest on The Filipino Channel's "Kamusta Kabayan" this Christmas eve. The episode will be aired locally (ANC) on December 26th.

Just when you thought it would never happen, the Hangad CD Songbook is finally released!

The Hangad CD Songbook compiles compositions from David Haas, Paulo Tirol, Mark Lopez, Arnel Aquino, SJ and Manoling Francisco, SJ. Features “Panunumpa” (popularized by Carol Banawa), “One Thing I Ask” and “Pananatili.” It includes the six additional songs from the CD: “Aba, Ginoong Maria,” “Bayan, Magsiawit Na!”, “In Your Darkest Hour,” “Psalm 73,” “Simeon’s Canticle” and “Umawit Kayo!” Also included are chords, as well as flute and string arrangements.

So what are you waiting for? Rush now to the distributor nearest you and go get your copy!

Due to the typhoon relief operations being conducted in the Ateneo de Manila University, the December 8 concert at the Church of the Gesu has been moved to December 22, Wednesday.

The Church of the Gesu will be open to the audience at 630pm and the show will start promptly at 7pm. Hangad will
also sing at the 830pm Simbang Gabi. Admission is still free!

You can now listen to all our songs online! Check out our sortable songlist and click on the streaming icon to hear a sample!

Registered users have special access to higher quality downloadable audio samples! Right-click on the download icon and save the file to your hard drive.

Simeon's Canticle, Hangad's latest video, will be airing in two weeks' time (hopefully!).

We'll be posting more details soon. Remember to check out the Discussions for more information.

Get your Jesuit ringback tones from Hangad, Bukas Palad and more from the Jesuit Music Ministry!

Hangad Ringback Tones on GLOBE
To download the selected ringback tone, simply text
(Ex. Text DA458 and send it to 2332)

Awit ng Paghilom (Hangad) DA485
Hangad (Hangad) DA486
In Your Darkest Hour (Hangad) DA441
One Thing I Ask (Hangad) DA484
Pagkakaibigan (Hangad) DA487
Panunumpa (Hangad) DA434
Prayer to A Beautiful God (Hangad) DA436
The Presence of Jesus (Hangad) DA435

Hangad Ringback Tones on SMART
To download, type RING ADD (ring id) and send to 286. P30 each, good for two months.

100785 Ang Puso Ko'y Nagpupuri
100794 Pananatili
100812 Panunumpa

Recording for Hangad's 2005 Easter album has begun. Check out the site and message boards for updates.

We've just finished the video for "Ang Puso Ko'y Nagpupuri (Magnificat)!" It will be sent to the local networks this week for airing.

Visit the site during the next few weeks for more details and behind-the-scenes info.

We've finally put up our site registration and discussion boards! Took a while but now they're done. You'll probably notice some bugs with the registration process so just bear with us as we do maintenance. :P

Registration will allow you to join the discussions and have access to future site features such as downloadable audio. What are you waiting for? :)

See you at the boards!

We would like to congratulate Hangad member, Maan Ferrer, for passing the bar exams!

JesCom has opened 2 new mall kiosks: one in Robinsons Galleria and another in Robinsons Place, Manila.

Robinsons Place Manila
Level 2, Padre Faura Wing
(in between Marks & Spencer and Mossimo)

Robinsons Galleria
Level 2, Rodeo Drive, EDSA Node
(the hallway above National Bookstore)

JesCom audio products are available at all Universal Records outlets.

We wish to congratulate our very own, Paulo Tirol, for being a finalist in the recently concluded Sing Young Songwriting Competition (Theme: "Communicating to the Young"). His entry, "Race Against Imagination" was interpreted by Chrise Cortez, also of Hangad.

The contest is part of the annual International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) Golden Quill Awards and the Asia-Pacific Communication Conference. The beneficiary of the competition will be the Children's Village of ABS-CBN Foundation. The finals night was last March 29 at RCBC Plaza and will be telecast over ABC Channel 5 on April 17-18 at 11pm-1am.

Markel Luna and Reuben Laurente (of The CompanY) took home the grand prize for their song, "My Vow"; Arnel de Pano won 2nd place with "Make the Connection." The other finalists were: "Upon Your Hands" (Eric Obach), "Ang Payo" (Noel Cabangon), "Is Heaven Open to Everyone?" (Allan Richard Feliciano and Michael Villegas), "Jam" (Jay Marquez), "Korek Ka Dyan" (Jungee Marcelo), "Pagmamahal Na Walang Wakas" (Christine Bendebel), and "Itay, Salamat Sa 'Yo" (John Madrigal).

Hangad member, Mark Lopez has been accepted to begin his Jesuit formation at the Sacred Heart Novitiate. Congratulations!

He will be joining another Hangad member, Atoy Salazar (who will be beginning his 2nd year at the Novitiate) on May 31, 2004.

Due to scheduling difficulties, it is with regret that we have decided to drop our 3rd Sunday Mass schedule at Our Lady of Pentecost Parish in Loyola Heights, QC. March 21 will be our last Mass.

We will continue to serve at the Della Strada Parish's 4th Sunday (1030am) Masses.

Hangad welcomes 5 new members: Angge Santos, Domi Espejo, Nicky Reyes, Prime Asprer and Rose Biña.

You can learn more about them in the members section.

Recently, you may have received an email pretending to come from webmaster@hangad.com (or other "hangad.com" address) that contained an attachment. DO NOT open the attachment! Delete it immediately.

The attachment may contain a worm virus which spreads through the address book of an infected computer. If you've already opened the attachment, go to an anti-virus site for the remedy.

The only attachments from Hangad will be our monthly HangadNews, which is sent through Yahoo®Groups. Our Marketing Team regularly updates its anti-virus software and Yahoo®Groups itself screens for viruses, so HangadNews is almost guaranteed to be virus-free. Furthermore, only the Marketing Team can send messages through HangadNews so there should be no worry of spam (unsolicited mail).

We appreciate your cooperation.

We've posted some prayer points for the Lenten season in the Prayer Guides section.

The Prayer Guides section is a new addition to our online ministry. We hope to update it on a monthly basis.