Goodbye Sir Manny

Sir Manny Gregorio has passed away. I received several text messages a couple of hours ago, telling me so. Let us pray for his family.

I regret that I passed up the chance to take Oratorio Voice Lit. class under him... now, I never will have the opportunity to do so. :(

He is in a better place now... and in no more pain. We cannot shed tears for that.

He will be sorely missed by the College.

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Sir Manny's Write-Up in our college web site:

Bass-Baritone Emmanuel Gregorio holds a degree in Voice and Engineering. One of the
most revered opera and recital singers in the country, he is also widely respected by his
colleagues and the concert-going public as a teacher; gifted as he is with the skill, knowledge and intuition that make for an ideal voice pedagogue. His training and experience as an engineer equip him with a deeper insight and understanding of the physical workings
involved in the execution of singing. Since he began teaching privately in 1975 he has had over 2,000 pupils of fifteen nationalities. He possesses a sense of knowing accurately what his pupils feel and recognizing which assets need strengthening and which faults need
correction.

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"Fear no more the heat o' the sun,

Nor the furious winter's rages;

Thou thy worldly task hast done,

Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:

Golden lads and girls all must,

As chimney-sweepers, come to dust....."

... William Shakespeare