Baao Children’s Choir–which won gold–held image of Peñafrancia when they competed in Spain
They sang their songs with a small boy holding a small image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in the recent 18th Certamen International Juvenil de Habaneras y Polifonia in Torrevieja, Spain. Baao Children’s Choir, under the baton of Virgilio Briones, himself a Baaeño, bested 40 other groups from around the world during the elimination, and beat eight choirs during the competition proper on April 27-29. They took home the golden trophy and the 3,000-euro cash prize.