Nilo Alcala is a Music Composition graduate (2007) at the University of the Philippines College of Music. His compositions have been awarded/featured in the following national/international competitions/festivals: -Asian Composers League Festival in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel (2004), -Florilege Vocal du Tours in France (2006), -World Choir Games in Xiamen, China (2006), -Busan International Choral Competition in Busan, Korea (2006) -I’mPulse International Music Camp of the Asia-Europe Foundation (2005), -NAMCYA Youth Choir Competition 2005 -Mga Awiting Bayan Choral Writing Competition of NAMCYA and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (2006), and -the MusicUnderKonstruction Concerts of the Metro Manila Community Orchestra at the Cultural Center of the Philippines 2006 and 2007 Alcala sang with and wrote music for the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers from 2003 to 2007 In February of 2007, He received the GAWAD CHANSELOR Natatanging Mag-aaral Award the highest recognition conferred by the University to students with outstanding achievements.