Band History

Silent Sanctuary started as a rock trio composed of Norman Dellosa (vocals, guitars), Paolo Legaspi (bass), and Allen Calixto (drums) in 2001. Norman, always intrigued by the fusion of rock and classical music, invited his high school classmate, Anjo Inacay – a cellist – to jam with them after a few months of the band’s conception. This innovation was well received by the audience during gigs, thus from then on, he became the fourth member of the group.

When the band was invited to guest for NU 107’s TV station UnTV’s In the Raw later that year, Anjo asked Jett Ramirez, his fellow orchestra member, to create string arrangements for them. They then invited more string instrumentalists from the orchestra to jam for that episode. One of the violinists, Chino David, and Jett, a violist, were invited to be part of the band.

Since then, Silent Sanctuary has been invited to play in numerous concerts such as the UP Peace Camp in 2003; the Martial Law Anniversary concert in Ayala; different concerts during the UP Fair; campus events in schools such as St. Paul College Pasig, St. Scholastica’s College Manila, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Don Bosco Makati, University of Asia and the Pacific; various media events for MTV Ink and Spam Jam; performances for RX93.1’s Concert Series in 2003 and 2004; and many other productions for Admit1, Last Full Show. They are often found in bars such as Big Sky Mind in New Manila, Freedom Bar in Quezon City, Mayrics in Espana, Saguijo Bar in Makati, and the like. They were recently featured in an episode of MTV Lokal.

With this lineup, the band hit the studios in the middle of 2003 to independently produce their own full length album, Ellipsis of the Mind. It was released last February 2004 in Millenia Bar and Cafe in Kamuning.

Now with a new and revitalized line-up, Silent Sanctuary is composed of Anjo (cello), Chino (violin),, Sarkie Sarangay (guitar and vocals), Paolo (bass), and Allen (drums).