Ily is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning composer, arranger, conductor, and choral clinician. His works are being performed in prestigious choral competitions and festivals all over the world and have been recorded by some of the world’s best choirs like the Philippine Madrigal Singers, UP Singing Ambassadors (Philippines), Entrevoces, Schola Cantorum Coralina (Cuba) Stockholms Musikgymasium Kammerkör (Sweden),  Coro de Jovenes de Madrid (Spain) World Youth Choir, Iowa State Singers, University of Louisville Cardinal Singers, Dallas Chamber Choir (USA)and Grammy award-winning groups such as the King’s Singers & the Swingles, among others. He also regularly conducts choral workshops locally and abroad.

Ily studied Music Education at the University of the Philippines College of Music and is an alumnus and resident arranger and composer for the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers. Currently, he serves as the Music Director of the Male Ensemble Philippines, where they achieved top prizes at the 2023 Tolosa Choral Competition in Spain. Additionally, he facilitates OPUS, an online choral writing class. In pursuit of choral excellence, his works continue to reflect and establish exciting new standards that elevate the musical artistry and creativity of today's dynamic choral industry.