As
part of it’s 50th Anniversary Concert Series of the Abelardo Hall
Auditorium, the UP College of Music presents Biyaheng Diliman: An
Evening of Philippine Music on July 10, 2013 at 6:30 pm. The concert
features visiting Filipino American artists from Boston, Massachusetts,
USA , the Boston Iskwelahang Pilipino Rondalla Ensemble.
Iskwelahang Pilipino (IP) was formed in 1976 by a
group of parents in Bedford, Massachusetts who needed to create this
learning environment for their children. A volunteer based
not-for-profit organization, IP is the “longest continuously running
Filipino school in the United States” (FAHNS, Seattle, Washington). The
rondalla program was established 10 years later by Cristina Castro.
Under the musical direction of classical guitarist, Michael Dadap, and
his successor Christi-Anne Castro, the IP Rondalla has developed into a
versatile ensemble capable of playing folk, popular, and art music, as
well as contemporary compositions for rondalla. The students quickly
found that they could incorporate dance and movement into their
repertoire, a first for rondallas in general and a signature of the IP
Rondalla to this day.
Over the years, the IP Rondalla has matured as a truly Filipino
American expression. The Rondalla regularly performs at colleges, folk
festivals and other Filipino American events raising awareness about
Filipino Americans and the Philippines and eliciting nostalgia for the
homeland among Filipino expatriates through familiar tunes. Other
highlights for the rondalla in the US include playing at the United
Nations in NYC, twice performing for then- President Fidel Ramos, and
devoting a concert to the Filipino maestro, Nitoy Gonzales. The rondalla
has 2 CDs: Crossing Over (1995) and Pasko Sa America! (2002), an album
of Filipino and Western Christmas favorites.
Biyaheng Diliman also features the special
participation of the UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (UP Tugma), the
student organization of Asian Music and Musicology majors at the UP
College of Music. UP Tugma comprises of a number of performing ensembles
including Chinese Sizhu, Japanese Koto, Javanese Gamelan, Korean
Samulnori and Philippine Traditional music. The group has represented
the country in international festivals in Hunan province, China and in
various cities in Thailand. For this concert, the group will be
presenting songs and dances of the Panay Bukidnon and the Maguindanao.
Tickets for the show are priced at P250 with special discounts for students and the elderly.
Contact Details:
For more details, please call (63 2) 981-8500 loc. 2639 and (63 2) 929-6963.
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