IN this time when
social gatherings are prohibited, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra finds
an alternative way to bring classical music to the Filipino audiences through
the PPO Chamber Music Concert, slated on October 30, 2020 (Friday), 8pm,
streamed via the CCP and PPO Facebook Pages and CCP YouTube Channel.
Maestro Yoshikazu
Fukumura, PPO music director and principal conductor, has carefully programmed
a chamber concert series that highlights the different instruments of the
orchestra while performing music composed for small ensembles.
For the October
concert, the repertoire focuses on string instruments. For the first part
of the program, PPO concertmaster and violinist Dino Akira Decena and cellist
Giancarlo Gonzales will perform VIOLIN AND CELLO DUO OP. 6 No. 1 by
Franz Anton Hoffmeister.
Violinist Jose
Carlo Tuazon, violinist Berny Dulce Payte, cellist Giuseppe Diestro, and double
bassist Ariston Payte III will play SONATA FOR 2 VIOLINS, CELLO AND DOUBLE
BASS NO. 2 IN A MAJOR by Gioachino Rossini for the second part of the
program.
On November 27, the
PPO Chamber Concert puts a spotlight on wind instruments. Clarinet players Ariel Sta. Ana, Jayson
Rivera, and Hernan Manalastas will play SERENADE FOR 3 CLARINETS by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
It will be followed
by PREGON DE DANZA FOR CLARINET AND CELLO by Georgia Sanchez, to be
performed by clarinettist Jayson Rivera, clarinet and cellist Gerry Graham
Gonzales.
The program
continues with flutist Rosemarie Poblete, clarinettist Ariel Sta. Ana, bassoonist
Frenvee Andra, and French horn player Ernani Pascual serenading the audience
with WOODWIND QUARTET NO. 4 IN B MAJOR by Gioachino Rossini.
The November
concert will conclude with flutist Hercules Santiago and marimba player Aimee
De la Cruz playing TWO PIECES FOR FLUTE AND MARIMBA by Ney Rosauro.
“In compliance with
the protocols imposed by the government, the most logical and safest way to
perform classical music is through ensemble playing. By doing so, it will not only help highlight
the artistry of individual players with their respective instruments more but
also offer another form of performance for instrumental classical music to
audiences aside from the usual full orchestra performances of the PPO before
the pandemic,” shared PPO orchestra director Eugene Delos Santos, DMA.
For more
information, please visit the CCP website (www.culturalcenter.gov.ph) or
follow the official CCP and PPO Facebook pages. (PR)
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