The
Kabataang Gitarista, the Cultural Center of the Philippines’
Classical Guitar Program for public high school students will celebrate its
first anniversary through a first guitar recital on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM at the CCP Silangan Hall. The students will play
solo numbers, perform duets and ensemble pieces.
The
Kabataang Gitarista is an ensemble of public high schools students from Manila
and Pasay who have been taking
classical guitar lessons free of charge for almost a year, as part of the
Artist Training Program of the Cultural
Center Philippines .
The program was organized in August 2012 to promote appreciation for, and
interest in classical guitar performance among public high school students, to
provide the highest level of classical guitar training, free of charge, as well
as to develop a performing classical guitar ensemble. Under the tutelage of
renowned Filipino guitar pedagogue, arranger and performer Maestro Jose Valdez,
the group takes regular guitar lessons every Saturday morning.
The
ensemble gave its first performance during the 2013 CCP Pasinaya Open House
Festival in February 2013. Since then the group has performed in selected
public schools such as Lakan Dula, Arellano High and V. Mapa High School in
February and March, and gave a performance at the European
International School
Due
to the interest they have developed in the instrument and their desire to
further improve their craft, two of its members are now music majors. One
of them is currently enrolled as a partial scholar of the St. Scholastica’s
College School of Music as a guitar major, the other at the Philippine Normal
University as a Music Education major.
Its
members are: Angelo Argosino, Ezra Bautista, Godrick Banquito, Johann Bueno,
Ervin Jubay, Jeulo Madriaga, Christian Mercader, Maia Rutaquio, Daniel Suilen,
Carol Teope, Jeremiah Teope and Jezliah Tolentino.
The
program includes solo classical, Filipino and popular works as well ensemble
numbers. Some of the works to be performed include Bach’s Bourrée
in E minor, Tarrega’s Lagrima, Adelita, Marieta and Recuerdos de la
Alhambra; de Guzman’s Bayan Ko, Molina’s Hatinggabi, traditional
Filipino songs Ili-ili and Lulay, Pachelbel’s Canon in D, and San
Pedro’s Sa Ugoy ng Duyan.
Tickets:
Free
admission
For
inquiries:
CCP
Artist Training Division 832-1125 local 1604/1605, ccp.artist.training@gmail.com
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