Ross Salvosa conducts piano teachers workshop, masterclass

Canada based pianist and pedagogue Dr. Ross Salvosa will hold a piano teachers workshop and a piano masterclass this January 30-31, 2020 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Mounted by the CCP Artist Training Division, the workshop and masterclass, collectively billed as Path of Least Resistance, will focus on developing strong musical and technical foundation from early beginner to advanced level.

The piano teachers workshop happens on January 30, 2020 from 9:00 AM up to 6:00 PM is split into three modules namely Path of Least Resistance at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Creating vs. Regurgitating at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, and Road to Parnassus at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

The piano masterclass, which is open to pianists, will take place at the following day on January 31, 2020 from 9:00 AM up to 6:00 PM. Both the piano teachers workshop and the piano masterclass will take place at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater).

Ross Salvosa is one of the most sought-after teachers in the Pacific Northwest. He is a seasoned adjudicator and has served in the juries of national and international piano competitions including the Seattle International Piano Festival and Competition and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists. He is renowned for developing prodigious talents from early formative ages to professional artists. He frequently gives masterclasses in Canada, USA, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and the Philippines. He is the director of the Concord Institute of Performing Arts in Vancouver-BC and also an artist-faculty at the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah-Washington. He is a senior advisor to the board of the Vancouver Clef Music Society and has served as artistic director of the Music Without Borders Society.

He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of British Columbia and was recipient of the Mildred Johnson scholarship award under the guidance of Corey Hamm, Sara Buechner, Mark Anderson, Kenneth Broadway and Ralph Markham. He earned is Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Roberta Rust. He also studied with Philip Evans, Maria Rosa Oubiña, Frida Conn, Reynaldo Reyes, Emilio del Rosario, Mauricia Borromeo, Perla Suaco, Ruby Salvosa, Abelardo Galang and Artemio Panganiban.

For more information and reservations, contact the CCP Artist Training Division at ccp.artist.trainng@gmail.com or call 8832-11125 loc. 1605.