Filipino trumpeter Rommel Reyes performs at PPO’s October concert

October 17, 2014, 8:00 PM

Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)

CCP Complex

Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:

Rommel Reyes, trumpet

Herminigildo Ranera, conductor

Programme:

George Gershwin Cuban Overture

Georg Philipp Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV51:D7

Alexander Borodin Symphony No. 2 in B minor

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, along with its Associate Conductor Herminigildo Ranera, welcomes trumpet player Rommel Reyes in their upcoming concert this October 17, 2014, 8:00 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).

Reyes, currently based in Scandinavia returns to Philippine soil for this concert playing Georg Philipp Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D, TWV51:D7. The orchestra, conducted by Ranera will also perform George Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Alexander Borodin’s Symphony No. 2 in B minor in this concert.

Trumpeter Rommel Reyes

Rommel Reyes took his first trumpet lesson in his local town band, the Band 4 of Malabon. He enrolled afterwards in the UST Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Professor Roger Llado. After winning a scholarship from the Loyola Foundation, he earned his Master of Music degree from the Elizabeth University of Music, Hiroshima, Japan. He took further studies in the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Music in Belgium where he finished his Specialisatie Diploma and Teaching Diploma. At the same time, he took lessons with Professor Klaus Schuhwerk in Frankfurt, Germany. A NAMCYA prize winner, he also joined competitions abroad such as the Raimo Sarmas Trumpet competition in Lieksa, Finland and the International Jean Dartier trumpet competition in Brussels, Belgium where he was a laureate. He was a member of the Brass Band Willebroek, cultural ambassadors of Flanders, when they won the Second Prize in the National Brass Band Competition, Highest Level.  Rommel Reyes was a member of the World Youth Orchestra, the Asian Youth Orchestra and the Flemish Youth Orchestra during its concert tour in St. Petersburg. He also performed with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra and the I Fiamminghi.

Ticket prices:

P1500 Orchestra Center

P1200 Orchestra Side

P800 Extreme Orchestra Side

P500 Balcony I Center

P400 Balcony I Side

P300 Balcony II

-50% student discount

-20% senior citizen discount

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