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Young musicians, classical musicenthusiasts at Opusfest in
Antipolo(The Philippine Star) | Updated May 13, 2013 - 12:00am
Violinist Micha Haran of Israel will teach at the Opusfest
international music camp from May 19 to 27 at the Eugenio Lopez
Center in
Antipolo.
MANILA, Philippines - From May 19 to 27, Eugenio Lopez Center
(ELC) in Antipolo hosts renowned artists and talented young
classical
performers from around the world as they teach, learn and
breathe music in Opusfest 2013.
Violinists Micha Haran (Israel), Francisca Mendoza (Chile) and
Chie Yoshinaka (Japan), bassoonist Richard McIntyre (Australia) and
world-
renowned concert pianists Martin Soderberg (Spain), Chong Lim Ng
(Malaysia) and Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz (Philippines) will conduct
the
master classes.
The winds, brass and percussion faculty of Sistema for the
Filipino Youth music program will also take on mentoring duties at
the camp.
They are Suh Jin Hee (cello), Lexter Deo Santos (drums and
percussions), Arnaldo Custodio (bassoon and oboe), Beverly
Shangkuan
Cheng (conducting), Katherine Asis (sight-reading) and Nepthalie
Villanueva (French horn).
Artists will train delegates aged nine to 19 years old in
performing solo and in an ensemble or orchestra via one-on-one
master classes.
Concert dates are on May 19, 24 and 25. On May 19, the Orchestra
of the Filipino Youth scholars will have an opening recital and
will be led
by guest conductor Olivier Ochanine. On May 24, the ABS-CBN
Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Gerard Salonga will
regale
guests with their repertoire of international and Filipino
classical pieces. At the end of the weeklong interaction with their
mentors, the young
musicians will display their new and improved musicality and
techniques in a graduation recital orchestral concert on May
25.
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For a minimal fee, ELC will open its doors to the public to
watch these concerts. Individual concert tickets may be purchased
for P400 each.
To watch all the concerts, one may get the season pass for
P1,000.
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Meanwhile, kids who want to join as delegates may still sign up
for Opusfest. The Mahogany package worth P40,000 is best for
those
wishing to stay in the ELC, while the Spruce package worth
P25,000 is for those who will make the daily commute to the camp.
For tickets,
call Marco Vargas at 0920-9201351, and for enrollment, call
Tinky Cabanatan at 0915-1949760 or at the SFY-OFY Hall, Benpres
Building,
Ortigas Center.
The ELC is on Sumulong Highway in Antipolo City.
-http://www.philstar.com/arts-and-culture/2013/05/13/941325/young-musicians-classical-music-
enthusiasts-opusfest-antipolo
