CEBU, Philippines - There is a reason to be more fun in Cebu indeed as hundreds of young fiddlers will hit the stage of SM Northwing on May 19, Sunday, at 5 p.m.
This grand recital entitled, A String of Fiddlers, will be the first grand young violinists’ event in Cebu and perhaps in the whole Philippines as nine different music schools come together to create this historical phenomenon. The head teachers of this event are members of the Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) in coordination with the Salvador and Pilar Sala Foundation Incorporated (SPSFI) and its chairman, a world-renowned pianist, Dr. Ingrid Sala Santamaria. Previously, Dr. Ingrid spearheaded Sala Foundation’s Ten-Year Music Orchestra Development Program (1991-2000). The results of this Training and Performance Program were the launching of the Cebu Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) in 1995, and its evolvement into the Peace Philharmonic Philippines (PPP) in 2000.
From the SPSFI Development Program, hundreds of musicians propelled the purpose of educating the Filipinos with classical music as well as developing the youth in their musical skills. Presently, the alumni of CYSO and PPP have now become professionals in their individual careers yet they are still continuing their passion in teaching music. They have spread across the country and across the globe to share the same purpose and have now gathered back to feature the fruits of their labor in this grand recital.
The participating schools are Music & Me Studio headed by Mr. Rodelio Glodove, Norwena Belocura, Dr. Wayneth Abaiz, Maricel Sevilla and Marie Antoinette Gorgonio; Bella Musica & Violin Discovery headed by Mr. Marc Hamlet Mercado, Francis Balo Violin Studio headed by Mr. Francis Balo; Classic Orchestra Music Studio headed by Mr. Reynaldo Abellana, Duyan Child Center Cebu Incorporated headed by Mrs. Imee Alcantara Cruz; Cebu Music Learning Center headed by Dr. Melissa Cipres; Sacred Heart School Ateneo de Cebu headed by Krizmagnum Ibaos; Bridge Music Academy headed by Juliet Jung and 7 Spirit headed by Akihide Noguchi. — Contributed by Antoinette Gorgonio (FREEMAN)