Mixed emotions mark the beginning of each academic year—excitement, anxiety, hope, and joy. A new year of remote and blended learning is no different.
The University of the Philippines’ (UP) official system-wide orchestra, the UP Symphony Orchestra (UPSO), will take all of these emotions and transform them into a musical journey for audiences in their next online concert “Simula: Handog sa Mag-aaral.”
In this celebration dedicated to UP students, UPSO performs with students from three different UP campuses.
Hailing from UP Los Baños, Harmonya is a string ensemble composed of students from all the different colleges of UPLB. They are dedicated to the ardent pursuit of excellence in music and explore all classical and contemporary genres.
UPSO will also be joined by the UP Manila Classical Ensemble. Throughout its seven-year existence, the organization has mounted numerous concerts, charity events, and learning workshops that aim to harness the musical talents of UP Manila students. The Ensemble takes pride in its members’ diverse backgrounds, welcoming musicians and non-performers from various majors of the UP Manila, the country’s Health Sciences Center.
Also performing in the concert are two incoming sophomore students from the UP College of Music. Soprano Christy Lagapa is pursuing a degree in Voice Performance under the tutelage of Prof. Katherine Molina and last 2017, was a semi-finalist of The Voice Teens Philippines competition. Baritone Nathan Mangune is currently a trainee of the Philippine Madrigal Singers and is completing his own Voice Performance degree under Prof. Ma. Cecilia Valena.
The concert program includes Gustav Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite, Lucio San Pedro’s Jubilate March, Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance No. 4, Christine Muyco’s Passage to Kublo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Non Piu Andrai from the Marriage of Figaro, and Cesar Franck’s Panis Angelicus. Read and learn more about the program and guest artists on the souvenir program.
“Simula: Handog sa Mag-aaral” will premiere on September 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm on the UPSO’s Facebook Page and YouTube channel, free of charge. Invite your family and friends to the performance as we kick off the school year together!
Mga Iskolar ng Bayan, mula sa UPSO, welcome to UP!
