Organized in 1989 to honor the memory of the noted composer, FBMFI assists musically talented students and teachers through its Scholarship and Masters Workshop Programs. Throughout these past years, the Foundation has provided scholarships to music students in a number of colleges and universities, including the University of the Philippines, Centro Escolar University, St. Scholastica\’s College and the Philippine Women\’s University. Its Masters Workshop Program has brought to the Philippines internationally renowned musical pedagogues who have conducted training seminars aimed at enhancing and upgrading the skills of music teachers in the country.

In partnership with the CCP, the FBMFI is pleased to present a piano concert featuring Ms. Cecile Licad at the Nicanor Abelardo Hall of the CCP at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28, 2008. Ms. Licad, a grand niece of Francisco Buencamino, Sr., will perform two full concertos that evening: Beethoven Concerto #2 and Rachmaninoff #2 with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Germany- based Conductor, Oscar Yatco.

Tickets range from P200 to P3000.

You can download the flyer for more information or call 881-8071 or 0921-231-5621.

The Helobung Cultural Troupe
in
“TALES, TUNES and THREADS of the T’BOLI”
A unique musical journey to Lake Sebu with ten indigenous T\’boli master dancers and musicians

On Friday, 24 November 2006 at 8:00 pm
At the Francisco Santiago Hall
Equitable PCI Bank Tower I
Makati Ave cor. De la Costa Street
Makati City

For Tickets, please call or text 0920-9000409

The other members of the Hong Kong jury which gave the grand prize to Rashkovskiy include Tchaikovsky laureate Vladimir Krainev and piano icons Gary Graffman, Leon Fleisher and Cristina Ortiz.

Also a prizewinner of international piano competitions in France, Italy and Spain, Rashkovskiy has debuted in the world’s most important venues among them the Theatre du Champ Elysee in France, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Deulen Concertgebouw in Rotterdam. Among the conductors he has worked with include Sergio Commissiona and Edo de Waart who earlier worked with Cecile Licad.

Rashkovskiy Manila program called An Evening of Piano Fantasy is sponsored by the Chopin Society of Hong Kong headed by Andrew and Annabela Freris. The December 13 piano repertoire include Mozart’s Fantasy in C Minor, KV 475, Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Chopin’s Fantasy in F Minor, Liszt’s Fantasia quasi sonata (Dante Sonata) and Balakirev’s Oriental Fantasy-Islamey.

Apart from Rashkovskiy, the Great Performance Series at Philamlife Theater include Filipino tenor Otoniel Gonzaga with guest artists Dulce, sopranos Rachelle Gerodias and Camille Lopez-Molina, flutist Christopher Oracion and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Rodel Colmenar.

The series ends on February 24, 2007 with a recital of Romanian violin superstar Alexandru Tomescu with pianist Mary Anne Espina.

The Great Performance Series is sponsored by the Philamlife Insurance Company and the Chopin Society of Hong Kong.

For ticket inquiries, please call tel. 9007023 or cell 09065104270.

Concert
Pianist Hiyas Hila, winner of the University of Minnesota Concerto Competition and Elinor Bell Piano Competition, will have a concert with the Manila Symphony Orchestra on Friday, August 11, 2006 at the Philamlife Theater, UN Avenue, Ermita, Manila.

Program with Orchestra: Mozart’s Magic flute Overture and Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488. Solo

Program: Beethoven’s 32 variations on an Original Theme and Debusy’s Images Book 1.

Tickets at P1,500, P1,00 and P500. For inquiries and free ticket delivery, please tel. 9007023 or cell 09065104270.

Opera
Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin will be mounted at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on September 29, 30, 2006, 8 p.m. Featuring soprano Rachelle Gerodias, baritone Andrew Fernando, baritone Noel Azcona, tenor Lemuel de la Cruz and the University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Hermie Ranera.

For inquiries and free ticket delivery, please tel. 9007023 or cell 09065104270.

Christmas Gala Concert
Christmas Spectacular 2006. Featuring world acclaimed Filipino tenor Otoniel Gonzaga sings your favorite Christmas carols with the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Rodel Colmenar. Philamlife Theater, UN Avenue, Ermita, Manila, Saturday, December 9, 2006, 8 p.m.

Tickets at P3,000 and P2,000. For inquiries and free ticket delivery, please tel. 9007023 or cell 09065104270.

Concert
Violin Spectacular. Featuring world-acclaimed Romanian violinist Alexandru Tomescu plays Bruch violin concerto with the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra. Philamlife Theater, UN Avenue, Ermita, Manila. Saturday, February 24, 2007.

Tickets at P 2,500; P1,500 and P1,000. For inquiries and free ticket delivery, please tel. 9007023 or cell 09065104270.

PRESS RELEASE
Date: 22 July 2006 / 21:00 (9pm)
Venue: Future Prospects / Shop 62-63, Marikina Shoe Expo. / Cubao, Quezon City
Admission: FREE
URL: www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/sabaw

S.A.B.A.W. releases its first anthology album entitled:

S.A.B.A.W. An anthology of Noise, Electronic and Experimental Music 2006

The S.A.B.A.W. Anthology is the result of existing material collected from experimental musicians/sound artists who had been working in the Philippine underground (read: underappreciated and under-funded) scene for the last 20 years.

The project — conceived with the intention of not just publishing but also promoting innovations and experiments in music, is an attempt to fill a gap made real by the lack of critical appreciation and inaccessibility of sound art and experimental music for the past two decades.

The artists here represent but a cross section of a much larger body of musicians and artists from all over the archipelago. (Taken from the album liner notes)

Featuring:

Arvie Bartolome
Ascaris
Autoceremony
Blend:er
Blums Borres
Children of Cathode Ray
Conscript
EAT TAE
Elemento
Foodshelter&Clothing
Inconnu ictu
Insomnia
Nasal Police
Pow Martinez
Tengal
Teresa Barrozo

The two-disc album also includes liner notes (including the bio of each artist), and the artwork of artist Poklong Anading.

It will be sold for 150 pesos and is packed in a sealed jewel case.

This Saturday\’s event will have live performances by experimental musicians/sound artists: Elemento, Inconnu ictu, Nasal Police (Pow Martinez and Ria Muñoz), Arvie Bartolome, and Tengal.

In addition to the anthology, three other albums will be released this Saturday, Head Ego by Arvie Bartolome, Drones for the Bored by Tengal, and ZPE (Zero-point energy) by Elemento mastermind, Lirio Salvador.

HEAD EGO
Head Ego is a three-part album: Head Ego (Lost Tapes), Altego, and the scratch tracks.

Altego and the scratch tracks were created during the summer of 2006 and includes a remix track of \”Only\” by NIN. Head Ego (Lost Tapes) is collection of Arvie\’s most personal works that have been lost for almost seven years. The original tracks were deleted and only after seven years a tape was discovered.

Now remastered and reedited by Arvie himself, Head Ego is his first time release.

URL: http://www.myspace.com/arviebartolome

50 pesos each.

Packaged in a cardboard jacket.

DRONES FOR THE BORED
Drones for the Bored is the first album of Tengal\’s Sequential Boredom Series (SBS), a series of albums inspired by boredom.

From electronic soundscapes, dronology, to psycho-acoustic \”ear-dances\”, Drones for the bored features four massive tracks for solo synthesizer, prepared electric fan, mixer feedback and reprocessed tape.

Spectacular acoustical effects take you to expansive worlds of dancing difference tones and psychedelic sonorities. Tengal has stirred boredom to come to life.

Limited to nine copies. Double-disc with almost two hours of music.

120 pesos each.

Packaged in a jewel case.

ZPE
If you are a science fiction fan, you might have heard of ZPE.

The concept of zero-point energy, and the hint of a possibility of extracting \”free energy\” from the vacuum, has attracted the attention of amateur inventors.

Taking the zero-point energy theory from physics, Lirio has applied it to generating sound from steady electro-magnetic coils found in house-hold appliances.

An album made up entirely of sound explorations of the insides of house-hold appliances, Lirio Salvador is definitely the mad scientist of electronic sound art.

All the albums will be sold at the event.

For album orders and reservations, questions and feedback please
contact:
Tengal 09206045559 or email tengald@gmail.com for more details.

Please pass this email to interested parties. Help spread the word.

Thank you!

A Concert of KASARINLAN Philippine Music Ensemble,

on the Occasion of Its Twentieth Anniversary.

Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 3 in the afternoon.

Tampingco Hall, National Museum

The presentation is an introduction to Philippine music, its creative diversity various forms and styles, meanings and contexts, and beauty and excellence, with informative narration by Kasarinlan\’s Musical Director, Prof. Felipe de Leon, Jr.

For more information, please call 527-1215