Inaugural Makiling Music Festival to open on March 5

The inaugural Makiling Music Festival of the Philippine High School for the Arts will open at the Bulwagang Sarimanok (National Arts Center Clubhouse) in Los Baños, Laguna on Sunday.

There will be concerts as well as masterclasses and workshops for violin, guitar, piano, voice, chamber music and jazz improvisation at the event, which will run from March 5 to 7.

A press release from the organizers describes some of the performances attendees may look forward to:

March 5 opens with the Young Musicians Concert featuring the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra under the baton of Jeffrey Solares with Kirsten Fabellar (piano) and Monica Bacus (violin). Pianists Nathan Domagas and Jet Chong and violinists Micah Pecson and Ian Mora will be featured in “Hiraya”, a series of music recitals for the Grade 10 students.

The second day, March 6, starts with a Guitar Concert featuring Pongpat Pongpradit, Sornsek Srivipanon, Naoki Ikuta, Mai Guitar Quartet, Aaron Aguila, and Triple Fret. Sting Asistores (guitar) and Chirbee Dy (soprano) will be featured in the last series of Hiraya.

The last day, March 7, ends with the Alumni Concert featuring Gabby Paguirigan (piano) and Anna Migallos (soprano), to be immediately followed by the closing Chamber Music Concert featuring Renato Lucas (cello), Mariel Ilusorio (piano), Juan Muñoz (violin), April Misa (piano), Stefanie Quintin (soprano) and Grade 11 music students Alain de Asis (violin), Angel Esteban (viola), Marlee Pabico (guitar), Yvette Parcon (soprano), and Janna Peña (piano).

All the activities are free and open to the public. — BM, GMA News

For more information, visit the Makiling Music Festival Facebook page.