31st International Bamboo Organ Festival
Program
31st International Bamboo Organ Festival
Program
Program Notes February 2, 2006 (Gala
– Homage to Mozart)
Written in 1771, the Litaniae Laurentanae in B flat
major K109 derives its name from the Mary chapel of the Casa Santa in Loreto,
the inscriptions of which are gathered together in its text. It is in fact
quite intimate – without Italian brilliance and full of Mozartean
tenderness. The wonderful Sancta Maria Pro Nobis is a continous arioso in
antiphonal style; the concluding sigh of the Agnus Dei in B flat minor is also
particularly beautiful.
The Vesperae de Dominica in C major K. 321 was
composed in 1779, the same year as the Coronation Mass. It is a work of strong
contrasts: only Dixit Dominus and Magnificat, the first and last psalms are in
the principal key. Here Mozart is no longer concerned with the accepted
ecclesiastical style; thisis instead a kind of oratorio. Laudete Pueri is a
choral setting of motet-like character; Laudete DOminum, a coloratura aria with
organ obligato. In Beatus Vir, the chorus and orchestra seem to grow
independent of each other, yet unity is more complete than ever. Finally in the
Magnificat, majesty fuses with the social character of a symphonic Aleegro into
one incredible whole.
The Sonate di Chiesa, or church sonatas, were
instrumental interpolations in the mass between the Epistle and the Gospel; in
Mozart’s hands they assume the most varied character and instrumentation
according to the nature of the mass in which they were used. They usually took
on the form of a miniature sonata movement. Brevity was the one requirement for
them all, since the Mass itself had also to be as brief as possible. Mozart
usually allotted no more than 2 to 3 minutes each, with a few exceptions.
In 1774 Mozart wrote for ordinary liturgical use two
short masses: one in F, and the other, the Missa Brevis in D K 194, both with
simple string accompaniment (without viola) in which he achieved an even
greater conciseness. One of the means he employed to this end is simply
briefness of duration: in this particular mass there are no preludes at all.
Other methods he used were terseness of all the motives, rapid choral
declamation, and division of lengthy sections of text among the soloists, who
pratically interrupt each other without ever failing into the forbidden
expedient of polytexture. The Gloria and the Credo are held together by
unifying violin motives; the latter is intoned only by the priest, with a
special slow movement interpolated for the Incarnatus.
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Gala – Homage to Mozart
Litaniae Laurentanae K 109
Vesperae de Dominica K 321
Sonata di Chiesa K 244, 245, and 336
Missa Brevis in D major in K 194
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[ Artists ]
Luba Shishkhanova, organ
Johann Trummer, organ
Katrina Saporsantos, soprano
Janet S. Aracama, mezzo-soprano
Rogelio Peñaverde Jr., tenor
Noel Azcona, baritone
Philippine Madrigal Singers
Festival Orchestra
Eugene F. Castillo, conductor
Homage to Mozart February 3, 2006
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[ Ma. Katrina Saporsantos ]
Soprano Ma. Katrina Saporsantos, a prizewinner at
the 2002 National Music Competition for Young Artsists, is currently pursuing
studies in voice with Dean Ramon Acoymo of the UP
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[ Janet Sabas Aracama ]
Janet Sabas Aracama pursues a multifaceted career as
performing artsist, conductor and educator. Her vocal repertoire ranges from
opera to music theater, gospel, jazz and pop; and her performing experience
almost as wide. She has been soloist for the Philippine Harmonic Orchetsra
under conductors the likes of Piero Gamba, Julian Quirit and Oscar Yatco; was
featured in the Filipino Artists Series, was a soloist for Performing Arts
International, and is a mainstay at the Bamboo Organ Festival. Much in demand as
a musical director and vocal coach, she is presently Chair of the UP Choral
Ensemble and the instrumental Conducting Dept., as well as director and
conductor of the UP Concert Chorus, which she has steered to many gold prizes
in competitions abroad.
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[ Rogelio Peñaverde Jr. ]
Rogelio Peñaverde Jr., tenor, is a senior at
the UST Conservatory of Music, major in voice and minor in piano. Before taking
up formal music studies he earned a Master’s degree in Marketing
Communications from the University of Asia and the Pacific as a university
scholar; he then worked as account manager at J. Walter Thompson and the
creative director at Minds Crack Marketing, where he is still employed. His
performances include concerts at Paco Park Presents and Concert at the Park, at
the
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[ Noel Azcona ]
Baritone Noel Azcona is soloist of the
internationally acclaimed UST Singers led by Prof. Fidel Calalang, og which he
is also assistant music director. He studied with Prof. Gloria Coronel and the
late Salvacion Oppus Yniguez. In 2003, he made his opera debut in
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[ Artists ]
Luba Shishkhanova, organ
Johann Trummer, organ
Katrina Saporsantos, soprano
Janet S. Aracama, mezzo-soprano
Rogelio Peñaverde Jr., tenor
Noel Azcona, baritone
Philippine Madrigal Singers
Festival Orchestra
Eugene F. Castillo, conductor
Concert Under The Trees February 4,
2006
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[ Ang4gettables ]
If you were to receive a caller in the dead of the
night asking, “You wanna have fun?” would you say yes?
In 1993, singer actress Pinky Marquez did. After
all, the caller was longtime friend/comedian Dyords Javier who was then muling
over the idea of forming a vocal group composed of seasoned solo performers.
As human nature goes, Dyords had friends in mind
first.
”Her only concern was who the other members
would be. As soon as Pinky found out that it would be other friends, she
immediately commited,” narrates Dyords.
Friendship, indeed, became the nucleus of the now
nine-year-strong musical entertainment group Ang4gettables. And through several
world ntours, some line-up changes (original members Nanette Inventor and Mon
David were eventually replaced by recording artist Bimbo Cerudo and Ms. Saigon
alumna Isay Alvarez) and a slew of personal and professional ups and downs,
it’s the foundation that has kept them together. “
Then again, that’s just one of the secrtes of
the group’s staying power. The more important ingredient in
Ang4gettables’ winning formula is talent.
”Everyone can sing solo. As a group, we can do
songhs that require duets, trios and, of course, quartets. Dahil madami din
kami at iba-iba ang influences, vast din and repertoire ng Ang4gettables
ranging from ‘50s up to the current Top 40. Did I already mention that we
never sing covers exactly as the original versions? We always rearrange songs
to fit our styles,” Dyords enumerates.
No wonder then why ANg4gettables has been in demand
for concerts, tours, conventions and productlaunches since its inception…
And when asked what lessons they have learned from being part of the music
industry for this long, Dyords sums up for the group.
”Count your blessings and make your blessings
count,” he ends simply.
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[ A Capella
This group of young professionals (with careers
ranging from entrepreneurs and computer experts to teachers and doctors) and
college students are commited to the promotion of peace and goodwill through
music – in their case a capella singing, hence the group’s name.
Their repertoire ranges from madrigals to OPM hits; an international mix of
fine mucis from the Latino beat of South America to tribal music of
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[ Karel Marquez ]
Eighteen-year-old Karel Marquez is a commercial
model (since age 2) and singer with television and film credits to her name.
She has also appeared in Musical Theater productions and was awarded the Aliw
Awards Best New Artist of 2004.
An Evening of Organ Music February 6, 2006
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[ Luba Shishkhanova ]
Luba Shishkhanova was born in Kasachtan and finished
her studies at the Tchaikowskij Conservatory in
-- On the Bamboo Organ:
Tiento de primer tono de mano derecha - A. de Sola
(1634-96)
Medio Registro de primer tono - F. Peraza (1564-98)
Canción para la corneta - Anonymous
Dulce Memorie - H. de Cabezon (1541-1602)
Batalla de quinto tono - Anonymous
Andante KV 616 - W.A. Mozart (1756-91)
SonataIV for Organ, Wq 70 Allegro assai –
Adagio – Allegro - C.P.E. Bach (1714-88)
-- On the Auditorium Organ:
Toccata and Fugue in d minor BWV 565 - J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
My Soul Magnifies the Lord BWV 648
Wake Arise, the Voices Call Us BWV 645
Fantasy in f minor KV 608 - W.A. Mozart (1756-91)
Allegro from Sonata for Organ (Dedicated to L.
Shishkhanova) - S. Tchebotarew b. 1949
Sonatine (per Offertorio e Postcommunio) - D. de
Bergamo (1791-1863)
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[ Artist ]
Luba Shishkhanova, organ
Musica Fiesta, February 7, 2006
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[ Armando Salarza ]
Armando Salarza gave his first public performance on
the Bamboo Organ at the age of eleven. Soon he became the youngest of the Las
Piñas Boys Choir. He studied in
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[ The Las Piñas Boys Choir ]
The Las Piñas Boys Choir was founded even
prior to the creation of the Bamboo Organ Festival by Leo Renier CICM as an
essential part of the parish community and its liturgy. It’s members are
enrolled in
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[ The BSJ Woodwind Quintet ]
The BSJ Woodwind Quintet, formed in 2002, is
composed of Gianpaolo Rivera, flute; Jayson Pagtakhan, oboe; Randy Lopez,
clarinet; Dick Tolentino, French horn; and Nylrone Bendo bassoon. Its members
are music scholars of St. Scholastica’s College and the UST Conservatory
of Music who started as members of Banda San Jose of las Piñas, and have
gone on to prevail in the National Music Competition for Young Artists and
Asian symphonic band competitions. They now perform with different orchestras,
and as a group have a wide repertoire that encompasses classical and contemporary
pieces in various genres.
[ The Festival Choir ]
The Festival Choir was founded in 2002 especially
for the 27th Bamboo Organ Festival which commemorated the 25th year of the
special relationship between the cities of
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Sonata for Organ and Clarinet - A.D. Consolacion II
Philippine Medley - L. San Pedro
Classical Rag - L. Jendras
Tsismis - R. Cayabyab
Iyo Kailan Pa Man – A. Peña-L.Celerio
Lambingan – L. Ignacio-J.C. de Jesus
Kailangan Kita - O. Alcasid
Katakataka - S. Suarez arr. A. Espino
Ahay Tuburan - arr. A. Espino
Pandanguhan - R. Umail arr. A. Espino
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Interval
Ceremony of Carols - B. Britten
Procession
Wolcum Yole! – There is No Rose –
Bulalow –
As Dew In Aprille – This Little Babe
– Adam Lay I-bounden
Procession
Worship the Lord in Beauty of Holiness - A.D.
Consolacion II
Lord God our Father
Cantate Domino
God of Infinite Compassion
Te Deum Laudamus
Make Your Dream Come True - A.D. Consolacion II
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[ Artists ]
Randy Lopez, clarinet
The BSJ Woodwind Quintet
Rogelio Peñaverde Jr., tenor
Della G Besa, piano
Rea L. Jimeze, piano
Las Piñas Boys Choir
Festival Choir
Alejandro D. Consolacion II, organ
Armando Salarza, conductor
Musica Sacra, February 9, 2006
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Concerto in d minor BMV 974 (A. Marcello) - J.S.
Bach (1685-1750)
Mass in G major HOB XXII: 6 - FJ Haydn (1732-1809)
The Seven Last Words of Christ - T. Dubois
(1837-1924)
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[ Artists ]
Fr. Manuel Maramba OSB, organ
Armando Salarza, organ
Katrina Saporsantos, organ
Janet S. Aracama, mezzo-soprano
Rogelio Peñaverde Jr., tenor
Noel Azcona, baritone
Philippine Madrigal Singers
Las Piñas Boys Choir
Coro de San Antonio
Festival Orchestra
Eugene F. Castillo, conductor
Musica Sacra - Program Notes
February 9, 2006
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[ Johann Trummer ]
Johann Trummer studied theology and musicology at
the Univeristy of Graz, Austria, earning diplomas in organ and harpsichord. A
priest since 1964, he became vice-rector of the major seminary in 1969. He has
taught music since 1966, becoming dean of the Institute of Church Music and
Organ. He is vice president of the Austrian Choral Music Commission, a member
of the board of the International Bach Society, and regularly teaches at the
State Conservatories in Moscow and Minsk. Dr. Trummer has published in the
fields of litugy and music, AUtrian church music on both organ and harpsichord
and also give lectures all over Europe, in Russia, the US, Canada, Israel, and
the Philippines.
Homage to Mozart, February 3, 2006
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[ Rea Lodronio Jimenez ]
Pianist and organist Rea Lodronio Jimenez earned her
music degree cum laude from ST. Scholastica’s College, where she is now
on the High School faculty. Sha has also branched out into choral conducting,
working with the Ateneo Boys Choir and the Las Piñas Boys Choir. She
regularly plays the Bamboo Organ at mass in St. Joseph Church, and is a member
of the Diego Cera Trio.
Della Gamboa Besa’s involvement in piano
ensemble spans several decades. Performances with her duo partnmers Annie de
Guzman and Mary Ann Armovit, plus concerts with instrumentalists and singers
have taken her throughout the Philippines, the US and China. Formerly Associate
Artistic Director for the Performing Arts at CCP. She is now Artistic Director
of the Bamboo Organ Festival.
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[ The Festival Orchestra ]
The Festival Orchestra is made up of the best of
Manila’s younger instrumentalists who are mostly members of the Manila
Symphony II based at St. Sholastica’s College, where they are taught and
conducted by Arturo Molina. The members play in varied formations, and so have
filled many functions for the Festival, of which they are now a vital element.
The group also frequently participates in the musical life of the Las
Piñas parish.
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Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai (also sometimes
referred to as Missa Sancti Josephi) was written in 1772 to celebrate the feast
day of his employer Prince Nicholas, an enthusiastic music lover and performer.
The work has the characteristics of an Advent pastoral mass, associated with
Christ’s birth in a stable and the shepherds in the fields. The first and
last movements use the same pastoral material, with gentle lilting 6/4 time and
falling phrases in parallel thirds and sixths. Led by the colo quartet, this
forms a calm framework to the mass. The exultant Gloria leads into the lyrical
soprano solo Gratias Agimus Tibi, then a thoughtful Qui Tollis returns to the
joyful mood of the Quioniam Tu Solus Sanctus with its fugal Amen. Haydn himself
commented: “I hope God will not be angry If I am irrepressibly cheerful
in my worship of Him.” The dance-like Credo slows for the quartet to declaim
the birth and death of the Savior, then jubilation returns for the Et
Resurrexit, the rapid word-setting of the rest of the creed, and the Amen. Calm
beauty reigns throughout the Sanctus leading into an exuberant Pleni Sunt
Coeli. The solo quartet setting of the Benedictus concludes with the briefest
of choral Hosannas. The final Agnus Dei is solemn, and returns to pastoral calm
for the Dona Nobis Pacem.
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Dubois composed
- International Bamboo Organ Festival -
2006