PPO Concert Series VI: Picturesque Philippines (Mostly Music before World War II)

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) conductor laureate Prof. Oscar C. Yatco leads the PPO in “Picturesque Philippines: Mostly Music before World War II” on Feb 4, 8 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo. The concert, which is the PPO’s sixth of the 2005 performing season, features soprano Joan Cano and pianist Reynaldo Reyes in a program featuring pre-war Philippine music.

Programme
Julian Felipe – National Anthem (Marcha Nacional Filipinas) 1904
Juan Nakpil – Pahimakas (Farewell) (Funeral March) 1897
Antonio Molino – Hatinggabi 1913
Nicanor Abelardo – Cinderella Overture 1931
Jose Estella – Ang Maya 1905 | Joan Cano, Soprano
Francisco Buencamino, Sr. – Mayon 1941 (II. Moderato “Ang Dalagang Matimtiman, and III. Allegro Moderato “Ang Diwa ng Aking Bayan”) | Reynaldo G. Reyes, piano
Ramon Tapales – Mindanao Orchids 1935
Antonino Buenaventura – By the Hillside 1941
Francisco Santiago – Madaling Araw ca 1920s | Andrei Jose, tenor
Angel Pena – Igorot Rhapsody for Symphony Orchestra 1959
Rodolfo S. Cornejo – Concerto for Piano no.1 in D Minor, 1933 (I. Maestoso – Allegretto, II. Andante ma non troppo, III. Rondo Allegro) | Reynaldo G. Reyes, piano