The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra will hold online performances consisting of three pocket concerts to uplift the minds and hearts of Filipinos in the midst of the quarantine period.
The concerts will be streamed simultaneously on July 3, 2020 at 8PM, the first Friday of July through the CCP Website.Ā New performances will be uploaded every first Friday of the month.
Posted by Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday, June 21, 2019
Billed as MUSIC FOR HEALING: PPO in Quarantine, the pocket concerts consist of PPO by your Bedside, PPO in your Workplaces, and PPO in your Living Room.
Each pocket concert, which runs approximately 35 to 40 minutes, will present 10 to 12 numbers of solo and ensemble performances by the members of PPO recorded from their respective homes.
PPO by your Bedside is comprised of Antonin Dvorakās 4 Romantic Pieces op. 75 no. 1 – Allegro Moderato performed by violinist Berny Payte, Ennio Morriconeās Gabriel’s Oboe played by oboist Jappy Bautista, Rodgers and Hammersteinās You’ll Never Walk Alone interpreted by violinist Dino Decena and pianist Jascha Decena, Hillsong Worshipās What a Beautiful Name played by violinist Angelica Uson; J.S. Bachās Air on the G string rendered by String ensemble players Jose Carlo Tuazon, Berny Dulce Payte, Joy Allan Dela Cruz, Giuseppe Diestro, Aris Payte III; Secret Gardenās Sometimes When it Rains performed by trombone player Andoy Fernandez; Bach, Gonoudās Ave Maria played by contrabassist Abner Cruz, May Bukas Pa recorded by Rico J. Puno to be interpreted by cellist Roland Guerrero, Leonard Cohenās Hallelujah performed by viola player Joven Edward Aquisap, Astor Piazzollaās Ave Maria rendered by violinist Jose Carlo Tuazon, Can’t Help Falling In Love recorded by Elvis Presley performed by violinist Michael Del Rosario, and Lucio San Pedroās Sa Ugoy ng Duyan interpreted by viola player Rey Casey Concepcion.
PPO in your Living Room features Scott Joplinās The Entertainer performed by contrabassist Aris Payte III; Michele Panginiās Pagina Dāalbum rendered by clarinetist Jayson Rivera and Ensemble players Christian Tan (Violin), Berny Dulce Payte (Violin), Joy Allan De la Cruz (Viola), Gerry Gonzalez (Cello), Aris Payte III (Contrabass); Consuelo VelĆ”zquezās Besame Mucho interpreted by trumpetist Melvin Miranda, Claude Bollingās Irlindaise performed by flutist Edgardo Silangcruz; J.S. Bachās Air on the G string interpreted by String ensemble players Jose Carlo Tuazon, Berny Dulce Payte, Joy Allan Dela Cruz, Giuseppe Diestro, and Aris Payte III; Lucio San Pedroās Sa Ugoy ng Duyan rendered by violinist Christian Tan and cellist Giancarlo Gonzales, What a Wonderful World recorded by Louis Armstrong and performed by Hernan Manalastas (Clarinet) and Abner Cruz (Contrabass), Edward Elgarās Salut DāAmour rendered by cellist Ma. Theresa Ibero, Lift Up Your Hands by Basil Valdez performed by violinist Aristotle Ramos, Lead Me Lord recorded by Gary Valenciano and rendered by Ricson Poonin (Trombone), Can’t Help Falling In Love recorded by Elvis Presley and interpreted by violinist Michael Del Rosario, and Leonard Cohenās Hallelujah performed by Joven Edward Aquisap (Viola).
PPO in your Workplaces presents Claude Bollingās Irlindaise performed by flutist Edgardo Silangcruz, Consuelo Velasquezās Besame Mucho interpreted by Melvin Miranda (Trumpet), Scott Joplinās The Entertainer rendered by contrabass player Aris Payte III, Lead Me Lord recorded by Gary Valenciano and performed by trombone player Ricson Poonin, J.S. Bachās Air on the G string interpreted by String ensemble players Jose Carlo Tuazon, Berny Dulce Payte, Joy Allan Dela Cruz, Giuseppe Diestro, and Aris Payte III, Leonard Cohenās Hallelujah performed by violist Joven Edward Aquisap, Antonin Dvorakās 4 Romantic Pieces op. 75 no. 1 – Allegro Moderato rendered by Berny Payte (Violin), Edward Elgarās Salut DāAmour interpreted by cellist Gemma Bicaldo, Friedrich Flotowās Tiās The Last Rose of Summer performed by trumpet player Edwin Matias, Ennio Morriconeās Gabriel’s Oboe rendered by oboist Jappy Bautista, Sometimes When it Rains by Secret Garden interpreted by Andoy Fernandez (Trombone), and Lift Up Your Hands recorded by Basil Valdez and performed by violinist Aristotle Ramos.
The PPO pocket concerts are dedicated to the following audiences: The sick who are recuperating either in the hospitals or in their homes, Front liners who tirelessly take care of their sick countrymen, and the rest of the Filipinos staying in their homes living and coping with the new normal way of life in the pandemic stricken Philippine society.
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Homestream image screengrabbed from the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Facebook page, featuring cellist Giancarlo Gonzales.