UP String Ensemble performs at UNESCO event in Paris, France
The University of the Philippines String Ensemble (UP ARCO) recently performed at the Salon des Délégués at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
In a news release, the DFA said: “The Philippine Permanent Delegation to UNESCO had on a number of occasions brought some of the country’s best chorale groups to perform at the UNESCO. However, this is the first time that the Philippine Permanent Delegation presented Philippine chamber music through UP ARCO’S performance.”
UP ARCO is composed of 27 select student artists, all of whom are majors of the Strings and Chamber Music Department of the UP College of Music.
Members of the audience included UNESCO ambassadors, representatives of UNESCO permanent delegations, guests from the UNESCO secretariat, friends in Paris of the UP ARCO, and Filipino community leaders.
The UP ARCO Repertoire included major string orchestra works of Corelli, Bach, and Elgar, the DFA said.
“The audience also appreciated their rendition of the works of Filipino masters that included compositions by Angela Pena, Antonino Buenaventura and Francisco Buencamino,” it added.
UP ARCO is under the baton of Prof. Edna Marcil Martinez.
Professor Ruben Defeo, Executive Director of the Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts, University of the Philippines, headed the UP ARCO delegation to France.
Defeo said the UP ARCO was the first Filipino group selected to perform at the “24th Festival International de Musique Universitaire,” held in Belfort, France from May 26 to 28.
“Music has always been a means of bringing people together, of promoting dialogue and understanding across cultures. For this reason, the Philippine Permanent Delegation continues to share Philippine music and musical performers to audiences in the UNESCO,” the DFA said.
The Philippines is vying for a seat in the World Heritage Committee in 2013.
On May 14, the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club also performed before a standing room only (SRO) crowd at the UNESCO. - VVP, GMA News
In a news release, the DFA said: “The Philippine Permanent Delegation to UNESCO had on a number of occasions brought some of the country’s best chorale groups to perform at the UNESCO. However, this is the first time that the Philippine Permanent Delegation presented Philippine chamber music through UP ARCO’S performance.”
UP ARCO is composed of 27 select student artists, all of whom are majors of the Strings and Chamber Music Department of the UP College of Music.
Members of the audience included UNESCO ambassadors, representatives of UNESCO permanent delegations, guests from the UNESCO secretariat, friends in Paris of the UP ARCO, and Filipino community leaders.
The UP ARCO Repertoire included major string orchestra works of Corelli, Bach, and Elgar, the DFA said.
“The audience also appreciated their rendition of the works of Filipino masters that included compositions by Angela Pena, Antonino Buenaventura and Francisco Buencamino,” it added.
UP ARCO is under the baton of Prof. Edna Marcil Martinez.
Professor Ruben Defeo, Executive Director of the Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts, University of the Philippines, headed the UP ARCO delegation to France.
Defeo said the UP ARCO was the first Filipino group selected to perform at the “24th Festival International de Musique Universitaire,” held in Belfort, France from May 26 to 28.
“Music has always been a means of bringing people together, of promoting dialogue and understanding across cultures. For this reason, the Philippine Permanent Delegation continues to share Philippine music and musical performers to audiences in the UNESCO,” the DFA said.
The Philippines is vying for a seat in the World Heritage Committee in 2013.
On May 14, the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club also performed before a standing room only (SRO) crowd at the UNESCO. - VVP, GMA News
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