Symphonic Youth: How The Makati City Youth Orchestra Resonates Hope
BY Lala Singian Through music, the Makati City Youth Orchestra plays toward hope and harmony. Under white tinsel and blue Christmas lights, children bustle through the marbled halls of the Makati City Hall. Few are on their cell phones. Instead, they’re playing a mini-game of tag-you’re-it. A couple of kids are looking off into corners. They are singing—practicing melodies through their vocal cords. Without a doubt, the shoot is not without a sense of chaos. The LIFESTYLE.INQ team, teachers, parents, city hall staff, and orchestra director run in circles scrambling to organize the 40-odd children. This is the Makati City Youth Orchestra, where the feelings of young life resonate through the strings of violins, cellos, and violas. In a throng of youthful energy, there is a sense of happiness found in the shuffling footsteps and the sound of high-pitched voices Makati City Youth Orchestra The Makati City Youth Orchestra. On the cello: Katrina Moredo, Sabrina Raval, Lindsey Acosta, D...
