Showing posts with label 1st Malacañang concert blends the classic with the unfamiliar. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 13, 2023

1st Malacañang concert blends the classic with the unfamiliar

 



It was an evening of Philippine music, delectable, the familiar blending with the unfamiliar, the traditional with the modern. Along the patio, a woman violinist regaled the visitors still lingering outside. And inside, a male pianist played the classic compositions of Abelardo and Santiago, dear to the hearts of mature Filipino concertgoers, before switching to OPM.

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