When young prizewinners dazzle
By sheer will and determination, young classical musicians still find a way to survive a pop-dominated musical milieu.
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NAMCYA winner says he learned a lot too – from losing
By PABLO A. TARIMAN CLASSICAL guitarist Aaron Aguila III won the top prize in the recently concluded National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) followed closely by Aemilio Enginco and with the jury declaring no one was worthy of the third prize. “I was literally speechless I was almost in tears first when I
True grit among new generation of musicians
By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE gift of being an artist comes with a price. When the Manila Symphony Orchestra performs at the UP Abelardo Hall in Diliman, Quezon City on Tuesday, August 20 ( 7 p.m.), concert-goers will be treated to a music honed by struggles and triumphs. Many of MSO members are winners of
