Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performs
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
BANGUS FESTIVAL OPENING
THE Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), country’s leading orchestra and one of the top musical ensembles in the Asia-Pacific Region, received a standing ovation for their performance at the CSI Stadia on April 16 on the eve of the Grand Opening of the 2015 Bangus Festival.
Equally well applauded was the Balon Dagupan Chorale when it sang several songs with the PPO like “Isang Lahi”, arranged by Derrick Atangan; “Bohemian Rhapsody”, arranged by Naldy Rodriguez; and John Miles’ “Music Was My First Love”, arranged by Adolfo ‘Pong’ Mendoza, a member of the PPO who together with his wife Virginia Llamas-Mendoza guided the chorale in a series of practice weeks before the concert.
The Mendozas are from Dagupan City.
Before an SRO audience, French-American Olivier Ochanine conducted the PPO in playing world-renowned master-pieces like “Carmen”, Ryan Cayabyab’s “Malinac Lay Labi” version and Eraserheads’ “Overdrive”, “Ang Huling El Bimbo” and more.
Ochanine thanked Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and Councilor Jigs Seen for a chance to perform in Dagupan again. PPO performed at the Dagupan City plaza last year.
A plaque of appreciation was awarded to them by City Administrator Farah Decano and Councilor Seen and had gladly obliged to do an encore. (Joseph C. Bacani)
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