‘Summer Out There’: Music camp and concert series in Baguio

This is a press release from the Cultural Arts Event Organizer.

MANILA, Philippines – Experience an intensive music camp set in idyllic Baguio for violin, viola, cello, winds, piano, and guitar with the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) Music Academy faculty led by MSO music director-conductor Professor Arturo Molina.

Following last year’s music camp in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, “Summer Out There: Baguio Edition: The Second MSO Summer Music Camp” will be held from April 26 to May 1 at the ICM House of Prayer on Recto Road, Baguio City.

This is part of the 2016 Baguio Summer Music Festival that also includes concerts on June 5 (featuring soprano Stefanie Quintin and guitarist Anton Avila) and July 2 (clarinettist Andrew Constantino and pianist Gabriel Paguirigan) this year. The visits of the music artist are made possible by Genesis Transport Services.

The levels to be accepted are from beginner to advanced, ages 8 years old upwards. The activities lined up are:

• Classes in music theory
• Techniques courses
• Repertoire review and refinement
• Practice tips
• Masterclasses
• Individual lessons
• Daily recitals
• Ensemble
• Chamber music
• Orchestra class
• Public concerts
• Team-building activities.

The concerts are scheduled on April 29 at 4 pm at the University of the Cordilleras (UC) Theater on Governor Pack Road to be followed on April 30 by the MSO Junior Orchestra Gala Concert with piano prodigy Hansel Ang as soloist at 8 p.m. at Hill Station inside Casa Vallejo, Upper Session Road.

Camp fees:

• P1,500 for Baguio residents (classes only )
• P7,800 MSO Academy and Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra students
• P9,300 for regular students

For those from out of Baguio, the fees cover training, transportation, food, accommodation, T-shirt, participation in the mini-recitals and community concerts.The add-ons are: P1,000 for one-hour individual lesson and P600 for a 30-minute individual lesson.

Slots for classes and accommodations are limited. Deadline for registration is on April 15. The academy offers a 5% early bird discount to those who will register on or before April 1.

To register, text or call 0915 687 8111 and look for Teacher Sara; (02) 354-7709 – MSO Academy Taft; or (02) 835-7414 – MSO Academy Glorietta or email msomusicacademy@gmail.com.

To reserve tickets at P100 each for the UC concert, call the Cultural Arts Event Organizer at tel. nos. 782-7164, 0918-347-3027, 0920-954-0053 or 997-9483. For the Hill Station event, tickets cost P1,200, including dinner, and P500 for concert only. For discounts for subscribers’ tickets, call (074) 424-2734 or  0915-829- 2166. – Rappler.com