By Sally A. Atento
LEGAZPI CITY, July 24 (PIA) -- The Iskwelahang Pilipino (IP) Rondalla ensemble from Boston Masachussets recently held its two-day show in the province of Albay as part of its Bicol leg concert tour in the Philippines.
The stringed instrument ensemble, composed of Filipino-American performers, played Filipino folk songs Sarung Banggi, Sitsiritsit and Manang Biday among others along with popular local and foreign music before the audience at the Bicol College and St. Agnes Academy gymnasiums.
President Benigno Aquino III has earlier lauded this group, which also performed July 3 in Malacañang Palace, for sharing with fellow Filipino-Americans in the United States the rich cultural traditions of the country during their courtesy call at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang on July 3 this year.
The President also thanked the IP for developing a strong positive ethnic identity and instilling pride for the cultural heritage of its Fil-Am students.
IP is the longest continuously running Filipino school in the United States.
It was founded in 1976 by Cristina Castro in response to a group of parents who expressed a need for their children to to understand their Filipino heritage and develop a sense of community among Fil-Am residents in Boston.
The IP Rondalla was started in 1986 under the guidance of Michael Dadap, a classical guitarist, composer and conductor based in New York City.
The ensemble has been conducting national concert tours in the Philippines since 1990 to keep and revive rondalla music, promote cultural exchange and benefit various children and youth organizations in the country.
The varied repertoire of the IP Rondalla reflects the influence of Filipino-American culture drawn from rich folk music heritage, modern arrangements of traditional folk songs and original compositions. (MAL/SAA/PIA5/Albay)
LEGAZPI CITY, July 24 (PIA) -- The Iskwelahang Pilipino (IP) Rondalla ensemble from Boston Masachussets recently held its two-day show in the province of Albay as part of its Bicol leg concert tour in the Philippines.
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| The Iskwelahang Pilipino (IP) Rondalla ensemble performs at the Bicol College Gym as part of their national concert tour in the Philippines. (Photos courtesy of Kendra Sy) |
President Benigno Aquino III has earlier lauded this group, which also performed July 3 in Malacañang Palace, for sharing with fellow Filipino-Americans in the United States the rich cultural traditions of the country during their courtesy call at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang on July 3 this year.
The President also thanked the IP for developing a strong positive ethnic identity and instilling pride for the cultural heritage of its Fil-Am students.
IP is the longest continuously running Filipino school in the United States.
It was founded in 1976 by Cristina Castro in response to a group of parents who expressed a need for their children to to understand their Filipino heritage and develop a sense of community among Fil-Am residents in Boston.
The IP Rondalla was started in 1986 under the guidance of Michael Dadap, a classical guitarist, composer and conductor based in New York City.
The ensemble has been conducting national concert tours in the Philippines since 1990 to keep and revive rondalla music, promote cultural exchange and benefit various children and youth organizations in the country.
The varied repertoire of the IP Rondalla reflects the influence of Filipino-American culture drawn from rich folk music heritage, modern arrangements of traditional folk songs and original compositions. (MAL/SAA/PIA5/Albay)
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