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Q: Which is the seventh commandment? A: The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 70 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community Church and 98.7 DZFE.

At first, Daniel Asis wasn’t so sure about taking piano lessons. Now, mentored by his teachers and his mother, pianist Katherine Fernandez-Asis, he makes his recital debut in Youth Resound. Daniel tells us more on CULTURE CAROUSEL (Tue 1630) with Irene Obligacion. All music on the program features with permission from the artist.

Q: What is required in the sixth commandment? A: The sixth commandment requireth all lawful endeavours to preserve our own life, and the life of others. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 68 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community Church and 98.7 DZFE.

Q: What is forbidden in the sixth commandment? A: The sixth commandment forbiddeth the taking away of our own life, or the life of our neighbor unjustly, or whatsoever tendeth thereunto. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 69 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community Church and 98.7 DZFE.

Music runs in this family. Joy Allan, Aimee, and Gio dela Cruz are together for the first time on CULTURE CAROUSEL (Sun 1200) with Irene Obligacion. Hear their music and their interview, where they tell us what it's like playing as a family and share their many upcoming performances.

Guests are back in the DZFE studio! And these guests—violinists Sophia Bantilan and Teddy Tan, and cellist Zeyee Rapadas—return to the concert stage as the Philippine Suzuki Youth Orchestra performs in the Easter concert, Risen. This isn’t just any comeback concert, as the ensemble of Suzuki-trained musicians will play in no less splendid a venue than the Manila Cathedral, projected to become a ce...

Two years ago, the Music Teachers Network Alliance Philippines was created to connect private music teachers from all over the country—including those in the remotest regions. Shortly after MTNA Philippines celebrated its second anniversary, chairperson Rosemarie Bendoy and Region 13 coordinator Noel Balugo shared the group’s vision and development on CULTURE CAROUSEL with DZFE’s Irene. All music...

Q: Which is the sixth commandment? A: The sixth commandment is, Th.ou shalt not kill. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 67 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community Church and 98.7 DZFE.

The PIMA Quartet performs in Por la Mujer—a concert as much for women, as it is by women. The event also gives a platform to the organization, I Am Hope, which works to help single mothers gain economic independence. Executive director Cariz Peregrino tell us more about their group, and quartet members, guitarists Iqui Vinculado and Adrik Cristobal, gives us a preview of the program, featuring mus...

The Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines presents The Ilustrado: an event to delight all the senses, all for the benefit of the FCCP’s scholars. Joining Irene Obligacion on CULTURE CAROUSEL (Sun 1200) are FCCP President Martin Lopez to give us a taste of what lies in store, and baritone Kris Gonzales, guitarist Lance Capitan, and harpist Vien Ignacio to tell us about the music they wil...

Q: What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment? A: The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, is a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve for God's glory and their own good) to all such as keep this commandment. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 66 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is p...

Through three decades of raising a family and mentoring students, pianist Rowena Arrieta has not forgotten her own teachers—especially Carmencita Arambulo. She expressed her gratitude with the album, Piano Favorites, released as a present for Arambulo who recently celebrated her 85th birthday. Arrieta talks us through the music in Piano Favorites, and some of the lessons she learned from her teach...

Just as important as hitting the right notes is finding the right community. That from Canada-based mezzo-soprano Reneé Fajardo, who joins Irene de Jesus on CULTURE CAROUSEL to share her experiences abroad, and her hopes for the opera scene back home. All music on the program features with permission from the artist.

Q: What is forbidden in the fifth commandment? A: The fifth commandment forbiddeth the neglecting of, or doing anything against, the honour and duty which belongeth to every one in their several places and relations.1 — Westminster Shorter Catechism 65 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community C...

CULTURE CAROUSEL with Irene Obligacion returns to “Keep the Music Playing” to share music from the concert featuring pianist Rudolf Golez, violinist Sara Maria Gonzales-Solares and cellist John Paul Anorico. All music on the program features with permission from the artist.

Happy infatuation, jealousy, despair—and an ever-present brook. The new season of Sunshine Classics is off to a strong start with Schubert in Sunshine, spotlighting Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, to be performed by tenor Arthur Espiritu and pianist Mariel Ilusorio. How do they bring together piano, voice, and poetry to create music transcending centuries? Listen in on their conve...

Q: Which is required in the fifth commandment? A: The fifth commandment requireth the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to everyone in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 64 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgr...

For the past few years, pianist Dingdong Fiel has worked tirelessly as a collaborating artist. This year, he takes to the spotlight in not one, but twelve recitals—a year-long affair hosted by Manila Pianos Artist Series. So why has he been so prolific as a collaborator, and why the new emphasis on solo performance? Speaking with DZFE’s Daniel, Fiel answers these questions and more on MAESTRO FILI...

CULTURE CAROUSEL (1200) puts together a half-hour of music from collected recordings previously unaired. We’ll hear performances by Jane Banta, soprano Myramae Meneses, and singers Stefanie Quintin-Avila and tenor Reis Luke Aquino, among others.     All music on the program features with permission from the artist.

Q: Which is the fifth commandment? A: The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 63 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community Church and 98.7 DZFE.

Requiring a double choir and double orchestra, besides soloists, and an evangelist, to boot, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is a towering work, even when mounted as an excerpt. Soprano Noemi Binag and tenor Karl San Jose join us on MAESTRO FILIPINO to talk about this work—the highlight of the 48th International Bamboo Organ Festival—and their preparations. DZFE’s Daniel is the host. M...

The music keeps on playing for the HSTL Foundation: after an all-Mozart concert, it launches a series of chamber performances featuring pianist Gabriel Paguirigan, violinist Sara Maria Gonzales-Solares, and cellist John Paulo Anorico. Irene de Jesus speaks with Gonzales-Solares—who makes her chamber debut—and Anorico on this edition of CULTURE CAROUSEL. EDIT: Pianist Rudolf Golez will substitute f...

Q: What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment? A: The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God's allowing us six days of the week for our own employments, his challenging a special propriety in the seventh, his own example, and his blessing the Sabbath-day. — Westminster Shorter Catechism 62 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY &...

The International Bamboo Organ Festival is back onsite—in fact, it happens on multiple sites—and back with it is Eudenice Palaruan. After eight years, he again conducts the Villancico Vocal Ensemble, now the Collegium Vocale Manila. He joins us to open the MAESTRO FILIPINO spotlight on the 48th International Bamboo Organ Festival, and tells us more about Collegium Vocale’s growth over the years, t...

Guesting on CULTURE CAROUSEL, the Guitar Friends are set to extend the season of love with a concert for a cause, /Nagmamahal/.  All music on the program features with permission from the artist.