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Last week, the Manila Symphony Orchestra celebrated ten years of Rush Hour concerts—that is, ten years of bringing together pop and classical music, and of bringing in new audience members. On CULTURE CAROUSEL, Irene Obligacion speaks with MSO Executive Director Jeffrey Solares about the milestones of their Rush Hour concerts, and where the series will go to next. The program also features music f...

“Prodigy” is a word often used to describe pianist Matty Lim. Recently, he added another plume to his already feather-laden cap when he won a gold prize in the latest Grand Maestro International Music Competition. Matty joins DZFE’s Daniel on MAESTRO FILIPINO to talk about his music, his other interests, how they shape his performances, and more.

The climax of NAMCYA’s 50th year is nearly upon us. With the finals, and the closing celebratory concerts, just around the corner, we return to Dr. Renato Lucas' conversation with DZFE's Daniel on MAESTRO FILIPINO. We hear how NAMCYA has shaped the country’s entire concert scene, and why, after all these years, it still deserves our support. We also listen to excerpts from Wagi Lagi—a seri...

La Boheme is back! Thanks to public clamor, Viva Voce Voice Lab re-stages its 1960s-set production of Puccini’s opera, this time at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. On CULTURE CAROUSEL, Irene Obligacion speaks with music director Camille Lopez-Molina, soprano Anna Migallos, and tenor Carlo Falcis about the story behind this production, and some of the details we shouldn’t miss.

What began as an invitation to Jude and Ma. Theresa Roldan came to a cathartic conclusion last August, when the Young Voices of the Philippines debuted at Carnegie Hall, and won prize after prize at the Golden Gate Choral Festival. Now that the dust has settled, we catch up with the Roldans to talk about what they’ve brought home from their US tour, and what lies ahead for their choirs—such as the...

STRINGS IN THE AIR concludes with music for the most wonderful time of the year! Polo, Rafa, Allie and Kendice also talk about the orchestra's mission of bringing classical music to Filipino communities both here, and, hopefully, abroad, as well, as the Philippine Suzuki Youth Orchestra brings the series to a festive close.

Forms and orchestras expanded in the Romantic Period. Even so, there was still a place for the string orchestra. Samarra, Aiden, and Basti of the Philippine Suzuki Youth Orchestra explore the works of Saint-Saëns, Grieg, and other Romantic composers on the third episode of STRINGS IN THE AIR.

Some of classical music's most iconic pieces ring out on STRINGS IN THE AIR as the program take us through the Classical Period, represented by no other than Mozart himself. Join Wayne, Breanna and Sinead of the Philippine Suzuki Youth Orchestra.

DZFE celebrates the upcoming National Children’s Broadcasting Day with the four-part series, STRINGS IN THE AIR—an exploration of the music and history of the string ensemble with the Philippine Suzuki Youth Orchestra. Join PSYO members Teddy, Jamie and Kayleigh as we begin our journey in the Baroque, and two of its greatest masters: Johann Sebastian Bach, and Antonio Vivaldi.

Q: To whom is Baptism to be administered? A: Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ and obedience to him; but the infants of such as are members of the visible church are to be baptized. — Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 95 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY...

The University of the Philippines Rondalla turns 14 and celebrates with its customary concert highlighting the group’s mission: expanding the rondalla’s repertoire and producing new compositions and arrangements. Ahead of the concert, they dropped by the DZFE studio to tell us more about that and share some of their music. Artistic director Dr. Marie Jocelyn Marfil and president Janroni Max speak...

Countertenor Kyle Tingzon has found something of a second home in San Francisco. He catches up with Irene Obligacion, and shares some important lessons and his plans, on CULTURE CAROUSEL.

Q: What is baptism? A: Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord’s. — Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 94 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechi...

Rachmaninoff's Russia came to the Liceo de Cagayan, as pianist Rudolf Golez performed the preludes and Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 to celebrate the great composer’s 150th birth anniversary. That was in August. Now, Golez joins DZFE’s Daniel on MAESTRO FILIPINO to share some of those works, and to talk about Cagayan de Oro’s growing love for classical music that prepared the ground for that concert...

Cellist Wen-Sinn Yang is the guest musician in the next concert of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, and Irene Obligacion’s guest on CULTURE CAROUSEL. Catch their conversation on life, music, and more, and Yang’s recording of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto.

Q: Which are the sacraments of the New Testament? A: The sacraments of the New Testament are, baptism,191 and the Lord’s Supper. — Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 93 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.

Two months after Bangkok, guitarist Radlee Laquian competes again, this time in the Saigon International Guitar Festival and Competition. He joins DZFE’s Daniel on MAESTRO FILIPINO to perform, and walk us through, his contest piece: the breathtakingly intricate Libra Sonatine by Roland Dyens.

Soprano Andrea Manuel is now back in the UK, where she recently graduated from the Guildhall School of Music. During the time she was home, she mounted the concert, Sampaguita, and dropped by the DZFE studio to record a couple of songs and an interview. Here these on CULTURE CAROUSEL with Irene Obligacion.

Q: What is a sacrament? A: A sacrament is a holy ordinance instituted by Christ;189 wherein, by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers. — Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 92 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism in HOLY & HAPPY. This weekly series is presented by Pilgrim Community C...

Although few, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s chamber works well represent his deeply Russian romanticism. They take the spotlight in the third concert of the Rachmaninoff Festival, mounted by Cultural Arts Events Organizer and Manila Pianos Artist Series, to celebrate the composer’s 150th birth anniversary. On MAESTRO FILIPINO, DZFE’s Daniel spends time with violinist Sara Maria Gonzales, cellist John Paol...

After thirteen years, pianists Raul Sunico and Rowena Arrieta perform together again in Ritmo at Romanza—a concert of little-known pieces and rediscovered Filipino works. They tell us more about that event, and MusikaPilipinas, on CULTURE CAROUSEL with Irene Obligacion.

Q: How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation? A: The sacraments become effectual means of salvation, not from any virtue in them, or in him that doth administer them; but only by the blessing of Christ, and the working of his Spirit in them that by faith receive them. — Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 91 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Catechism...

Soprano Em Alcantara celebrates her 40th and—more importantly—motherhood in the concert, A Mother’s Aria for Manila Pianos Artist Series. She shares some of the music she will perform, and talks about the three mothers these will honor, as she joins DZFE’s Daniel on MAESTRO FILIPINO.

Irene Obligacion takes us out of Luzon on CULTURE CAROUSEL, where we meet Iloilo-based tenor Jomel Garcia. He shares the work he does at the University of San Agustin Conservatory of Music, and what the classical music scene is like in his city.

Q: How is the word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?  A: That the word may become effectual to salvation, we must attend thereunto with diligence, preparation and prayer; receive it with faith and love, lay it up in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.  — Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 90 Journey with Pastor James Chu through the Westminster Shorter Cate...