The DepEd has issued a memorandum in response to the threat of the 2019-nCoV global outbreak. In order to ensure the safety of all participants and family members, and teachers, the Executive Board and Festival Committee has decided to POSTPONE the event until further notice.

The Board and Committee regrets any inconveniences caused to everyone’s schedules because of this. Rest assured that the event will push through.

Please read this letter from the Festival Chair, ms. Ruby Salvosa.

The date of submission of forms and the video is extended till 9 FEBRUARY 2020.

Please send all forms to LYRIC MAIN OFFICE, 80 HORSESHOE DRIVE, COR. DOÑA HEMADY, NEW MANILA, QUEZON CITY through ms. Cindy Jones.

For the video round, please send all requirements to competition.ptgpfi@gmail.com.

You can download the guidelines and the forms here:

• FINAL GUIDELINES
• LYRIC COMPETITION APPLICATION FORM

Ross Salvosa is one of the most sought-after teachers in the Pacific Northwest. He is a seasoned adjudicator and has served in the juries of national and international piano competitions including the Seattle International Piano Festival and Competition and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists. He is renowned for developing prodigious talents from early formative ages to professional artists. He frequently gives masterclasses in Canada, USA, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and the Philippines. He is the director of the Concord Institute of Performing Arts in Vancouver-BC and also an artist-faculty at the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah-Washington. He is a senior advisor to the board of the Vancouver Clef Music Society and has served as artistic director of the Music Without Borders Society.

He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of British Columbia and was recipient of the Mildred Johnson scholarship award under the guidance of Corey Hamm, Sara Buechner, Mark Anderson, Kenneth Broadway and Ralph Markham. He earned is Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Roberta Rust. He also studied with Philip Evans, Maria Rosa Oubiña, Frida Conn, Reynaldo Reyes, Emilio del Rosario, Mauricia Borromeo, Perla Suaco, Ruby Salvosa, Abelardo Galang and Artemio Panganiban.

Manila Pianos Artist Series in cooperation with the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Foundation Inc. present Ross Salvosa in a piano recital on Saturday, 1 February 2020 at 7:00 PM. He will interpret Chopin’s 12 Etudes, Op. 10 & Ballade No. 1, Op. 23, Ginastera’s Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22. Tickets prices: P500.00 regular patron, P200.00 student with ID. All proceeds to benefit the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines.

(Poster Design by Darlene Castillo)

 

The following people who filled up the online form will be prioritized tomorrow at their respective venues. The order of the audition will be on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis.

The following schedule shall be observed for both venues:

• UP DILIMAN COLLEGE OF MUSIC: 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM
  • Cut-off for WALK-IN participants STRICTLY only until 12:30 PM.
• LITTLE CLARION BGC: 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
  • Cut-off for WALK-IN participants STRICTLY only until 4:30 PM.

 

UP DILIMAN – COLLEGE OF MUSIC

1. AGSAOAY, Earl Camillus
2. AGSAOAY, Eirene Alexandra
3. AGSAOAY, Enrico Dominic
4. PO, Sophia Annemarie
5. MARASIGAN, Caleb Phoenix
6. PALMIERY, Stefano Michael
7. EBDANE, Micaella Alma Dominic
8. EBDANE, Jun Aron Kristoffe
9. PALMIERY, Santino Raphael
10. CONCEPCION, Vitto Lorenzo
11. REBOSA, Ethan Audric
12. QUIMSON, Voriz
13. CHUA, Jayson
14. LEE, Craig Kenzo
15. FADRIQUELA, Micaela Neslin
16. BERNALES, Celestina
17. VALDEZ, Serge Andrei
18. VALDEZ, Thea Carmeli
19. VALDEZ, Serge Andrei
20. NATORES, Michael Seth
21. NATORES, Monique Joy
22. FELISARIO, Maria Anika
23. TOLENTINO, Elysse Margaret
24. TSAI, Angelmay
25. SO, Christopher Kiyoshi
26. SO, Kaleena Clarice
27. SO, Kayleigh Claire
28. TOLENTINO, Jerico Amiel
29. ANG, Jershon Ainsleigh
30. WANG, Jedidiah
31. HUANG, Shenjun
32. LUCERO, Adiranna Lucia
33. PE, Ashley
34. PE, Timothy
35. ANG, Yvonne
36. PEÑA, Zharisse
37. ANG, Francine
38. HAN, Elijah Daniel
39. SOUSTER, Aidan Brent
40. MAGBOO, Benedict
41. MONTEBON, Zion
42. ZHANG, Phemie
43. YIN, Showne
44. TANLIMCO, Aidan Brent
45. CHENG, Louis
46. ABARA, Theodore
47. CAFE, Jaylem
48. TAN, Jaiden
49. LI, Catherine
50. TOMADA, Ruth
51. MAXILOM, Mariane
52. ENRILE, Jonah
53. AMANTE, Enrico
54. SIBBALUCA, James Steven
55. GUZMAN, kaye
56. REGANIT, Czen
57. TAN, Charlize
58. TAN, Cayenne
59. MEDINA, Joseph Lanz

 

LITTLE CLARION BGC

1. ABABON, Allison
2. ABABON, Iris Lexi
3. FERNANDO, Regina Anne
4. SALAZAR, Isabel
5. BARACOL, Aidan Ezra
6. CAOILE, Hannah Margaret
7. ATENCIA, Alejo Luis
8. ZHANG, Moyi
9. HE, Bing Xi
10. WANG, Yankai
11. TSAI, Angelmay
12. SHI, Sunshine
13. LA-O, Max Jacob
14. WANG, Samuel
15. TAN, Jasmine Grace
16. DE GUZMAN, Asher Nathaniel
17. CASTILLO, Rhiane Darielle
18. GUTIERREZ, Francesca Yasmeen
19. DEL ROSARIO, Kirtsne Angel
20. PINANONANG, Adam
21. CIMAFRANCA, Audrey Kirsten
22. ARIAS, Juan Emmanuel
23. (STUDENTS from Ms. Angela Xiong)
24. .
25. .
26. .
27. EVANGELISTA, Julian
28. VALENCIANO, Michael Angelo
29. SIOCO, Chloe
30. SIOCO, Megan
31. YANG, Junqi

 

ONLINE AUDITION

1. LLAVE, Joshua
2. GO, Michelle
3. NG, Julianne Paige
4. AGUINALDO, David Jeremy

 

REMINDERS

• Bring the following at the audition venue:
  • Filled up form (SOLO FORM and ENSEMBLE FORM)
  • Transaction Slip (if fee is deposited)
  • 2 x 2 ID Photo
    • STRICTLY 2 x 2. We shall not accept 1 x 1 ID Photos
    • Photo should not be distorted
    • NO SELFIES
    • Preferably shot professionally
    • ON WHITE BACKGROUND
    • Photo has to be taken within at least 6 months.
• ONLINE AUDITION
  • Your video should preferably be uploaded to YouTube
  • Attach the following in your email
    • Filled up form (SOLO FORM and ENSEMBLE FORM)
    • Transaction Slip with participant’s name
      • Indicate if SOLO and/or ENSEMBLE
    • 2 x 2 ID Photo (See above)

(Poster design by Darlene Castillo)

 

This 2020 will be Beethoven’s 250th birthday, and the Piano teachers Guild of the Philippines shall host a Piano Festival: Beethoven and Beyond.

The Audition Dates shall be on 12 January 2020 at the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Music (TENTATIVE) (8:00 AM to 2:00 PM), and Little Clarion School BGC Branch (3:00 PM to 5:30 PM)

Participants may perform:

• Pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven.
• Any standard Classical Piano Literature

The Festival dates are on 16 and 23 February 2020. Venue TBA.

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GUIDELINES. PLEASE READ!

• ELIGIBILITY
  • Open for ALL students under 30 years of age of members or non-members of PTGPFI.
• AUDITION
  • All participants must undergo an audition before they are entered into the official roster of festival performers.
  • Participants must fill out the Audition Form before they proceed with the audition. The forms are formatted on an 8×13 (LONG) sized paper. Forms may be downloaded below. Forms at the audition venue will have a fee.
  • Online form only for scheduling purposes. Forms may be accessed below.
  • IMPORTANT!! BRING A 2×2 ID PHOTO, ON A WHITE BACKGROUND. SELFIES ARE NOT ALLOWED. (It would be preferable to have the photo taken professionally.) TEACHERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO GIVE A PHOTO. PRINT YOUR NAME LEGIBLY ON THE BACK OF THE PHOTO. (We recommend that let the ink dry before applying it on any surface to ensure a clean photo.)
    • You may send your photos at festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com and wait for an acknowledgment email.
    • UPDATE: Photos should be taken within SIX (6) months only. We will be checking reused photos from previous festivals and will AUTOMATICALLY NOT INCLUDE REUSED PHOTOS.
    • Photos with bad quality will also AUTOMATICALLY NOT BE INCLUDED. However, we will contact the participant to submit a new photo.
    • IMPORTANT!!! THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE WILL NO LONGER CONTACT PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT A PHOTO. THIS IS FINAL. The logo of PTGP will be put in place of your photo.
  • ONLINE AUDITION: Those residing outside Metro Manila may opt for a video audition. The video should have a short introduction with the following information: (1) Participant’s name; (2) Teacher’s name; and (3) Title of work to be played. Videos may be uploaded on video sharing sites (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) or on online drives (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) and should be sent at festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com with the subject “ONLINE AUDITION – (NAME OF PARTICIPANT)” (In all caps), and wait for an acknowledgment email.
  • A non-refundable audition fee of PHP 1,000 should be settled not later than the chosen audition date.
  • For Ensembles, The audition fee is divided among the participants (e.g. 2 participants will pay only PHP 500 each, 4 participants PHP250 each). If some/all of the participants of the ensemble will perform Solo pieces, that will be a different fee.
  • Payments may be made in cash or be deposited through the Guild’s Bank Account:
    • Bank: Security Bank
    • Account Name: Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Foundation, Inc.
    • Account Number: 171-031393-001
  • Those who deposited the fee should give a photocopy of the deposit slip alongside the form on the day of the audition. Kindly write the name of the participant for proper documentation.
  • Walk-in auditions may be entertained only until 1:00 PM.
• REPERTOIRE (UPDATED)
  • For SOLO PERFORMERS: Performance is limited to:
    • ANY NUMBER OF SHORT WORKS (no repeats) NOT EXCEEDING FIVE MINUTES (or if in case of a short multi-movement work, e.g. a Sonatina, should NOT EXCEED FIVE MINUTES)
    • ONE (1) movement from a MAJOR multi-movement work (if movement exceeds FIVE MINUTES, e.g. Beethoven – Grande Sonate Pathetique – Op. 13, 1st Movement)
    • TWO (2) movements/sections of a MAJOR WORK or SET if the duration PER PIECE DOES NOT EXCEED FIVE MINUTES (e.g. Chopin – Étude Op. 10 no. 5, and Chopin – Valse Op. 64 no. 1)
    • ONE (1) Major Work (CAN EXCEED FIVE MINUTES, Chopin – Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante – Op. 22)
  • FOR ENSEMBLES: Performance is limited to
    • ANY NUMBER OF SHORT WORKS SHORT WORKS (no repeats) NOT EXCEEDING FIVE MINUTES.
    • ONE (1) movement from a multi-movement work (SEE ABOVE CONDITIONS)
    • ONE (1) Major Work (SEE ABOVE CONDITIONS)
• OTHER PROVISIONS: 
  • Schedules are drafted by the Festival Committee and will be uploaded a few days before the festival for proofreading.
  • In case of changes in schedule, you may email festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com only until 20 January 2020.
  • There will be a corresponding penalty of PHP 300 for changes in schedule after said date
  • NO SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE DURING THE FESTIVAL. This is final. ALL participant must arrive at least FIFTEEN (15) minutes before the schedule. If you are late with your performance, your slot will be carried over to the next scheduled programme. This is to ensure the flow of the presentation.

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IMPORTANT: The following schedules are closed for FIRST CHOICE:

1. Feb 16, 10 AM
2. Feb 16, 1 PM
3. Feb 23, 10 AM
4. Feb 23, 3 PM

Old forms with the closed schedules will not be entertained. Please download the NEW FORMS below. 

FORMS:

• SOLO FORM
• ENSEMBLE FORM

 

TO ENSURE YOUR SLOT, Please fill up this ONLINE FORM. (ONLINE FORM CLOSED!) Please note that confirmation of your enlistment will NOT be sent through e-mail. We shall post the names a few days before the audition date.

Those who have auditioned this December may check their entries HERE. Entries in yellow have corrections that need attending to. (NOTE: If the student’s name does not have a middle initial, still inform us, i.e. Chinese names that do not have middle initials).

For easier access, you may check THIS LIST for a list of your students (organized alphabetically by TEACHER’S LAST NAME). Names marked in red have corrections that need attending to (See remark above).

Send all your corrections to festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com with the subject “CORRECTION: (Teacher’s Name)”. Corrections sent through text will not be entertained.

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The following programs have been closed for first choice

• Feb 16, 10 AM
• Feb 16, 1 PM
• Feb 23, 10 AM
• Feb 23, 3 PM

You may still choose them as your second choice. Download the new forms below:

• SOLO FORM
• ENSEMBLE FORM

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The following students still have no schedule:

BAGTAS, Ruth (Please send schedule AND transaction slip)

1. GONZALES, Andre
2. GONZALES, Anja Gabrielle
3. GONZALES, Anton Mikhail

 

CORDERO, Ruth

1. PARKER, Emilia
2. RODRIGUEZ, Jackelyn Martina

 

CHEN, Jon

1. CHEN, Charlie

 

JAVIER, Andrew

1. YU, Tiffany Kaye

 

ORTIZ, Nathaniel Joseph

1. ZHOU, Angel

 

The following students under the following teachers do not have their preferred schedule on their form. Please attend to them as soon as possible:

CHEN, Jon

1. CHEN, Charlie

CORDERO, Ruth

1. PARKER, Emilia
2. RECIO, Rachelle Anne Joy
3. RODRIGUEZ, Jackelyn Martina

ESTIOKO, Imelda

1. DIZON, Rafael Antonio
2. DIZON, Mikaela Sofia

JAVIER, Andrew

1. QIU, Kenny
2. YU, Tiffany Kaye
3. ZHOU, Xinxin

LEE, Ha Na

1. CAI, Christine
2. CAI, Fiona
3. GO, Candy
4. HONG, Justin
5. HOU, Iris Ignacio
6. HUANG, Chuting
7. LIM, Celina
8. NGO, Jannah Alyssa Theresa
9. SHI, Samantha
10. SY, Sothena
11. WANG, Isian
12. WU, Winnie Melody
13. ZHENG, Michaela

ORTIZ, Nathaniel Joseph

1. CAI, Iuan Paul
2. NG, Wang Lam
3. ZHOU, Angel

SALVOSA, Ruby

1. CHUA, Rissa (PLEASE SUBMIT FORM)
2. CORDERO, Anja Ilyse
3. CORDERO, Annika Jaden
4. IGNACIO, Stella Natalia

For all the audition participants last 1 December 2019 at the UP College of Music and Little Clarion BGC, you may check your schedule HERE. Those marked red have some information lacking and needs attending to urgently by the following teachers:

1. CHOCO, Mary Ann
2. CORDERO, Ruth
3. ESTIOKO, Imelda
4. GUILLEN, Lourdes
5. SALVOSA, Ruby

For easier reading of all your students (without the schedule) click HERE for easier reading. They are arranged alphabetically by the TEACHER’S FIRST NAME.

 

There will be another audition on 12 JANUARY 2020. Time and Venue/s TBA.

The Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Foundation Inc., in collaboration with Lyric Piano and Organ Corp., will be hosting a Piano Competition for Young Artists in celebration of Lyric’s 56th Anniversary.

Competition guidelines, and application form may be downloaded from the links below:

• Guidelines (Updated)
• Application Form

You may check the new updated mechanics HERE.