Forte@40 was a successful fundraising concert held last November 18, 2012. It celebrated PTGP’s 40th Founding Anniversary by featuring pianists ages 8 to 80 playing on 40 pianos at the CCP Main Theater.
Next year, PTGPFI will celebrate its 50th anniversary. We are proud to launch our anniversary concert: FORTISSIMO AT 50!
PTGPFI is pushing its limits as the concert will feature a whopping 50 pianos at its grand stage! New pieces will be arranged and debuted at this historic concert.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for pianists of all ages to learn about piano pedagogy and ensemble playing. It is also an opportunity to collaborate with fellow pianists and teachers. Our participants from the forte@40 concert surely enjoyed meeting new people. This is your chance to meet new friends!
We are now accepting applications for Fortissimo at 50! Kindly register on the links below:
The Piano Festival will be airing on YouTube premiere this weekend (date and time TBA). Please read the guidelines carefully below in case of corrections for Programs 1 and 2.
Access a spreadsheet of all participants by clicking HERE
This spreadsheet has the following worksheets
ALL PARTICIPANTS, sorted by teachers (alphabetically, by the teachers’ first name)
Worksheets sorted by program
If your student’s name is written with a red font, please resolve issues IMMEDIATELY
If your student’s name is written with a black font, proceed to the next step.
Access a Google Drive folder which includes a .pdf of the slides for the video by clicking HERE
Check your students’ information on the slides
If there are any corrections, please send the corrections to festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com ONLY, with the subject: TEACHER INITIALS, PROGRAM NO. CORRECTIONS (e.g. JDC, PROGRAM 2 CORRECTIONS)
Please send only ONE (1) e-mail for ALL of your students PER PROGRAM
IMPORTANT!!! With or without corrections, please send your most recent photo via e-mail to festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com with the subject TEACHER INITIALS PHOTO (e.g. JDC PHOTO)
PLEASE REFER TO THE E-MAIL SENT TO YOU FOR THE DEADLINE.
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at festival.ptgpfi@gmail.com.
The Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. is hosting this Piano Competition aimed for pianists under 30 years of age in FIVE (5) categories to commemorate the 250th Birth Anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven, a central image in all of Western Music.
Initially, this was scheduled for September 2020. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic that brought the world to a standstill in mid-March 2020, PTGPFI delayed its implementation. Now, it will be done virtually this April-May 2021.
The guidelines for the piano competition have been finalized. Please see the document below.
The Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Foundation Inc., will host its first Online Piano Festival on March 2021 with the theme “Beethoven and Beyond”.
OBJECTIVES:
To foster a culture of high-level piano performance in the Philippines;
To provide an avenue for young pianists to perform in a non-competitive atmosphere;
To demonstrate the richness of piano music written by Ludwig van Beethoven who celebrated his 250th birthday last year; and
To encourage parents, teachers, and students to support online performances.
The guidelines for the piano festival have been finalized. Please see the document below.
Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer and a pianist, a crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic era in classical music, remains as one of the most recognized and influential musicians of this period, and is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all times.
In 2020, we celebrated the 250th Birth Anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven. And to commemorate this special occasion, PTGP had planned a series of piano festival and a competition ‘Beethoven and Beyond.’ After its postponement last year due to Covid-19 crisis, we are happy to be hosting these two major events online this year, 2021!
‘Beethoven and Beyond 2021’
Piano Festival
Piano Festival featuring works of Beethoven alongside standard piano literature will be aired on March 7, 14, and 21. Auditions for the Festival will be done thru video submissions. The deadline is on February 15, 2021. Students who have auditioned last year with a participation fee, need not pay for this year’s festival.
Piano Competition
Piano Competition will be held in April, featuring works of Beethoven. Please refer to competition guidelines for repertoire requirements per category. Deadlines of video submissions are on or before April 10, 2021. The finalists will be announced by April 17, 2021.
For further details on ‘Beethoven and Beyond’ piano festival and competition guidelines, please visit https://ptgpinc.wordpress.com/ or like its official Facebook page at http://facebook.com/PTGPInc. You may also follow its Instagram page at @ptgpfoundationinc.40.
The newly inducted PTGPFI Officers and Board members together with Dr. Raul Sunico First row (L-R): Eloise Gonzalo, Pauline Aguila, Mary Anne Espina, Anthony Say Second row (L-R): Helen Reyes, Darlene Castillo, Jonathan Gutierrez, Jason Talao Third row (L-R): Irma Su, Joed Balsamo, Denzel Abarquez, Raul Sunico Fourth row (L-R): Carolyn Cheng, Reubel Uy, Hyun Joo Lee
MANILA, Philippines – The newly elected officers and board members of the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (PTGPFI) for the fiscal years 2020-2022 were inducted into office last December 22 through Zoom with SPUM College of Music and Performing Arts dean Dr. Raul M. Sunico, as the inducting officer.
The new officers are: Anthony Say, president; Mary Anne Espina, 1st vice-president; Ruby Salvosa, 2nd vice-president; Jonathan Gutierrez, secretary; Pauline Aguila, assistant secretary; Darlene Castillo, treasurer; Reubel Uy, assistant treasurer; Hyun Joo Lee, PRO; Denzel Abarquez, assistant PRO; and board members Eloise Gonzalo, Helen Reyes, Irma Su, Jason Talao, Carolyn Cheng, and Joed Balsamo.
Officers and board members are expected to perform a wide range of duties and responsibilities including, but not limited to, organizing festivals and competitions aimed at showcasing the talents of young and promising pianists in the country and arranging seminars and master classes for the continuing education of piano teachers.
Now approaching its 50th year, PTGPFI looks forward to celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022 with a 50-piano concert. 10 years ago, 40 pianos were placed on stage as PTGPFI presented Forte@40.
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