Mr. Anthony Say will be giving an online seminar on 7 June 2020 (Sunday), 4:00 PM, via Zoom. For registration details, see poster.

Stay safe!

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is offering special assistance to the members who are in need of financial support during this Enhanced Community Quarantine.

For eligibility and more details, please see attached document below.

Financial Assistance for ECQ

Stay home and stay safe!

Due to the recent developments of the COVID-19 and the lockdown of Metro Manila issued by the President, the final round of the PTGPFI-Lyric Piano Competition for Young Artists is postponed until further notice. This is to ensure the safety of the participants and their family, the jurors, the competition committee, and everyone involved in this competition.

Let us all stay safe.

These are the finalists for the PTGPFI-Lyric Piano Competition:

In no specific order:

CATEGORY A

1. GAW, Ella
2. HE, Bingxi
3. SIY, Camryn
4. TSAI, Angelmay
5. ZHANG, Moyi

CATEGORY B

1. ABABON, Iris
2. LI, Catherine
3. MAGBOO, Benedict
4. MONTEBON, Zion
5. PU, Su

CATEGORY C

1. ANG, Hansel Harel
2. AVE, Jeremy
3. BARACOL, Aidan
4. CHEONG, Gregory
5. IBON, Reuben

CONGRATULATIONS AND SEE YOU AT THE FINAL ROUND! (29 March 2020, at Consunji Theather, UP Diliman, Quezon City)

The Semi-Finals of the PTGPFI-Lyric Piano Competition will be at Maybank Performing Arts Theater, 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

The following schedule will be observed:

• 7:30 AM – CALL TIME for Category A and B Participants
• 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM – TESTING OF PIANO for Category A Participants (4 Minutes Allotment)
• 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM – TESTING OF PIANO for Category B Participants (4 Minutes Allotment)
• 9:00 AM – COMPETITION PROPER (Category A and B)
• 10:00 AM – CALL TIME for Category C Participants / BREAK
• ~11:00 AM – COMPETITION PROPER (Category C)
• 1:00 PM – END OF COMPETITION

IMPORTANT!! Please provide THREE (3) copies of the score (in a brown envelope with your name written) of the piece that you will be performing for this round. DO NOT PUT ANY IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE SCORE. Provide only the movement of the Sonata that you will perform and the Romantic/Modern piece (a different piece from the video round).

THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPANTS WILL PROCEED TO THE SEMI-FINALS: 

CATEGORY A:

1. GAW, Ella Gabriella
2. HE, Bingxi
3. SIY, Nevaeh Camryn
4. TAO, Angelina
5. TSAI, Angelmay
6. WANG, Yankai
7. ZHANG, Moyi

CATEGORY B:

1. ABABON, Iris Lexi
2. BARINAGA, Dylan Douglas III
3. IBON, Nathanael
4. LI, Catherine
5. MAGBOO, Benedict
6. MONTEBON, Zion
7. PU, Su

CATEGORY C:

1. ANG, Hansel Harel
2. AVE, Jeremiah
3. BARACOL, Aidan Ezra
4. CHEONG, Gregory
5. IBON, Reuben

The venue for the Semi-Final Round will be announced soon. Congratulations to everyone!

We shall be sending confirmation emails to all who sent their entries tomorrow, 10 February 2020 (Monday).

Announcement for everyone who were selected to perform in the Semi-Finals will be posted once the adjudication has been finalized.

Good luck to all participants!

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.