Press Release:
The
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra holds a new series of free
family/youth concerts at Rizal Park called ‘Out of the Box’,
featuring PPO’s wide array of music and collaborations between
local schools beginning November 23, 2013. This musical
event is presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in
cooperation with the People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTNI)
and the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC).
Through
the initiative of PPO’s Music Conductor Olivier Ochanine and the
CCP Marketing Department, the said concerts provide audiences a
chance to learn more about classical music and its ability to touch
people in a meaningful and unique manner. ‘Out of the Box’ also
involves partnerships with various university groups and
organizations for a fresh and innovative take in presenting a
Philharmonic concert.
The
series starts on November 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the newly-renovated
Rizal Park Open-Air Auditorium, which will also have its soft launch
on the same date. The first concert on Saturday will have
the theme “Undress Bonifacio”, and will be presented in
collaboration with the University of the Philippines’ (UP Manila)
Coalition of Cultural Organizations. A descent of Filipino
nationalist and revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, Patria Bonifacio will
share her musical production about the life of the young
Bonifacio. Multimedia and multi-art groups using
different media such as hiphop, rock, graffiti, theatre,
and music will be included to create an upbeat multimedia production.
Succeeding concerts will be held in December for a Christmas
theme, in January 2014 with the Far Eastern University (FEU) with
the theme ‘Save the Tamaraw’ in February with the Ateneo de
Manila University and UP Manila Orgcom students with the theme
‘Love’ and in March with De La Salle University and De
La Salle-College of St. Benilde with the theme ‘New Beginnings’.
For
more information, contact the CCP Marketing Department at 832-1125
loc. 1801 or e-mail at nikkidionisio@culturalcenter.gov.ph.
