Hundreds more are inspired to write Pilipino songs
and are being taught by no less than Maestro Ryan Cayabyab (Mr. C.) through the
well-received and highly successful “Song Writing with the Maestro” nationwide
tour.
After its successful launch in Manila and second
leg in Davao, over 400 more have had the exceptional experience to be schooled
by Mr. C whose workshop includes lectures on Pilipino music history,
songwriting as a tool for nation building, self-expression, entertainment,
social commentary and the like, tips and guidelines on writing songs, and
musical presentations by the known and respected personalities aimed to
encourage the attendees to make their own music.
The foundation is behind the Philippine Popular
Music Festival
The PhilPop MusicFest Foundation (PhilPop) with its
thrust is to enrich original Pilipino
music and educate this and future generations on its uniqueness and importance;
to resound and preserve the vanishing perhaps forgotten musical gems from the
rural areas; to empower Filipino songwriters whose music can inspire and
motivate a nation.
The foundation has come up with a program that
uplifts this challenged industry, with its Executive Director Maestro Ryan
Cayabyab and Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan at the helm.
With the assistance of the Department of Education
(DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), PhilPop has launched its
nationwide tour in key cities, holding a workshop with Maestro Cayabyab and
several music industry veterans and Philippine Popular Music Festival finalists.
San Beda College, Ermita campus was the first stop
of this unique program, with its College of Arts and Science students and its
SBC Symphony Singers were amongst the hundreds in attendance, along with
students from La Consolacion College, and the University of Sto. Tomas.
Philpop 1st placer Toto Sorioso who
wrote “Tayo Tayo Lang” led the cast of other budding songwriters like Krist
Melecio (“Piso”), Noah Zuniga (“Dulo ng Dila”), Keiko Necesario (“3am”), Thyro
Alfaro (“Himig ng Panahon”), Kennard Faraon (“Slowdancing”) and Smart People’s
Choice winner James Leyte (“Brown”) who all shared their experiences, and
performed their winning songs.
“The outcome was very encouraging and the students
were really engaged and captivated by the lecture”, shared Maestro
Cayabyab. “More than that, they
had fun! Through this tour, we are
doing our part to ensure that this generation and future generations will have
a real appreciation of our Pilipino music.”
The second stop of the tour was in Abreeza Mall in
Davao where local partner Phoenix Fuels gathered hundreds of students from
several schools, and members of different music organizations in the region
where they interacted with the Maestro, award-winning R&B duo Thyro and
Yumi, and one of the industry’s best Trina Belamide.
With the tour’s official airline Cebu Pacific, the
“Songwriting with the Maestro” tour will be headed to Cebu (Benedicto College
on October 12), Puerto Princesa (Palawan State University on October 16) Naga
(with the Francis Padua Papica Foundation on November 24), Baguio (University
of Baguio on December 17) and other key cities.
The project is supported by Maynilad, Smart,
Meralco, PLDT, Resorts World Manila, TV5, Metro Pacific Investments, North
Luzon Expressway, Sun Cellular, First Pacific Leadership Academy, PICC, Philex
Mining, the official airline Cebu Pacific and official food sponsor McDonald’s.
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