PASAY CITY, June 6 The Sixth National Rondalla Workshop is now opening its doors to individual rondalla conductors and instrumentalists.
This was announced by the Artist Training Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines recently. While the Workshop has been open only to group applications, it is now accepting individual applicants in response to popular demand.
The Workshop will be held on July 27-31, 2021 via Zoom, marking the first time the event goes online since 2014.
The Workshop aims to reach the young musicians’ full potential as rondalla performers, especially with this online set-up.
The workshop trainers will be led by Prof. Elaine Juliet Espejo of the Celso Espejo Rondalla and the UP Rondalla, and faculty member of the UP College of Music. The workshop modules include sectional rehearsals per rondalla instrument, note reading sessions, and individual rondalla ensemble cliniquing sessions. The workshop will culminate in an online recorded perfo