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Sunday, February 26, 2006
Negros Oriental to host int'l rondalla festival
By Jennifer Catan-Tilos
NEGROS Oriental will host the 2nd International Rondalla Festival of the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) scheduled during the National Arts Month on February next year.
The festival is titled, "Cuerdas sa Panaghiusa," to celebrate the plucked string tradition common to many countries around the world including the Philippines.
Dr. Ramon Santos of the NCCA said the festival is a "call for unity" among artists and all people involved in the event.
In a recent press conference with provincial officials, Santos said the rondalla festival has spawned interests among its first participants and other artists from different parts of the world.
The first festival was held in Naga City.
He said next year's participants to the international competition will include delegates from the Philippines, USA, Singapore, India, Israel, Mexico, Cambodia, Indonesia, Russia, China, and Europe among others.
Some 12 groups will represent the Philippines.
"This is one way of advertising our province as a tourist destination," Governor George Arnaiz told the conference.
Arnaiz said music lovers in Negros Oriental would be given free musical string instruments to develop their talents for potential tourism performances.
The week-long Cuerdas will feature concerts, exhibits, outreach performances, interactive rondalla music clinics, and instrument-making workshops.
Santos explained that the event was designed to entertain, to educate, and to present cultural aesthetics.
It will also pursue the unending quest for global peace, understanding, and unity through the medium of musical communication, he added.
(February 26, 2006 issue)
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