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June 30 feedback from bob gabuna
what's wrong with "Pamulinawen" and "Dahil sa Iyo" musical pieces?
is it the exclusive hymns of the spouses Ferdinand and Imelda?
is the splendor of the song smothered because it was sang by the couple?
if i have to follow this line of thought, I shall no longer sing the National Anthem.
Filipinos of various affiliations, appellations---criminals, thieves, cheats---sang
it too.

sublimal suggestions?

we have to ask the chap who organized the inaugural program organizer if she
or she has that in mind? or, discretely sabotaged the outcome of the event?



bob

Bob, not all musicians are that naive about the import of their music
-- they can sing, play music that touch the hearts and minds, and they
can play certain pieces to suit every occasion. They can also be
romantic or sarcastic depending on the piece they have chosen. PPO is
based in CCP, the product of Imelda's dominant urgings during the
martial law period. CCP provides them their bread and butter and their
rehearsal venue. Every year they have seasons to play all the
classical and Philippine music that hone their skills to the hilt.
Some are devoted to music, like Dr. Alfredo Buenaventura, composer and
former conductor and Mike del Rosario, violinist who played my
compositions a few times. A few are there to earn a living period and
hence stay very loyal and studious in their rehearsals. We will never
know how they think for sure because they speak through the language
of music.

If my reading is that the choices reveal their political leanings,
then that is the fault of open display of one's talents. Be always
ready for the brickbats if you choose to open them to the public.

Wilhelmina (Emma)