7 December 2008. Musica Chiesa, the musicians at the 11:00 AM Sunday Student mass, played the Eddie Hontiveros SJ overture, The Jesuit Music Ministry medley, the Take and Receive medley and Adeste Fideles, all orchestrations arranged by UP College of Music Michael Bulaong. The Take and Receive concert was at the Church of the Gesu. Mr. Ryan Cayabyab, who arranged the chorale of Take and Receive Medley attended the concert which was participated by famous Ateneo groups such as BukasPalad, Blue Symphony, Ateneo Boys Choir, Ateneo High School’s Glee Club and Dulaang Sibol, Ateneo College Glee Club and the The Ateneo Chamber Singers.

Musica Chiesa and Blue Symphony with Fr. Bienvenido Nebres SJ, president of the Ateneo de Manila University.

Musica Chiesa with Fr. Jboy Gonzales SJ and Mr. Ryan Cayabyab.

Fr. Jboy Gonzales SJ, Mr. Ryan Cayabyab and violinist Carlo Tuazon of Musica Chiesa

8 December 2008. UP ICTUS celebrated their anniversary with a blessing of their exhibit at the AS Walk, and a mass at the Delaney Hall.

Blessing of ICTUS Exhibit at the AS Walk.

Mass at the Delaney Hall with Fr. Jboy SJ.

15 November 2008. The UP Filipiniana Dance Group who dances at the 11:00 AM Student Sunday Mass in UP Diliman stages, Isang Daan, a dance concert on Saturday, 15 November 2008 at 6:30 PM at the University Theater, UP Diliman. The concert pays tribute to specific works of National Artists in the fields of music, literature, sculpture, architecture, painting and dance. Choreography by Mr. Van Manalo who is also UP Filipiniana’s Artistic Director.

In one number, three works of National Artists in different fields will be featured: Missa Antoniana by Antonio Molina for Music to be performed in a simulated Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice by Leandro Locsin for Architecture (circular shape and design of the church), Rivers of LIfe emanating from the altar by Arturo Luz for the Visual Arts and the altar and the crucifix with two corpora by Napoleon Abueva for scupture. Paintings feature Vicente Manansala’s Station of the Cross. The dances will revolve around the parts of the mass such as the Kyrie and the Gloria, and the Agnus Dei composed by Antonio Molina (from Missa Antoniana).

Isang Daan, also means one road, one path. Thus the show pertains to the one path taken by mentor and student in their pursuit of excellence.

Tickets are available at the lobby of the UP Theater. Discounts are given to students.

7 November 2008. The Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, the UP Theater Administration and the UP College of Music staged the UP Orchestra and UP College of Music Artists’ Anniversary Gala 2008, celebrating the UP Centennial and the 92nd Anniversary of the UP College of Music. Together with students members of UPSCA (Student Catholic Action) and the Jesuits, we enjoyed watching Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Handel’s Let the Bright Seraphim (from the oratorio, Samson), Vivaldi’s Laudamus Te (from Gloria in D Major), and Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aenas which tells of the love of Queen Dido for Aeneas who leaves her to travel to Italy to fulfill his destiny. Dido then takes her own life.

Two videos of UPbeat4: The Korus Way. 

30 August 2008. The University of the Philippines’ official choir, UP Concert Chorus staged its UPBEAT4, the KORUS WAY at the Engineering Theater, Diliman, Quezon City. Professor Jai Sabas-Aracama, Artistic Director and Conductor, sang Ryan Cayabyab’s Salamat sa Iyo, UP. Rycel Joy Cabugwas was the pianist. I was there with Patrick Nogoy SJ and UPSCAns Patricia Fernandez and Jaafgie Garcia.

Salamat Sa Iyo, UP (Ryan Cayabyab):

Bohemian Rhapsody:

18 June 2008. Fr. Jboy SJ at UP’s Pamantasang Hirang, the Centennial Concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. This is the finale.

Glee Girls

Kinema

Canto Cinco (C5)

Tinig Barangka and Barangka Choir

Mary the Queen Choir

ICTUS Choir

3 March 2007. ICTUS (In Christ Thrust for University Students) holds a liturgical concert titled, “Some Notes on Service” — a choral benefit concert for its apostolates. The concert was held at Our Lady of Pentecost Parish in Xavierville Avenue, Quezon City at 8:30 PM. The concert includes the ICTUS Choir, Mary the Queen Choir, Barangka Choir and Tinig Barangka, Canto Cinco (C5), Kinema and the Glee Girls with Mrs. Cayabyab conducting. The repertoire includes Panalangin sa Pagiging Bukaspalad, Humayo’t Ihayag, Prayer of Rupert Mayer, I Will Sing Forever, Gandang Sinauna at Sariwa, Sa ‘Yo Lamang, Power of Love, Stand By Me Still, Tantum Ergo, God is True and the new BukasPalad song, Awit ni Isaias.

13 February 2007. Youth for Christ (YFC) offers help for the Froday, February 23. 2007 concert for Bicol. The concert begins at 6:30 PM at the Ateneo Covered Courts. Entrance goods are three canned goods as the minimum contribution to the concert. The concert features, Sponge Cola, Bloomfields, Sugarfree, Noel Cabangon, Paolo Santos and many more.