CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Aug 5, 2012-The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) will hold a concert in the City of San Fernando on August 14.
The concert is in line with the city’s twin celebration, the 258th founding anniversary of San Fernando and the 108th anniversary of the transfer of the provincial capital from Bacolor to San Fernando this August.
“One of the proposed activities for the twin celebration is this concert,” said Mayor Oscar Rodriguez, who is also president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP).
He said, “Preserving the heritage and culture of the people of San Fernando is one of the priority projects of the city government. The City Tourism Division undertakes several efforts to sustain the city’s Heritage Preservation Program. One of its projects is this celebration.”
The concert will be held at the Mini Convention, Heroes Hall in San Fernando City on August 14 at 2 p.m.
Other activities lined up for the twin celebration include Heritage Photo Contest 2012 and “War of Our Fathers” exhibit, launch of the E-Heritage tours, search for the “Talentadong Kutsero” 2012 and dress-up your “Kalesa” Contest 2012, which is considered first Kalesa Festival of the City.
The PPO was established on May 15, 1973 as the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) Philharmonic Orchestra and was initially intended to accompany performing artists at the CCP Theater.
The group has already performed with many of the world’s renowned conductors that include Mendi Rodan, Piero Gamba, Enrique Batis, Sebastian Bereau and Nicholas Koch and with the best foreign and Filipino artists such as Van Cliburn, Renata Tebaldi, Judith Engel, Anthony Camden, David Benoit, Cecile Licad, Raul Sunico and Lea Salonga. (Joelyn G. Baluyut)
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