Komedya: Serenata ng Banda

T_T Sad Sad. I forgot to bring my camera that day that I've watched that performance of the UP Symphony Band at the AS Steps.

So this will be the only entry of which I can show you guys any pictures.
So I'll just go into details.


So like what I have mentioned above, the UP Symphonic Band performed in part of the University's Celebration of Komedya during the month of February.

Prof. Lopez, a distinguished faculty of the College of Music was the head conductor of the band. I would also like to mention that he is currently the Vice President of the Samahan ng Banda ng Pilipinas. :D

He gave a short lecture first about what seranata is.
According to him, serenata is played or presented during the bisperas of a town fiesta.It started way back in 1821 Two bands compete by playing all the compositions/songs they know until one band emerges as a winner. So its like, the more songs y0u know or the band knows, the more likely that it will win.

However, rules were changed so instead of padamihan ng pagtugtog ng alam na piyesa, each band were now asked by playing what they call a set which consists of four categories compositions a band has to play: the concert march, the obertura, the solo instrument, dueto of the clarinet and flute, trio with French horn or a string quartet and lastly is the modern music which more likely are film music.

And the band begins to play.
I managed to watch them to play to composition and really they were awesome.


I still regret that I wasn't to capture the moment, either in the form of video or picture. Too sad.


T_T