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| Team Candon Music Festival 2019 |
From the City of Arts and Culture in the whole Ilocos
Sur, a new summer
festival is born combining modern to classical music that
features more than 30 artists, bands and performers all over the country, it is
the first ever Candon Music Festival scheduled this May 23 to 25, 2019 at the
Bagani Campo Concert Grounds.
The three day festival is headed by National Artist for
Music, Ryan Cayabyab as the festival Director, who see the event as a opportunity for the
young minds to appreciate music in different genre, plus he include in the
Festival some Ilocano songs to be perform by different orchestra including his
own Ryan Cayabyab Singers, plus two notable Ilocano singers to perform, Noel
Cabangon and Davey Langit.
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| Mr. C aka Ryan Cayabyab, National Artist for Music |
“If there is anything about this festival, for me
overwhelming kasi tatlong gabi na iba ibang genre kada gabi ng performances,
iba ibang artist, iba ibang persuasions, and this is what we intend to do for
this festival, I.m sure meron kami next year at sa next 10 year, palaki ng
palaki yan.” Cayabyab said during the Press Launch last May 7 at the Hotel
Rembrandt in Quezon City.
According to Ilocos Sur 2
nd District
Congressman Eric Singson, the start of Candon Music Festival can be rooted 10
years ago, it was a music program with numerous young Ilocanos that they send
to Manila, to study and learn how to play
classical music instruments, and
those young kids who finish studying music are the one behind the staging of
this Music Festival.
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| Mr. C and Cong. Eric Singson |
“Our objective is really to inspire our young kids in the
community, and we cannot think of anything else to do this by holding a music
festival, something that they will really appreciate and of course with the
presence of good musicians, and the presence of our national artist Mr. Ryan
Cayabyab will really push our program in Ilocos Sur.” Singson said.
Candon Music Festival is just a music exhibitions or concert
per se, not competition for now but just a fun music extravaganza, but Cayabyab
add some workshops for the youth of Ilocos to learn how to write music, create original
content that themselves feel and usually do in Candon.
“We will educate, we will inject creative workshops,
creative music writing workshops, just like what I do in other events that I do
around the country, it’s very important kasi advocacy ko to na yung mga bata in
their local must be able to write music, write songs na para sa community nila,
in their language, in the way they express themselves, so that hindi tayo
masyadong dependent sa imported songs and music, actually in the future we will
have a big, big collections of music literature written by young people in each
community, isa yan sa advocacy na gusto naming i-inject sa Candon Music
Festival.” Cayabyab further added.
The venue is an open grounds, it is a standing room only
concert type and there are booths for food and drinks around the venue, however
the alcoholic drinks are to be consume only in a certain areas to avoid some
unfortunate incidents, there are seats available in the VIP area near the
stage, tickets are free according to its
Candon Music Festival Facebook Page.
Here are the list of artists performing in this 3 day
festival that may start at around 7pm and will last until midnight or so, on
May 23 (Thursday) Banda Ni Kleggy, Deck of Cards, IMAGO, Manila Symphony
Orchestra, Noel Cabangon, Philippine Cello Ensemble, Prof. Ronan Ferrer, Tenor
and Spongecola.
Second Night May 24 (Friday) the performers are 6 Cyclemind,
Candon City Chamber Orchestra, Candon City Children’s Choir, Candon City
Chorale, Gloc 9, Gracenote, Moonstar88, Pinoy Brass and Tila Baliw. Last day is on May 25 (Saturday) with Aimee
Mina Dela Cruz (Marimba), Cardona Youth Symphonic Band, Davey Langit, DJ Patty
Tiu, Jammers, Kabataang Gitarista, Orange and Lemon, Rivermaya and Ryan
Cayabyab Singers. Other notable special guests include Regina Garabiles
(Soprano), Jedessa Calacday (Soprano), Melissa Nartatez (Piano), Joy Allan Dela
Cruz (Viola), and DJ Lester Paul Vano.
Candon Music Festival is a collaboration of Cong. Singson
with the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur headed by Gov. Ryan Singson, The
City Government of Candon thru Mayor Ericson Singson, and Project Manager
Kristine Singson-Meehan and the Council for Culture, Arts and Tourism of the 2nd
District of Ilocos Sur.
Concert Passes are available at some partner establishments and government offices, and limited passes will be given away on the site.
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