Masterworks and
the Master’s Word

In between operatic productions in Europe, tenor Arthur Espiritu comes home to Manila, not just to spend time with family, but to bequeath some of the immense riches of his own experiences and career. Following a successful Lied workshop, he and pianist Najib Ismail are set to invest weeks training a cohort of singers in the operatic craft. More in his conversation with DZFE's Tiffany on today's MAESTRO FILIPINO (Sat 1200, Sun 2400, Thu 2000). Also on the program, selections from his recent album of Filipino song.
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Begun in 2020, Philippine-based classical music platform Veniccio.com is an Urtext distributor, music school, ticketing platform and concert presenter. Recently, it birthed a classical music news site, TheClaron.com. Founder Marco Balbin won't rest until the Philippines appears on the international classical music radar. Marco joins DZFE's Tiffany for a MAESTRO FILIPINO (Sat 1200, Sun 2400, Thu 2000) interview.
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A quartet of double basses is a rare sight, but 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐 𝑲𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒐 aims to begin changing that. The UST Conservatory alums— Rei Benedict Francia, John Cerwin Salaguinto, Mark Aaron Salcedo and Dulcisimo Singagote Terrado Jr— join DZFE's Tiffany in a lively interview this MAESTRO FILIPINO (Sat 1200, Sun 2400, Thu 2000), and we hear their performances of music written for and transcribed for their prodigious instrument, captured in their off-campus concert debut in April.
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