98.7 DZFE | The Master's Touch

"Omnia tempus habent" — "In everything there is a season" (Ecc. 3:1)... and for every season, a wise word masterfully set, in the canon of pedagogue, composer and conductor 𝐄𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐧. From Singapore Bible College, Eudy joins this MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany for a meander through 𝑻𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒔, an anthology of his choral music recently recorded by the Philippine Madrigal Singers under Mark Anthony Carpio. [*Program segment. Music features with permission from the composer.] Listen to the complete album on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/2363jd8e

𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, who continues his close association with the PPO, takes DZFE's Tiffany through the three works making their debut their season, dwelling particularly on his second 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 (premiering January 2027) and the mischievous 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 15 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑜𝑛 𝐺-𝐶 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑜𝑧𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑂𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎.

The UST Conservatory of Music staging of 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧'𝐬 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 enchanted audiences in February and returns to the stage September 12-20. Cast members 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗼 (Lieutenant Joseph Cable), 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀 (Liat), 𝗥𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝘁 (Luther Billis), and 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘇𝗼𝗻 (Captain George Brackett) join this MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany to share the magic of the musical, Paolo O'Hara's vision, and the tale's enduring themes.

In the past we’ve tapped the vibrant spring of new music coming out of the Manila Composers Lab in visits here from the Ripieno Ensemble, the performing arm of the MCL headed by AJ Villanueva. Manila Composers Lab founding director, the composer 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐞𝐬 and two of his proteges—𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 and 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨—join DZFE’s Tiffany on MAESTRO FILIPINO to reveal the "osmotic" creative life of the MCL, and the making of music written for and recently performed by German new chamber music ensemble Trio Abstrakt in a March concert at Manila Pianos. (*Interview) 

Listen to performances of the music here—   

• Maryn Bautista: 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 [https://youtu.be/E1r3wVsL-c0?si=vXVs809VRdrtR18n]  

• Alejandro del Corro: 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 [https://youtu.be/TgwS2OZXFsU?si=rZWIx6vV4jxDmCHk]  

• Jonas Baes: 𝘛𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 [https://youtu.be/kUsJCkoEyaA?si=3QeqrV_LTOpg8RU7] 

There's a reason many of our competing choirs step out onto world stages with an Alcala composition in their arsenal. This MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany, 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚 joins the show to share some of his latest creations in winning performances. [*Complete program. Music features with composer’s permission.] 

Having concluded graduate studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 "𝐉𝐌" 𝐄𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐨𝐬𝐞 is off next to pursue a Master of Music in Historical Performance at The Juilliard School. This MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany, JM reveals the allure of specializing in early music, and we hear performances from his July recital in Manila, 𝑆𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝐹𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠, as well as his season at Indiana University. [*program segment. Music features with permission.] 

The UP Clarinet Ensemble unveiled an unexpectedly kaleidoscopic sound world in Double Pentagon Concerts' Chamber Music Concert No. 5 last April. Music from that concert and conversation with two members — Christian Suarez and Kurt Manimtim — will put a smile on your face, guaranteed, this MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany. [*program segment. Music features with permission.]   

Discipline? Overrated. Passion leads. Grand Winner of last year's Steinway Youth Piano Competition (Philippines) Matthew Lim follows its call in a July recital centered on Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1, ahead of his departure for university studies in Hong Kong. Matty plays Chopin and shares perspectives on his musical journey so far, this MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany. [*program segment] 

Guitarist Monching Carpio interfaces with legends, playing historic guitars once owned by Andres Segovia, Julian Bream, Celin Romero and Francisco Tarrega. That's this week on MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany. [*program segment. Music features with permission.] 𝐹𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 (full performance): https://youtu.be/1RzjF7CfYG4?si=iQ3DnpS3U32JvOl9 

Eighty years ago, when the Philippines gained independence from the United States, the Manila Symphony Orchestra was there to perform. The third concert of the MSO's centennial season, 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 on July 4 marks the event with a Filipino and American program of spirit and new hope, including a Buenaventura work from the landmark 1946 program and a revival of Lucio San Pedro's 𝑉𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑜. This MAESTRO FILIPINO with DZFE's Tiffany, the MSO's Executive Director Jeffrey Solares, and sibling soloists, violinist Jeanne and clarinetist Jason Marquez join the broadcast.