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Digitization and Performance of Asian Music Arranged for Guitar Ensemble by Lester Demetillo
June 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This project aims to digitize the works of Maestro Lester Demetillo, a distinguished Filipino guitarist and pedagogue who transcribed and arranged countless works for the classical guitar ensemble from both local and foreign music, greatly contributing to the history and practice of classical guitar in the Philippines.
His hand-written works will be encoded in batches of 10-15 pieces and each batch will be performed in a dedicated guitar ensemble concert as a means of promoting Filipino classical guitar music while honoring the legacy of Lester Demetillo, who rose to prominence when he founded the UP Guitar Ensemble in 1982.
The project “Digitization and Performance of Asian Music Arranged for Guitar Ensemble” by Lester Demetillo will conclude with a concert featuring the first batch of encoded works transcribed by Maestro Lester Demetillo consisting of eight Filipino works and five traditional works from our neighboring Asian countries, namely Indonesia, Japan, Korea, China, and Thailand.
These works will be performed by the project team, the UP Guitar Ensemble, heading this initiative who were all former students of Maestro Demetillo in the University of the Philippines.
The concert will be held in the UP College of Music Mini Hall on 27 June 2024 at 6:00 PM. Admission is free!
Source: UP Kolehiyo ng Musika Facebook