SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOP
Silay Civic Center, Silay City, Philippines / 6-8 November 2018
Theme: “Plucked String Music: Evolutions”
As part of the 5th International Rondalla / Plucked String Music Festival, a Symposium-Workshop with the theme “Plucked String Music: Evolutions” will be held at the Silay Civic Center in Silay City, Philippines, on 6-8 November 2018. This Symposium-Workshop will feature special lectures on organology and performance of different plucked string music traditions in the world, workshops on instrument-making and care by local and foreign luthiers, and lecture demonstrations by performing groups from the Festival.
The Symposium-Workshop aims to impart knowledge on the history as well as current developments in different plucked string music cultures and provide resources for teaching and performing plucked string music.
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PROGRAM
| Day 1 SYMPOSIUM 6 November 2018 |
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| 8:00 am | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00am-9:30am | OPENING Welcoming Remarks Opening Remarks Symposium-Workshop overview |
| 9:30am-10:45am | LECTURE 1 The Plucked String: A Diverse Phenomenon in the Musical Traditions of the World’s Cultures RAMON P. SANTOS (Philippines) |
| 10:45am-11:00am | Snacks |
| 11:00am-12:15pm | LECTURE 2 Title YIZHAR KARSHON (Israel) |
| 12:15pm-1:00pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00pm-2:15pm | LECTURE 3 The endongo (bowl lyre) of the Baganda of Central Uganda: Evolution in the performance, functionality, and significance GEORGE KITAKA (Uganda) |
| 2:15pm-2:30pm | Snacks |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm | LECTURE 4 New Acoustic Bracing System for Bamboo Kacapi Zither ENDO SUANDA (Indonesia) |
| 3:45pm-4:00pm | Snacks |
| 4:00pm-5:15pm | LECTURE 5 Luthiery in the Philippines: Roots, Innovation, and Direction NATHAN MANIMTIM, CRISRON LUCAS (Philippines) |
| Day 2 WORKSHOP LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 7 November 2018 |
Day 3 WORKSHOP LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 8 November 2018 |
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| 8:30am-4:30pm
Lunch Snacks 3:00pm-3:15pm |
WORKSHOP 1 Instrument Making in Spain Master Luthier MANUEL CACERES (Spain) |
WORKSHOP 2 Rondalla Instrument-Making and Care Luthier JAY SARITA (Philippines) |
| 4:45pm-5:15pm | LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 1 Performance techniques of the EISHAN ENSEMBLE (Iran) |
LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 3 Performance techniques PRASARNMIT (Thailand) |
| 5:15pm-5:45pm | LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 2 Performance techniques of the sitar and tabla MALVICA CHOPRA and MUTHU KUMAR (India) |
LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 4 Performance techniques of SPRING BAND (Vietnam) |
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