00:00In 1973, the late national artist for music, Lucrecia Casilag, envisioned the National Music Competitions for Young Adults or NAMSIA
00:11as an answer to the long search and to further clarify the abilities of young Filipino artists.
00:18And because of this, NAMSIA continues to hold their annual competitions to discover exceptional Filipino musicians.
00:29And now, they have organized a concert, NAMSIA at the Met.
00:35And now, we will be joined by Dr. Clement Acevedo, the Artistic and Program Director of NAMSIA.
00:42And the one who performed earlier in our opening, Avender Jordina Pong,
00:48who won the first prize in the Children's Solo Rondallia in NAMSIA 2023, Gintong Pamana.
00:56Good morning and welcome to Rise and Shine Filipinas.
00:59Good morning. Thank you.
01:00Alright.
01:02For our fellow Filipinos to understand, especially those who love music.
01:07Like us.
01:09What is the competition of NAMSIA that NAMSIA organizes every year?
01:15Well, basically, it is a music competition of different instruments.
01:21There are piano, human instrument, guitar, violin, and many other instruments.
01:31So, it is in its own category.
01:33It also has its own set of judges.
01:35It also has its own set of pieces to play.
01:39What type of guitar did you use earlier?
01:42Octave.
01:43Octave.
01:44How many strings are there?
01:4614.
01:47Oh, 14 strings.
01:48Is this the Rondallia?
01:50That is the ensemble, the group.
01:53The Octave is included in the Rondallia.
01:55Ah, but the instrument itself is Octave.
01:58Yes.
01:59This is one of the competitions that Avender won.
02:03Why did you choose those instruments?
02:06There are a lot of instruments for sure.
02:09Actually, I am really a bandura, but Octave is my instrument.
02:16Where did you learn that instrument?
02:18Usually, it is the ordinary six-string guitar.
02:25Where did you learn that?
02:27I joined the Rondallia and I learned that.
02:33I also saw a lot of instruments.
02:37But you prefer the Octave.
02:41How much did it help you and your fellow young Filipino musicians to join this competition?
02:53It was inspirational.
02:56It was like they can also see that they can also show their talent.
03:06That they can do it.
03:08Is it hard to play the Octave?
03:10It is hard.
03:11I am sure it is hard because it has 14 strings.
03:14But Doc, how do you organize this?
03:17We are an archipelago, there are a lot of people.
03:20There are a lot of talented Filipino young artists.
03:23How do you organize this?
03:24Well, we have three rounds for the competition.
03:27It will start with a video round.
03:29In fact, that will happen soon for this year.
03:33Then, it will follow by a semi-final round.
03:37This is a regional competition.
03:39NAMSEA will go to different regions.
03:43And nearby cities will compete.
03:46Especially the big ensembles like choir, Rondallia.
03:51And then, the final round will be in November.
03:55That is our finals.
03:58The Grand Finals.
04:03Let's look forward to that.
04:05What else should we look forward to in NAMSEA?
04:08Do we have special guests?
04:11Well, we try to get high-profile artists once in a while.
04:17But most of the time,
04:18especially because other instruments are based on classical music.
04:24Classical musicians are not popular.
04:28But I am very interested in that.
04:30Can you invite us there, Doc?
04:32Of course.
04:33In fact, our concert tonight, July 10, at 7 p.m.,
04:38are the winners from 2023.
04:41They will play and sing.
04:45It's like a celebration.
04:49It's like a gala night.
04:52Because NAMSEA does this every year.
04:57For those who are interested to join,
05:00to show their talent and to try,
05:02how can they get involved?
05:05Well, in the case of Avender, for example,
05:09we just joined our local group.
05:14Local Rondallia Ensemble.
05:17Usually, schools have ensembles like this.
05:21Or choir.
05:22And usually, our local trainers are good at training.
05:27So, like him, he just started with that group.
05:31That group has a sense of community.
05:35That's why they really like it.
05:37They practice together and they share their talents together.
05:42And they just learn through that enjoyment.
05:46You know, I think it's also good
05:48for our kids to be involved in classical instruments.
05:52Because arts and culture come alive.
05:56So, it's not forgotten.
05:57Yes, it's not forgotten.
05:59Let's invite our RRSP to watch tonight
06:03and the upcoming November event.
06:07Yes.
06:09I invite you, everyone.
06:11We have a concert tonight, NAMSEA at the Met.
06:14At the Metropolitan Theater in the Manila area.
06:19We have piano, soprano, guitar,
06:24octavina, clarinet, and many more.
06:30The entire orchestra, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra,
06:33will be with us.
06:35The conductor will be Dr. Renato Lucas,
06:37the president of NAMSEA.
06:40This is at 7 p.m. tonight.
06:44Good luck.
06:45For sure, there will be a lot of people coming
06:49to see our talented young Filipino artists.
06:52Yes, and at the Met,
06:53it's one of the signatures of our long-standing theater.
06:58For sure, it's going to be a good experience for music and arts.
07:03Once again, thank you very much,
07:05Dr. Meten Avila,
07:07for joining us this morning.
07:10Thank you and stay safe.
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