Tag: October 1, 2010

FOUR acclaimed Thomasian artists delighted not only art aficionados but also real estate investors in the exhibit titled Masters at Edades, which was held at the Edades Model Unit in Power Plant Mall last September 9 to 16.

The exhibit displayed the works of painter Lydia Velasco, glass sculptor Ramon Orlina and National Artists for Visual Arts Ang Kiukok and Arturo Luz. Works of Hernando Ocampo, Federico Aguilar, Juvenal Sanso and Fernando Amorsolo were also showcased.

Held simultaneously with the exhibit was the opening of a showroom for a three-bedroom model unit of the Edades Tower, named after National Artist for Visual Arts Victorio Edades, the founder of the school of fine arts of UST and generally acknowledged as the father of Philippine modern art.

UST SYMPHONY Orchestra presented eminent classics in its first concert for the academic year, titled UST Symphony Orchestra in Concert last September 12 at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Featured pianist was UST alumnus Heliodoro “Dingdong” Fiel II.

Conducted by Jeffrey Solares, assistant conductor of the UST Symphony Orchestra, the event featured Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 35” also known as “Haffner Symphony.” It was divided in four movements namely “Allegro con spirito,” “Andante,” “Menuetto” and “Finale-Presto.” The delicacy of the wind instruments complemented the simplicity of the musical form, and the smooth chromatic harmony of the piece evinced inner serenity for the audience.

STORIES nowadays seem to possess the same ordinary elements that would make readers roll their eyes and say: “I’ve read that before.”

The panelists of the sixth Varsitarian Fiction Workshop held last September 12 and 19 called the attention of budding fictionists to write something the generation has not yet read, challenging them to do away with what readers are already accustomed to.

“Go against the grain of common thought,” said Rosario Lucero, acclaimed writer and a professor at the University of the Philippines (UP). “It’s like putting your feelings into imagination.”

THE ANNUAL Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) reminded one and all that books are still alive in the digital world.

The 31st MIBF, held on September 15 to 19 at the SMX Convention Center of the SM Mall of Asia, featured a wide variety of books by local and international publishing companies—catering to bibliophiles of all ages with some books sold cheaper than the usual bookstore fare.

Primetrade Asia, Inc., the organizer of the event, reported that an estimated 90,000 visitors went to the MIBF this year—almost double compared with the 50,000 visitors last year.

BILANG isa sa mga kauna-unang pahayagang pangmag-aaral sa bansa, ang Varsitarian ang siya ring nanguna sa pagkakaroon ng seksyong Filipino sa mga unibersidad sa Maynila.

Nagsimula sa baybay na “Pilipino” noon, ang seksyong Pilipino ay unang nailathala sa ikapitong isyu, tomo 41 ng Varsitarian noong ika-23 ng Hulyo, 1969. Ito ay naglalaman ng mga maikling kuwento, sanaysay, tula, at malayang pagkukuro.

Ayon sa patnugot ng seksyong Pilipino noong 1969 na si Roberto Cruz, pinatunayan ng seksiyon na ang pangkampus na panitikan sa ating sariling wika ay hindi nanghihina, bagkus ay lalo pang lumalakas.