PROGRAMME

 

I.

 

“Variations on a Theme of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”                                            Suzuki/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

(a la “Dueling Violins”)

 

“Variation I”

                Medley:”Mary Had a Little Lamb”/”London Bridge”                               Traditional Tunes/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

JACQUELINE H. VESCE, 7, piano

 

“Variation II”

                Medley: “Theme from ‘Surprise Symphony’”/”Fairy Court”                                 Haydn/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

LESLIE B. FERMALINO, 7, violin

 

“Variation III”

                Medley: “Distant Melody” (from ‘Peter Pan’)/”Beautiful Dreamer”   Green-Styne/Foster/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

KATHLEEN S. PEREZ, 10, soprano

 

“Theme: ‘Starkle, Starkle, Little Star’” (Parody: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)

JACQUELINE H. VESCE, 7, child                KATHLEEN S. PEREZ, 10, soprano

 

“Variation IV”

YOUTH POPS STRING & VOCAL ENSEMBLE

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

*VINCENT E. SARANGAY, “dueling violin”

JOHN F. PENA, 14, synthesizer

JACQUELINE H. VESCE, 7, piano obligato

STEPHANIE R. DIAZ, 13, alto saxophone

JON FRITZ M. LAGUA, 13, alto saxophone

MELISSA C. ISIDRO, 17 bass guitar

 

II.

 

“Music! Music! Music!”                                                                                        Bauer/Weiss/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley:”Primrose Dance”/”Ballad in D”                                                         Krogman/Hoffman/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

STEPHANIE R. DIAZ, 13, violin

 

“SING”                                                                                                                               Raposo/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley:”Believe in Yourself”/”I Believe”                                                    Smalls/Drake-Graham/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

CHRISTINA L. SEVILLA, 16, alto

 

Vocal Prelude to “Funiculi, Funicula”

                “Funiculi, Funicula”                                                                              Italian Folk Tune/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

JOSHUA C. LADAO, piano, 17, violin

 

“With  A Song In ‘Her’ Heart”                                                                                                                                      Hart/Rodgers

                “Torna a Surriento”                                                                                           DeCurtis/Stafford/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

ROSEMARIE B. FLORES, 20, soprano

 

(Reprise)”Sing”                                                                                                                   Raposo/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley:”In the Morning Sunshine”/”Barcarolle”                                      Wecker/Offenbach/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

CHRISTINA L. SEVILLA, 16, violin

 

(Reprise)“Music! Music! Music!”                                                                             Bauer/Weiss/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

YOUTH POPS STRING & VOCAL ENSEMBLE

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

 

III.

 

“Pop! Goes The Weasel”                                                                               Traditional Tune/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley:”Chant Arabe”/”The Trumpeteer and the Gypsies”                    Spindler/Behr/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

KRYSTAL N. LADAO, 15, piano

 

“Allegro”                                                                                                                              Suzuki/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley:”Judas Maccabeus”/”Long, Long Ago”/”Hunters’ Chorus” Handel/Bayley/Weber/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

BRIANNE F. PENA, 15, violin

 

“Allegretto”                                                                                                                          Suzuki/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley: “Rigoletto”/”Carnival of Venice”                                                           Verdi/Italian Air/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

KRYSTAL N. LADAO, 15, violin

 

 

 

 

“Perpetual Motion”                                                                                                              Suzuki/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                Medley:”Nights In Spain”/”Malibu Mist”/”Nocturne”                                                  Rollin/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

STEPHANIE R. DIAZ, 13, piano

 

(Reprise)”Allegro”/“Perpetual Motion”/”Pop Goes The Weasel”                     Suzuki/Folk Tunes/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

YOUTH POPS STRING ENSEMBLE

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

STEPHANIE R. DIAZ, 13, piano primo

KRYSTAL N. LADAO, 15, piano secondo

JOHN F. PENA, 14, piano obligato

 

IV.

 

“Canon du ‘Frere Jacques’”                                                                            French Folk Tune/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

YOUTH POPS STRING & VOCAL ENSEMBLE

JACQUELINE H. VESCE, 7, piano lead         LESLE B. FERMALINO, 7, violin response

 

“Colonel Bogey” (theme from the movie, “River Kwai”)                                                              (arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

YOUTH POPS STRING ENSEMBLE

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

 

I N T E R M I S S I O N

 

V.

 

“Say It With Music”                                                                                                               Berlin/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

                “Turkish March” (from the “Ruins of Athens”)                                         Beethoven/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

CAROL P. CORRALES, 15, violin

               

(Reprise) “Say It With Music”

                “Mattinata”                                                                                                                                         Leoncavallo

KRYSTAL N. LADAO, 15, soprano

 

“We (Also) Love The Violin” (based on “We Love The Piano”)                                                  Berlin/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

“Can-Can” (from “Orpheus”)                                                                                    Offenbach/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

JON FRITZ M. LAGUA, 13, violin

 

“We Are the One and Only Genuine, Original Family Band”                                               Sherman/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

YOUTH POPS STRING & VOCAL ENSEMBLE

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

 

VI.

“Pandangguhan”(Philippine Dance Music)                                                                 Benasa/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

JON FRITZ M. LAGUA, 13, violin

*VINCENT E. SARANGAY, violin

YOUTH POPS STRING ENSEMBLE

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

 

VII.

Excerpts from “Fiddler On The Roof”                                                                         Harnick/Bock/(arr) D.Montalban-Lagua

 

                “Tradition”                               “Sabbath Prayer”                    “Far From The Home I Love”

                “Matchmaker”                          “To Life!”                                 “Anatevka”

                “If I Were A Rich Man”                “Sunrise, Sunset”                    “Fiddler On The Roof”         

                                                                                               

*VINCENT E. SARANGAY, “Fiddler’s solo”

YOUTH POPS STRING & VOCAL ENSEMBLE

 

Soprano I

Soprano II

Baritone

Krystal N. Ladao, 15

Rosemarie B. Flores, 20

*Christopher M. Amado

Kathleen S. Perez, 10

 

Joshua M. Ladao, 17

 

Alto

Jon Fritz M. Lagua, 13

 

Christina L. Sevilla, 16

 

 

 

 

Violin I:

Violin II:

Violin III:

         Jon Fritz M. Lagua, 13

Carol P. Corrales, 15

Stephanie R. Diaz, 13

*Vincent E. Sarangay

Melissa C. Isidro, 17

Leslie B. Fermalino, 7

 

Krystal N. Ladao, 15

Joshua C. Ladao, 17

 

 

Brianne F. Pena, 15

*Original YPSE member

 

Christina L. Sevilla, 16

 

DIVINAGRACIA MONTALBAN-LAGUA, directing

AGNES MONTALBAN-SALVIO, piano obligato

CHRISTINE P. CORRALES, synthesizer