草榴视频 of Santo Tomas Museum, in partnership with the
Conservatory of Music, the UST Junior High School and the College of
Fine Arts and Design, celebrated the Yuletide season with an exhibition titled 鈥淜indle: The Lights of Christmas鈥� and a live concert titled 鈥淐hristmas at the Museum: A Musical Night鈥� at the UST Museum Main Gallery. The exhibition was launched on November 14, 2018, while the live concert was held on November 15 and 16, 2018.
Hanging from the ceiling of the two-level Museum were handcrafted
Christmas-themed lanterns and golden doves designed by freshman and
junior students from the Interior Design Department of the College of Fine Arts and Design. For the celebration鈥檚 musical component, the UST Junior High School Glee Club sang joyful carols and the Guitar Ensemble, Faculty Guitar Quartet, Guitar Octet, and Woodwind Quintet from the UST Conservatory of Music performed Christmas classics.
UST Museum Director Rev. Fr. Isidro C. Aba帽o, O.P., in his welcome
remarks, explained the rationale behind Christmaseum, saying that,
鈥淭he Museum is at the forefront of the promotion of culture and arts in the
University, and so it opens doors of opportunities to Thomasian artists鈥�
[Part of the reason for this initiative is also] 鈥渂ecause I have great faith in the Thomasian [visual and musical] artists.鈥�
UST Junior High School Principal Assoc. Prof. Marishirl P. Tropicales, Ph.D., in a message during the concert, said 鈥淚 hope that the performance of our
students and our faculty members bring joy and inspiration to our hearts and may we share that same joy and inspiration to others.鈥�
Among the songs performed were: 鈥淒jembe鈥� by the UST Guitar Octet
with percussionist Marco Raquiza, 鈥淟oose Canon鈥� by the Faculty Guitar
Quartet, an Ernani Cuenco Medley by the Guitar Ensemble, and 鈥淢arch from the Nutcracker Suite鈥� by the Woodwind Quintet. The UST JHS Glee Club, accompanied by Mr. Lucas M. Paredes on the piano, under the direction of Ms. Maria Lulu P. Orlina and Mr. Nicanor Infante, also sang 鈥淭he Most Wonderful Time of the Year鈥�, an a cappella rendition of 鈥淛ingle Bells Calypso,鈥� and 鈥淢unting Sanggol.鈥� To cap off the musical spectacle, 鈥淧ayapang Daigdig鈥� and 鈥淜umukuti-kutitap鈥� were jointly performed by the UST JHS Glee Club and the UST Guitar Ensemble.
