Tonight, musicians are back! Let’s savor music-making from our young artists,” Lucas said. Although technology assisted us to survive that temporary loss of experiencing live music, nothing beats live. 8, 2022, we are witnessing the triumph of the human spirit. There’s also support from the NCCA, the CCP, and DepEd. NAMCYA also extended its special thanks to Federico Lopez, chairman and founder of Ang Misyon, the foundation of which the OFY belongs. Renato Lucas, president of NAMCYA, noted that the past two years were “years of infamy when most of NAMCYA’s activities were restricted by the hard lockdowns.” Nevertheless, he said, “Looking back, they were two good challenging years: something to contemplate upon the value of what we had-especially music.” According to Virginia Nañagas-Bactad, chairperson of NAMCYA, the group is delighted to “present the talents of Ang Misyon’s OFY, which shares NAMCYA’s advocacy of discovering, fostering, and nurturing young FIlipino musicians.” NAMCYA, which is celebrating its 49th year and is the presenter of OFY’s 10th year concert, is designated as the national youth development program for music by virtue of Republic Act 11915. Majority of the members of the OFY are also participants or winners of the NAMCYA or the National Music Competition for Young Artists. The OFY with conductor and musical director Gerard Salonga. It is also the “first Filipino symphony orchestra to have played in the Katara Opera House in Doha, Qatar.” In the country, aside from the CCP, it has performed in Iloilo, Dumaguete, and Batangas. Scholars are given opportunities for local and international performances and to serve as mentors to young members.” In the past, the OFY was able to play in countries such as Malaysia, Qatar, and the US.
Since 2012, Ang Misyon has already “helped over a thousand scholars and continues to provide programs which focus on orchestral training and instrument support. The organization believes that “social change is sparked through the learning of orchestral music.” The OFY is the “main performing arm of Ang Misyon, a non-profit organization that supports the musically talented, less privileged youth,” according to its souvenir program. The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY) on stage. The OFY celebrated 10 years of music with a concert dubbed “OFY X” with Gerard Salonga as conductor, who also serves as the group’s music director. It was very heartening to see the mixed crowd at the CCP main theater, mostly young individuals and their families, who listened as the OFY regaled them with music from master composers and our own National Artists for music. But it turned out more than that as it was a serendipitous occasion filled with meaning and purpose-a celebration of young talent on stage courtesy of the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY), and a statement from the people who trooped to CCP’s main theater, confirming that after a long drought, there is a thirst (and demand) for music that is essential for the soul and spirit.
It could have been just an ordinary night filled with music at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) last Oct.
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