UST Music celebrates 70 years of unspoken love with benefit concert

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Conservatory of Music, the largest musical academic institution in the country, will feature some of its best vocals and musicians in a benefit dinner and concert on May 14, 6 p.m., at the UST Paredes Building lobby in Manila.

In line with the Conservatory’s 70th founding anniversary, the event, titled “Love Unspoken” intends to generate additional funds for the continued grant of scholarships, enhancement of facilities, and upgrade of music instruments and equipment.

In a rare occasion, Conservatory of Music Dean Raul Sunico, who is also the president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, will perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concert No. 1, while world-renowned conductor Prof. Herminigildo Ranera will lead the all-student UST Symphony Orchestra to an enchanting musical treat.

Two of the country’s celebrated coloraturas Irma Potenciano and Gloria Coronel, who both studied in UST will join a robust roster of soloists—faculty members of the voice program—in the one-night concert, rendering songs from the opera, Broadway, and Neapolitan repertoire.

Established in 1945, the UST Conservatory of Music is a premier Philippine music school. It has produced two National Artists (Antonio Buenaventura and Ernani Cuenco) and leading musical figures like Julio Esteban Anguita, Bernardo Custodio, Sergio Esmilla, Jr., Benjamin Tupas, Stella Goldenberg-Brimo, Alejandra Atabug, and Erlinda Fule, among others.

The UST Conservatory of Music is the only music school in the country that has an all-student symphony orchestra and an all-student symphonic band and is home to the best student ensembles. Its Bachelor of Music program was named Center of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education.

For more information on “Love Unspoken,” you may contact the UST Conservatory of Music at (02) 731-4022.