(DEC. 17)鈥UP College of Music fresh graduates Joshua Ansale and Jose Antonio C. Buencamino bagged major awards in the recently held 鈥.鈥
The competition held online in Nur-Sultan City, Republic of Kazakhstan from Nov. 16 to 21 was organized by the Kazakh National University of Arts in cooperation with Kazakhstan鈥檚 Ministry of Culture and Sport which aims to popularize 鈥渃ontemporary music in all diversity鈥 and support and popularize 鈥渢he creativity of young composers.鈥
Both joined the said competition while still CMu students.
According to , Ansale鈥檚 鈥淎ng Ouroboros鈥 won first prize while Buencamino鈥檚 鈥淧inaginipangHibla鈥 bagged the second prize in the Symphonic Composition category for composers ages 15 to 25.
Ansale wrote in his that 鈥淎ng Ouroboros鈥 is 鈥渁 one movement symphonic poem for orchestra.鈥 聽 He played it during his graduation recital.
Buencamino, who graduated summa cum laude in July, mentioned in his that his composition 鈥淧inaginipangHibla鈥 is 鈥渁n orchestral piece in three movements following the imagery of the creative process of weaving. The piece was inspired by the T鈥橬alak of the T鈥檅oli people from South Cotabato who find their patterns from nature and are gifted patterns in their dreams. This is my weave of the lines and colors that have come to me in my days, my in-betweens, and my dreams.鈥
Ansale and Buencamino will both receive an honorary diploma and cash prizes of 200,000 Kazakhstani聽Tenge (KZT/PHP22,903.87) and 160,000 KZT (PHP18,324.12), respectively.
In related development, Ansale also won the Jovita Fuentes Award for his art song 鈥淜ailongPugad鈥 in the Hiligaynon Art Song Workshop. The announcement was posted in the Center for Heritage and Indigenous Cultures 鈥 University of San Agustin Facebook page on Dec. 5.
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