Youths startle in concerts/Thank you, indeed, Reggie! SUNDRY STROKES By Rosalinda L. Orosa (The Philippine Star) Updated December 12, 2009 12:00 AM
(Here's the 2nd paragraph of that column)
Fr. Tony Rosales, now stationed in Calbayog, Samar, presented Calbayog’s Christ the King College Orchestra at San Antonio’s Parish Center.
The orchestra, named after its founder Jose Gomez, consists of 50 H.S. and a few college students under Fr. Marlowe Rosales who, at 37, is himself young for a conductor. The black-garbed players interpreted Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, its electrifying fanfare for brasses crystallizing the ill-fated Flemish struggle against Spanish oppression. Beethoven must have risen from his grave at the thunderous volume created by the ensemble, each section personifying the vigor, enthusiasm, zest and stamina of youth. The excellent acoustics further intensified the deafening sounds.
Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Little Night Music), along with his string quartets, is a superb work. The allegro’s vigorous, cohesive string thrusts startled the listeners. Other numbers were light classics, pop and folk, Conductor Rosales drawing maximum orchestral effects. The woodwinds and brasses are usually the weakest in many of our ensembles but the youngsters were strikingly assured, their tones robust and unwavering.
As they continue to hone their skills under Fr. Rosales, they will develop more refinement and polish, finer pianissimos and subtler nuances. Their often shattering fortissimos bordered on tedium. But as of now, the players convey tremendous promise and are most impressive.
In some pieces, a chorus of four boys and four girls not only matched orchestral power but also often rose above it. The girls, dancing on one occasion, cleverly manipulated colored ribbons.
Fr. Joel Sulse, San Antonio parish priest, handed plaques of appreciation to Fr. Tony Rosales and Danny Dolor who actively promoted the concert. Bro. Ariel Manga served as sound technician.
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