National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation
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The National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation or NAMCYA was founded in the Philippines
in 1973. It was created by virtue of President Ferdinand Marcos
' Presidential Proclamation No. 1173, which declares the period between November 26 and December 12 every year as National Week for Young Artists.
The NAMCYA seeks to encourage young artists to excel in music composition and performance and to preserve, develop and promote Philippine music as art and as a handmaid of cultural development. The project aims to discover young artists in the field of choral singing, piano
, chamber music
, family ensemble, and indigenous instruments.
Since 1973, the main sponsoring institution of the annual events has been the Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP) whose president sits as chairperson of the national committee which conducts the competitions. The CCP has also hosted the competitions and festivals in its venues.
The annual competition is rigid. The competitors must win in the district, provincial, then regional competitions to be able to compete on the national level. They are required to perform a cluster of works - classical
and contemporary pieces, as well as works of leading Filipino composers.
Many NAMCYA winners have blossomed to become the country's brilliant young artists like pianists Cecile Licad
, Rowena Arrieta, Raul Sunico, Jaime Bolipata, Dionisia Fernandez, Jovianney Cruz
, Ariel Dechosa, Zinorl Broñola; violin
ists Julian Quirit, Orville Cerna, Hector Corpus-Aguilar, Hernan Constantino, Joseph Esmilla, Regina Buenaventura and Joey Corpus
; tenor
Noel Velasco; soprano
s Andion Fernandez and Wilardena Misenas; cellist Ramon Bolipata; and flautist
Antonio Maigue.
Notable NAMCYA choral group winners include The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors
, the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club
, The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
, The University of the Philippines Cherubims and Seraphims, Loboc Children's Choir
, Saint Louis University, Baguio City
Glee Club and the Himig Singers of Davao City.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1973. It was created by virtue of President Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
' Presidential Proclamation No. 1173, which declares the period between November 26 and December 12 every year as National Week for Young Artists.
The NAMCYA seeks to encourage young artists to excel in music composition and performance and to preserve, develop and promote Philippine music as art and as a handmaid of cultural development. The project aims to discover young artists in the field of choral singing, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, family ensemble, and indigenous instruments.
Since 1973, the main sponsoring institution of the annual events has been the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines is a government-owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines. The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos...
(CCP) whose president sits as chairperson of the national committee which conducts the competitions. The CCP has also hosted the competitions and festivals in its venues.
The annual competition is rigid. The competitors must win in the district, provincial, then regional competitions to be able to compete on the national level. They are required to perform a cluster of works - classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and contemporary pieces, as well as works of leading Filipino composers.
Many NAMCYA winners have blossomed to become the country's brilliant young artists like pianists Cecile Licad
Cecile Licad
Cecile Licad is a renowned Filipina virtuoso classical pianist dubbed as a "a pianist's pianist" by The New Yorker, "her artistry, a blend of daring musical instinct and superb training." -Biography:...
, Rowena Arrieta, Raul Sunico, Jaime Bolipata, Dionisia Fernandez, Jovianney Cruz
Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz
Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz is a classical pianist from the Philippines. He has won several international piano competitions during his competing career and he is in the forefront in a revival of classical music interest in the country.-Biography:...
, Ariel Dechosa, Zinorl Broñola; violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ists Julian Quirit, Orville Cerna, Hector Corpus-Aguilar, Hernan Constantino, Joseph Esmilla, Regina Buenaventura and Joey Corpus
Joey Corpus
Joey Corpus is a prominent violin teacher living in New York City.He studied the violin in Philadelphia with the late Jascha Brodsky. He was also influenced by Nelly Soregi and Alberto Lysy. He studied chamber music with Orlando Cole, among others....
; tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Noel Velasco; soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
s Andion Fernandez and Wilardena Misenas; cellist Ramon Bolipata; and flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
Antonio Maigue.
Notable NAMCYA choral group winners include The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors
The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors
The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors, also known as the UP Singing Ambassadors or UPSA, is one of the based in the University of the Philippines-Diliman in Quezon City, the Philippines. UPSA is the State University's official performing group for choreographed choral music and...
, the Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club
Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club
The Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club has proudly distinguished itself as the first universitychorale in the Philippines, celebrating its 90th year in 2011. It has held concerts internationally, and has released several albums with songs genres ranging from Classical, Negro spiritual, Sacred...
, The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus
The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus, also known as the UPCC or Korus, is one of the major cultural groups based in the University of the Philippines-Diliman and one of the earliest choirs in the Philippines....
, The University of the Philippines Cherubims and Seraphims, Loboc Children's Choir
Loboc Children's Choir
The Loboc Children's Choir or LCC is a school-based choir composed of thirty schoolchildren of the Loboc Central Elementary School, in Loboc, Bohol, Philippines. The children are between the ages of nine and thirteen years old. The Choir has held concerts all over the Philippines and abroad...
, Saint Louis University, Baguio City
Saint Louis University, Baguio City
Saint Louis University is a private educational institution in Baguio City, approximately two hundred fifty kilometers north of Manila. The school was established in 1911 by the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae missionaries, to further Christianize the northern Philippines...
Glee Club and the Himig Singers of Davao City.