Piano Pieces from the Philippines
March 4th, 2023
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Christ United Methodist Church
Featuring 

Horacio Nuguid, pianist


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Program
Recuerdo Variations (based on “Ay Kalisud”) Augusto Espino
Caricias (Danza) Juan Hernandez (1881-1945)
Poeme (A Song Without Words) Carmencita Guanzon Arambulo
Mindanao Orchids Ramon Tapales (1906-1995)
Mayón (Fantasia de Concierto) Francisco Buencamino (1883-1952)

INTERMISSION

Tarantelle No. 2 Lucino Sacramento (1908-1984)
Okaká Variations (Theme and Variations) Rodolfo Cornejo (1909-1991)
Kundiman Felipe Padilla de Leon (1912-1992)
Malikmata (Transfiguration) Antonio Molina (1894-1980)
Bontok Ili (In an Igorot Village) Rosendo Santos (1922-1994)
Our fifth concert will feature piano pieces from the Philippines.  Pianist Horacio Nuguid is proud to present works for solo piano by Filipino composers in their varying styles and musical languages.  Included in his program are works written by contemporary composers.
Horacio Nuguid
Pianist Horacio Nuguid received his music performance degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  His principal piano teachers were Milagros de Ocampo, Stella Goldenberg Brimo, Howard Aibel and Ian Hobson.  With an extensive repertoire, Dr. Nuguid has performed both in solo recitals and concerto programs with various orchestras in the Philippines, Mexico and the United States.  As founder and artistic director of the Rochester Chamber Music Society, Nuguid collaborates with distinguished artists internationally.  He has presented masterclasses most notably at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli in Mexico City.  Dr. Nuguid has served as artist/faculty at the Young Artist World Piano Festival in
Minnesota and has been a guest artist of the Philippine High School for the Arts.  He is also a sought-after adjudicator in state and regional piano competitions.  Nuguid currently teaches music performance in Rochester, Minnesota with his wife and fellow pianist Rosanna Faller Nuguid.  Dr. Nuguid was the recipient of the Ardee Award for Outstanding Artist in the city of Rochester in 2014.