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“Poeme: A Song Without Words” was composed in 1957 by Carmencita G. Arambulo, who was then only 19 years old and studying at the St. Paul College of Music, Manila under Sr. Vincent Llamzon. She also composed a three-movement piano work titled “Oriental Gems” when she was 18 years old.
About the composer:
Carmencita G. Arambulo (1938–2023) received her Bachelor of Music, majoring in Piano and minoring in Voice (Magna Cum Laude) from St. Paul College, Manila in 1958 and her Masters in Music finishing Outstanding Graduate of the Year (Highest Distinction) majoring in Piano and minoring in Theory and Pedagogy from New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts in 1961. Affectionately called Mrs. A, she actively taught music for 60 years, training a total of 308 Suzuki piano teachers internationally and having taught 372 students in piano, Electone, and theory. Some of her renowned students include: Rowena Arrieta, Louie Ocampo, Oliver Salonga, Marites Salientes, Carolyn Kleiner, Allier Manahan, Fr. Manoling Francisco SJ, and Philippine National Artist for Music, Ryan Cayabyab.
About the performer:
Hailed by the judges of the highly prestigious 1982 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow as the youngest and most promising of 82 contestants, Rowena Arrieta was given the title of Laureate, winning Fifth Prize and a Special Prize. To this date, Rowena is the only Filipino who attained this honor. In 1986, Rowena won 1st Prize at the Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition in Spain and 1st Prize in the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York. In 1985, she received her Masters Degree from the renowned Moscow State Conservatory with highest honors as student of Russian National Artist Yevgeny Malinin. In her New York debut recital at the Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center, The New York Times described her playing as having a fevered demonic intensity and a gentle, sublime introspection.
YouTube link: youtube.com/watch?v=UCmvM3m52X8
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/4ObyTAeBPoHUzozLUk6dtu?si=gXJ1A11iRVSN2tnC9s4mQA&fbclid=IwAR3GVQg6IuhdGhRPZ1UiNAE58_526RigkPZjU0ZEFP2cmOPSO8u7pdPDJsE&nd=1&dlsi=d84ce8d0d7b546e5
Apple Music: music.apple.com/ph/album/poeme-single/1725692984
“Poeme: A Song Without Words” was composed in 1957 by Carmencita G. Arambulo, who was then only 19 years old and studying at the St. Paul College of Music, Manila under Sr. Vincent Llamzon. She also composed a three-movement piano work titled “Oriental Gems” when she was 18 years old.
About the composer:
Carmencita G. Arambulo (1938–2023) received her Bachelor of Music, majoring in Piano and minoring in Voice (Magna Cum Laude) from St. Paul College, Manila in 1958 and her Masters in Music finishing Outstanding Graduate of the Year (Highest Distinction) majoring in Piano and minoring in Theory and Pedagogy from New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts in 1961. Affectionately called Mrs. A, she actively taught music for 60 years, training a total of 308 Suzuki piano teachers internationally and having taught 372 students in piano, Electone, and theory. Some of her renowned students include: Rowena Arrieta, Louie Ocampo, Oliver Salonga, Marites Salientes, Carolyn Kleiner, Allier Manahan, Fr. Manoling Francisco SJ, and Philippine National Artist for Music, Ryan Cayabyab.
About the performer:
Hailed by the judges of the highly prestigious 1982 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow as the youngest and most promising of 82 contestants, Rowena Arrieta was given the title of Laureate, winning Fifth Prize and a Special Prize. To this date, Rowena is the only Filipino who attained this honor. In 1986, Rowena won 1st Prize at the Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition in Spain and 1st Prize in the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York. In 1985, she received her Masters Degree from the renowned Moscow State Conservatory with highest honors as student of Russian National Artist Yevgeny Malinin. In her New York debut recital at the Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center, The New York Times described her playing as having a fevered demonic intensity and a gentle, sublime introspection.
YouTube link: youtube.com/watch?v=UCmvM3m52X8
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/4ObyTAeBPoHUzozLUk6dtu?si=gXJ1A11iRVSN2tnC9s4mQA&fbclid=IwAR3GVQg6IuhdGhRPZ1UiNAE58_526RigkPZjU0ZEFP2cmOPSO8u7pdPDJsE&nd=1&dlsi=d84ce8d0d7b546e5
Apple Music: music.apple.com/ph/album/poeme-single/1725692984
