Professor Emeritus Josefino Chino Toledo, UPSO conductor and music director, leads the performance of his works, fingers delicately touching in a maestro’s gesture. Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO. The University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra presented “Mga Sulyap sa Carillon Mula sa Abelardo Hall: Mga Likha ni Chino Toledo” Nov. 19 at the University Theater, […]
The University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) will be holding Kampana ng Diliman on December 14, 2024, at the UP Theater, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Led by its Music Director, Josefino Chino Toledo, Ang Orkestra ng Bayan will perform festive music from the works of National Artists Ryan Cayabyab and Felipe Padilla de […]
MGA HIMIG NG ENTABLADO: OPERA AT SARSUWELA Date: November 8, 2024 (Friday) Time: 6:00 PM Venue: UP Theater Join UPSO under the baton of Josefino Chino Toledo as we perform overtures, arias, and choruses from Walang Sugat, Tannhauser, The Magic Flute, Bunanganga ng Pating, Aida, La Traviata, Pilipinas Circa 1907, Rigoletto, and more! UPSO will […]
Throughout history, music has played various functions: to tell a story, to worship God, to provide entertainment, and even to take part in resistance. Music has the capacity to transport its listeners from their current spatial and temporal borders to distant lands, bygone eras, and forgotten memories—all through sheer aural power alone. Indeed, to […]
This August 18, 6 pm at the University of the Philippines (UP) Theater in Diliman, catch the UP Symphony Orchestra’s latest live concert, SYMPHONIC RIDES! The program includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, Jonathan Domingo’s “Mga Musika” and “Tagpo sa Tinubuang Lupa”, and works by Adams and Kraft. The concert promses to be an evening of […]
On December 2, 2022, the University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) will make its debut performance at the summer capital of the Philippines. Tagged as the orchestra for the people or Orkestra ng Bayan, UPSO serves as the official system-wide orchestra for the University. They maintain a roster of 65 members exclusively from […]
The month of love has arrived, and what better way to celebrate it than with music? This February 14, the University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) and the UP Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) collaborate in “Puso,” a Valentine’s Day concert that reminds us that not only is love tender, but it is also strong and […]
From north to south, the entire UP community celebrates the holidays with a concert by the UP Symphony Orchestra and choirs and musical groups representing each UP campus. Would you please celebrate with us on Wednesday, December 22, 7:00 pm.
The UP Symphony Orchestra is dedicating its concert, “Simula: Handog sa Mag-aaral” to all UP students starting off on a new academic year—featuring UP student performing groups from different campuses. Watch the concert on Friday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m.
Song, dance, and soaring orchestral music come together in the UP Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert, “Distant Dances,” premiering on Friday, August 27, at 7:00 pm.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
