The Philippine Consulate General, Sydney wishes to invite Filipinos in New South Wales to a Performance by Joseleo Logdat and Dr. Raul Navarro in Sydney on Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 1:15pm at St. James Church, 173 King Street, Sydney, 2000.
Said performance is open to the general public with free entrance.
Joseleo C. Logdat is Professor of Voice and Culture and Cultural Liaison Officer of Sta. Isabel College Conservatory of Music. He finished a Master of Music degree from the Elizabeth College of Music in Hiroshima, Japan. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Sta. Isabel College.
Professor Logda was a Grand Prix Winner at the 6th Yokohama International Music Competition where he also won first place in the Professional Voice Category 2012) He was awarded 2nd place Opera Category in the 14th Osaka (Japan) International Music Competition 2013). He was recognised with an Ani ng Dangal Award by the Philippine National Commission on Culture and the Arts in 2013.
He hs also performed in various musical productions and with orchestras like the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, the Elizabeth University of Music Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.
Raul Casantusan Navarro, Phd. is Professor of Music and Chair of the Graduate Studies Program of the University of the Philippines College of Music. Dr Navarro is an award winning author (2008 National Book Award for History, 2008 University of the Philippines Outstanding Publication in Filipino, Conductor ( Gold and Bronze Awards in the 2008 Busan Choral Festival, Gold and Bronze Awards in the 2008 Hong Kong Youth and Children’s Choir Festival, Best Conductor in the 2013 Philippine Civil Service Government Choral Competition, and pianist. He also received the University of the Philippines Artist Award , 2009-2011.
Mr Navarro was pianist and assistant conductor for the 1994 University of the Philippines Concert Chorus World Tour (Europe, North America and, Canada). He was also soloist for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s campus tour for the Mozart Bicentennial in 1990. He was collaborating pianist for Soprani Eli Yoshida and baritone Joseleo Logdat, for an all Filipino repertoire concert in Osaka, Japan in 2012.