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Good Ode Classics: Jazz and Blues

Good Ode Classics is a classical music event that will feature musicians like Janina Casuncad, Isaac Iglesias, Sean Quinones, Earl Reyes, Racianne Elorde and many other classical music performers.

On June 25, 2016, TIU Theater will be providing Good Ode Classics: Jazz and Blues version for free.

The goal is to encourage more Filipinos to appreciate Classical music, Filipinos are musically blessed and this has to be maximized.







Janina Casuncad:

She is a pianist and is currently providing several music lessons for the beneficiaries of Creative Image Foundation ( TIU Theater) TIU theater is providing music and voice lessons for the children of Payatas and Smokey Mountain for free as part of the advocacy of CIF.

Janina is an introvert by heart and would like to express herself through the language of the piano.  She stated up taking piano lessons in 2003 as well as organ lessons in 2005 under the guidance of Prof. Mauricia Borromeo ( former Dean of The UP college of Music).

She has already conducted for Konsiyerto Parangal para kay P. Diego Ciera at St. Joseph Parish featuring the Bamboo Organ.





Racianne Elorde:

Another artist to look for during the event is  Racianne Elorde. Racianne has majored in Voice Performance, and started singing since aged 4. She want to set her own identity in life and wants to be known for her musical prowess.

 She is already active in school productions and is continuing to develop her craft. She has already collaborated with a number of musical productions like K-pop and culture fest and has also starred in several TIU theater productions.

TIU theater has also produced other classical music productions like Pop Goes Classic where the beats of 






Part of why she sings is to help encourage the dream of other classical singers to pursue their goals to perform in a wider stage. By encouraging and teaching more Filipinos from different classes- even the marginalized sectors we are updating the musicality of Filipinos.



In order to be able to perform classical music you need to be classically trained, the training means you need to undergo private lessons or voice teachers for the completion of the program- the performers of Good Ode Classics have been classically trained and it is starting to train people in the nearby communities to appreciate classical music.

More performers from Good Ode will be featured in the for the next article.

Where is TIU theater located?

TIU Theater is located at Amorsolo corner Dela Rosa Sts. Makati, near Makati Medical Center. 









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