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UP Symphony Orchestra The official system-wide orchestra of the University of the Philippines.

Usbungan 09/03 & 09/07
Kumpas 09/10, 09/14 & 09/16
Heroic Symphony 10/16
Annual Christmas Concert 12/11

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?Beethoven originally dedicated his Third Symphony, the โ€œEroica,โ€ to Napoleon Bonaparte, whom he admired as ...
23/09/2026

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?

Beethoven originally dedicated his Third Symphony, the โ€œEroica,โ€ to Napoleon Bonaparte, whom he admired as a champion of Enlightenment ideals. However, when Napoleon crowned himself emperor, Beethoven removed the dedication and renamed the work Sinfonia Eroica (โ€œHeroic Symphonyโ€). Today, it remains one of the most influential symphonies in music history.

Catch the perform this monumental work at Heroic Symphony on October 16, 2026 at the UP Theater.
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๐ŸŽซ https://www.ticketmelon.com/UPSO/heroicsymphony
๐Ÿชช ๐Ÿชช Use code PRIVILEGEDC to get discounts for students, senior citizens, PWDs, and UP employees. ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜‹๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต.

๐Š๐”๐Œ๐๐€๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Sep 10, 14, 16Kumpas is the UP Symphony Orchestraโ€™s platform for emerging conductors to develop their interpr...
21/09/2026

๐Š๐”๐Œ๐๐€๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
Sep 10, 14, 16

Kumpas is the UP Symphony Orchestraโ€™s platform for emerging conductors to develop their interpretative voice and gain hands-on experience with the .

ANNOUNCEMENTKumpas Day 2, September 14, will be at the UP Theater Lobby. See you there!
14/09/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT
Kumpas Day 2, September 14, will be at the UP Theater Lobby.

See you there!

13/09/2026

JOIN US FOR THE THIRD COLLOQUIUM OF
"PAGDIRIWANG: BUHAY NA SINING NI RAMON. P. SANTOS"

This third installment of the year-long Pagdiriwang Colloquium Series features presentations by world-renowned soprano Asst. Prof. Stefanie Quintin-Avila, UP Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Music Director Prof. Emeritus Josefino "Chino" Toledo, and Philippine Madrigal Singers Choirmaster Asst. Prof. Mark Anthony Carpio, artist-scholars who will give insight into their collaborations and engagements with the work of National Artist Ramon Santos.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
2:30 to 4:30 pm
Dalisay J. Aldaba Recital Hall

Admission is free but seats are limited. Pre-register here:
https://bit.ly/4A7WY23
https://bit.ly/4A7WY23
https://bit.ly/4A7WY23

See you there!

"Pagdiriwang: Buhay na Sining ni Ramon P. Santos" is organized in partnership with the UP College of Music, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Office of the UP Diliman Chancellor.

See you on the first day of Kumpas!
10/09/2026

See you on the first day of Kumpas!

๐”๐’๐๐”๐๐†๐€๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Day 2September 7, 2026Gimenez GalleryUsbungan 2026 continues with the final set of composers and their orig...
09/09/2026

๐”๐’๐๐”๐๐†๐€๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Day 2
September 7, 2026
Gimenez Gallery

Usbungan 2026 continues with the final set of composers and their original works: Jonas Cula's ๐˜š๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข, Axel Gerard Rempillo's ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ'๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜š๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, and Cristofer Catapang's ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

Usbungan is the UP Symphony Orchestraโ€™s platform for emerging composers to bring their original works to life through live collaboration with the .

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Photos by Irvin Arenas

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐จ?Join the for ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜†, an evening of music that explores courage, destiny, natio...
08/09/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐จ?

Join the for ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜†, an evening of music that explores courage, destiny, national pride, and triumph. Led by conductor Rodney Ambat, the orchestra presents powerful works that tell stories of struggle, resilience, and victory.

From the dramatic force of Verdi's ๐˜“๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ป๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ and the cinematic grandeur of Rosendo Santos Jr.'s ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ-๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, to Arutiunian's dazzling ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ featuring Jon Roi Mendones, the program culminates in Beethoven's revolutionary ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 3, "๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข" and Moncayo's vibrant ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ.

Experience music that faces fate head-on and transforms adversity into celebration. From the heroism of our own shores to Beethoven's vision of greatness, every note reflects the enduring power of the human spirit.

๐ŸŽต Heroic Symphony
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ October 16, 2026 (Friday), 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ UP Theater
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://www.ticketmelon.com/UPSO/heroicsymphony
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๐Ÿชช Use code PRIVILEGEDC to get discounts for students, senior citizens, PWDs, and UP employees. ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜‹๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต.

๐”๐’๐๐”๐๐†๐€๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Day 1September 3, 2026Gimenez GalleryThe first day of Usbungan 2026 featured the opening set of composers a...
06/09/2026

๐”๐’๐๐”๐๐†๐€๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Day 1
September 3, 2026
Gimenez Gallery

The first day of Usbungan 2026 featured the opening set of composers and their original works: Ramon Jose Alpaparaโ€™s ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 2 ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ (1๐˜ด๐˜ต, 3๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 4๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด), Alan Almanzorโ€™s ๐˜Œ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ, and Kurt Bryan Naigaโ€™s ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต.

Usbungan is the UP Symphony Orchestraโ€™s platform for emerging composers to bring their original works to life through live collaboration with the .
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Photos by Nowella Pelayo

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