Composer and vocalist, Nilo Alcala will be a teacher for our upcoming virtual voice workshops for students grades 3 to 12, starting Saturday, Feb. 6.

“FASO@10” is this Saturday! For this special artist spotlight, we’re announcing the winner of our first-ever Filipino American Symphony Orchestra College Scholarship. This scholarship for graduating high school seniors required each applicant to write an essay in response to this prompt: “What does Philippine music mean to you?”

Dr. Ramon Sison Geluz’s under the spotlight this week! Watch us play a medley of his masterpiece “Karim at Jasmin” at “FASO@10” on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Alex Theatre! Read on to learn more about this award-winning composer and librettist!

It’s time to spotlight one of the most beloved composers from the Philippines. At FASO@10 on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m., we’ll be performing a work by the late Melvin Corpin, who inspired a generation of Samarnon and Leyteño musicians! Read on to learn more about this “wonderful one in a million musician” who dedicated his life to his family, his faith and his community!

Next up in this FASO@10 spotlight series is tenor and music educator Christopher "Pete" Avendaño. Watch Pete and many more at “FASO@10: A Decade of Music, Harmony and Community” on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at the historic Alex Theatre!

On Saturday, Nov. 3  at 7 p.m., we're celebrating 10 years of Music, Harmony and Community with our very own 10th birthday party at the historic Alex Theatre! “FASO@10: A Decade of Music, Harmony and Community" will be featuring lots of spectacular artists. So we'd like you to get to know them before our concert! We're kicking off this round of our spotlight series with the award-winning soprano Joan Cano!