ExtRa! eXRtra! I will tell you about it...

Bro's recording for a competition. Hoping he may get IN. Please pray for him. :)

--he made it guys!!! He made it to the Pre-selection stage for the competition. Thanks for all the prayers. Diomedes Saraza Jr. will be representing the Philippines for the 52nd International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini" in Genoa, Italy. There are three rounds and 59 competitors competing to the Final Round. Y'ALL PRAYERS is so much in-need!!! Thanks in advance and Have a nice day.. hehe proud kuya. :)

here's the link of the competition:

http://www.paganini.comune.genova.it/premio_premio2008_ammessi_eng.htm

Itong tugtog na to ay para sa aking guro sa violin na pumanaw nung kumakailan lamang. Ndi ako makapaniwala nung nalaman ko na sya'y wala na. Parang kailan lamang ay naglalakad kami (chu-chu at chino) palabas ng Forbes after ng lesson para kumuha ng taxi pauwi at pabalik ng st.scho ngunit daladala naming tatlo ang mga turo nya, kumbaga, "words of wisdom" sa pagtugtog ng byulin. Walang holi-holidays at walang baka-bakasyon pero worth it naman!!!

Kaya malaking pasasalamat ko at kahit sa ilang taon lang naming pagsasama ay marami akong natutunan at im sure ndi lang ako ang maraming natutunan kundi ang lahat pa ng mga kapwa ko musikero na suma-ilalim sa kanya.

Itong tugtog ay isang pasasalamat sa lahat ng teachings at memories na iniwan nya sakin. Ito rin ay isa sa mga paborito nyang mga tugtugin sa violin na isinulat ng isang Polish na Kompositor na si Henryk Wieniawski sa kanyang pangalawang Violin Concerto, second movement, na pinamagatang "Romance."

Dio's recording last Oct. 2007 after a month of practicing. Evan Solomon on the piano.

Some of my Bro's recordings...

Paganini Caprice no.17
Mendelssohn Quartet 4th mvt. (1st violin)
Khachaturian Violin concerto (3rd mvt)

Me playing the biolen!

record, record lang habang practice.. hehe