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I’mPULSE, the Asia-Europe Music Camp, is a programme of the Asia-Europe Foundation’s (ASEF) Cultural Exchange sector. It is designed to provide a platform for young people to exchange their ideas on music.

It is committed to process oriented action, encouraging fresh minds to pursue the development of their music concepts by learning from each other.

I’mPULSE is an initiative to empower aspiring musicians from Asia and Europe in a continuous dialogue through music.

“We want to have a dialogue, not a monologue.”

I’mPULSE, characterises multiple and diverse layers of exchange process.

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Nurturing artistic creativity and facilitating encounters among young people, which are focal points for ASEF’s Cultural Exchange programmes for Young Artist Exchange, spontaneously reverberated through varying musical sound and language during the 7-day camp held at the National Arts Center in Los Banos, Laguna and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

The 18 young musicians coming from Belgium, China, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain and Thailand provided a pulsating energy to this programme as they worked collectively in the creation of music.

Involving four young composers with four original compositions and having fourteen different instrumentalists trained in the classical European and traditional Asian music necessitated openness and readiness for challenges throughout this music camp among the participants, artistic team and organisers.

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The musical expertise of Dr. Robert Casteels (Belgium) and Prof. Josefino ChinoToledo (Philippines), camp Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director, shaped the substantive and creative atmosphere in leading the young musicians from different cultures, schools of music, disciplines and practices.

The knowledge shared by Dr. Rahayu Suppangah (Indonesia) on Gamelan instruments and Mrs. Aga Mayo Botocan (Philippines) on the kulintang ensemble allowed the Asian and European participants alike to gain direct cultural learning experience through traditional musical instruments.

Experimentation and improvisation, which were highlighted in the commissioned musical arrangements by Bob Aves (Philippines), further enriched this process-oriented programme.

CCP’s partnership with ASEF for I’mPULSE, manifests its dedication to multilateral artistic exchanges and continued development of young artists. This cooperation between ASEF and the CCP unfolds a brand new opportunity of cultural relationships evident in processing I’mPULSE.

the articipants

“i live for music. i cannot imagine my life without it.” ignas juzokas

+double bassist +lithuania

“i was born wih a perfect nose for flute playing.” grace bugayong

+kulintang player +philippines

“i am a trumpet player and conductor, and most importantly a human being.” tobias hauusig

+trumpeter +germany

“i have always had a great love for the music and songs of my country.” sile denvir

irish harpist +ireland

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“music is a life long passion.” americ goh

+composer +singapore

“musicianship and creative process are limitless and bounded by almost nothing.” nilo alcala

+composer +philippines

“my fingers seem to be part of the instrument.” ye-jin kim

+hae-gum soloist +korea

“i don’t know how to play golf, but i know how to play pinai beautifully.” pattara komkum

+pinai player +thailand

“music gives me pleasure.” anastasis charlambides

+percussionist +cyprus

“music was one of the obvious things in my life, i never thought of studying anything else.” caroline peeters

+flutist +belgium

“i can express myself best through music.” fausto cornea

+clarinetist +italy

“geographical distance does not mean cultural distance.” piotr mazurek

+celloist +poland

“i started to play violin because i found its sound very meaningful and friendly to me and human nature.” erzsebet palojtay

+violist +hungary

“i want to voice my experiences and memories in my music.” shen ye

+composer +china

“i pour all my sorrow and happiness into the violin” tuuli talvitie

+violinist +finland

“in every musician’s heart lies the desire to create.” goncalo lourenco

+composer +portugal

“i started playing percussion at the age of 8 and i’m the first musician in my family.” roberto oliviera

+percussionist +spain

iʼmPULSE Philippines February 2-8, 2005

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The Asia-Europe Foundation wishes to express its utmost appreciation to the following: Partner Cultural Center of the Philippines Artistic Director Robert Casteels Associate Artistic Director Josefino Chino Toledo Tutors: Dr. Rahayu Suppangah (Indonesia) Mrs. Aga Mayo Botocan (Philippines) Guest Artists: Bob Aves Grace Nono Charles Wandag Alex Tumapang Lionel Valdellon, Graenald Enero Patrick Almarinez Joseph Christian Panganiban Nezar Andag Supporters: Irish World Music Centre, Limerick, Ireland The Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland Selection Committee: Koninklijk Consevatorium Brussles, Belgium Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China Cyprus State Orchestra Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland University of Arts Berlin, Germany Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary The Korean National University of the Arts, Seoul, Republic of Korea Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuania University of the Philippines College of Music, Philippines St. Scholastica’s College, Philippines University of Sto. Thomas, Philippines Nanyang Academy of Music, Singapore Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Contributors: Philippine High School for the Arts Jacques Ganon Leo Roque Project Management: Vanini B.Belarmino, Asia-Europe Foundation Graphic Design and Layout: www.unfinishedandroid.com Photography: Alex Baluyut Music Credits: Dancing Delusions by Nilo Alcala (5:45 minutes) Icore by Goncalo Lourenco (5:59 minutes) En Route by Americ Goh Shades of Opera II by Shen Ye Binalig, arranged by Bob Aves (6:14 minutes) Panangpit, arranged by Bob Aves (4:43 minutes) Holdoyon kuy diwata, arranged by Bob Aves (7.26 minutes) Recording: Acoustic Underground, Quezon City,.Philippines

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