Marimba competitions on the bill
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
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The competition themed ‘Excelling Together Through Marimba Music Towards 2016’ involves out-of-school youth and in-school youth. Interested Marimba bands will be expected to perform one musical piece of their own choice, in line with the theme of the competition.
The winning band will be awarded P5,000 and a floating trophy, second prize winner will get a cash prize of P2,500, while the band, which comes third will walk away with P1,500.
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