053118 A favorite indulgence: making comparisons. PART I. Violin vs. Piano , music-making. TONE: Most immediate: V – control of beginning, middle and end of note. P – harmonically supported. SONIC INTENTION: V – singing/speaking. P – Orchestral. INTERPRETATIVE PACING: the same. Anticipation of subsequent phrases. PHYSIOLOGICAL: V: hands are independent. P: hands are interdependent. […]Read Post ›
“Uber Hashtag” by Isabel Maria Manalo, from “Skin Codes” Series http://www.isabelmanalo.com . Used with permission. Compositions inspired by Isabel Maria Manalo’s works, presented by the Zucaire Gallery in SUNY-Stony Brook, 2015. Compositional themes are based on ancient Filipino Airs. During the Opening, a live violin track was played (by myself) to the pre-recorded piano tracks. The […]Read Post ›
Piano Mind-Body : a Technology TO be in absolute communion with music is an ideal for all listeners and musicians alike. As interpreters and re-creators however, the attention is redirected to being in communion with the instrument and one’s personal physiology, with the ultimate purpose of allowing the Music to realize itself and live freely […]Read Post ›
SaNaToMa was formed by Anna Maria Manalo and Satomi Tozawa in 2012. The duo met in Edmonton, Canada and collaborated immediately in a productive inaugural season. The SANATOMA programming and repertoire specializes in music written by female composers and living composers for one piano four hands, balanced by classical favorites. Noteworthy is the work “Ode […]Read Post ›
I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful, feeling fingertips, Over my bitter-tainted, trembling lips, With melody, deep, clear, and liquid-slow. Oh, for the healing swaying, old and low, Of some song sung to rest the tired dead, A song to fall like water on my head, And over quivering limbs, […]Read Post ›
EDUCATION Master of Arts (Music – Piano) 1992-1995 Hunter College, New York, NY Bachelor of Music, Honors Program/High Honors (Piano Performance) 1985-1989 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS Piano: Abbey Simon, Herbert Stessin, Edith Oppens, Peter Takacs, Howard Karp, Frances Karp. Composition: Melinda Wagner, George Tsontakis, Stanley Wolf, David Noon, Michael Cjakowski. Violin: Tyrone […]Read Post ›
AMM Pedagogy Assessment Quiz: Completion of this quiz determines your own unique approach and program, and specifies goals. 1. What’s your favorite song? 2. What types of music do you enjoy? 3. What would you like to do with your Music (select as many as you like) a) develop and gain a new skill; b) […]Read Post ›
PIANO JOURNAL Notes along the way . Please be in touch for any translation needed. Entries are in chronological order since start date Sept. 24, 2013, after sustaining a shoulder injury and being unable to play for 11 months. This was an opportunity to discover and face our shared corporeality, and adopt an objective sense […]Read Post ›
Concert Musician Anna Maria Manalo is passionate about interpreting and expressing our shared humanity through the language of Music. “Anna clearly demonstrates an ability to convey the emotional intent of the composer, and yet pour out her own personality in her interpretation.” “I have the opportunity to work with many pianists, from Milwaukee to New […]Read Post ›
ANNA MARIA MANALO : Piano, Violin, Music Mentor 