UCR Department of Music
2021-2022 Florence Bayz Music Series — Wednesday@Noon via Zoom Series

Celebrating Tagumpay De Leon, NEA National Heritage Fellow 2021

Join us in congratulating Tagumpay De Leon on his recognition as a 2021 National Heritage Fellow for 2021 by the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. De Leon has taught the UCR Rondalla Ensemble in our department for over twenty years. We will share historic video footage of his first visit to UCR in 1998. After receiving congratulations from many former students, he will perform one number live at this event. Please join us for this historic occasion.

Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon is a master teacher and performer of rondalla, a traditional Spanish-influenced form of music from the Philippines. Within the Filipinx diaspora, the rondalla is profoundly meaningful as a key cultural symbol. With his easygoing style and avuncular warmth, De Leon has promoted this tradition to thousands of Filipinx Americans as fellow performers, students, and audience members. His quiet, unassuming presence has contributed integrity and deep cultural knowledge to communities in Los Angeles, Southern California, and beyond.

See https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage for more information.

This event is made possible with the help of the Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture (also known as FilAm ARTS).

October 20, 2021
Wednesday, 12:00-12:50 P.M. PDT 
Zoom
Free and open to the public. 

Please register in advance for this event: https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcumtqzgjHNLrz27Tmj01lKpOB51swfw_

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the concert.

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