The UST Department of Modern Languages held the “Primer Concurso de Recital de PoesĂa en español” (First Poetry Recital Contest in Spanish) at the TARC Auditorium on November 12, 2024.
The Department of Modern Languages, headed by Mr. Royce Randall G. Lim, M.P.H., M.I.S., was joined by the Faculty of Arts and Letters Regent Rev. Fr. George Phe Mang, O.P., Dean Prof. Melanie D. Turingan, Ph.D., who delivered the opening remarks, and UST Office of Public Affairs Director Ms. Michaella O. Lagniton, M.A.
The audience was serenaded by the amazing performances of AB students Emalei Pullis and Kennaniah San Juan with their beautiful singing of “Bien Canijo,” “Hasta la raĂz,” and “Soledad y el mar,” as well as Clarence Miguel Torres and his band “The Great Pretenders” for their rendition of “Besame mucho” and “°ä˛ą°ůľ±Ă±´Ç.”
English Language Studies student Grace Nakubiana Simasiku won First Place for her performance of “Mal de ausencia” by Luis Alberto de Cuenca.
Jozef Benedict Padilla from CICS, who recited Pablo Neruda’s “Soneto XVII” was in Second Place, and Legal Management student Precious Joy Madlangbayan placed third for her recital of “Volverán las oscuras golondrinas” by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer.
The event celebrated the art of Spanish poetry at the TARC Auditorium with the participants, invited guests, students, and faculty members of the Department of Modern Languages.
The contest is part of the year-long celebration of the 60th Founding Anniversary of the Faculty of Arts and Letters. More than 200 attendees were at the event and enjoyed the fantastic performances of the 27 contestants, who showcased their talents in reciting and interpreting different Spanish poems by famous poets in the Hispanic world.
