For the Goducate violinists from Laguna, The Philippines, who were in Singapore for a short spell of intensive training in the violin at Wolfgang Music Studio, the trip was such an eye opener. They saw for themselves and experienced the pace of a modern, fast-growing city, life in a multiracial society, and at close quarters the warmth and friendship of the many Goducate supporters who have been sponsoring the music and other projects in Laguna and elsewhere.
Goducate would like to thank its supporters who so kindly housed and pampered the violinists in 6-star luxury, took them round to all corners of Singapore, fed them (“there is SO MUCH food here, I put on 2 kg” said one), and piled on them gifts of clothing, musical instruments, and sports equipment for themselves and their people back home.
One of the highlights of their trip was the opportunity to learn to play the gamelan, an instrument they had not heard of before. They had been brought to the Lasalle College of The Arts by a Goducate supporter to watch a rehearsal by the students there, and were pleasantly surprised when the teacher offered to teach them to play a piece on the gamelan.
