Gerard Salonga’s orchestral maneuvers pay off

By Yugel Losorata

Over the past six months, the Gerard Salonga-led ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra has been as busy as a flight of bumblebees.
Granted, the holiday season provided the extra boost, but ever since the orchestra was formed, the musicians not only bonded quickly, Salonga said, “we hit the ground running.”
Since June of 2012, the Kapamilya-backed orchestra has booked notable gigs including Icons at The Arena: Masters of OPM, which featured Gerard’s sister Lea Salonga, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Jose Mari Chan, Basil Valdez, Freddie Aguilar, Piolo Pascual, Bamboo and Arnel Pineda, among many others.