By Shanea Mae A. Nalaunan

Photos by Joanna Rose Bermejo and Marc Given Alvarez

In a compelling demonstration of the SUC Fair 2023 theme’s relevance, students from various regions enthralled the audience with their singing performances during the Songwriting Competition and Live Interpretation of Compositions, held on the second day of the Fair at SM City Iloilo.

The competition at 2:30 pm of July 11 aimed to showcase the musical creativity of the participating regions, highlighting the theme, “Navigating the Global Landscape Through Innovations, Culture and Arts Preservation, and Higher Education Quality.”

While Filipino and English texts took center stage in the performances, participants were given the opportunity to incorporate native dialects to enhance their compositions, with a strong emphasis on the inclusion of indigenous traditional instruments

A diverse array of compositions were presented by the talented SUC students from Regions XI, IX, VII, III, II, I, and X.

The featured compositions included “Dayag,” performed by Davao de Oro State College; “One Vision” by Northern Mindanao University; “Beyond the Possibilities” by Cebu Normal University; “Layag” from Bataan Peninsula State University; “Mundo ng Kagandahan” presented by Nueva Vizcaya State University; “Abot Kamay ang Pangarap” by Mariano Marcos State University, and “Makabagong Pagbabago” by Bukidnon State University.