Earvin Manongdo

Piano

Earvin Manongdo is an accomplished pianist with experience in many concert settings. During his undergraduate studies at California State University, Bakersfield, he was bestowed with the Bakersfield Music Scholarship and the CSUB College of Arts & Humanities Outstanding Project in Performing Arts award, the latter of which was awarded for his senior recital performance. While studying previously under Dr. Soo-Yeon Park, Earvin has engaged in many musical opportunities, including CSUB piano studio recitals, new music concerts, an opera performance, concert band & orchestra performances, and chamber music concerts. In his last semester as an undergraduate student, he performed the first movement of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the CSUB/BC Orchestra. Earvin also maintained an active schedule as a collaborative pianist, performing as an accompanist in California Music Educators Association Solo & Ensemble Festivals/Command Performance Recitals.

He is currently a first-year graduate student at California State University, Long Beach, where he is pursuing a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance, studying under the guidance of Dr. Shun-Lin Chou. At the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, Earvin was offered the Music Performance Scholarship as well as a Teaching Associate position, with which he instructs three sections of Class Piano. He took advantage of the opportunities at BCCM, performing in piano department recitals, participating in chamber ensembles and multi-piano groups as well as master classes, and accompanying others in performances and competitions. Earvin also placed in the 2025 George and Beverly August Scholarship Competition with a performance of Chopin’s 4th Ballade.