Recently at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, 16-year old Sting Asistores was soloist in Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” with the Manila Symphony Orchestra under
Acclaimed in NY, ‘The Wong Kids in The Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go!’ is ready to charm Pinoy audiences
Manila-born soprano Andión Fernández and Spanish musician Alberto Urroz take center stage at the CCP Little Theater on August 21 to pay tribute to Enrique Granados, pianist and composer with a uniquely Spanish style, offering a special concert of piano music and art songs organized by the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines and Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Cultural Center of the Philippines, with the patronage of Turkish Airlines and Rustan’s.
ACCOMPLISHED musicians who have proven their brilliance nationally and internationally are set to perform in a concert on July 16 that will benefit the National Music Competitions for Young Artists
THE METRO Manila Concert Orchestra (MMCO), an emerging modern orchestra in Asia and the country’s pride, will stage the third concert of its 15th Crystal Anniversary Concert Season under the
BERLIN-BASED Filipino composer Jeffrey Ching will mount the world premiere of his new works at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater on Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m., with soprano
Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino attempted three times to back out of her role as Señora Margarita, a scheming, conceited, aristocratic cougar. But director Tuxqs Rutaquio refused to let her go.
I must have always believed in magic. When I was 10 or so years old, I liked to imitate the Flores de Mayo that I saw during our summer vacations in Pagsanjan. Daily, children offered fresh flowers, usually bunched together calachuchi, adelfa, bachelor’s buttons, even cadena de amor, on the altar. That was church-conducted Flores.
In the event Michael Williams decides to retire from acting, he can open a jazz club and take to the stage every night, seven days a week, singing Stephen Sondheim and Richard Rodgers, telling anecdotes from his colorful career, and engaging his male staff in flirtatious banter.
Sheila Francisco’s upcoming first solo concert, “Once in a Lifetime,” has been a long-time dream of hers. For years, the seasoned theater actress has been keeping a journal where she jots down songs for a possible line-up, in case she gets to have her own show.
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