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Loida Nicolas Lewis is new board chair of Children’s Orchestra Society
The Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) has announced it has elected Loida Nicolas Lewis, a pianist and advocate for culture and the arts, as its new chairperson of the board. The COS, founded in the 1960s by the late Dr. Hiao Tsiun Ma — father of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma – made […]
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On Global Filipinos: Filipina wins the Salmagundi Club’s Artists’ Choice Award
By Loida Nicolas Lewis D. Eleinne Basa is the first Filipino American to win the Artists’ Choice Award at the American Masters Show at the Salmagundi Club recently. Founded in 1871, the Salmagundi Club (the word ‘Salmagundi,’ which means a meat salad dish, is believed to be of French origin) has a membership of about […]
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Paving the way for FilAms to emerge in classical music
Glorious and enchanting classical music will resound when soprano Margarita Gomez Giannelli and classical pianist Victor Asuncion perform at the “Arias, Lieder, and Kundiman” concert on January 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. Margarita is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music in Pennsylvania, which counts among its notable […]
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Manila teens invited to train at prestigious NYC ballet school
By April Deocariza Two Filipino students who performed on stage with Stella Abrera and her fellow American Ballet Theatre colleagues are now in New York City receiving the training experience of a lifetime. Steps Dance Studio scholars Elwince Magbitang and Raye Vince Pelegrin, both 16 years old, received invitations to study for one year at […]
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Orlando Pabotoy brings Caesar to life
By Tricia J. Capistrano “You know what makes a performance great,” I said to my son, when he started to perform on stage— when you’re “bigay na bigay.” “Give na give,” I explained some more, when you give your whole heart. My son studies ballet and has been in several shows produced by the New […]
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Exhibition of contemporary Philippine art at Tribeca Oct 4 to 15
Pintô Manhattan Manila 2 will exhibit works by more than 30 contemporary Philippine artists on October 4, and continuing until October 15, at 74 Franklin Street (between Broadway and Church Street) in TriBeCa. The works will be sold to benefit the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) ’s Philippines Program and the Pintô Art Museum. This exhibition […]
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‘The Culture of Now’ returns off Broadway
“The Culture of Now,” a mixed-media play featuring an international ensemble and an all-female production team will be presented off Broadway at the Acorn Theatre, on September 20th. “That’s a great accomplishment for the show,” said FilAm actor-filmmaker Ben Venturina who is cast in the production as the character Turtle, a street artist from Detroit. […]
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Teaching my son to curse
By Tricia J. Capistrano “Mama, can you please look at this and let me know if they’re correct?” I read the words in pencil written by my 10-year-old son, Emil, on crumpled notebook paper. dumb – walang imik mean – ibig sabihin stupid – hangal I was surprised and then heartbroken. Emil did tell me […]
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Victor Asuncion to hold pay-it-forward concert on Sept 25
By Cristina DC Pastor Classical pianist Victor Asuncion has this burning mission. He wants the world to know that Filipinos are excellent classical musicians and not just your after-hours Karaoke yodelers. He meant no shade. He was just stating that when it comes to music, Filipino talent runs a wide spectrum — from Broadway to […]