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K-drama’s greatest hits come alive with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

The magic of Korean drama returns to the concert stage on Oct. 25 at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura in Taguig City. Presented by the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC), the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, “OST Symphony II: K-Drama in Concert” will...

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Pablo Tariman kept the music playing

At Gallery MiraNila in Quezon City on Oct. 1, the hardbound volume “Encounters in the Arts” was available for sale at the registration corner for “Cecile Licad Up Close.” But the man behind both the book of reportage and the piano concert was elsewhere—quite out of character, being hands-on if not OC at each endeavor...

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Arthur Espiritu leads top artists in a concert for a cause

Internationally renowned tenor Arthur Espiritu headlines the concert “Let the Wind Blow: A Bouquet for Pablo” on Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Mirror Theatre Studio, SJG Center, on 8463 Kalayaan Avenue, Barangay Poblacion, Makati City. The event is a fundraiser for ailing journalist-writer Pablo A. Tariman, author of the poetry collection “Love, Life and...

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UP Manila Chorale to honor National Artists in concert

The University of the Philippines Manila Chorale (UPMC) pays homage to the works of National Artists for Music in a three-part concert celebrating the ingenuity of Filipino composers whose timeless classics continue to touch Filipinos’ hearts.   Under the baton of music director John Steven Verrosa and with accompaniment by Martin Sean J. Inanuran, the multi-awarded...

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Portraits in Jazz: Keeping up with Colby de la Calzada

(Sixteenth of a series) Age is a wonderful thing when it happens to people who embrace it as fully as they have lived their lives. Some even laugh about the exigencies of aging, admitting that the attendant forgetfulness has compelled them to keep the good ole’ CV in ship-shape.  Colby de la Calzada—bassist, composer, arranger,...

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Portraits in Jazz: JQ and the will to chill

(Fourteenth of a series) Most everyone has a fan story. One of my own stories happens to be on keyboardist Joey Quirino (JQ to family and friends), who I hit some time ago on Messenger with a YouTube clip of Rickie Lee Jones live in concert, singing the June Christy standard “Something Cool,” which claimed...

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Portraits in Jazz: Dave Harder’s moveable feast

(Thirteenth of a series) Between his sets more than a year ago at our favorite jazz bar in Cubao, Quezon City, bassist Dave Harder and I fell into a conversation about the creative life and how best to live it under imperfect circumstances. We agreed that while the creatives’ wish list was long and often...