Epic Evenings with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Today, I sat in a Humanities class of my favorite professor, Mr. Joseph Renta. He is the most passionate teacher I know. He did not only make me love art more, he also made me appreciate my country more.
His classes often go to different museums, theatrical playes, exhibits, and even cities where they can admire its beautiful architecture. During his class today, he informed them of the different plays, exhibits and cultural shows that are coming up. One of his announcements piqued my interest and it's the Epic Evening with the PPO. I've listened to live mini-orchestras and symphonies before in Makati Shangri-La and each time I do, I am entranced. I don't know if its the good acoustics and expert sound systems or if there's just something magical when classical music plays live.
I asked more details from Sir Renta and he gave me and my friend a brochure. If you're interested, here are the details from the brochure:
SOUND SCAPES
Epic Evenings with the PPO
Embark on a symphonic adventure with Maestro Olivier Ochanine and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra as they take you to higher altitudes of the music landscape with the orchestra's 29th Master Classics Season. Climb the musical heights with us!
Here is a list of their concert dates and their corresponding reportoire:
Sep 9 2011
A Hero's Life
Olivier Ochanine, Conductor
Renato Lucas, Cello
Saint-Saens, Camille
Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Elgar, Edward
Cello Concerto
Strauss, Richard
Ein Heldenleben
Oct 7 2011
Musical Landscapes
Olivier Ochanine, Conductor
Ariel Sta. Ana, Clarinet
Revueltas, Silvestre
Sensemaya
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Clarinet Concerto
Pena, Angel
Igorot Rhapsody
Respighi, Ottorino
Feste Romane
Nov 11 2011
Jae-Joon Lee and
Bui Cong Duy
Jae-Joon Lee, Conductor
Bui Cong Duy, Clarinet
Brahms, Johannes
Academic Festival Overture
Bruch, Max
Violin Concerto
Berlioz, Hector
Symphonie Fantastique
Dec 16 2011
Ariel Dechosa's Return
Olivier Ochanine, Conductor
Ariel Dechosa, Piano
Ravel, Maurice
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Piano Concerto No. 4
Rachaminoff, Sergei
Symphony No. 2
Jan 20 2012
The Inextinguishable
Olivier Ochanine, Conductor
Takahiro Ono, Trombone
Dvorak, Antonin
Czech, Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
Trombone Concerto
Nielsen, Carl
Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable"
Feb 17 2012
James Judd and
The Italian Symphony
James Judd, Conductor
Elissa Lee Kokkonen, Violin
Bernstein, Leonard
Overture to Candide
Beethoven, Ludwid van
Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn, Felix
Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
Mar 16 2012
Mozart's Great Mass in C
Olivier Ochanine, Conductor
Buenaventura, Antonino
By The Hillside
San Pedro, Lucio
Lahing Kayumanggi
New Work
PPO Commission TBA
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Great Mass in C
Apr 20 2012
Ochanine Conducts The Rite of Spring
Olivier Ochanine, Conductor
Sofya Gulyak, Piano
Brahms, Johannes
Piano Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky, Igor
The Rite of Spring
All concerts (except Feb. 17 concert) will be staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) at 8:00 pm. According to Sir Renta, it usually ends by 10 pm.
Below is a list of ticket prices. Subscription packages are available for eight or four shows. Discounts are also given for students (50%) and senior citizens (20%).
For more information, you can visit the Cultural Center of the Philippines website.
Nagasawa
Oh no I didn't.
I was reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at our diningtable a while ago. The table was stacked with the other Harry Potter
books on my left and was littered with foil and an empty box of
Toblerone on my right. "Did you eat an entire Toblerone?!" My mom's accusing voice suddenly
stole me away from Diagon Alley where Harry was eating at Florean
Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. "No I didn't," I replied quickly. "Don't be silly. I wouldn't finish
an entire chocolate bar in one seating." Then I showed her the rest of
the Toblerone—with only two slices left. Then my mom told me off for eating chocolate at 2 am. I wasn't allowed
to eat any sweets before bedtime anymore because I always end up
having trouble sleeping. Now it's 5am and I've been reading for hours
and I'm still wide awake. My eyes are saucers. Darn, and I was looking
forward to decorating my books with my lola early morning and solving
some Practical Accounting 2. (Yuck, how nerdy! Good thing no one reads
this blog...) I've been rereading the Harry Potter series for the first time since I
read them several years ago. It was a weird feeling, returning to the
magic of Harry Potter's world several years later. I expect it was
similar to what Wendy and the other Darling children felt when they
returned to Neverland. It had a mixture of nostalgia too. I grew up
with Harry Potter, you see. I was even the exact same age as him as
the books's story unfolded. I was one of those Potter freaks too. I wasn't just rereading the series, I was also reliving Harry Potter's
first impression of Hogwarts, his first Quidditch match, his first
time at the Knight Bus, and all his other amazing experiences. It was
like riding a time machine, not only of Harry's life, but also of mine
too. I feel like I was being old Elisha again. As I said, I haven't
read these books for years so I couldn't exactly guess what would
happen next all the time.It still felt somehow fresh and I felt what I
felt several years ago when I first read the books; the same awe at
Harry's impressive Quidditch skills, the same tension at the presence
of Dementors, the same page-turning, captivating experience. Boy, I
remember when I first read book 6 and I almost screamed as my heart
leapt when Harry suddenly saw a dead hand floating on the water while
he was Horcrux hunting with Dumbledore. I somehow missed the old me. I always had that thirst for adventure
and the unknown because of all the adventure and mystery books I feed
my mind for as long as I can remember. Come to think of it, I haven't
lost that adventurer in me. I still think my life's an adventure,
albeit much more quiet and less stimulating than before. I have such big dreams and I'm still on the verge of making them come
true. I have so much high hopes and so much to explore and experience.
Yes, my life is an adventure.
Falalalala lala lala!
My kuya (older brother) and I have been filling our house with Christmas carol cheers. Singing carols have become a tradition for kuya and me. We usually do it acappella, but this year we will be accompanied by the guitar since my kuya has finally learned how to play it. Kuya has just started learning playing the guitar so we searched the world wide web for easy tabs or guitar chords of our favorite Christmas carols. I'll share them at the last part of this post.We had our first performance yesterday. We sang to our relatives from the province who are staying at our house for the holidays. It turned out that my lola and lola were members of the combatyero (it's Spanish I think) back in their days. It's like a chorale group but they also do some choreographies. My lola plays the harmonica, while my lola sings, plays the maracas and dances their choreographies. And they both know how to play the guitar! (I think even better than my brother, LOL!) Me and my kuya were put to shame as my lola and lola played and sang Christmas carols to us! Some of their songs were old school Christmas carols and one was even in Spanish (which they don't understand themselves!). My lolo brought out a conga drum and we all burst into song with drums and guitar accompaniment. Our house turned into a real-life musical for a night. It was all fun and merry. I had no idea I came from such a talented, musical family. Now I know where my natural talent in music came from. When I was a much younger girl, I effortlessly got included in the advance class for my music class when I was in grade school. I also took on piano lessons until the school I was taking classes from closed down. This holiday season, we'll be visiting our other relative's houses. I can't wait to teach my cousins our Christmas carols. Then I'd persuade all of us to go caroling and earn big bucks! Yeah baby. Hahaha!
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begunJingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air!What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleighGiddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling beatThat's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock! Deck the HallsDeck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la laSee the blazing Yule before us, Fa ...
Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa ...
Follow me in merry measure, Fa ...
While I tell the Yuletide treasure, Fa ...
Hail the new year, lads and lasses, Fa ...
Sing we joyous all together, Fa ...
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa ... Frosty the Snowman
Capo 1st FretVerse1
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man, was a jolly happy soul
C G
With a corn-cob pipe and a button nose
D G
and two eyes made out of coal.Verse2
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man, was a fairy tale they say
C G
He was made of snow but the kids all know
C D7 G
how he came to life one day.Bridge
C Bm Am G
There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found,
D Dbdim Em D
For when they put it on his head he began to dance around.Verse3
G C G
Oh, Frosty the Snow Man was alive as he could be,
C G
And the children say he could laugh and play
C D7 G
just the same as you and me.Verse4
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man,' knew the sun was hot that day,
C G
So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun
C D7 G
now before I melt away."
Verse5
G C G
Down to the village, with a broomstick in his hand,
C G
Running here and there all around the square,
C D7 G
saying "Catch me if you can." Bridge2
C Bm Am G
He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop,
D Dbdim Em D
And he only paused a moment when he heard him holler, "Stop! Stop!" Verse6
G C G
Frosty the Snow Man had to hurry on his way,
C G
But he waved good-bye, saying, "Don't you cry;
C D7 G
I'll be back again some day."G C G
Frosty the Snow Man had to hurry on his way,
C G
But he waved good-bye, saying, "Don't you cry;
C D7 G
I'll be back again some day."Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerKEY Of Ab: capo 1, play in G
You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen
Comet, and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?
G D
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose G
And if you ever saw it you would even say it glowsG D
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names G G7
They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games C G Am D G
Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say D D#o7 Em A7 D
"Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight" G D
Then all the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee G G7
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer you'll go down in history"|C |C |C |G |G |G |G |C |C |C |C |G |G |G |G |C C7||F |C Am |Dm G |C Am |G |G G#o7|Am D |G |C |C |C |G |G |G |G |C D7| G D
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose G
And if you ever saw it you would even say it glows G D
All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names G G7
They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games C G Am D G
Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say D D#o7 Em A7 D
Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight G D
Then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee G
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer you'll go down in history Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer you'll go down in history
(We sing this as a round song. For example:
Kuya: Sleigh bells ring
Me: Sleigh bells ring
Kuya: Are you listening?
Me: Are you listening?
Kuya: In the lane
Me: In the lane
Kuya: Snow is glistening
Me: Snow is glistening
Kuya and me: A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland.)Intro
A7 Em7 A A7Bm7 A D Verse1
D
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'
A
In the lane, snow is glistening
A7 Em7 A A7
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Bm7 A D
Walking in a Winter WonderlandVerse2
D
Gone away is the blue bird
A
In his place is the new bird
A7 Em7 A A7
He sings a love song, as we go along
Bm7 A D
Walking in a Winter WonderlandBridge
F# B F#
In the meadow we can build a snowman
F# B F#
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
A D A
He'll say "Are you married ?", We'll say "No man,
A7 E A
But you can do the job when you're in town." Verse3
D
Later on, we'll conspire
A
As we dream by the fire
A7 Em7 A A7
To face unafraid, the plans that we made
Bm7 A D
Walking in a Winter Wonderland Instrumental
D D
A A
A7 Em7 A A7
Bm7 A D Bridge2
F# B F#
In the meadow we can build a snowman
F# B F#
And pretend that he's a circus clown
A D A
We'll have lots of fun with Mr. Snowman
A7 E A
Until the other kiddies knock him downVerse4
D
When it snows, ain't it thrillin'
A
Though your nose gets a chillin'
A7 Em7 A A7
We'll frolic & play, the Eskimo way
Bm7 A D
Walking in a Winter WonderlandWalking in a Winter Wonderland Walking in a Winter Wonderland
(You sing this song this way: First you sing all line 1 of each stanza, then you do the same for lines 2 and 3.
Example: "Hark! The herald angels sing. "Glory to the new - born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host pro-claim, "Christ is born in Beth-le - hem!" Hark! The herald an-gels sing, "Glory to the new-born King!")
CAPO 1 A
1 Hark! The herald angels sing
2 Christ, by highest heaven adored,
3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! A D A
1 "Glory to the new - born King!
2 Christ the ever lasting Lord!
3 Hail the Son of righteousness! A E
1 Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
2 Late in time behold Him come,
3 Light and life to all He brings, A E
1 God and sinners reconciled!"
2 Offspring of the virgin's womb.
3 Risen with healing in His wings. A D E
1 Joyful, all ye nations rise
2 Veiled in flesh the God-head see,
3 Mild He lays His glory by, A D E
1 Join the triumph of the skies;
2 Hail the incarnate Deity!
3 Born that man no more may die, D Bm
1 With the angelic host pro-claim,
2 Pleased as man with men to dwell,
3 Born to raise the kings of earth, E A D E A
1 "Christ is born in Beth-le - hem!"
2 Jesus our Emmanuel.
3 Born to give them second birth. All verses:
D Bm
Hark! The herald an-gels sing, E A D E A
"Glory to the new-born King!"
(Final)Hark the herald angels singGlory to the new born King(Slower) Hark the herald angels singGlory to the new born King
Joy to the WorldJoy to the world! [D] The Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King! [G] [A] [D]
Let every heart prepare Him room, [D] [G] [D] [D] [G] [D]
And heav'n and nature sing, [D]
and heav'n and nature sing, [A] [A7]
and heav'n and heav'n [D] [G] [D] and nature sing!Joy to the world! [D] the Savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ; [G] [A] [D]
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains. [D]
Repeat the sounding joy, [D]
Repeat the sounding joy, [A] [A7]
Repeat, repeat [D] [G] [D] the sounding joy.He rules the world [D] with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove [G] [A] [D]
The glories of His righteousness, [D] [G] [D] [D] [G] [D]
And wonders of His love, [D]
And wonders of His love, [A] [A7]
And wonders, wonders [D] [G] [D] of His love.
All these chords are simple enough for beginner guitar students. It's advisable to first listen to classic versions of these songs in YouTube before learning them. Also, please remember that Jesus Christ is the reason for this season. I know that songs like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Winter Wonderland are fun to sing, but also include Christian Carols in your song list like Joy to the World and Hark the Herald. Another tip: sing with a smile! Trust me, it gives a happy Christmas flavor to your songs. I forgot which sites we got these chords. There were many of them. I hope you enjoy singing them as we do. Happy Christmas to everyone!
Monologues are fun! ^^
Neverland 911, what's the emergency? You are being
kidnapped by pirates? Can you be more specific?
Which pirate is kidnapping you? Well, if he's limping
on a peg-leg then it's probably Long John Silver,
but if he has a hook then it's probably Captain-oh-
He's got a hook and a pegleg? Oh dear. Please hold.
Neverland 911, what's the emergency? Being harassed
by mermaids? How dreadful. Please hold. Neverland
911, how can I help you? Trapped in Skull Cave?
The tide is coming in? Oh my! Please hold. Neverland
911, what's your problem? Your rowboat's falling apart?
And you're being attacked by a tick-tocking crocodile?
Oh you poor dear! Please hold. Neverland 911-Hey
Thumbelina! How you doin' girl? He did?! Why, you
need to dump that Tom Thumb. Uh-huh? Uh-huh? No,
I'm not busy. You tell me all about it!
Source: http://plays.about.com/od/monologues/a/comedicMono02.htm
God Is Your Abba, Father
Galatians 4:6
6And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
Have you ever realized that God was never known as “Father” until Jesus came to earth and revealed Him as such? In His prayer to His Father, Jesus said, “And I have declared to them Your Name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17:26) What name was Jesus referring to? It was the name “Father”. If there was anything close to Jesus’ heart, it was to introduce God as “Father” to us.
In the Bible, Jesus said, “Therefore, do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’… For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” (Matthew 6:31–32) Once, He said, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11)
Jesus wants you to always have this image of God in your mind — that He is your Abba, Father. Why? Because He wants you to know that there is nothing more important or too insignificant for the Father when it comes to His children.
Imagine a father playing with his five-year-old son, when he notices a splinter embedded in his little boy’s thumb. The concerned father asks, “When did you get this?”
“A few days ago,” the boy answers.
“Why didn’t you tell Daddy about it?”
“I thought you were too busy and that I shouldn’t bother you.”
If you were that father, wouldn’t it break your heart to hear your child say this to you?
A splinter in one’s thumb may be a small thing, but there is nothing too small when it concerns your child because if it affects him, it affects you too. Now, no matter how old you are today, you are still God’s child, so don’t think that your problem is too small for God. If it is important to you, it is important to your Father too. Beloved, always remember that He is your Abba, Father!
http://www.newcreation.org.sg/resources/daily-devotional/
God's love is infinitely amazing.
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