Tag: Filipino
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The Balikbayan Artist and Other Chismis in the Filipino Diaspora
Join us for a book party to celebrate the U.S. launch of Eileen R. Tabios’ The Balikbayan Artist hosted by Peninsula Books with PAWA & friends: Edwin Lozada, Beverly Parayno, Dina Klarisse, Aileen Cassinetto, & Melinda Luisa de Jesús Saturday, March 15th6-7:30pmRSVP: Peninsula Books441 Westlake Center, Daly City Panelist bios: Eileen R. Tabios loves books and…
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Meet Me for Noche Buena in 2024
Meet Me for Noche BuenaMusic by Saunder ChoiText by Aileen Cassinetto “Meet Me for Noche Buena” continues to be part of our holiday traditions and will be coming to the Bay Area and New York for the first time next month! It will be part of LALÒ ensemble‘s “Panunuluyan”, the Peninsula Women’s Chorus‘ “Cultivating Hope”,…
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San Mateo County celebrates bridge-builders
From the San Mateo County Office of Community Affairs:In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, we are celebrating bridge-builders—leaders whose work uplifts immigrant communities and supports immigrant inclusion. Meet Aileen Cassinetto: “I’m a first generation immigrant, and also the daughter and granddaughter of first generation immigrants from the Philippines. I was appointed San Mateo County Poet…
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Meet Me for Noche Buena in 2023
Meet Me for Noche Buena is being performed in three cities this Christmas! 2023 OREGON CHORALE“Christmas with the Chorale“December 2 & 3, 2023 MUSICA INTIMA (Vancouver)“In Winter’s House“December 9, 2023 PHOENIX CHORALE“A Chorale Christmas”December 15-18, 2023 This concert is on Arizona PBS!
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Wide American Earth at Carnegie Hall
World Premiere Of Filipino Immigrant Song At Carnegie Hall This Summer Filipino immigrant stories along with other Asian and Pacific Islander legacies will be celebrated through song at Carnegie Hall on June 10, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Produced by National Concerts, this historic collaboration by API composers, choral ensembles, community elders, culture bearers, and cultural…
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“Meet Me for Noche Buena”
Meet Me for Noche Buena (2022) Saunder Choi (b. 1988) TEXT: AILEEN CASSINETTO Maria Cristina Navarro, soloist WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONED BY PACIFIC CHORALE Robert Istad conducts the world premiere of the Pacific Chorale-commissioned “Meet Me for Noche Buena” by noted LA-based Filipino composer Saunder Choi, a tenor in the chorus whose work has been described…
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World Premiere: “Wide American Earth” at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 8pm Eastern World Premiere of Filipino Immigrant Song at Carnegie Hall This Summer Filipino immigrant stories along with other Asian and Pacific Islander legacies will be celebrated through song at Carnegie Hall on June 10, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Produced by National Concerts, this historic collaboration by API composers, choral ensembles,…
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Walking Into 2023
Thank you, 2022, for all the lessons and milestones! I’m honored to have been part of this year’s events and programs, and grateful to everyone who helped make them happen: I’m looking forward to working on these forthcoming projects in 2023, and especially welcome the friendships they will bring: I am so very grateful for…
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“Meet Me for Noche Buena”
At the world premiere of “Meet Me for Noche Buena” on December 3rd, with composer Saunder Choi (L), lyricist Aileen Cassinetto, conductor Robert Istad (R), and Pacific Chorale members. “The Grammy-winning Pacific Chorale, one of the nation’s leading choirs, launches its signature holiday programming with two performances of “Carols by Candlelight,” spotlighting timeless traditional and…
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World premiere of “Meet Me for Noche Buena”
World Premiere of “Meet Me for Noche Buena” (Music by Saunder Choi / Lyrics by Aileen Cassinetto) Pacific Chorale’s Carols by Candlelight Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.2046 Mar Vista Dr, Newport Beach, CA From Broadway World: “The Grammy-winning Pacific Chorale, one of the nation’s leading choirs, launches…
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