{"id":194,"date":"2009-03-20T20:55:48","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T10:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=194"},"modified":"2009-03-20T20:55:48","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T10:55:48","slug":"post-valentine-concert-draws-big-crowd-by-carolyn-manaloto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=194","title":{"rendered":"Post-Valentine Concert draws big crowd      by Carolyn Manaloto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\" \/><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" \/><meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" \/>\n<link href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cdino%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\" rel=\"File-List\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:PunctuationKerning\/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<style> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/  @font-face \t{font-family:\"Arial Narrow\"; \tpanose-1:2 11 5 6 2 2 2 3 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:swiss; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;}  \/* Style Definitions *\/  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0cm; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} @page Section1 \t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt; \tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; \tmso-header-margin:36.0pt; \tmso-footer-margin:36.0pt; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --> <\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]> \n\n<style>  \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0cm; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:#0400; \tmso-fareast-language:#0400; \tmso-bidi-language:#0400;} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\">The Blacktown City Community Band, under the baton of Maestro Jun Javier held its post-valentine concert on 21<sup>st<\/sup> February 2009 at Mount Druitt Workers Club (MWC). Over 200 guests came to support the fund raising night.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>The affair was enhanced by the presence of Blacktown City Mayor Charlie Lowles, MWC Treasurer Tony Bleasdale and his wife Nino, and the newly-elected PCC-NSW president Ronaldo Villaver. Other officials from different Filipino organizations were also present. 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They gave their best performance to the delight of the audience, especially their parents and friends.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>They played a wide variety of musical pieces such as <span>\u00a0<\/span>Les Miserables, The Sound of Music, Mama Mia, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mission Impossible and Phantom of the Opera.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\">Some of the children performed special numbers using their favourite musical instruments. Katrina Saludes in her clarinet played \u201cClarinet Polka\u201d, Bobby Harrison, who is currently a semi-finalist in Channel 7\u2019s Australia Got Talent, did a trumpet solo. He also sang \u2018Ikaw Pa Rin\u201d with his dad, Bob. Jicko Manaloto, who also plays the trumpet, sang \u201cCan You Feel the Love Tonight.\u201d Joanna Eden who is versatile in flute played \u2018My Heart Will Go On.\u201d <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\">Other performers were Alex Agaciak, James Eden, Clarence Fiala, Ian Manaloto, John Delos Reyes, Sophie de Silva, Joanna Eden, Gelli Buhat, Jeffrey Estrella, Bernadette Marquez, and Katrina Saludes. Maestro Jun Javier himself played \u2018Forever in Love\u2019, using his soprano saxophone. Benjamin Marquez played his favourite instrument, the Alto Saxophone.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\">The next concert, being organized by Bob &amp; Bernadette Harrison, will be held in <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Wollongong<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> on Saturday, 7<sup>th<\/sup> March 2009 at the Illawara Master Builders Club. Those interested should call Bernadette on her mobile 0401 930 412 and Lilia McKinnon on 0407 234 340 in <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Wollongong<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>. Ticket price is only $20 including finger food.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 3pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\">These fund raising concerts are being held to provide financial support for the scheduled performance of the BCCB in different parts of the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">United States<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place> this coming December through January 2009. Many Filipino community organisations in <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">America<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> have already booked various venues for their performance. 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