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“CANCIONES”

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Countertenor Poli Laurito, with pianists Alejandro Consolacion II and Harmon Arceo and cellist Ivan Jenzer, take center stage in Paco Park Presents this Friday, May 18, 2012, 6:00 p.m. at the historic Paco Park in San Marcelino, Manila. Ms. Thea Perez is program host. The public is cordially invited.

Paco Park Presents is a regular public service project of the Department of Tourism, under Sec. Ramon Jimenez, Jr., the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), under Executive Director Juliet H. Villegas, and the People’s Television Four. NPDC Chief of the Cultural & Public Affairs Division Freddie A. Edos is the Executive In Charge of the project. Gie V. Arnold writes the script.

“A countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo soprano or soprano, usually through use of falsetto or far more rarely than normal, modal voice.” It first came into use in England in the mid 17th century. With the increased popularity of Baroque opera, the countertenor voice became popular again in the second half of the 20th century with the need of male singers to replace the castrati roles in such works. Although it has been considered an early music phenomenon, there is now a growing modern repertoire for the countertenor voice.

The “Canciones” program will be made up of the following: JUBILATE DOMINO (Buxtehude); IL MIO COR GIA PIU NON SA from “Il Giustino, COMPATISCO IL TUO FIERO TORMENTO from “Ottone in Villa”, and SE PARTO, SE RESTO from “Catone in Utica”  (Vivaldi); CINCO CANCIONES NEGRAS  (Montsalvatge); AT THE RIVER (Arr: Copland); SAMPAGUITA (Dolores Paterno); BAJO LOS COCOTEROS (Francisco Buencamino); and SA UMAGA (National Artist Lucio San Pedro).

Admission to Paco Park Presents is free of charge. The public is cordially invited.