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NEW YORK - International Concert Artists, Inc. Proudly presents Fall Musical Concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York on Decemenber 1, 2007 at 3:30 PM.
Several Filipino American artists will be featured at this event namely Betty Bautista Ladiana (Soprano), Enrico Saboren (Tenor), Gary Manzies (Pianist), Arielle (Harp), and Noel Javier (Flute).
Ladiana, an educator and classical artist with a natural cool and sweet soprano voice studied at the Juiliard School of Music. She obtained her Master of Arts at CUNY and in NY State certified in education and music. She has performed several of her recitals in the Philippines, Europe and Canada. She also performed at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Mr. Saboren studied under the legendary baritone Aurelio Estanislao in the Philippines and has performed in the US, Spain. He also toured Europe with the world-famous Philippine Madrigal Singers.
Gary Menzies is an accomplished pianist. He has performed in wide variety of capacities from studio recordings, parades, television appearances to sold-out concert halls.
Mr. Menzies is also a senior staff pianist for the First Baptist Church of Atlanta, where he is occasionally heard in a weekly Christian program broadcast all over the world.
Arielle is a also a graduate of the prestigious Juiliard School and currently finishing her Masters of Music degree.
Noel Javier is a formally trained flutist. He is a member of the Neo Classique Trio and the Somerset Valley Orchestra in New Jersey.
The repertoire of the concert will be songs from various operas by Handel, Verdi, Puccini, Ponce as well as some Broadway standards and Filipino Folk songs and ballads.
Concert tickets at $75, $50, $40, and $30 are available at Alice Tully Hall box office.
To charge tickets by phone, call CenterCharge at 212-721-6500 or visit the Lincoln Center website at www.lincolncenter.com.
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THE movie follows the story of four cousins as they reunite for their grandmother's funeral.Aileen, played by Judy Ann Santos, and her half-sister Romina (Jolina Magdangal) join their cousins, Ruth (Rhian Ramos) and Sandra (Iza Calzado), and a friend Lucy (Desiree del Valle) as they dare to call upon the spirits of the dead upon finding an old Ouija board from their youth.
During the ritual, they accidentally burn the Ouija board thus trapping a dark spirit around them. Thus begins the terror that follows them throughout the movie. An already fragile relationship between Aileen and Romina is tested, the mental state of Lucy takes its toll on Sandra, and Gino, Ruth's boyfriend, is unwittingly pulled into the horror that shadows them all. With the murderous spirit haunting them, the group is left with one option if they wish to survive--they need to indentify the haunting spirit and lead it to its burial ground in order to release the spirit and survive.
Ouija, the movie will be presented on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30pm at the Lowes Theatre, 54 Journal Square, Jersey City, (201) 798-6055.
Part of the presentation is a live concert (Lovespeak USA Concert Tour) featuring Judy Ann Santos, cast in the movie and one of the most celebrated actors in the Philippine movies and television today. Also performing are Ryan Agoncillo and popular singer Carol Banawa. This evening of movie and live concert of songs together, will be hard to miss.
The Ouija Movie and Lovespeak Concert will be presented by Special Edition Press, Inc. and ERJ Productions.To sponsor or purchase tickets, please call 212-682-6610 (SEPI) , 973-641-5665 (Ditas), 201-993-8815 (Rose). Tickets are $38, $58, $78 and $198 VIP and are available at Filipino stores and online at www.shop.specialeditionevents.com.
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