The much-awaited Toyota Classics sets the stage for another night filled with remarkable musical talent for its 18th instalment in the Philippines this 2016 on October 27 at Solaire Resort and Casino, Parañaque City.
Since it first started in 1990, the annual Toyota Classics has endeavored to enrich the lives of certain individuals and communities through its charity concerts. Being the signature Corporate Social Responsibility programme of Toyota, it has raised more than 876 million Yen (approximately USD 8.6 million) for its beneficiaries in the Asia Pacific region over the past 25 years. Moreover, the Toyota Classics has also helped to promote humanitarian efforts, nation-building, and the appreciation of classical music throughout different countries in Asia.
This year, indulge yourselves to the beautiful music played by the Baltic Neopolis Orchestra from Poland under the baton of artistic director and violinist, Vasko Vassilev, with music arranged by Singapore-born pianist and composer Pamela Tan Nicholson. This is Vassilev’s and Nicholson’s second performance with the Toyota Classics since 2015. On top of this international musical gala, there will also be special guest performances by our homegrown artists such as the Loboc Children’s Choir, Jed Madela and Morissette Amon. Toyota has chosen Pulong Sta. Cruz National High School (PSCNHS) to be its beneficiary for this year’s classical concert.
This year’s programme marks a musical milestone for Toyota Classics with the introduction of “Singphony”, with the orchestral members playing and singing opera masterpieces including Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Turandot, Verdi’s La Traviata and Bizet’s Carmen, all woven into delightful stories to thrill and delight audiences of all ages.
Another highlight of this year’s Toyota Classics will be a song presentation by the Loboc Children’s Choir made up of vibrant, talented and young singers who will not only perform with the orchestra, but will also have master classes with the orchestral musicians to nurture their musical aspirations.
“It is with great excitement that for the 18 th Toyota Classics, we bring the internationally acclaimed Baltic Neopolis Orchestra from Poland together with the Loboc Children’s Choir, Jed Madela and Morissette Amon to our generous patrons for the benefit of Pulong Sta. Cruz National High School. For us here in Toyota, the [Toyota] Classics is more than a charity event to promote and enrich culture and the arts in the country… It is our ultimate aspiration to realize that we keep on Moving Lives through beautiful Music and we hope that more patrons support us in this cause”, said Toyota Motor Philippines President Satoru Suzuki.
Aside from the Philippines, the Baltic Neopolis Orchestra will also be performing for various beneficiaries in several Asian countries – Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Members of the public who wish to purchase tickets can avail of various discounts for the concert until October 27, 2016. To find out more about the Toyota Classics 2016, interested patrons can also log into http://www.ToyotaClassics.asia for more details.
About the Local Artists:
Madela made waves during the 2005 World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, California when he single-handedly won all major industry awards. He bested over 3,000 contestants from 52 countries to win the grand prize. He is the first Filipino to ever win this award. Moreover, the Filipino singer possesses the vocal range of a counter tenor. He has received multiple awards from respected award giving bodies such as the Voice of Asia Gold medal, Aliw and Awit awards Best Male performer, among others.
Amon was a finalist of The Voice Philippines in 2013. Since then, she has been recognized for her powerful voice. As a theatre actress and singer, she still engaged herself in singing at theaters along with Sam Concepcion and Christian Bautista, like Disney’s Tale As Old As Time Concert 2014 in the Philippines and sang one of the famous song “Let It Go” with the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a lyric coloratura soprano, whose vocal range spans four octaves and 5 notes (C3- G7) and she also has a whistle register. Her wide vocal range is considered to be akin to that of Mariah Carey.
As a singer and a performer who really is very dedicated, Morissette was very honored to be awarded as the Best New Female Recording Artist of PMPC Star Awards for Music (2015), and to be recognized by the National Consumer Affairs Foundation Seal of Excellence Awards as the Outstanding Female Performing Artist of the Year (2015). She was recently awarded by the 1st Wish 107.5 Music Awards as their Female Artist of the Year.
LOBOC CHILDREN’S CHOIR
The choir was founded in 1980 at the Loboc Central Elementary School in Loboc, Bohol. It is a school choir established to give color to school and community events. In 1993, it won first prize at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists. It was awarded first prize again in the same competition in 1995. In 1996, in a concert dubbed On Angels’ Wings: From Bohol to the World, the choir toured key cities in the United States. It has performed with the World Youth Orchestra during the latter’s concerts in Bohol and Cebu in 1999, and with the University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra. As a ‘cultural treasure’ of the Province, the group often sings for visiting dignitaries, and local and foreign tourists. Its concert repertoire is a combination of classical, folk, modern and children’s songs. Since 2000, the group has been performing abroad, representing the Philippines in International competitions. In 2003, they went on their first European tour.
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