A Most Happy Day

Today, Tata and I went out with our good friend Raymond. :) We hung out at ATC, ate several times (in the spirit of the adage, "During Christmastime, one must grow fat."), then proceeded to CCP where we watched the homecoming concert of the Philippine Madrigals (or The Madz, for short). Great food, heavenly music, and good company... what more can one ask for?

Get this: they FED us at the concert. :) There were six choices of drinks (four of them, different kinds of vodka), and lots of sushi, small potatoes, little chicken legs, and other pika-pika food (Pika-pika they might be, but if you eat a lot of the little tykes, it counts for a whole dinner!). I had a sip of vodka, hee hee!

Ooooh!! Am on a musical high. Highlights of the concert (for me) were the Ay Kalisud (simply gorgeous, and oh so tragic... I nearly cried) and the show stopper of all show stoppers, Circle of Life from the Lion King (this is the 3rd/4th time I've seen the Madz perform this... their "signature" encore piece, but they just keep getting better and better). Bravi! They're even better than the original! (no offense to Sir Elton John)

Mabuhay ang Madz!! Long live the World's Best Choir!

From your number one fans:


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Below was tonight's program:

Part I

Angele Dei by Balsamo
Esto Les Digo, Lange
Dayo Dayo Kupita, Alcala II
Ay Kalisud, arr. Nepomuceno
Iniibig Kita, Cayabyab
Pakiusap, Santiago
El Manisero, Simons
Clementine, Montrose
Canto Negro, Montsalvatge
Way Over in Beulah-lan', arr. Jennings

Part II

Gumising, Francisco and Pagsanghan
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Blane and Martin
Stille Nacht/Silent Night, Gruber
Sino Si Santa Klaus, arr. Abeleda-Piquero
Kasadya Ning Takna-a Vicente/Ang Pasko ay Sumapit, Rubi and Vestil
Lullaby, Joel
Better World, Cayabyab
Light of a Million Mornings, Cloninger & co.

Encore pieces:

The Circle of Life
Bituing Walang Ningning