SEPTEMBER
guitar ensemble of public junior high school students
1 in Manila, Pasay and Parañaque under the tutelage of
TANGHALANG PILIPINO’S “BALAG AT ANGUD”
Onstage: theater; musical theater
An original Filipino musical written by Palanca Award-
winner Layeta Bucoy, with music by Dodjie and Upeng
Fernandez of PATATAG fame and direction by Audie
Gemora. Opening Tanghalang Pilipino’s 32nd Theater
Season, Balag at Angud dramatizes the life of
installation artist Junyee (Luis Yee Jr.) and his
determined struggle to express his passion for the
transformation of the human person and his
environment.
Date: 31 August - 16 September
Time: Regular Shows: 3:00 PM (Friday) | 3:00 PM &
8:00 PM (Saturday) | 3:00 PM (Sunday) | Special
Shows: 7 & 14 September at 3:00 PM |
13 September at 3:00 PM 7 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little
Theater)
Ticket: P 1,000 | 800
1 Ticket: P 1,200 | 1,000 | 800
MPO OPUS 20: TRAILBLAZING MUSIC EXCELLENCE
Onstage: music; classical music
The Manila Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 20th
Anniversary with a concert that renders classical pieces
with a modern twist! The first part of the concert
showcases significant classical pieces that have defined
the early beginnings of the MPO and features Dean
Raul Sunico. The second half will reminisce how the
orchestra has evolved into something more relevant
and instrumental in bringing symphonic music closer
to the hearts of the Filipino people by pioneering out-
of–the-box ideas like the Philharmonic in Jeans
Concert series. This portion will also highlight the
orchestra’s current spirited involvement in the local
musical theater and concert scenes and will feature
the UST Singers and Asia’s Nightingale, Ms. Lani
Misalucha.
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 3,500 | 3,000 |2,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 500
1 Dancer and Premiere Danseur of the Royal New
KABATAANG GITARISTA (KG) 6TH ANNIVERSARY
RECITAL
Onstage: music; classical music
A performance of solo classical, Filipino and popular
works as well as ensemble pieces to be performed by
new members of the Kabataang Gitarista, a classical
Maestro Jose Valdez. Selected members of the KG
Bicol Chapter under the tutelage of Mr. Angelo Inting
will also be performing for the first time at the CCP.
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: CCP Silangan Hall
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TRIPLE THREATS: THE MUSICAL THEATER COUPLES
“MR. & MRS. SEÑA”
Onstage: music; musical theater; musical revue
Through the years the personal and professional
collaboration of musical theater couple Robert Seña
and Isay Alvarez-Seña has given birth to wonderful
pieces of theater. From their youth as part of the
original cast of Miss Saigon artists, to their current
status as musical theater artists, producers and
teachers, the concert will trace a musical journey
taken together filled with growth, love and passion.
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little
Theater)
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BALLET PHILIPPINES’ “CARMINA BURANA”
Onstage; dance, ballet, contemporary
Ballet Philippines opens the 49th Season with one of
its most unparalleled pieces, Alice Reyes’ Carmina
Burana. The performance highlights the power, drama,
passion and emotion of Carl Off’s magnum opus taken
from 13th century Goliard poetry. One of the most
opulent and grandiose pieces to be staged, Carmina
Burana, is a captivating sensorial experience that
interpret sentiments of joy, drunken elation and
religious satire through bodies on stage, moving in
unison to create haunting imagery. The ABS CBN
Philharmonic Orchestra accompanies the piece with
a beautiful rendition of Carl Off’s masterpiece under
the baton of maestro Gerard Salonga. Ethereal yet
powerful vocals by the Madrigal Singers will fill the
theatre with melodic whispers, hymnal screams and
jubilant shouts. The program will feature
choreographic gems from the company’s dynamic
repertoire including, former Ballet Philippines Principal
Zealand Ballet, Brando Miranda’s vigorous, lively and
spirited, Vivaldi Concerto, along with American
director-choreographer, Norman Walker’s first piece
for Ballet Philippines, Season Of Flight, sharing the
stage with the premiere of a new piece from one of
BP’s talented young choreographers, Ronelson Yadao.
Date & Time: 7 September at 8:00 PM | 8 - 9
September at
2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Vanue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 600 | 500| 300
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BUHAY, PAG-IBIG AT DALANGIN:
MGA AWITING LIKHA NI BING PIMENTEL
Onstage: music
A benefit concert featuring songs composed by Bing
Pimentel with Dulce, Isay Alvarez, Bimbo Cerrudo, Dot
Balasbas and Pow Chavez; co-presented by the
Community Chest Foundation and the Cultural Center
of the Philippines. Directed by Dennis Marasigan, with
Herminigildo Ranera as Musical Director and
conductor.
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo Lobby
(CCP Main Theater Lobby)
INVITATIONAL
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will you still love me? FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS
Festival: onstage, workshops, forums, poetry reading,
film screening
For its second year, the Festival of Arts and Ideas
engages artistic expression with issues concerning
mental health conditions, resilience and healing. The
festival’s main components include an exhibit inspired
by the Julia Buencamino bench project, a paper crane
tree installation, film screenings, workshops,
performances, poetry readings, forums and other
interactive activities. Be part of this festival and help
overcome the stigma of mental illness and shed light
on the struggle with mental conditions.
Date: 14 – 16 September
Venues: Various CCP venues
Ticket: P200
Festival Pass: P500
Wristband: Minimum suggested donation of P50 (for
free events)
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PPO’s 45th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SERIES I:
MONIQUE DUPHIL, PIANO
YOSHIKAZU FUKUMURA, CONDUCTOR
Onstage: music; classical music
The PPO begins its 45th Anniversary celebration and
opens its 36th Concert Season with a selection of
classics that include Stravinsky’s Greeting Prelude
(Happy Birthday), Rossini’s Semiramide Overture,
Johann Christian Bach’s Sinfonia in Bb, Ravel’s Piano
Concerto in G Major and Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2
under the baton of Yoshikazu Fukumura. Featured
soloist is internationally-renowned concert pianist
Monique Duphil, hailed by critics for her “flawless
technique, power, and a sound, lively musical
imagination,” Join us in celebrating PPO’s 45th
Anniversary!
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 1,500 | 1,200 | 800 | 500 | 400
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THE BUTTERFLY LOVERS
Onstage: music, Chinese classical music, Chinese
traditional music
Philippine Cultural College Chinese Orchestra will once
again showcase a grand performance of various
classical Chinese pieces such as “The Dance of the Yi
Tribe” as well as famous themes from the literary
works “The Legend of the White Snake” and “The
Butterfly Lovers” to be performed by distinguished
world-class solo artists accompanied by the PCC
Cultural College Chinese Orchestra under the baton of
Simon Kong Su Leong. Leong is a crossover musician
who has devoted his life to composing, arranging,
conducting, performing, organizing and teaching
Chinese traditional music. “The Butterfly lovers,”
fondly called the “Chinese Romeo and Juliet,” is a
tragic love story of two star-crossed lovers whose
forbidden love led them to reconcile only as butterflies
after their deaths. Duan Ai Ai, a National Class One
Musician noted for her delicate and expressive playing,
will be performing this original violin concerto on the
erhu.
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - GOVERNMENT CHORAL
COMPETITION
Competition: choral competition
The Government Choral Competition is one of the
highlights of the upcoming 118th Philippine Civil
Service Anniversary which aims to showcase musical
creativity of talented government employees, promote
Filipino culture and arts through choral singing, and
inculcate in the minds of public servants a culture of
excellence in public service.
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
INVITATIONAL
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TRIBUTE TO THE KING
The Music of National Artist Lucrecia “King” Kasilag
Onstage: theater, music, classical music, choral music,
dance, ballet
The CCP commemorates the Centennial Birth
Anniversary of former CCP President and Artistic
Director, National Artist for Music Lucrecia R. Kasilag,
with a grand showcase of her prominent works to be
performed by guest artists led by the CCP resident
companies: Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Ballet
Philippines, Bayanihan Philippine National Dance
Company, Philippine Ballet Theatre, Philippine
Madrigal Singers and Tanghalang Pilipino. Tita King
was an educator, composer, performing artist,
administrator and cultural entrepreneur of national
and international caliber. She made it her personal
mission to sharpen the Filipino audience’s appreciation
of music. She worked to discover the Filipino roots
through ethnic music and merged this with Western
influences – an approach has inspired many Filipino
composers to follow her lead and experiment. She
dared to incorporate indigenous Filipino instruments in
orchestral productions.
Date: 21 - 22 September
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
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PAGBABALIK TANAW SA UNANG HARI NG
BALAGTASAN Onstage: music, dance, ventriloquism,
poetry, spoken word
This onstage extravaganza is a repeat staging of the
very successful production which celebrates the life
and works of Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus, also
known as Huseng Batute, and his contributions to
Philippine literature, music, and culture, as narrated by
renowned theater actors and performers. Pagbabalik-
Tanaw features poetry readings by leading actors,
contemporary dance performances, classical
renditions of kundimans, ventriloquism, traditional
balagtasan and modern fliptop, and other artistic
performances.
Date: 21 - 23 September
Venue: Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio
Theater)
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SPECIAL CONCERT SERIES III: ARTHUR ESPIRITU,
TENOR
Onstage: music, classical music, art songs
Praised for his beautiful lyric voice with agility and
color, capable of conveying broad range of
characters. Described as singing “superbly with
beautiful legato, a regal tenor”, Mr. Espiritu has been
steadily establishing himself as an accomplished bel
canto tenor and has had success with lyric repertoire
as well. He has portrayed a wide array of leading tenor
roles in the most prestigious opera houses in different
parts of the world. Mr. Espiritu will also conduct a
voice masterclass for students in the collegiate level.
Date: 26 September (Concert) | 27 - 30 September
(Voice Masterclass)
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little
Theater) - Concert | Silangan Hall - Voice Masterclass
Ticket: P 1,200 | 1,000
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PHILIPPINE BALLET THEATRE’S CINDERELLA
Onstage: dance, ballet, classical ballet
PPBT presents a story about a poor orphan who turns
into a princess with the help of a fairy godmother. The
well-loved story is by French choreographer Jean Paul
Comelin and staged by PBT’s artistic director Ronilo
Jaynario to the music of Russian composer Sergei
Prokofiev.
Date: 28 - 30 September
Time: 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 2,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 800 | 500 | 100
OCTOBER
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THE CCP CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SERIES: NEO-FILIPINA
Onstage: dance, contemporary dance
Geared for the established choreographers who are
primed to create major works in collaboration with
artists of various disciplines in a formal proscenium
stage, with dramaturgical support and mentorship.
Featured choreographers include Carissa Adea, Mia
Cabalfin, Eisa Jocson, and and EA Torrado.
Date: 6 - 7 October
Time: 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little
Theater)
Ticket: P 500
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BALLET PHILIPPINES’ INNOVATORS:
CARMEN AND OTHER DANCES
Onstage: dance, ballet, contemporary
The second in a series of retrospectives, Innovators:
Carmen and Other Dances presents the exemplary
works that defined modern dance in the Philippines
during 90s and 2000s. This collection of pieces reflects
that depth and breadth of Ballet Philippines as an
integral force and influence on performing arts. It
highlights visionary and innovative choreographers of
the era: Bam Damian, Denisa Reyes and Alden
Lugnasin with each presenting two identifying and
definitive contributions to BP’s incomparable
repertoire.
Date & Time: 5 October at 8:00 PM |
6 - 7 October at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 600 | 500| 300
8 TRIBUTE TO SENATOR EDGARDO ANGARA
TANGHALANG PILIPINO’S “ANG PAG-UUSIG”
Onstage: theater
Winner of six Philstage Gawad Buhay Awards 2017,
Ang Pag-uusig, a translation of Arthur Miller’s The
Crucible by Jerry Respeto, dramatizes the vicious
human desires for self-preservation of individuals in a
community of self-righteous, judgmental and
controlling powerful elite, under the direction of
Dennis Marasigan.
Date: 5 - 28 October
Time: 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Huseng Batute
(CCP Studio Theater)
Ticket: P 1,000 | 800
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TRIPLE THREATS: THE MUSICAL THEATER COUPLES
“KITANG DALAWA”
Onstage: music; musical theater; musical revue
The repertoire of “Kitang dalawa” covers a wide range
of musical genres that theater artists Ayen Munji-
Laurel and Franco Laurel have explored from
Broadway to Original Filipino musicals in which both
have starred. They will also share with audience their
forays into Pop, Jazz, Gospel and Kundiman. And being
the Laurels, a few fully choreographed production
numbers should be expected.
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little
Theater)
Ticket: P 1,200 | 1,000 | 800
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PPO’s 45th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SERIES II:
LEE CHIN SIOW, VIOLIN
YOSHIKAZU FUKUMURA, CONDUCTOR
Onstage: music; classical music
Praised for her “electrifying” performances and ability
to “seduce listeners” with her charismatic stage
presence, Lee-Chin Siow, Gold medal winner of the
Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition,
performs Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26, in
G minor with the PPO, under the baton ofYoshikazu
Fukumura. The programme also includes Berlioz’s Le
Corsaire Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4,
Op. 36, in F minor
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 1,500 | 1,200 | 800 | 500 | 400
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The country’s premier orchestra under the baton of
Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura performs in a concert
paying tribute to the late Senator Edgardo Angara,
founding chairman of the Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra Society, Inc. (PPOSI). As chairman of the
PPOSI, Senator Angara played a key role in addressing
the welfare of the members of the PPO members since
its inception in 1985. In addition to founding the
PPOSI, the late Senator gave tirelessly of his time, and
contributed generously from the resources available to
him as a Senator. especially retired musicians. The
Angara Hymn, composed by National Artist for Music
Ramon Santos, will be performed at the concert, as
well as other symphonic works by the masters.
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
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BAKA NAMAN HINDI
Onstage: theater
This translation of Georges Feydeau’s “A Flea in Her
Ear” by Virgilio “Beer” Flores, with the direction of
Dennis Marasigan, brings back the rollicking sex The CCP celebrates Halloween with a special
comedy popular in the Early 1980s. In this farcical production for children of all ages featuring the
French play set in France at the turn of the 20th Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Pre-concert
Century, a woman, suspecting her lawyer husband of activities include an instruments petting zoo where
having an affair, plots to catch him in the act. children can try to play different orchestral
Date: 18 – 21 October instruments. There will also be trick-or-treat and other
Time: 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM lobby activities where loot bags of surprises are given
Venue: Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little away. Children are encouraged to come in their best
Theater) costumes!
Ticket: P 1,200 | 1,000 Date: 27 - 30 October
Time: 2:30 PM - Instrument Petting Zoo | 3:00 PM -
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AKAPELLA OPEN INTERNATIONAL 2018 (FINALS 4:00 PM - Concert
NIGHT) Venue: Little Theater Lobby: Instruments Petting Zoo
Competition: choral music, contemporary acapella |
competition Main Theater Lobby: Trick-or-Treat |
Deemed to be the first of its kind in the country, Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo: Concert
Akapela Open is a competition among local and Ticket: P 600 | 500 | 300
international groups for contemporary a cappella
ensemble singing. Conceived in 2013 by Ryan
Cayabyab as a national competition for contemporary
acapella, Akapela Open is also a movement to
promote the love for contemporary acappella singing
and the appreciation for vocal harmony performance;
to provide a venue for new arrangements of Philippine
and international contemporary vocal music; to
provide growth experiences for singers and arrangers;
and to cultivate a community of contemporary a
cappella singers. Akapela Open has produced winners
who have since joined international competitions and
have won top prizes from these.
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P 200

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UST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT II
Onstage: music, classical music
The USTO, under the baton of Reynato Resurreccion,
Jr., performs classical works of the masters for its
second season concert. Featured soloists include Mary
Anne Espina on piano and Melchora Regina Perez on
violin.
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main
Theater)
Ticket: P1,000 | 800 | 700 | 600 | 400 | 300

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TRICKS AND MUSICAL TREATS, A PPO FAMILY
CONCERT
Onstage: music, classical music, pops, light classics