(This news item was taken from the CBCP website)
MANILA, Dec. 4, 2009— The Archdiocese of Manila will present the Christ the King (CKC) Jose Gomez Symphony Orchestra in a concert at the Paco Catholic School’s Jaime Cardinal Sin Auditorium in Manila on Dec. 11.
The 60-piece orchestra is composed of high school students of the Christ the King College which is run by the Franciscan (OFM) Congregation in Calbayog City, Samar province.
The 7 p.m. concert, which will also feature the Las Piñas Boys’ Choir, will be for the benefit of Pondo ng Pinoy, a movement for expressing love for God through love for fellowmen as symbolized by small but constant acts of selflessness.
Pondo ng Pinoy is being practiced in more than 14 Archdiocese, dioceses and apostolic vicariates in Luzon and has undertaken projects and assistance for the poor such as housing, feeding, micro-finance, scholarships, environmental protection, health and livelihood.
Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales personally invited the CKC Jose Gomez Orchestra after he heard them during a talk on Pondo ng Pinoy in Calbayog Diocese.
He also described the group a “unique group of musicians” whose music and the love and discipline in their performance could bring joy and hope to all of us.”
The orchestra’s Manila performance will be the last in a series which includes Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park on Dec. 7, Mall of Asia on Dec. 8, VOT in Sampaloc on Dec. 9 and San Pedro Bautista Parish in Quezon City on Dec. 10.
For information on tickets please call MAPSA office, 5643712-13, 564-4084 and look for Noel Misamis. (CBCPNews)
. . . and from the Inquirer column of Rina Jimenez-David:
THREE months ago, recounts Manila Archbishop Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, he visited Calbayog in Samar upon the invitation of Bishop Isabelo Abarquez. The cardinal was there to give an orientation on Pondo ng Pinoy, its catechesis and practice.
Shortly after his arrival, the cardinal was told that a group of students would serenade him after dinner. Expecting a small group of singers, Rosales was instead astounded to discover a 60-member symphony orchestra composed of elementary and high school students of the Christ the King College (CKC) in Calbayog. It’s safe to assume the cardinal was blown away by the performance.
Proof of that is that the cardinal invited the CKC Jose Gomez Symphony Orchestra to perform in a concert on Friday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Jaime L. Cardinal Sin Auditorium of the Paco Catholic School. The concert, which also features the Las Piñas Boys’ Choir, will be for the benefit of Pondo ng Pinoy, a movement “expressing love for God through love for fellowmen as symbolized by small but constant acts of selflessness.”
The orchestra’s Manila performance will be the last in a series which includes Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park on Dec. 7, Mall of Asia on Dec. 8, VOT in Sampaloc on Dec. 9 and San Pedro Bautista Parish in Quezon City on Dec. 10.
For information on tickets, call Mapsa office, 5643712-13, 564-4084 and look for Noel Misamis. (read the entire column)
You might also want to check the Manila Archdiocese website.
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