The nights emcee was pianist-singer Bert Robledo, of Bravo Filipino fame. In these shows, he mixes pop, classics and Broadway to make people appreciate different forms of music.Īlso performing at Odettes were Allan Cosio, Ivy Cosio and Mimi Sison, Esther Vibal, Lina McKenzie, and Ambassador Jimmy Yambao, with accompanists Julie Mendoza and Jude Areopagita. on July 16, and at the Lupe Cafe on Guadalupe, Makati, also at 9 p.m., on July 30. Jonathan will be performing at the Funnside Cafe on Timog Avenue 9 p.m. Singing at Odettes was the "Prince of Operatic Pop," Jonathan Dado, whose rendition of "Granada" was as breathlessly dramatic as the town of Granada in Spain. Tomorrow, the guests will be Bing Girl Clemente who will talk about Sagada province, and Jazmin Acuna, about Mother Earth Philippines. In their first program, last Sunday, interviewees were Narda Camacho and Juanita Abaquin. Ramon Flores, program director, talked about the program, "Balik Aral Sa Kalikasan" or Earth Management 101, as wanting to make every listener aware of their being part of nature "Para Sa Lahat." The radio hosts, Bert Robledo and Penny Reyes Velasco, interview people who have a deep commitment to nature conservation. (Odette boasts that her zero waste management style makes it impossible for anyone to see a cockroach in her kitchen.) The gathering, she said, was not only for everyone to listen to how much even more powerful Olivers playing had become, but also to raise funds for a new project a radio program every Sunday at 11-12 noon, over DWBL, or 1242 AM on your radio dial. Thursday night, Odette was able to gather music lovers and media persons for music and food cooked in her kitchen. Now, a word on Odette, the environ-mentalist, chess player, lover of the arts and with the reputation of hosting intimate, informal dinners where great artists, striving artists and those trying very hard, play the piano, sing and dance and read poetry. Oliver returns to Lynn in September, and we admirers of his back home will welcome him again with open arms, ears, and hearts.
But, he said in the same breath, "Practice makes perfect."
Frankly, he said, "I get very, very tired from practicing for so many hours," he said. In the morning, he goes to humanities and arts classes, takes a rest in the afternoon, and for hours in the evening, he is at the piano. At Lynn he has bested other pianists in a concerto competition He lives in an apartment and takes his meals at the school cafeteria.
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Roberta Rust, who helped give him a full scholarship at the Music Conservatory of Music in Florida. Orosa of the Philippine STAR wrote about Olivers "sense of drama that made his interpretations so different, so unique." And Juan Lanuza of Business World wrote that Oliver "plays with power, technique, clarity, precision and coloring." 3 in C sharp Minor, at a CCP concert, music critic Rosalinda L. When he played Bachs Prelude and Fugue No. He performed at music festivals and master classes in Japan, Taiwan and Singapore and gave successful outreach recitals in Northern Luzon.įor his graduation recital, he was soloist in the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestras performance of Griegs A Minor Concerto, under the baton of Itlaian conductor Ruggero Ruggero. He also won the University of the Philippines College of music-sponsored Piano Concerto Competition. Carmencita Arambulo, who had honed his talent to get him the first prize in the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) twice. He had finished high school at the Philippine High School for the Arts where he graduated with top honors. Īfter a change of clothes, he sat at our table for a chat. I could listen to him the whole night, if he could just go on and on and on. Thursday evening, he had become taller and less plump, and impish, too his playing in the home of Odette Alcantara could be heard I believe throughout the Blue Ridge subdivision in Quezon City. At 13, he played one of the masters pieces with such power that there could never be room for doubt that he would be one of the countrys greatest pianists. The last time I saw him was three years ago, at the Pasig Museum, where he enthralled me with his keyboard genius. My favorite piano prodigy is home for a break from studies at the Music Conservatory of Lynn University in Florida.
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