Paco Park Presents celebrates National Women’s Month through a musical fete of classical music composed and sung by Filipinas.
To bring and channel the greatness of Filipino women, and to pay homage to our patriotic roots, Paco Park Presents will be featuring the decorated soprano from the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, Ms. Nerrisa De Juan. Ms. De Juan is a Benavides Outstanding Achievement awardee and has been a part of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. She recently bagged the first prize award in the 2021 National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in the Senior Voice Category. Performing alongside her is pianist Raki Gendrano.
The classic songs ‘Sampaguita’ by Dolores Paterno, ‘Larawan ng Isang Babae’ by Rosalina Abejo, and Jovita Fuentes’ ‘Ay! Kalisud’ will be among the songs that will be performed during the concert.
Hosted by Ms. Viviene Bigornia, the program will start at 6:00 p.m. at the historic Paco Park.
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Paco Park Presents is one of the longest-running programs of the agency and a recipient of the Catholic Mass Media Hall of Fame Award for Best Cultural Program in 1988, along with Concert at the Park. The musical soiree was born on February 29, 1980, from the suggestion of Cristoph Jessen – the then press and cultural attaché of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. His vision is to have an exchange