A benefit concert for the storm victims in the Philippines

Bangon, Pinoy! Rise above the storm: A benefit concert for the storm victims in the Philippines

When:   Nov. 22, 2009
Time:    7:30 – 10 pm
Where:   Nassaukerk, De Wittenkade 111, 1052 AG Amsterdam
Tickets:  €50, €30, €20, €15. Pay online or purchase directly from our members.
Contact: pinaysaholland@gmail.com | +31206165288

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Expect an entertainment-filled night of your favourite songs and medleys. Cheers of ‘Mabuhay!’ and ‘Hoora!’ should greet these Filipino artists and guest performers who volunteered their time, effort and talent in the spirit of ‘bayanihan’. You already know them by heart, but we still take pride in introducing our beloved performers that make you proud to call yourself Pinoy.

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Nu Driz

Nu is what one calls a ‘singing teacher’. He not only teaches English at the Farel College, but is also a total performer in theatre and television. Nu acted, sang and danced in the hit musical, ‘Miss Saigon’, and was part of the touring company that performed in several Asian countries such as Singapore, Philippines and Hong Kong. He was a guest star in several episodes of the popular Dutch television drama series ‘Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden’ (Good Times, Bad Times). He took a break from his teaching and entertainment career to take up further studies in languages and participate in an exchange program in California, USA. Nu has now come back again into the fold of performing arts.

Isabel Gregorio

Isabel’s career onstage started with Ballet Philippines in Manila.  She received her professional training in both classical ballet and modern dance under the tutelage of William Morgan and Agnes Locsin to name a few.  Congruous with her dance career, Isabel moved on to teaching as part of the CCP Dance School and eventually trained the Actor’s Company of ‘Tanghalang Pilipino’.  This stint introduced more opportunities with assisting choreographers, for productions with ‘Tanghalang Pilipino’ and eventually doing choreography and performing in the company’s ‘zarzuelas’.  She also performed in numerous plays and musicals with Repertory Philippines where she eventually joined the group of Filipinos who performed in Miss Saigon in The Netherlands.  Afterwards, she gave dance workshops and briefly resumed her dancing career.

Isabel is currently based in The Hague where she works as part of the Marketing Communications team of SES WORLD SKIES, and gives massage and healing sessions on the side.

Joyce San Mateo

Joyce is a vocal artist and songwriter who has composed, collaborated and recorded music in the genres of dance, lounge, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and broken beats with different recording producers. She sang the versions of ‘You to me are everything’ and ‘Celebration’ in the Baja Beach club CDs in 1998. She also recorded ‘Tell Me’ that was included in the Trance 100, under the stage name of ‘Missy J’. She was a finalist of “De Grote Prijs van Nederland-Vocalist of Dance Music Division”.

Joyce has performed with some of the big names in jazz, such as Ruud Jacobs, Martijn van Iterson, and Coen Molenaar. At the after party of Jazz aan de Plas in Watergeus Noorden, she sang with the Dutch First Lady of Jazz, Ms. Rita Reys.  A regular performer in 5-star hotels in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, she was also behind the voices of the multiplex recordings in the 90’s together with Lani Misalucha.

Joyce currently performs with some of the finest bands in the country namely Dak d’raf, Brother Sister, Fusion Juice and gospel group G.L.O.W. (God’s Love Over the World).

She’s also busy with her company, San Mateo Music and Entertainment (www.sanmateo.nl), booking and arranging musicians and entertainers to events such as weddings, company/private parties.

Mary Ann Morales

Mary Ann is a former member of ‘The Company’, The Philippines’ Premiere Vocal Group, and has been living in the Netherlands since April 1993. With such vocal sophistication, it came as no surprise when, in 1997, she made her mark in her new homeland by besting other contestants in the popular TV program, Henny Huisman Soundmix Show. She did her fellow Filipinos proud when she emerged as the Grand Prize Winner with her imitation of one of her favourite singers, Filipina singer Leah Salonga. Her winning piece was, “Movie in My Mind”, one of the most moving songs in the musical ‘Miss Saigon’. Since then, Mary Ann has been one of the most beloved artists by the Filipino-Dutch community.

Mary Ann also used to be the female lead singer of the Dutch party band, ‘Midnight Special’, where for 7 years she sang everything from pop, rock, disco and fun.

Pompeii Perez

They say your name shapes your character, but not a trace of Mount Vesuvius’ wrath has marked this native of Zamboanga City. The tremendous energy that Vesuvius released was instead transferred to Pompeii’s voice. He started his singing carrier in a TV program called ‘Eskwelahang Munti’ where he was a mainstay for several years and regularly sang in different TV programs in the Philippines like ‘Superstar’ with Nora Aunor. He also performed in several hotels in Manila like The Manila Hotel, Philippine Plaza, Hotel Enrico and Admiral Hotel.

A formidable performer, Pompeii is the epitome of coolness on stage as he smoothly switches from composed to intense, regaling audiences with his singing prowess. His interpretation of ballads, medleys and catchy Broadway tunes makes the passengers of The Love Boat and other cruise ships craving for more. Pompeii was also a cast of the Netherlands production of ‘Miss Saigon’. He is presently managing and performing with the entertainment team of Center Parcs de Eemhof, one of the popular vacation destinations in the Netherlands and in the whole of Europe.

Arvin Quirante

Currently a vocal coach of the Hogeschool Dans en Theateracademie Lucia Marthas, this multi-talented singer, actor and dancer can enthral any audience with his dramatic and powerful baritone-tenor voice. Theatre aficionados remember his intense performance as ‘Thuy’ in the Netherlands and Philippines production of the musical sensation, ‘Miss Saigon’. You also probably know him as ‘Tark’ in the Netherlands production of ‘Tarzan’, and ‘Jimmy’ in ‘Barcelona’. Arvin also starred in the Lion King ensemble and was in-charge of vocal warm-up.

Arvin’s richly nuanced voice soars in the recordings of the Dutch version of ‘Tarzan’, ‘Lion King’ and ‘Miss Saigon’, as well as the Latin Collection Album where he sang ‘Endulzame Café Maria’. Arvin took part in the Dutch National Song Festival 1999 and is a regular performer in various events and festivals in the Netherlands. He has also performed extensively in several countries in Asia in the past.

Michael Macalintal

It’s still unconfirmed as of press time whether Michael can make it to the show, but we’re certainly keeping our fingers crossed for this multi-talented artist.

Michael’s star shone in ‘Miss Saigon’, ‘Saturday Night Fever’, ‘Drie Musketiers’, ‘Musicals in Concert’, ‘The Young Messiah’, ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Evita’. He currently plays ‘Dan’/understudy ‘Judah’ in the musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’.

Jamaica Salcedo

Born in Manila but an Ilonggo by heart, Jamaica’s first professional stage performance was Repertory Philippines’ production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’. Other Repertory credits include ‘Les Miserables, Aladdin, and Jack and the Beanstalk’. In 1996 he took part in the Dutch production of the musical ‘Miss Saigon’ at the Circustheater in Scheveningen. He later joined the Dutch production of ‘Saturday Night Fever’ at the Beatrixtheater in Utrecht. Other credits include A tribute to the ‘Music of Alain Boublil & Claude Michel Schonberg’ and a Concert Party for the Prince Willem Alexander and Maxima Zorrugieta on the eve of their wedding in 2002.

Guest performance by G.L.O.W

The Amsterdam Choir G.L.O.W. (God’s Love Over the World) began in April 2008. Their repertoire includes the songs of Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp and other gospel greats.

Their first public performance was the Breeze Productions Christmas concert “Christmas 4 Every Heart” on December 21, 2008 at Podium Mozaiek Amsterdam.  At this concert they performed with another Breeze Productions Choir, Breeze Gospel.  Since their first performance they have also performed at such events as: The “Clash of the Cover bands” at Paradiso Amsterdam with the U2 cover band “In the name of”; The Stille Omgang at the Mozes en Aaron Kerk in Waterlooplein and most recently on the Jandino’s Comedy Show “Comedy-at-work” which was televised last September 1^st.

G.L.O.W.’s mission is to leave a smile wherever they go.  Their goal is to spread God’s Love wherever and whenever they can.