A 10th Year Celebration, produced by Martin Lopez
Featuring Lilac Caña, soprano and the Santa Isabela Guitar Quartet
Sunday, December 12th from 3 – 5 P.M.
Ritz Towers Lobby, Ayala Avenue, Makati, Metro Manila
Admission is Free
Donations accepted for the Vallehermoso Helping Hands Foundation

Vallehermoso, with a population of 40,000, is a fourth class municipality in the northernmost part of Negros Oriental. Its name befits the rustic beauty and serenity which characterizes this “beautiful valley.” The VHHF was founded in 2008 to transform Vallehermoso into a center for learning and historical research, a provincial hub for culture and the arts and a progressive municipality with fully developed potentials in the hands of educated, cultured, nationalistic and capable citizens and a technically skilled populace.

To this end, the VHHF has started to bolster and complement the existing educational system of Vallehermoso, by establishing a library and a day care center, thereby improving the learning opportunities of children, youth including those out of school, teachers and illiterate townsfolk. The Foundation will fund publications, updated learning materials for teachers and students, livelihood and other skills development workshops, cultural performances and exhibits.

NOVEMBER 6, 2010 Musical Concert

ST BONIFACE CHURCH
21 Markanna Drive
Scarbourgh, Ontario
7:00pm
Musical Concert
For Tickets call 416-438-3791

July 22nd to August 22nd, 2010

The MQHM (Mary Queen of Heaven Missionary) Sisters have invited me to join them in their first-ever CD recording – an album of inspiring new songs by fresh local composers in Cebu, Philippines, which will feature the Sisters’ Choir and me as soloist on some songs.

We first met last January 2010, coming together for the fund raiser concert at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City, to benefit women and children victims of prostitution. Thank God the event was successful…with the help of many generous benefactors, we were able to raise significant funds to help the rebuilding of their (recently fire-damaged) Home of Love – a rehabilitation and training center for over 50 women and children on their road to recovery.

How nice to see and work with the ever-joyful, highly-spirited Sisters again, and with amazingly talented Filipino musicians in this venture. The Sisters hope to create more awareness and to spread hope and joy with the songs on their new album, as they continue their work. This will also be my first time doing a recording outside of Canada…looking forward with gusto!

Carrasauga Festival of Cultures (May 28 to 31, 2010)

This year I will be performing with internationally acclaimed dance group Culture Philippines of Ontario, in the annual Carrasauga Festival of Cultures, from Friday May 28th to Sunday May 30th.  A dazzling blend of dance, colorful costumes, live percussion ensemble, and singing will greet audiences from around the world — all held in different locations in Mississauga.

Our performances will be held in the Philippines Pavilion, located at the Hershey Centre Community Rinks – Rink 1, at 5500 Rose Cherry Place, Mississauga ON L4Z 4B6 (North off Matheson, one traffic light East of Kennedy).

Catch us at any of these showtimes:

Friday, May 28th
8:00 pm
10:00 pm

Saturday, May 29th
7:00 pm
9:00 pm

Sunday, May 30th
4:00 pm
6:00 pm

For more information, call 905.615.3010 or visit http://www.carassauga.com/

See you there!

The Unity Concert 2009: Rebuilding People’s Lives is a product of the great compassion, desire to help, generosity of our sponsors coupled with the community building capacity of various individuals and  community organizations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).  It is this outpouring of solidarity and the generous spirit of community response to the urgent task of helping rebuild the lives of those hard hit by Typhoons Ketsana and Parma in the Philippines that we are gathered here today.

The Unity Concert is a testament to the spontaneous response of various community organizations and concerned Filipino-Canadians who have joined hands in hosting a musical extravaganza. It is also a gift from the heart as the clarion call for volunteers was gladly answered by a special group of talented and professional  artists and performers who  are concerned about the millions of Filipinos who are suffering from the worst onslaught of natural and man-made calamities.

Unity Concert 2009: Rebuilding People’s Lives is a confirmation to the successful effort of various community organizations to gather groups willing to work together in a collaborative project that would directly benefit the typhoon victims of the Philippines.

http://www.rebuildpeopleslives.info/

Lilac Caña & Richard Whiteman

Le Commensal, 655 Bay St.  416-596-9364

www.commensal.ca

Jazz Fridays & Saturdays 6:30pm – 9:30pm

No Cover

BLOSSOM: A Concert with Lilac Caña and Friends

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Join us on September 19, 2009 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts for a Gala Celebration and concert, featuring vocalist Lilac Caña and guest artists The Italian Canadian Tenors: Andrea Garofalo & Anthony Macri, as well as Eleanor Calbes, Leander Mendoza, and the Fiesta Filipina Dancers.

Saturday, September 19th, 2009, 7:30 PM
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
27 Front Street East, Toronto
ON M5E 1B4
Box Office: 416.366.1656 or 1.800.708.6754

A Christmas Celebration with Lilac Caña
CD Album Concert Launch  at St John’s Cathedral

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Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 7 PM

Saint John’s Cathedral Polish Catholic Church Presents:
A Christmas Celebration With Lilac Caña
LEANDER MENDOZA,
MARC BALLESTEROS,
EMILIO ZARRIS,
MICHAEL FREEDMAN, Arranger-producer
ORLY INOCENTES, Arranger-producer

Join us for the launch of A Christmas Celebration, To commemorate the 75th Anniversary  of Saint John’s Cathedral Polish Catholic Church, featuring vocalist Lilac Caña and guest artists Leander Mendoza, Marc Ballesteros, Emilio Zarris and music arranger-producers Michael Freedman and Orly Inocentes. This special performance of songs in different styles and languages celebrates the Joy and Peace of Christmas.  A reception to follow at our church hall.

Saint John’s Cathedral Polish Catholic Church
186 Cowan Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 2N6

For tickets and information, contact:
St. John’s Cathedral:  416-532-8249
Lilac Caña:  416-363-7886

Saturday, November 24th, 2007 at 7 PM
Saint John’s Cathedral Polish Catholic Church
186 Cowan Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 2N6

Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 8pm

At the stunning, new performing arts complex The Rose Theatre Brampton…

	The Magic Flute (W.A. Mozart)
	Mozart’s last opera, Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) has enchanted audiences of all ages for two centuries. This intruiging invention of a musical genius about Love, Forgiveness, Tolerance and the Brotherhood of Man intricately weaves lively elements of fantasy and free-flying imagination, with an equally complex multilevel story. But its easily accessible charm and glorious music continues to attract children and the most serious opera buffs alike. Brampton Lyric Opera, an exciting young Canadian company, presents a full production of The Magic Flute with chamber orchestra, at the stunning, new performing arts complex, The Rose Theatre Brampton. The opera will be sung in English; LILAC CANA sings the role of Pamina.
	Cast
	Tamino	Sasha Bataligin
	Pamina	Lilac Cana
	Papageno	Keith O’Brien
	Papagena	Tina Winter
	Queen of the Night	Charlene Santoni
	Sarastro	Michael Uloth
	Monostotos	Edward Morysiak
	First Lady	Natalie Rogerson
	Second Lady	Nadia Gugliotta-Umana
	Third Lady	Karen Bojti
	First Spirit	Jennifer Cusimano
	Second Spirit	Lumena Daniel
	Third Spirit	Jennifer Fina
	Baritone Guard	Andrew Bolton
	Tenor Guard	Stefan Fehr
	Speaker	Matthew Morrison
	For tickets and info call 904-874-2800 www.bramptonlyricopera.ca

For tickets and information, contact:
Brampton Theatre Box Office: 905-874-2800

Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 8pm
The Rose Theatre
1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, ON L6V 0A3

Visit http://www.rosetheatre.ca/directions.tml for driving directions, maps and more information.