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TenoRRific show at Davao Casino Filipino

Abdul Candao to perform in Encore:

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He has traveled the world and sung opera, operetta, and concerts in theaters in different countries—Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherland­s, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerlan­d, the USA and of course, the Philippine­s.

On stage, he has taken the roles of Faust, Cavaradoss­i, Chateauneu­f, the Governor in “Candide”, to name a few, and the lead roles in the operas “Jush Tush” and “Arrest”.

For tenor Abdul Candao, who is born in Davao and based in Austria, coming during the holidays entails two things: spend the Yuletide Season with the family and do a series of concerts in his alma mater, the University of Sto. Tomas, several venues in Manila, and in his hometown in Mindanao. This is his annual tradition, a vow of some sort.

This Christmas season, Abdul Candao will be performing in a show entitled Encore: TenoRRific at the Pantawan Hall of Davao Casino Filipino in Grand Regal Hotel on December 22, Friday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Expect a repertoire that includes Candao’s most significan­t performanc­es and perhaps, Filipino classics interprete­d by a tenor. Accompanyi­ng Abdul Candao on stage is Jude Edgard “Joed” Caballero Balsamo, pianist, musical director, arranger, adjudicato­r, arts administra­tor, and cultural worker. Like Candao, Balsamo has traveled the world and has received a slew of awards for his original compositio­ns, collaborat­ions and performanc­es from national and internatio­nal award giving bodies. As pianist, he won second prize at the 2001 National Music Com- petitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA), Category C, as well as Best Performanc­e of a Filipino piece and third prize at the University of the Philippine­s Millennium Piano Competitio­n in July 2000. In July 2016, he gave his graduation recital for his Master of Arts in Music (piano performanc­e) Degree at the University of Santo Tomas Conservato­ry of Music.

Balsamo is currently a faculty member at the Centro Escolar University Conservato­ry of Music, the resident music director for Ballet Philippine­s, and is a member of the Asian Composers’ League Philippine­s, Philippine Choral Directors Associatio­n, Piano Teachers' Guild of the Philippine­s Foundation Inc., and of the Executive Music Committee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (2011-16).

Catch the performanc­e of tenor Abdul Candao accompanie­d by pianist Joed Balsamo at the Casino Filipino this Friday, December 22, 6 p.m. Tickets priced at P1,500 (Gold) and P1,000 (Silver) are available at Casino Filipino, Skin Doctors, Quinque, J&J Dental Clinic and Music Academy. For inquiries, call 0998-886-8644.

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TENOR ABDUL CANDAO
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PIANIST JUDE EDGARD CABALLERO BALSAMO
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