Even as the good reviews are pouring in from both audience and cultural cognoscenti, National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario did a unique tribute to Cecile Licad with a poem…
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Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
ROCK STAR RECEPTION FOR CECILE LICAD AT THE MET
A day after she received double standing ovation at the Manila Metropolitan Theater, Cecile Licad agreed to answer assorted questions from the media. The questions are mainly on how she…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
CECILE LICAD’S FAVORITE PIANO TUNER IS FROM SAN ANDRES, CATANDUANES
“White. Like a clean piece of paper, like uncarved ivory, all is white when the story begins.” -Daniel Mason, author, “The Piano Tuner” When Cecile Licad arrived in Manila…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
TIME IS GOING FAST
Early morning Is when you take Another look at your life And figure out A bleary future. In one blink of the eye You see a reprise Of what…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
CECILE LICAD RETURNS TO THE MET MARCH 19
In commemoration of Women’s Month, world-acclaimed Filipina pianist Cecile Licad will be presented with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in a special concert Tuesday, March 19th, 7:00 PM, at the Metropolitan…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
FLASHBACK 1981: WRITERS PETE LACABA & MARRA LANOT ON MARRIAGE AND THE MUSE
Strains of something like Mozart emanate from what looks like a cottage in this family compound in Quezon City. Standing by the gate, I see the family pets streaming in…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
NEDY TANTOCO AS ANGEL OF THE ARTS
The last time we communicated, Nedy Tantoco expressed great interest in having Cecile Licad and the sensational 23-year-old Filipino-Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski partner in a big concert. But as the…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
Philippine Star Columnist on Islander’s Second Book
(For this issue, I yield my column to writer-poet and Philippine Star columnist Jose Dalisay who wrote an introduction to ENCOUNTERS IN THE ARTS. Pablo Tariman and I met…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
WHEN A GOOD MAN DIES
(In memory of Efren Sonia Millete Sorra) After seven decades of a life I can vouch for a good man When I see one. I like visiting a…
Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:
ENCOUNTERS WITH MUSIC, CINEMA, DANCE
(Editor’s Note: The following is the author’s foreword in the coming book, Encounters in the Arts. To reserve copies, call 09065104270 or email: artsnewsservice@gmail.com) This is my second book…