The show was inspired by the success of Nonoys latest release, The Love Album. It is made up of some of the worlds favorite love songs ranging from old standards like The Way You Look Tonight, I Only Have Eyes for You and Ill Be Seeing You to more recent hits like Moon River, What Matters Most, If, Too Shy to Say and In My Life.
I grant that aside from the original versions, these songs have been recorded a lot of times over by many of the finest vocalists we have ever known. Still it cannot be denied that the combination of these melodies with a distinctive singing voice continues to work romantic magic and Nonoy is the latest to enjoy the privilege.
Nonoy will make August a Valentine month by singing those songs. Of course, so as not to disappoint his followers, Nonoy will also perform his early hits like Kumusta Ka, Init Sa Magdamag, Doon Lang, Never Ever Say Goodbye, plus some surprise numbers.
Set to join Nonoy in the concert are Rachelle Ann Go and Side A soloist Joey Generoso, plus other surprise guests. Tickets to The Love Concert are available at all Ticketworld outlets at the National Bookstore and at the Music Museum. Tickets are priced at P1,500 and P900.
Those pieces may seem like mere printed paper to the layman but the truth is they constitute a musicians lifeblood and will cost a fortune to reconstruct. And that does not include the sentimental value attached to each which must be tremendous. So if you see those titles mentioned being sold in music outlets, please inform Ryan or the authorities. Those are stolen properties.
Incidentally, the Kapampangan CDs also brought in a lot of feedback from our readers. It got more calls and more mails than any of the rock albums I keep writing about ever got. And the great thing about it is that most of them wanted to find out where they can get copies of the albums. They want to buy! This is proof that there is indeed a lot of interest in native music and all it takes to fire up the market is for somebody to take the initiative to produce them.
To all those who asked, producer Andy Alviz says the CDs are now available at Ayala Museum, the Cultural Center of the Philippines gift shop, Cabalen Restaurant, Ebun Restaurant and Mangan Restaurant in Metro Manila and Video City, Pampangas Best, RWFM, Holy Angel University, Angeles Museum, Info Max, Partyland, Total Gas Station in Guagua and La Moderna in Pampanga.
This warm reaction reminded me of a quote I came across in an ad in Billboard Magazine sometime ago. Sad to say, there was no mention of where it was from or who said it, but I think it gives the best reason why despite these difficult times people still allow themselves to be enslaved by the music.
"Music is one of Gods best gifts to man. The only art of heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to heaven."