Libera at PICC Oct. 25

MANILA, Philippines - Libera, the chart-topping London Boys Vocal Group whose angelic voices have impressed classical, mainstream and even new age artists, will perform at the PICC on Oct. 25.

The producer of the concert is former Finance Minister Roberto “Bobby” de Ocampo, chair of the British Alumni Association (BAA). It will be held in celebration of the RP-UK Friendship Week and will be for the benefit of the BAA’s Foundation for Disadvantaged Children. It is brought to the country by BAA, in cooperation with The British Embassy Manila, The British Council and British Chamber of Commerce Philippines.

Libera’s Philippine concert will feature a blend of songs such as Libera, Always With You, Going Home, Heaven, Ave Maria, Far Away, I Am The Day, Sanctus, Adoramus and others.

From the Papal Mass during Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the US, the Mass at London’s Westminster Cathedral to concerts at the New York Riverside Church and Queen Elizabeth Hall, London and tours around Japan and South Korea, Libera has traveled and awed the world.

Behind the angelic voices are boys ages seven to 16, mostly members of the parish choir of St. Philip’s in Norbury in South London. Libera’s songs have topped the charts and have laced them in Top 10’s alongside Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti.

Aside from performing to a capacity congregation of 60,000 at New York’s Yankee Stadium during the papal visit to the US, Libera also graced the Kennedy Honours at the Kennedy Centre, Washington DC and CBS television for Honoree Brian Wilson and in presence of Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, Steve Martin and Robert de Niro. The non-profit all-boy vocal group (directed by Robert Prizeman) also had concerts all over Europe, the US and Asia.

In recent years Libera has sung on films like Romeo & Juliet and Hannibal and with singers like Bjork, Elton John and Pavarotti. On TV and radio, they have appeared with Dame Edna, Cliff Richard and Russell Watson, and even recorded music for a forthcoming Playstation game.

For details, call Ticket World at 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph. For VIP tickets, call 568-0638.