‘50 and 500’ at CCP March 28

A once-in-a-lifetime concert will be staged on March 28, 2014 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ main theater. Billed as '50 and 500' it celebrates the forthcoming 500th birth anniversary on March 28, 2015 of St. Teresa of Avila through the music of the Philippine Madrigal Singers celebrating their 50th foundation anniversary.

With a matinee at 3 p.m, and a gala performance at 8 p.m., 50 and 500 will feature a variety of pieces from lilting tunes to edifying ones, says Mark Anthony Carpio, Philippine Madrigal Singers conductor. In fact, a number of new pieces are being arranged and will be sung for the first time during this 50 and 500 concert, thus making the occasion a world premiere for them, says Carpio.

The 50 and 500 concert is organized by the National Commission on the Celebration of the 5th Birth Centenary of St. Teresa of Avila, the first woman to be proclaimed Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. For ticket reservations please call the CCP Box Office, 812-1125 and 832-3704; Ticket World, 891-9999; or Chichi, 0917-882-4400.  For more information, please visit teresa500philippines.com