STAR presents Zobel, D'Bayan / Literary notes: PEN, CCP / Golf, anyone? / A Yang scholar

Multi-talented Jaime Zobel de Ayala – photographer, painter, book author, art patron and tycoon – and widely-read STAR columnist-artist Igan D’Bayan will be presented in a joint exhibition by the STAR, today, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in Ayala Museum to mark the STAR’s 25th anniversary; the exhibit, closes Nov. 13. Lifestyle editor Millet Mananquil will host the opening program. The flu prevents my attendance.

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Joselito B. Zulueta, national secretary, Phl Center of International PEN, (Poets, Essayists, Novelists) announces that the PEN Congress will be held on Dec. 1-2 at CCP’s MKP Hall.

Congress theme: “Archipelagic Feasts, Tropical Disasters”. The election of board directors (2012-2014) will be held during the congress. Further details will be announced.

National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose founded the Philippine PEN in the 1950s.

Among those present at the PEN’s General Assembly were National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera, Lito B. Zulueta, Rustica Carpio, Ricky Soler, Jose Wendell P. Capili, MPhil (Cambridge), UP assistant V-P for Public Affairs, Director of Alumni Relations, and professor of literature.

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 “Cleansing and Renewal” is the theme of ANI 37, the CCP’s 2012 literary yearbook. The CCP Literary Arts Division is now accepting poetry, short fiction and essays (with translation in Filipino or English) on “What is the character, personalities or culture of the Filipino that needs to be cleansed or renewed for social transformation and growth?”

Submissions must be typewritten or computer-encoded in Arial 12 points, double-space on bond paper (8.5'’x11'’), accompanied by the author’s five-sentence biographical note, contact numbers, e-mail address, and tax identification number (TIN) for payment purposes.

Contributions must be addressed to The Editor, ANI 37, CCP Literary Division, and submitted as an MS word anijournal@yahoocom.

Deadline is June 30, 2012. For inquiries, contact Hermie Beltran, tel. 832-1125, local 1706 or 1707.

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A golf tournament of St. Scholastica’s College H.S. Class of 1977, entitled “Swing for a Scholar,” will be held on Nov. 17, Thursday, at the Philippine Navy Golf Club, Taguig City. The participants’ love of golf will raise funds for the batch’s projects.

Beneficiaries include A Scholastican Scholarship Program for children of needy Scholasticans and the Night Secondary Scholars Program for deserving students from disadvantaged families in the Singalong community projects of the SSC Alumnae Foundation Inc. (SSAFI).

Each participant can register to play on her own, or friends, colleagues and golfing buddies can team up and enjoy a wonderful afternoon on the greens while helping charity projects.

For inquiries, contact Pinky Soberano at 0917.8422288 or Tani Bautista at 0917.5320815. Main tournament sponsors are Sun Life Financial-Philippines, RCBC, PLDT and Primer Group of Companies.

George Yang’s Scholar

Krissan Manikan, a scholar of the Klassikal Music Foundation founded by distinguished tenor George Yang, is now at the Paris Conservatory. Her voice teacher Mme. Guignolet will be back in Manila from April to May 2012 to hold another master class at the UP and present an even bigger concert with orchestra. Krissan advises all Yang scholars to attend the master class, one of them might also get a scholarship in Paris like she did.

At choral rehearsals, students become very aware of their voices while listening to each other. They will be working with opera singer Nathalie Dessay.

In theater classes the teacher sees in Krissan a potential actress. Yoga helps the students relax their voices. Other courses: dance, solfegge, Atelie Polyphonique (vocal ensemble with analysis of voices), voice lessons on technicalities, interpretation of songs, Italian and German classes.