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| October Filipino-American History Month City Hall in Jersey City, NJ October 2024 | ||
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| World on the Move exhibit from the American Library Association and American Anthropological Association Piscataway Public Library in NJ October 2024 | ||
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| Kundiman Concert, A Philippine Journey The Rock Church in Queens, NY October 2024 | ||
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| Barrio Fest Veterans Memorial Park, Bergenfield, NJ September 2024 | ||
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 Alexander F Jancowicz Community Center at Perth Amboy, NJ August 2024 |
 St Joseph Senior Home Woodbridge, NJ August 2024 |
 St Joseph Senior Home Woodbridge, NJ August 2024 |
| Worldwide Play Music on the Porch Day August 2024 | ||
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| Community Leadership Recognition from Fiesta in America American Dream, East Rutherford, NJ August 2024 | ||
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| Highland Park Senior Center July 2024 | ||
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| Piscataway Senior Center July 2024 | ||
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| Philippine Mission to the United Nations July 2024 | ||
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| Pistahang Bayan 2024 Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ June 2024 | ||
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| Queens Philippine Independence Day Celebration Queens Borough Hall June 2024 | ||
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| Philippine American Friendship Community presents Philippine Independence Day Flag Raising City Hall in Jersey City, NJ May 2024 | ||
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| Silver Linings, Old Bridge Senior Center Old Bridge, NJ May 2024 | ||
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| Launch of MiddlesexCountyCulture.com website New Brunswick Performing Arts Center May 2024 | ||
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| 2nd Annual Pan-Asian Festival Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ April 2024 | ||
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| Handog, an exquisite showcase of Filipino flavors and festivities Edison Hotel, NY April 2024 | ||
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 with Philippine Consul General Senen Mangalile, Vice Consul Kate Aguilar, and Rommel Gopez, Triumph Hotels/HOTEL EDISON Area Director of Guest Relations |
 with Philippine Consul General Senen Mangalile and Vice Consul Kate Aguilar |
| Event Launch: Very Important Pinoy Tour Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center January 2024 | ||
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| 2023 | ||
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| Video recording of Philippine Music Genres | ||
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 Lee Clemente, guitar |
 Teya David, narrator |
 Lena Gonzalez, bandurria 1 |
 Diane Valencia, bandurria 2 |
 Leon de Lara, laud |
 Rudy Reyes, guitar |
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| 4th Assembly of National Association of Filipino Priests October 2023 | ||
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| UPAAA 22nd Biennial Grand Reunion & Convention New Brunswick, NJ October 2023 | ||
 With former Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo and University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez |
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| YMCA in Maplewood, NJ August 2023 | ||
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| Meadow Lakes Forum Presents Something Very Different: Rondalla Meadow Lakes Retirement Home, East Windsor, NJ July 2023 | ||
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| Newark Immigrant Heritage Celebration Akwaaba Gallery, Newark, NJ June 2023 | ||
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| New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice - Trenton Takeover Rally @ Statehouse Trenton, NJ June 2023 | ||
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| Flag raising ceremony for 125th Anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence Financial District, Lower Manhattan, NYC June 2023 | ||
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| Flores de Mayo Festival St. Luke Roman Catholic Church, Tom's River, NJ May 2023 | ||
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| Watchung Elementary School, Montclair, NJ April 2023 | ||
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| Asian American Pacific Islander Presentation Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics in Haskell, NJ May 2023 | ||
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| Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) school-wide assembly Hillside Elementary School, Montclair, NJ May 2023 | ||
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| Bradford Elementary School, Montclair, NJ April 2023 | ||
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| 6th Gala & Recognition Awards Night The Philippine Nurses Association of New Jersey, Inc., Middlesex County Subchapter Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ March 2023 | ||
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| International Diversity Fair New Jersey Council for the Humanities Secaucus, NJ March 2023 | ||
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| 2022 | ||
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 Video recording of Music and Philippine History (30th anniversary presentation) |
"Pamayanan" cultural event celebrating Filipino-American History Month  Windmuller Park, Woodside, NY Cultural eLab, Long Island City, NY October 2022 |
"Pamayanan" cultural event celebrating Filipino-American History Month  Windmuller Park, Woodside, NY Cultural eLab, Long Island City, NY October 2022 |
Barrio Fest  Veteran Memorial Park Bergenfield, NJ October 2022 |
Barrio Fest  Veteran Memorial Park Bergenfield, NJ October 2022 |
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Debut of Ysabella Sapienza  With UPAFR junior rondallistas Ysabella Sapienza - bandurria player and Ashley Calleja - guitarist April 2022 |
Debut of Ysabella Sapienza  Reigning Miss Young Philippines USA Ysabella Sapienza has platform of increasing rondalla curriculum in Philippine elementary schools. |
Feast of St Joseph  St Joseph Shrine Stirling, NJ March 2022 |
| 2021 | ||
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 Recording for "RONDALLA RENDITIONS: INTERNATIONAL FOLK SONGS AND MELODIES" |
 Recording for "RONDALLA RENDITIONS: INTERNATIONAL FOLK SONGS AND MELODIES" |
Virtual 'Paskong Pinoy' Christmas concert with family and friends of The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey  Queens Public Library December 2021 |
Pasko ng Pag-asa livestream  December 2021 |
Sandiwa, A Journey of Song and Dance  August 2021 |
Musicondalla presents A Night of Rondalla Music  January 2021 |
| 2020 | ||
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| Summer concert | ||
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 Heritage of Asian Pacific Islanders Festival Maplewood, NJ |
 Filipino American History Month program Bergenfield Public Library, NJ October 2020 |
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| The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission (SCCHC) and the US Census presented the UPAFR in Concert at the Raritan Library (NJ) on March 8, 2020. In picture with the rondalla group are SCCHC manager Kaitlin Bundy, program coordinator Natalie Zaman, and historic sites coordinator Tom D'Amico. Not in picture is Samuel Opang of the US Census. | ||
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| 2019 | ||
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 13th Annual Simbang Gabi at St Raphael Church Livingston, NJ, December 2019 |
 Silver Linings at Old Bridge Activity Center for Adults 60+ (formerly known as the Senior Center) Old Bridge, NJ November 2019 |
 With Sister Leila of the St. Joseph Senior Residence Woodbridge, NJ October 2019 |
ArtPride  With Sharon Harrington, Chair of the Board of Trustees of ArtPride, an arts advocacy organization in NJ at their annual meeting at Avenel Performing Arts Center October 2019 |
1st Annual Long Island Multicultural Celebration  Brentwood Public Library September 2019 |
 Alexander F. Jankowski Community Center Perth Amboy, NJ July 2019 |
Philippine Heritage Center 5th Anniversary Celebration  Astoria World Manor, New York June 2019 |
 Parker at Stonegate Assisted Living, Highland Park, NJ May 2019 |
 Careway, Elmwood Park, NJ May 2019 |
 St Mary's Church, Dumont, NJ April 2019 |
2019 Lunar New Year celebration  Piscataway Senior Center Piscataway, NJ March 2019 |
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| 2018 | ||
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UPAANJ's Biennial General Assembly and Holiday Party  Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel Iselin, NJ December 2018 |
 Watchung Reservation Center Watchung, NJ September 2018 |
Music Night presented by the Asian Pacific Americans  NBC Universal offices, Rockefeller Center New York, NY September 2018 |
Fiesta  Robert Wood Johnson Hospital New Brunswick, NJ August 2018 |
Philippine Nurses Association of America convention  Hyatt Regency Jersey City, NJ July 2018 |
Spring Festival  Senior Center Piscataway, NJ March 2018 |
| The UPAFR shared their music with the NJ Institute for Disabilities on April 13, performing at the Adult Training Center in Iselin, NJ, and at the Lakeview School for special children in Edison, NJ. The audience enjoyed interacting with the rondalla music, shaking maracas, and singing along to the upbeat tunes. The concerts, which brought them a significant cultural experience, were made possible through grant funding provided by the Middlesex Board of Chosen Freeholders through a grant provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State. | ||
 Lakeview School Edison, NJ April 2018 |
 NJ Institute for Disabilities Iselin, NJ April 2018 |
 NJ Institute for Disabilities Iselin, NJ April 2018 |
| 2017 | ||
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Simbang Gabi sa Konsulado  Philippine Consulate New York, NY December 2017 |
Tagalog Mass/Christmas Party  St. Matthew Church Edison, NJ December 2017 |
CultureFest 2017  Zarephath Christian Church Zarephath, NJ November 2017 photo by Ana Marie Regaliza-Datuin |
| The UPAFR celebrated its 25th year with a concert in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts Concert Hall at Drew University in Madison, NJ, on October 21, 2017. Proceeds were earmarked for purchase of musical instruments to benefit the Pagyamanin Likas Musika (Enriching Native Music) rondalla instrument lending program for underprivileged children in the Philippines. Guest artists included Tenor Anthony Lim and Ligaya Cultural Group dancers. | ||
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 Maria Leonor Llorin, Concert Director |
 Ligaya Cultural Group, "Kuratsa" |
 Ligaya Cultural Group, "Pandanggo Sa Ilaw / Oasiwas" |
 Ligaya Cultural Group, "Pandanggo Sa Ilaw / Oasiwas" |
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 Anthony Lim, Tenor |
 Curtain Call |
International Arts Open House  JFK Library Piscataway, NJ September 2017 |
Concert  Brookdale Gardens Monroe, NJ August 2017 |
Concert  The Chelsea East Brunswick, NJ July 2017 |
| 2016 | ||
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| The University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla performed with the Cantabile Chorale in honor of the memory of Lloyd Arriola, the only Filipino who has obtained a doctoral degree in piano from Julliard, at Christ United Methodist Church in Piscataway, NJ, on December 3, 2016. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders through a grant provided by NJ State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State. | ||
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| The University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla performed traditional Filipino folk music at NJ Veterans Home in Edison, NJ, on November 22, 2016. Senator Cory Booker was the guest speaker at this cultural event. Our previous performance at this venue was in 2007 with Dorothy Elaine delos Reyes (now asst director of recreation there) when she was a junior rondalla member as a high school student. | ||
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Concert  Brighton Gardens Edison, NJ September 2016 |
Concert  CareOne at the Highlands Edison, NJ August 2016 |
Concert presented by the Friends of the Cranford Library  Cranford Community Center Cranford, NJ August 2016 |
Picnic for Philippine-American Community of Bergen County  Van Saun Park Paramus, NJ July 2016 |
Saturday Musical Getaways Community Concert  Mountainside Library Mountainside, NJ June 2016 |
Philippine Nurses Association (Middlesex Chapter-NJ) Gala and Awards Night  Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, NJ January 2016 |
| 2015 | ||
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Concert  This outreach concert at Edison Hartwyck Nursing Home was funded in part by a grant from the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission/NJ State Council of the Arts. Oak Tree in Edison, NJ October 2015 |
Carteret Ethnic Day Festival  Carteret Park Carteret, NJ September 2015 |
International Day at Chubb Commercial Insurance  Whitehouse Station, NJ July 2015 |
Concert  Solano Roseland Roseland, NJ September 2015 |
Concert  The Gardens at Monroe Monroe, NJ August 2015 |
Concert  St. Joseph Nursing Home Woodbridge, NJ March 2015 |
| The University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla together with the Ligaya Cultural Group performed traditional Filipino folk music and folk dances at the 10th Annual Juneteenth Food & Music Festival 2015 at Edison Job Corps in Edison, NJ, in June 2015. Photos by Wolf Kretlow | ||
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 "Pandanggo Sa Ilaw / Oasiwas" |
 "Tinikling" |
| 2014 | ||
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Concert  John F. Kennedy Memorial Library Piscataway, NJ November 2014 |
Arts in the Gardens  Jersey Gardens Elizabeth, NJ October 2014 |
9th Annual Juneteenth Food & Music Festival 2014  Edison Job Corps Edison, NJ June 2014 |
| The 2014-2015 officers of the University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla take their oath of office before Consul General Mario Lopez de Leon, Jr., at the Philippine Consulate General in New York City. | ||
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| Fiesta at New Brunswick
The University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla together with the Ligaya Cultural Group presented traditional Filipino folk music and folk dances at New Brunswick Free Public Library in New Brunswick, NJ, on May 18, 2014. Program funded in part by Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission thru a grant by NJ State Council on the Arts. Photos by Wolf Kretlow | ||
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 "Kuratsa" |
 Mezzo soprano Angelica Garcia |
 "Sayaw sa Bangko" |
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Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce Officers Induction  with Lito Gajilan, newly elected president of the Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce of Jersey City City Hall February 2014 |
Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce Officers Induction  with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop City Hall February 2014 |
Relief for the Philippines Fundraiser  Nicotra’s Ballroom Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island, NY January 2014 |
| 2013 | ||
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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fundraising Appeal  St. Anastasia Church Teaneck, NJ December 2013 |
Fundraising concert for Typhoon Haiyan victims  Our Lady Star of the Sea Church Stamford, CT November 2013 |
Arts in the Gardens  Jersey Gardens Elizabeth, NJ October 2013 |
| Folk Life Concert
The University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla together with the Ligaya Cultural Group performed traditional Filipino folk music and folk dances at the Plainsboro Recreational & Cultural Center in Plainsboro, NJ, on August 3, 2013. Concert presented by the Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission and the Folklife Program of New Jersey. Photos by Wolf Kretlow | ||
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 "Pandanggo Sa Ilaw / Oasiwas" |
 "Subli" |
 Mezzo soprano Angelica Garcia |
 "Tinikling" |
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| Tribute Concert for Brittany DeNitzio
A tenor, Brother Josef, from his Legionaires of Christ headquarters in Atlanta, GA, hosted a tribute concert for Brittany DeNitzio at South Plainfield Middle School in South Plainfield, NJ, on July 14, 2013. High school classmates and friends also shared their music theater talents in support of Brittany, a South Plainfield resident with leukemia. Photos by Wolf Kretlow | ||
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 Brother Josef Rodriguez |
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Picnic of UP Alumni Association-NJ  Liberty State Park, NJ September 2013 |
Church of St. Anne Concert Series  Garwood, NJ April 2013 Photo by Wolf Kretlow |
 St. Joseph Senior Home Woodbridge, NJ March 2013 |
| 2012 | ||
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| 20th anniversary
The UPAFR celebrated its 20th year with a concert in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts Concert Hall at Drew University in Madison, NJ, on November 19, 2012. Proceeds were earmarked for purchase of musical instruments to benefit the Pagyamanin Likas Musika (Enriching Native Music) rondalla instrument lending program for children in the Philippines. The New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble rendered several numbers. Photos by Wolf Kretlow | ||
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Father Virgilio Tolentino's 30th ordination anniversary  Dalton Hall Church of Our Lady of Victories Sayreville, NJ |
33rd Holy Family Anniversary  Con Hall St. John Church Bergenfield, NJ August 2012 |
Asian Festival  Franklin Park Columbus, OH May 2012 |
| 2011 | ||
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| Santa Cruzan
May 2011 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Pentecost Sunday
St. John Church May 2010 | ||
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| 2009 | ||
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| An Evening of Philippine Culture
Solar do Minho Roselle Park, NJ October 2009 | ||
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| Six Voices For One Love
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC October 2009 | ||
 "Lawiswis Kawayan" with Filipino Art & Music Rondalla Ensemble |
 "Matud Nila" with the Three Tenors (Noel Velasco, Sal Malaki, and Edmund Nalzaro) |
 "Dalagang Pilipina" with Amor McGuinness |
| 2008 | ||
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Filipinos Making Waves  Ontario Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 2008 |
Second Annual Cultural Festival of LI  Charles B. Wang Center Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY March 2008 |
performing at the debut of a junior rondalla member  |
| 2007 | ||
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| Reception of the diaconate ordination of Edgardo Olegario and Serge Andre Bernatchez The Pines Manor Edison, NJ June 2007 | ||
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| An Afternoon of Music, Song and Dance
In 2007, the UP Alumni and Friends Rondalla presentied a series of concerts made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts and through a grant provided by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders. Our purpose for these performances is to reach a wider audience and to make connections to groups that have physical and financial constraints in attending regular concert venues, by bringing our programming to the underserved. Guest artists are tenor Anthony Lim, soprano Amor McGuinness, and the NJ Dance Theater Ensemble. | ||
 Highland Park Senior / Youth Center Highland Park, NJ May 2007 |
 With the NJ Dance Theater Ensemble Highland Park Senior / Youth Center Highland Park, NJ May 2007 |
 NJ Veterans Home Edison, NJ April 2007 |
 With tenor Anthony Lim NJ Veterans Home Edison, NJ April 2007 |
 With tenor Anthony Lim and soprano Amor McGuinness Cedar Oaks Center South Plainfield, NJ October 2007 |
 With the NJ Dance Theater Ensemble Cedar Oaks Center South Plainfield, NJ October 2007 |
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Bandafest Christmas Celebration  Croation Church Center Hall Manhattan, NY December 2006 |
Paskong Pinoy II  The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center Washington, DC December 2006 |
Pasko sa Nayon  St. Aedan's Church Jersey City, NJ December 2006 |
Voices and Strings Concert  St. John the Apostle Church November 2006 |
"Gawad Parangal sa America" Award from Friends, Indeed USA  Astoria World Manor Queens, NY June 2006 |
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| The Philippines in Music and Dance
Quibbletown Middle School Piscataway, NJ November 2005 | ||
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 St. John the Apostle Church September 2005 |
Cultural Assembly featuring the Philippines  United Nations Int'l School NYC May 2005 |
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| Cultural Exchange Program
Escuela Latino Americanos del Ciencias Medicinas Havana, Cuba April 2004 | ||
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| 2001 | ||
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| Memorial Concert for the World Trade Center victims
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ November 2001 | ||
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| 1990's | ||
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Concert  Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland June 1998 |
Third Gala Concert  Somerset County Vo-Tech Theater Bridgewater, New Jersey September 1998 |
Musika at Kabayanihan  NJPAC November 1997 |
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