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So, um, that was absolutely amazing.
Sunday, January 31, 2010


For those who are unaware of what happened on the greatest day of my life, which was last Friday, one of the factors which made it the greatest day of my life was an invitation to a classical piano concert to be held the following night.

I was ecstatic and I agreed without any hesitation.

The concert was held at the Meralco Theatre. The last time I had gone there was when I was six years old, so revisiting the place was a very welcome experience. I mean, I'd always wanted to go to a classical concert; it was sort of a life-long dream for me. And the fact that it was held at the Meralco Theatre was a huuuuge plus.

For those of you who haven't been there, the Meralco Theatre is an absolutely beautiful place. It's an old building, but the inside itself is very, very grand-looking. Sort of like the ballroom in the Rekenber Corporation headquarters in Lighthalzen. The architecture was simply marvellous. It's hard to put it into words. You had to be there to know what I mean.

It was a classical Spanish concert. The pianist performing was Angelo Ortiz. Also known as the guy I'm going to marry someday. BAHAHAHA.

But seriously though. Angelo is a prodigy-- a musical genius. He's a concert pianist and an international recording artist, and gosh, I've never seen anything like him. Watching him perform those pieces on stage was such a great experience. He's filled with so much energy and passion. He has an incredible sense of dynamics. His precision and dexterity is just... insane. As I was watching him, I really felt like I was falling in love. D;

According to the back of the ticket,



"Angelo has won several awards including two World titles at the most
prestigious competition of performing arts at Hollywood, California, USA, World
Championships of Performing Arts, wherein 50 countries around the world
participated. He has also released 4 record albums internationally and has been
nominated for Best Christmas album at the 19th Awit Awards and Best
Instrumentalist at the 21st Aliw Awards. Aside from being an accomplished
pianist, Angelo has also directed a classical group, making him one of the
youngest musical directors in the industry. He has also done numerous orchestral
arrangements in most of his concerts. In line with his stunning performances, he
is tagged as the Wladizu Liberace of the new generation."


And he's only 25. He started playing piano at the age of 6. I'm 15. I started playing piano at the age of 12. He received formal training; I didn't. How sad! Ah well. All I can do now is do my best and practice, I suppose. Better late than never!

Oh! And I recall whispering to my mom that if Angelo plays Chanson du Toréador , I'd laugh my head off. He played it after two songs. And I did laugh. xD I was able to sing the notes to it, much to the annoyance of the people I was seated with. LOL.

Nevertheless, he gave a brilliant performance.

On another note, Angelo wasn't the only one playing. ^^ There was an orchestra, too. It was odd seeing an orchestra without any strings, but they were amazing! Some of the people playing were as young as 10 years old. It amazes me to see such talent. I was especially fond of the brass section~ There was a cute little boy playing trombone. He looked about 10, yeah, but his complete concentration and dedication to what he was doing really made me smile. ^_^
And then there was a special guest saxophonist! His name was Michael Young. He was really very talented, and really very good-looking. Looool. xDD
I found his profile on one website. It was interesting to read. Click me!

There was another guest, though his name wasn't mentioned on the ticket. He was a part of the orchestra, but got to play a trumpet solo. He was great. ^_^


The night ended way too soon. I felt that the concert was very short. Angelo and the orchestra received a standing ovation. ^^ So he gave an encore.

Anyway, after the concert, I was able to get a picture with Angelo. HE PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME AND EVERYTHING~~~ I was super happy. And starstruck. And stuff. xD He looked quite short onstage, but when I saw him personally I found that it was quite the contrary. He's really tall-- A head taller than me! Possibly more. D;
But yeah, he put his arm around me. x3 ~ -fangirl squeal- I'll upload the picture soon.


(Offtopic, though: I did a bit of research on Angelo Ortiz today, and I found his website and his YouTube. I found his MySpace, Facebook, and a bunch of other things, too.

And, no, guys. For the first time ever, I did not stalk to find information. I saw his website at the back of the ticket, and from there, I found everything else. It's all on his site. D: DON'T BE HATIN'.

I've also found my new favorite piano instrumental. He wrote it, too.



It sucks that he didn't play that last night, but I guess it'd be terribly out of place at a Spanish concert, ja? xD )

After the concert, we ate at a Jolibee located at a gas station. I got to have a long conversation with Mom and Tita Remy about life and college and things. I'm quite worried for the future.


I had fun, and I definitely hope to attend another concert soon. I'd like to get educated with classical things. I'm fond of them, after all. I guess Mom is starting to understand my love for the classics. I should go out and buy myself some sheet music.
See ya later. ^^


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