Ang Kalatas Volume III August 2013 Issue | Page 11

Fundraiser concert for PACF
A CONCERT to raise funds for the Philippine Australian Community Foundation will be held on September 22 at the Diamond Showroom, Blacktown Workers Club. The concert dubbed ‘Jasmine in Concert’ features 21-year-old Jasmine Faye Biala. Jasmine is a rising talent who had performed in many community shows and alongside known talents such as Jed Madela, Lani Misalucha, Pops Fernandez and Vina Morales. The concert in September will be her biggest gig yet. This concert is also unique in that the lead performer, the back-up vocals and the band are all graduates of the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney. Jasmine – Jaz or Jazzy to family and friends – started singing lessons at age 7 right through to high school where she turned to playing drums for two years. She went back to singing and went on to study Bachelor of Music majoring in Contemporary Performance at the Australian Institute of Music. Jaz was born in Blacktown a year after her parents migrated to Australia in
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Fil-Aussie Youngsters in Glee Club Australia
SIX young talented Filipino-Australian singers from the Blacktown and Hills District are among a talented bunch who received spots in the Glee Club Australia Ensemble Cast. Selected from across Australia, the cast will head for a tour in the US this December under a talent development program with Glee Club Australia. The six are Angelo Marasigan, age 9; Allyssa Perez, 10; Olivia Bosworth, 10; Jessica Jerusalem, 11; Marjorie Joy Laquian, 11; and Clarissa Bock, 16. “All their hard work and giving time to develop their voices are paying off. What an achievement,” said their vocal coach, Tina Ranoso Bangel, director of the One Voice School of Singing. The Australian Institute for Performing Arts (AIPA) created the program as an opportunity for talented singers and dancers to work with the best vocal coaches, composers, musical directors and choreographers. The group last month completed a week-long Glee Bootcamp with noted dance instructor Alyson Stoner (from ‘Step Up’ and ‘Camp Rock’ among others) The US tour will run for three weeks during which the cast will spend time in workshops and rehearse for a number of shows. They will be performing at Universal Studios, Hollywood Boulevard, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and Balboa Park, California. The children will be accompanied by Tina and their parents. To help raise funds for the group’s expenses, a concert will be held on November 3 at Bowman Hall. Arrangements for the event are still being ?nalised. “When my dad had a phone call and we learned that I get to take part of the Glee Club Australia, I got really excited,” said the young Angelo who lives in Quakers Hill. “I just want someone to discover me, I want them to believe in me, I want to be a pop singer, a pop star and be on the radio.” Alyssa from Doonside said she started jumping around screaming when she found out she’ll be joining the cast. “When I go to America, I don’t really know….I just want to be famous, I want to be like Beyonce,” said Alyssa. Anyone interested to offer sponsorship for the event or to obtain details may contact Tina on 0414 626 004.

PHO BY TE AN E OR ATH PHOTO BY STEPHANIE HORVATH

1990. She is the youngest daughter of three children of Eugenia Buere Biala and Felipe Biala from Bicol and Pangasinan respectively. Jaz has received the Principal’s Music Award at her graduation from high school and was a consistent ?nalist in band competitions. She attributes her achievements to having great singing teachers such as Ben Valdez, Robyn Loau, Shauna Jensen and Nina Harris.

A fan of Amy Winhouse, Jaz considers the times that people tell her that they like her music or her voice as her high moments in her singing career. She dreams of becoming an established professional musician. [For tickets and enquiries, ring Reming on 9676 1377; Larry 0421 988 307 and Yuny 0452 630 953. See ad on page 7 for details.]

Glee Club goes to Los Angeles, Anaheim & San Diego in December 2013 by the Australian Institute of Performing Arts