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January to June 9
2018

Philippines Joins Dalton First Program
2018 Multicultural Festival

The Dalton School, a private co-educational college preparatory
school in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, celebrated its 2018 Multicultural
Festival on 27 January 2018 with the theme “Games Around the World,
Together We Play.”

The parents and supporters transformed 15 rooms into display

and demonstration areas representing the diverse cultures of the

Philippines, African-American community, West Africa, the Caribbean,

China, Cuba, Iceland, India, Israel, Japan, Kashmir, Mexico, South Korea,

Sweden, and Turkey. Philippine Consulate General Cultural Officer Olive

Osias-Magpile participated in the activity. The Consulate likewise The Dalton day-schoolers enjoy learning the Tinikling dance from
Columbia University’s Liga Filipina members during the 2018 Multi-
provided resource materials for the Philippine exhibit space. cultural Festival. (PCGNY Photo)

The Philippine room was filled with posters and maps of

Philippine destinations. A display of indigenous games with play instructions allowed for guests to enjoy sipa, sungka, turumpo,

bao, and pabitin. Kids decorated colorful jeepneys and turumpo at a craft workshop table. A collection of Filipino-authored

books served as a reading nook for parents

and children. Filipina Piano Virtuoso

The Liga Filipina, the Filipino Cecile Licad Wows at

Association from Columbia University, Carnegie Hall Performance
introduced the Tinikling to the kids with their
Renowned Filipina Piano
performance using traditional and modern
Virtuoso Cecile Licad wowed a sold
music. Many children volunteered to tap and out audience at New York’s famed
slide the bamboo poles, tried to dance to the Carnegie Hall with a show of keyboard
tempo and added creativity to their steps. mastery on 18 January 2018.

Franz Ms. Licad performed works by Ms. Cecile Licad acknowledging the enthusiastic
Liszt, Elie Seigmeister, and applause and ovation after her rec. (image by
Marilyn Abalos)
Edward MacDowell as part of

Carnegie Hall’s Key Pianists Series. She received a standing ovation from the

audience after her performance and obliged with two encore numbers.

Her latest classical music recordings under the DanaCord label,

American First Sonatas and Music of the Night: American Nocturnes were

made available to the public. The two recordings are part of the pianists

The Multicultural Festival celebrates Anthology of American Piano Music.
Ms. Licad is one of the Philippines best-known classical music artists
the cultural diversity of the school through
shared experiences and education. Dr. Devi with a regular global performance schedule which has seen her work side by
Enerio-Ellant, along with other Filipino- side with some of the best conductors, orchestras, and chamber music artists
American parents in the school said the event in the world. She has been hailed as a “pianist’s pianist” by the New Yorker
has become their inspiration to put the magazine. The winner of the prestigious Leventritt Gold medal, she made her
Philippines in the school’s program for their professional debut at age 19 at the popular Tanglewood Festival with the
children to learn about their roots and Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Seiji Ozawa.

appreciate their Filipino culture, heritage, and Some of the proceeds from her Carnegie
values `` Hall performance will go to the continued

operations of the St. Paul’s Music Therapy Center

in Manila through the Fleur de Lis Fund managed

by Alumni of St. Paul’s School of Manila. Members

of the St. Paul Alumni Association in New York

were on hand to witness fellow St. Paul’s product

Cecile Licad perform for an international audience.

The St. Paul’s Alumni Association in New York

Ms. Cecile Licad & Consul active in many community activities including the
General Theresa De Vega yearly Homecoming and Simbang Gabi sa
Konsulado.