CERRUDO CLASSICO 2010
There is a spectacular concert series which has been making waves since its inception in 2005, making it the longest-running of its kind. Cerrudo: Classico is the project name of a fundraising concert series featuring Premier Classical Balladeer BO CERRUDO in concerts directed by award-winning stage and concert director Freddie Santos. He is accompanied by an ensemble from the Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Rodel Colmenar.
The annual concert season's success and longevity may be attributed only to the fact that the shows are highly entertaining, but also in that all shows are staged for a good cause. Cerrudo: Classico has helped over 75 organizations and individuals in Metro Manila raise funds for their various projects, beneficiaries and advocacies via sold-out concerts at the Teatrino in Greenhills -- "Cerrudo: Classico … Classic Ko" and "Cerrudo Classico: Songs From Stage And Screen" in 2006 and 2007, respectively, and at the Captain's Bar of the Mandarin Oriental -- "Love Around The World" in 2008. The shows have also been brought to several provincial cities nationwide, and to international cities in Germany, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.
Through the years we have been fortunate to make new friends from whom we receive kind words of gratitude -- they inspire us to continue our efforts in not only presenting an enjoyable evening of heartwarming music, but of being able to offer a means by which to assist them in their fundraising endeavors.
Last October 3, 2007, a large number of Bacolod Scholasticans, their families, and friends, came together at the Teatrino theater in Greenhills to watch Classico Cerrudo featuring Bo Cerrudo, one of the country's top tenors, a versatile performer and great balladeer, together with the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a wonderful night of great music, reminiscing, and fellowship. The event was organized by the Finance Committee of the Foundation as part of its annual fundraising efforts to support the various Give A Life and Save a Life projects of SSBAFI. It was a packed theater which ended in several encores and standing ovations for Bo and the MPO - lifted from the SSBAFI website, www.ssabfoundation.org
Cerrudo Classico ended my search for versatile and wholesome entertainment whose musical appeal spans different age brackets. The success of my fundraising nights confirmed my high confidence in Bo's crowd - drawing power and audience satisfaction - Corky Hernandez for the Mary, Mother of the Poor basilica construction in Batangas City, Batangas.
Fundraising need not be a difficult and tedious process, as we discovered via out experience with the Cerrudo Classico team. They handled everything for us - all we had to do was market our tickets and show up on our concert date. - Alpha Phi Beta Chancery, Inc.
Cerrudo Classico is a concert cut above the rest. A concert that finds meaning in helping organizations have the capacity to broaden its reach. Truly I have been blessed with this partnership with them. - Corazon Alma De Leon, former Secretary-General of the Philippine National Red Cross.
From May through December 2010, we shall be staging "Words And Music", once again at the Teatrino. This new series shall feature songs written by the greatest songwriter/composers of all time - such as Burt Bacharach, Barry Manilow, Lennon/McCartney, Rodgers & Hammerstain, and George Canseco to name a few - masterfully integrated into different suites containing standards, songs from theater and cinema, OPM, and even light opera.
For information and details regarding this project, please visit our website at www.bocerrudo.com, send us an email at info@bocerrudo.com, or give us a call at (+63918) 9262297 and (+632) 3643942. We may also personally meet with you so that we may explain this further, and present more ways by which your group can raise funds using this activity.