Past Events and Milestones

Date Event Venue
January 23, 2024 Event Launch: Very Important Pinoy Tour Kalayaan Hall
Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
2023 Virtual video series: Philippine Music Genres YouTube
December 1, 2023 National Association of Filipino Priests 2023 Volunteers' Appreciation Dinner & Dance East Rutherford, NJ
October 24-27, 2023 4th Assembly of National
Association of Filipino Priests
NJ-NY
October 20, 2023 UPAAA 22nd Biennial Grand Reunion & Convention New Brunswick, NJ
September 30, 2023
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Barrio Fest Veterans Memorial Park
New Bridge Rd & Brey Ln
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
August 1, 2023 YMCA Summer Camp Maplewood, NJ
July 26, 2023 Meadow Lakes Forum Presents Something Very Different: Rondalla Meadow Lakes Retirement Home, East Windsor, NJ
June 29, 2023 Newark Immigrant Heritage Celebration Akwaaba Gallery
Newark, NJ
June 2023 New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice - Trenton Takeover Rally @ Statehouse
Trenton, NJ
June 16, 2023 Philippine Flag Raising Ceremony for the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence Financial District
Lower Manhattan, NY
June 8, 2023 Paaralan sa Konsulado Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
May 20, 2023 Flores de Mayo Festival St. Luke Roman Catholic Church
Tom's River, NJ
May 19, 2023 School assembly presentation Watchung Elementary School
Montclair, NJ
May 18, 2023 Asian American Pacific Islander Presentation Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics
Haskell, NJ
May 2, 2023 Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) school-wide assembly Hillside Elementary School
Montclair, NJ
April 27, 2023 School assembly presentation Bradford Elementary School
Montclair, NJ
March 24, 2023 6th Gala & Recognition Awards Night
The Philppine Nurses Association of New Jersey, Inc.
Middlesex County Subchapter
Hyatt Regency
New Brunswick, NJ
March 19, 2023 International Diversity Fair
The Diversity Center
New Jersey Council for the Humanities
Secaucus, NJ
2022 Virtual video series: Music and Philippine History
30th anniversary presentation
YouTube
December 15, 2022 Simbang Gabi St Elizabeth of Hungary Church
Linden, NJ
December 11, 2022 Our Lady of Manaoag Christmas Party St Elizabeth of Hungary Church
Linden, NJ
October 15-16, 2022 "Pamayanan" cultural event celebrating Filipino-American History Month Windmuller Park, Woodside, NY
Cultural eLab, Long Island City, NY
October 8, 2022 Barrio Fest Veterans Memorial Park
Bergenfield, NJ
April 8, 2022 Debut of Ysabella Sapienza, junior rondallista and Miss Young Philippines USA North Brunswick, NJ
March 19, 2022 Feast of St. Joseph St. Joseph Shrine
Stirling, NJ
December 18, 2021 Virtual "Paskong Pinoy" Christmas concert with family and friends of The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey, hosted by the Queens Public Library Queens Public Library YouTube
December 16, 2021 "Pasko ng Pag-asa" livestream, featuring the UPAFR's "Payapang Daigdig" video PinoyLife facebook
2021 Video Series Rondalla Renditions: International Melodies and Folk Songs YouTube
August 7, 2021 Sandiwa, A Journey of Song and Dance Kalayaan Hall
Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
January 10, 2021 A Night of Rondalla Music Musicondalla
2020 Virtual Concert Interactive Song and Dance Concert YouTube
October 4, 2020 Virtual Philippine-American Heritage Month Celebration (zoom) Bergenfield Public Library
50 W Clinton Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
March 8, 2020 Culture Counts
presented by the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders and in partnership with the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission & the US Census
Raritan Library
54 East Somerset Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
December 15, 2019 St. Raphael Parish's 13th annual Simbang Gabi St. Raphael Church
346 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Livingston, NJ
November 22, 2019 Outreach concert Silver Linings at Old Bridge Activity Center for Adults 60+
Old Bridge, NJ
October 29, 2019 Outreach concert St. Joseph Senior Residence
Woodbridge, NJ
October 24, 2019 Art Pride NJ Annual Meeting Avenel Performing Arts Center
Avenel, NJ
October 5, 2019 Sayawan Na!
10 Year Anniversary Event: Pagdiriwang (Celebration)
The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey
The Women’s Club of Ridgewood
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
September 29, 2019 Rockin' the Reservation Watchung Reservation
Mountainside, NJ
September 28, 2019 1st Annual Long Island Multicultural Celebration Brentwood Public Library
Brentwood, NY 11717
July 10, 2019 Outreach concert Alexander F. Jankowski Community Center
Perth Amboy, NJ
June 9, 2019 Philippine Heritage Center 5th Anniversary Celebration Astoria World Manor
New York
June 1, 2019 Hapifest NJ The Woodland
Maplewood, NJ
May 19, 2019 Outreach concert Parker at Stonegate Assisted Living
Highland Park, NJ
May 2019 Outreach concert Careway
Elmwood Park, NJ
April 28, 2019 2019 Sayawan Na! of the The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey St. Mary's Church
Dumont, NJ
March 8 2019 2019 Philippines Day Maugham Elementary School
Tenafly, NJ
March 7, 2019 2019 Lunar New Year celebration Piscataway Senior Center
Piscataway, NJ
December 2, 2018 UPAANJ's Biennial General Assembly and Holiday Party Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
Iselin, NJ
September 30, 2018 Performance Watchung Reservation Center
Watchung, NJ
September 24, 2018 Music Night presented by the Asian Pacific Americans at the NBC Universal offices at Rockefeller Center in NYC
with Lorli Villanueva
New York, NY
August 22, 2018 Philippine Fiesta Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
July 25, 2018 Performance for the Philippine Nurses Association of America convention Hyatt Regency
Jersey City, NJ
April 13, 2018 Grant concert NJ Institute for Disabilities
Adult Training Center
Iselin, NJ
April 13, 2018 Grant concert Lakeview School
Edison, NJ
March 28, 2018 Spring Festival Piscataway Senior Center
Piscataway, NJ
December 15, 2017 Simbang Gabi mass St. Francis Cathedral
Metuchen, NJ
December 11, 2017 Simbang Gabi sa Konsulado Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
December 9, 2017 Tagalog Mass/Christmas Party St. Matthew Church
Edison, NJ
November 11, 2017 CultureFest 2017 Zarephath Christian Church
October 27, 2017 Performance with The Philippine Chamber Rondalla of New Jersey at the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America Convention Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
Iselin, New Jersey
October 21, 2017 25th anniversary concert Dorothy Young Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Drew University
Madison, NJ
October 9, 2017 Music in the Mills Jersey Gardens
651 Kapkowski Road
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
August 26, 2017 Grant concert The Chelsea
East Brunswick, NJ
July 8, 2017 Grant concert Brookdale Gardens
Monroe, NJ
December 3, 2016 Concert with Cantabile Chamber Chorale Christ Methodist Church
485 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ
September 10, 2016 Grant concert Brighton Gardens Assisted Living
Edison, NJ
August 13, 2016 Grant concert Care One
Edison, NJ
August 10, 2016 Traditional Filipino Music Cranford Public Library
Cranford, NJ
July 31, 2016 Performance at the picnic of the Philippine-American Community of Bergen County Van Saun Park
Paramus, NJ
June 11, 2016 Saturday Musical Getaways Community Concerts Mountainside Library, NJ
May 15, 2016 Pentecost Sunday Mass St. John Church
January 16, 2016 Performance for The Philippine Nurses Association of New Jersey, Inc., Middlesex County Subchapter The Hyatt Regency
New Brunswick, NJ
October 17, 2015 Outreach concert sponsored by
the Middlesex County Cultural
& Heritage Commission
Edison Hartwyck Nursing Home
Edison, NJ
October 12, 2015 Music in the Mills Jersey Gardens
651 Kapkowski Road
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
October 10, 2015 Performance St. Magdalene Church
Flemington, NJ
September 19, 2015 Carteret Ethnic Day Festival Carteret Park
Carteret, NJ
September 16, 2015 Concert Solana Roseland, NJ
August 23, 2015 Musical Rondalla Concert The Gardens at Monroe
Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Monroe Township, NJ
June 13, 2015 10th Annual Juneteenth Food & Music Festival 2015 Edison Job Corps
500 Plainfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817
March 19, 2015 Outreach concert St. Joseph Nursing Home
Woodbridge, NJ
November 16, 2014 Concert John F. Kennedy Library
500 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
October 11, 2014 14th annual Art in the Gardens Jersey Gardens
651 Kapkowski Road
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
October 3, 2014 Foundation for Filipino Artists, Inc. 26th Anniversary Concert Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
September 28, 2014 Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz Palace Hotel
455 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
September 20, 2014 2014 Celebration of the Feast of Sts. Lorenzo Ruiz and Pedro Calungsod St. Raphael Church
600 Newbridge Road
East Meadow, NY
June 14, 2014 2014 Juneteenth African American Heritage Celebration Edison Job Corps Academy
Edison, NJ
June 8, 2014 Pentecost Mass St. John Church
June 6, 2014 Oath Taking of 2014-15 officers Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
May 18, 2014 Fiesta at New Brunswick New Brunswick Free Public Library
New Brunswick, NJ
February 8, 2014 Jersey City Phil-Am Chamber of Commerce Induction of Officers City Hall
Jersey City, NJ
January 15, 2014 Philippine Relief Fundraising Nicotras Ballroom
Staten Island, NY
December 28, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan Mini Appeal Concert St. Anastasia Church
Teaneck, NJ
December 14, 2013 Project Mabuhay Fundraising Louise & Jerry’s Pub
Hoboken, NJ
November 23, 2013 Fundraising concert for Typhoon Haiyan victims Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Stamford, CT
October 14, 2013 Arts in the Garden Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
September 28, 2013 Diocesan Celebration to Honor San Lorenzo Ruiz & Pedro Calungsod Montville, NJ
August 24, 2013 Performance St. John the Evangelist Church
Bergenfield, NJ
August 3, 2013 Folk Life Concert Plainsboro Recreational & Cultural Center
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
July 13, 2013 Tribute Concert for Brittany Denitzio South Plainfield Middle School
South Plainfield, NJ
April 21, 2013 Church of St. Anne
2012-2013 Concert Series
Church of St. Anne
Garwood, NJ
December 9, 2012 Father Virgilio Tolentino's 30th ordination anniversary Church of Our Lady of Victories
Sayreville, NJ
November 19, 2012 20th Anniversary Concert Dorothy Young Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Drew University
Madison, NJ
November 19, 2012 Launching of third CD recording Musika Rondalla
October 6, 2012 Arts in the Garden Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
September 29, 2012 San Lorenzo Ruiz Celebration All Saints Academy
Parsippany, NJ
September 16, 2012 Multicultural Presentation - Our Lady of the Barangay St. Peter the Apostle Church
Parsippany, NJ
August 25, 2012 33rd Holy Family Anniversary St. John the Evangelist Church
Bergenfield, NJ
May 25, 2012 Performance Covenant Baptist Church
Columbus, OH
May 24, 2012 Asian Festival Franklin Park
Columbus, OH
April 10, 2012 Performance Raritan Valley Community Center
November 11, 2011 Arts in the Garden Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
April 16, 2011 Birthday party Fiesta Restaurant
Wood Ridge, NJ
March 17, 2011 Performance Raritan Valley Community Center
April 17, 2010 Birthday party Pines Manor
Edison, NJ
March 15, 2010 Franklin Township Library Concert Franklin Township Library
Somerset, NJ
October 30, 2009 An Evening of Philippine Culture
First Fund Raising Gala of Mano-a-Mano Medical and Surgical Salvage, Inc.
Solar Do Minho
Roselle Park, NJ
October 18, 2009 10th Annual Arts in the Gardens Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
October 17, 2009 Six Voices For One Love
Fund raising to benefit Bantay Bata (Philippine Street Children). Guest performer with Filipino Arts & Music Ensemble under the baton of Leonor Paliguin. Other artists were tenors Noel Velasco, Sal Malaki, and Edmund Nalzaro; sopranos Amor McGuinness, Bituin Domincel, and Aida Gamboa; Music Director Warren Helms at the piano.
Alice Tully Hall
Lincoln Center
New York, NY
May 17, 2009 Celebration of the 100th Anniversary
of the Holy Family Church
Holy Family Church
Nutley, NJ 07110
December 2008 Simbang Gabi St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York, NY
August 15-16, 2008 Filipinos Making Waves Ontario Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 29, 2008
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Second Annual Cultural Festival of LI Charles B. Wang Center
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
January 2008 15th Anniversary Celebration Radisson Hotel
Piscataway, NJ
December 7, 2007 Performance St Helena's
Edison, NJ
December 1, 2007 Evening Mass St Patrick's Cathedral
New York, NY
October 13, 2007 An Afternoon of Music,
Song and Dance
Cedar Oaks Center
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
October 6, 2007 Arts in the Gardens Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
September 15, 2007 Our Lady of Penafrancia Festival Liberty State Park
Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(Turnpike Exit 14B)
May 20, 2007 An Afternoon of Music,
Song and Dance
Highland Park Senior/Youth Center
Highland Park, NJ
April 15, 2007 An Afternoon of Music,
Song and Dance
NJ Veterans Home
Edison, NJ
December 16, 2006 BandaFest Christmas Celebration
(an event of the Coalition of
Philippine Colleges and Universities)
Croation Church Center Hall
Manhattan, NY
December 9, 2006 Pinoy Pasko II
(sponsored by the Washington DC
Philippine Embassy)
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
Washington, DC 20017
December 2, 2006 Pasko sa Nayon St. Aedan's Church Auditorium
Jersey City, NJ
August 26, 2006 Recognition Ceremony
Foundation for Filipino Artists, Inc. Summer Workshop
Woodside, NY
June 18, 2006 Feast of Santo Niño Our Lady of Pompeii Church
New York, NY
June 3, 2006 First anniversary celebration of Friends Indeed, USA. UPAFR was a recipient of Gawad Parangal award for outstanding service to the Filipino community. Astoria World Manor
Queens, NY
January 22, 2006 Celebration Arts Concert Evangel Church
Scotch Plains, NJ
December 18, 2005 Christmas Concert Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, New York, NY
December 9, 2005 Christmas Program St. Helena Roman Catholic School
Edison, NJ
November 5, 2005 The Philippines in Music and Dance
Presented by the Piscataway Cultural Commission.
Quibbletown Middle School
Piscataway, NJ
October 8, 2005 Arts in the Garden Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
September 25, 2005 Mass in celebration of the 80th birthday of Msgr. Richard McGuinness St. John the Apostle Church
Linden, NJ
August 18, 2005 Filipino Apostolate Mass in honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York, NY
August 15, 2005 Mass and Blessing of the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as guest of honor New York, NY
August 12, 2005 Recipient of 2005 Circle of Excellence Award for Culture and Arts by Knights of Rizal-New Jersey Chapter, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, and the Municipal Council Marriott Hotel
Newark, NJ
June 26, 2005 Strings in Spring Concert St. John the Apostle Church
Linden, NJ
June 18, 2005 Festival of Philippine Culture 2005 Sachem Public Library
Holbrook, NY
May 12, 2005 Cultural Assembly featuring the Philippines United Nations International School
24-50 FDR Drive
New York, NY
February 2005 Junior rondalla formed, with members age 7 to 13.
December 25, 2004 Christmas Mass Church
Mountain Lakes, Morris County, NJ
December 19, 2004 Christmas party of the Barangay of the Virgin, Inc. St. Peter the Apostle Church Auditorium
Parsippany, NJ
November 21, 2004 Outreach concert Sarah Frances Nursing Home
Boonton, NJ
October 19, 2004 Arts in the Gardens Jersey Gardens
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
October 14, 2004 Memorial service Lake Hiawatha, NJ
August 21, 2004 Festival of Philippine Heritage Sachem Public Library
Holbrook, NY
June 26, 2004 Presentation of Filipiniana Collection
Opening of Philippine Book Section by Consul General Cecile Rebong
Morris County Library
Whippany, NJ
June 8, 2004 Philippine Independence Yogi Berra Museum
Montclair State College
Montclair, NJ
June 8, 2004 Philippine Day Parade and Festival: 105th Anniversary of Philippine Independence from Spain Third Ward Memorial Park
Passaic, NJ
May 30, 2004 Asian American Heritage Month Capital University
Columbus, OH
May 29, 2004 Asian American Heritage Month Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan, NJ
May 23, 2004 Somerset County Asian-American Heritage Month Celebration Edward Nash Theater
Raritan Valley Community College
North Branch, NJ
April 30, 2004 Funcion Cultural Filipino
Cultural exchange with guest artists: Philippine Dance Company; Amor McGuinness, soprano; Rollie Aquino, tenor; Anthony Fajardo Lim, tenor; Belen Manuel, pianist. Presented by the Philippine Embassy in Havana and the Ministry of Culture in Havana.
El Teatro Nactional de Cuba
Havana, Cuba
April 29, 2004 Funcion Cultural Filipino
Cultural exchange with guest artists: Philippine Dance Company; Amor McGuinness, soprano; Rollie Aquino, tenor; Anthony Fajardo Lim, tenor; Belen Manuel, pianist. Presented by the Philippine Embassy in Havana and the Ministry of Culture in Havana.
Latin-American School of Medicine
Havana, Cuba
April 16, 2004 Presentation of Maria Leonor Llorin Paliguin as UPAFR Music Director Kalayaan Hall
Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
February 21, 2004 Inauguration Dinner Reception: 80-20 Initiative (NJ Chapter). Livingston College Center
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2003 Christmas harana Morris Plains, NJ
December 20, 2003 Christmas harana Cherry Hill, NJ
December 13, 2003 Christmas party of the Barangay of the Virgin, Inc. St. Peter the Apostle Church Auditorium
Parsippany, NJ
April 25, 2003 Opening concert of the Traditional Music and Dance Series Poietis Theater (Poet’s Den)
New York, NY
February 9, 2003 Birthday celebration Morris View Nursing Home
Morris Plains, NJ
November 10, 2002 10th anniversary celebration Parsippany Hilton Hotel
Parsippany, NJ
June 23, 2002 Alamat (Philippine Myths and Legends) Grand Hall
Polish Cultural Foundation
Clark, NJ
April 6, 2002 Encuentro de dos Mundos (Encounter of Two Worlds) Boyd Recital Hall
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
December 2, 2001 An Encounter – Spain and the Philippines Crossroads Middle School Auditorium
South Brunswick, NJ
November 11, 2001 Memorial Mass and Concert for NJ Filipino-American WTC Disaster Victims NJPAC
Newark, NJ
August 24, 2001 Dinner Reception for Dr. Francisco Nemenzo, 18th President of theUniversity of the Philippines Woodbridge Hilton
Iselin, NJ
July 21, 2001 Engagement party
July 4, 2001 Fourth of July Celebration Somerset, NJ
June 30, 2001 Wedding reception Clifton, NJ
June 10, 2001 Independence Day Celebration Passaic Park, NJ
May 19, 2001 Show dedicated to the memory of MS3 Ronchester Santiago of the USS Cole Richardson Auditorium
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
May 18, 2001 Pilipinas: East and West in Filipino Music and Dance St. Philip’s College Watson Fine Arts Theater, San Antonio, TX
May 12, 2001 Philippine Heritage Ball Sheraton Plaza
Secaucus, NJ
May 5, 2001 Delaware Academy of Family Physicians Annual Dinner Dance Du Pont Country Club
Wilmington, Delaware
May 2, 2001 Performance together with the Foundation of Filipino Artists Rondalla Philippine Consulate
New York, NY
May 1, 2001 “It’s a Whole New World” Colonia High School
Colonia, NJ
April 29, 2001 Musical Convergence II (Encuentro Musical). A celebration of Lent, Flores de Mayo, and Christmas by the Philippines and Mexico Immaculate Conception Academy Auditorium
April 21, 2001 Musical Convergence II (Encuentro Musical). A celebration of Lent, Flores de Mayo, and Christmas by the Philippines and Mexico Union County College Theater
Cranford, NJ
April 8, 2001 Springtime Party Holmdel, NJ
January 21, 2001 Launching of second compact disc recording
Titled Lawiswis Kawayan, the album is a collection of rarely heard gems of Philippine songs and dances. Guest artists: Lani Misenas, coloratura soprano; Joey Corpuz, violinist.
Casa Victoria
Jersey City, NJ
December 23, 2000 Christmas party at residence Holmdel, NJ
October 14, 2000 Invitation South River, NJ
October 2000 Our Lady of Penafrancia Fiesta Hyatt Regency
Washington, DC
October 2000 Congress of International Obstetrical-Gynecological Summit
Summer 2000 Filipino Festival 2000
August 11, 2000 Birthday party
July 25, 2000 Annual meeting of the NJ State Council of the Arts
Attended by Governor Christie Whitman, legislation signed creating the state’s first cultural trust.
Trenton War Memorial Auditorium
Trenton, NJ
April 15, 2000 Traditional Philippine Folk Music Piscataway High School
Piscataway, NJ
April 2, 2000 Pagbubunyi (To Celebrate with Pride) Festival of Filipino Traditional Arts Washington Irving High School
New York, NY
November 27, 1999 Concert St. James Parish
Portsmouth, NH
November 20, 1999 Tugma-an sa Musika (Musical Convergence)
A free musical-educational endeavor presented by the UPAFR illustrating convergence of Filipino and Spanish-based cultures.
Robeson Hall
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ
October 1999 Cruise on the Nile Egypt
October 25, 1999 Featured concert performer together with the Foundation for Filipino Artists Rondalla Ball Room
Holiday Inn
Amman, Jordan
October 25, 1999 Images of my Motherland Filipino Print Making Exhibition by Lenore L.S. Lim
Performed with the Foundation for Filipino Artists Rondalla.
Philippine Embassy in Amman, Jordan
May 28, 1999 Strings and Voices St. Andrew's Dominion Douglas Church
West Mount, Quebec, Canada
April 11, 1999 Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (The Beauty of our Musical Heritage) Immaculate Conception Parish Hall
Elizabeth, NJ
August 22, 1998 Commemoration of the Founding of the Philippine Nation Council Chambers
Woodbridge Municipal Building
Woodbridge, NJ
May 31, 1998 Musika at Kabayanihan (Travels in Philippine History through Music) Exchange Place
Jersey City, NJ
April 25, 1998 Folk Songs of the Philippines Cultural Mosaic at the Piscataway Public Library
Piscataway, NJ
April 23, 1998 Asia Society President’s Circle Annual Dinner New York, NY
January 8, 1998 Concert Bruno Walter Auditorium
Lincoln Center
New York, NY
November 30, 1997 Gala Concert: Musika at Kabayanihan (Music and Heroism: Travels in Philippine History through Rondalla Music) NJPAC
Newark, NJ
November 9, 1997 Recipient of Special Recognition Award for outstanding efforts in promoting and preserving Philippine cultural heritage through the string ensemble, rondalla.
The UPAFR has also conducted seminars on the rondalla and its instruments before Filipino children in Edison, the Girl Scout Jamboree in Somerset County, the East Brunswick High School, and the Readington Middle School. It has given free outreach concerts in the Home for the Deaf and Blind, nursing homes, and church services.
Grand Reunion and Convention of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association
Trump Taj Mahal Casino and Resort
Atlantic City, NJ
October 11, 1997 Memorial mass St. John the Apostle Church
Linden, NJ
October 5, 1997 Woodbridge Township Celebrates “Our American Cultural Heritage” Hungarian Manor
Woodbridge, NJ
June 15, 1997 99th Philippine Independence Day Celebration Grand Parade New York, NY
May 25, 1997 Three-concert series at the Asian Festival ’97 Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
May 9, 1997 A Philippine Cultural Evening United Nations International School
The Sylvia Fuhrman Centre for the Performing Arts
New York, NY
May 4, 1997 Airlie Concert Series Airlie Center
Warrenton
May 2, 1997 Celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month World Bank/IFC Auditorium
Washington, DC
May 2, 1997 Celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Madison Building
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
April 26, 1997 Fil-American Expo ’97 Meadowlands Exposition Center
Secaucus, NJ
April 25, 1997 Concert Cooper Union
March 22, 1997 Asian Cultural Extravaganza Wilson Concert Hall
Rowan College
Glassboro, NJ
March 2, 1997 Outreach concert McCarrick Care Center
Somerset, NJ
January 19, 1997 Annual Feast of the Santo Niño St. Augustine Church
Kendall Park, NJ
December 28, 1996 An Evening of Patriotic Songs and Christmas Carols High School of Fashion Industries
New York, NY
December 15, 1996 Pamaskong Misang Pilipino (Filipino Christmas Mass) St. Ann Church
Parsippany, NJ
November 30, 1996 Thanksgiving Concert Elizabeth Public Library Elizabeth, NJ
1996 Performance Lycée Français
Manhattan, NY
October 26, 1996 Union County Folk Arts Festival: A Celebration of Traditions Union County College
Springfield, NJ
September 1996 Visit to the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines by Rhoda Santos, auditor, and Diane Valencia, archivist of the UPAFR. They gifted the Office of Alumni Relations with a CD of the UPAFR. University of the Philippines
September 28, 1996 Third Gala Concert
“Mga Kinagigiliwang Himig: Sariling Atin at ng Ibang Bansa” (Beloved Melodies from our Country and other Lands)
Somerset County Vo-Tech Theater
September 14, 1996 Sandaantinig (100-Voice Choir) to commemorate 100 years of Philippine Independence Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
Plainfield, NJ
July 27, 1996 U.S.-Philippine Trade Show and Fiesta ’96 Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
June 30, 1996 Occupied float at Phil-Am Friendship Day Parade Jersey City, NJ
June 17, 1996 Reception for Philippine Vice-President Joseph Estrada New York Hilton
June 16, 1996 Occupied float at Philippine Independence Day Parade
Featured at NBC’s channel 4 during the Philippine Independence Day celebrations in New York.
New York, NY
June 9, 1996 9th Annual Philippine Day Third Ward Park
Passaic, NJ
June 2, 1996 Praise Concert Corpus Christi School Hall
South River, NJ
May 1996 Performed for Philippine Vice President Joseph Estrada during “Filipiniana Night” Pacific Basin Economic Council Conference
Washington, DC
May 26, 1996 Mga Hiyas ng Sariling Musika (Gems from our Musical Heritage) Polish Cultural Foundation Auditorium
Clark, NJ
May 24, 1996 Concert Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
May 19, 1996 Invitation Philadelphia, PA
April 28, 1996 Filipino-US Festival NJ Convention and Exposition Center
Edison, NJ
1996 Annual Arts and Crafts Festival Augusta, GA
March 23, 1996 Bahaghari: A celebration of the Philippine spirit in the performing, literary and visual arts Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center
Edison, NJ
March 10, 1996 Mini-Concert at University of the Philippines Medical Society (UPMASA) Delaware Chapter meeting Yardley, PA
February 24, 1996 50th birthday celebration Iselin Firehouse
Iselin, NJ
December 30, 1995 International Holiday Celebration Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, DC
December 15, 1995 Launching of the UPAFR’s first compact disc recording of favorite Filipino folk songs and kundimans, titled A Philippine Musical Heritage.
November 18, 1995 Reception honoring Angelito David, contemporary Philippine artist Elizabeth Public Library
Elizabeth, NJ
October 20, 1995 Union County Folk Arts Festival: A Celebration of Traditions Union County College
Springfield, NJ
September 23, 1995 Represented the Philippine community at the 7th New Jersey Ethnic and Diversity Festival NJ Convention and Exposition Center
Edison, NJ
September 15, 1995 Second Gala Concert. Handog-Puso: Mga Tugtuging Walang Kupas (Gifts from the Heart: Timeless Favorites) Somerset County Vo-Tech Schools Theater
Bridgewater, NJ
August 20, 1995 Annual Santo Niño Fiesta Santacruzan Fort Monmouth Officers Club
Fort Monmouth, NJ
July 1995 National Convention of the Association of Philippine American Physicians of America Atlantic City, NJ
June 11, 1995 Concert Cullen Performance Hall
University of Houston, TX
June 10, 1995 Concert Flour Bluff High School Auditorium
Corpus Christi, TX
Summer 1995 Philippine Festival Grand Bally’s Casino
Atlantic City, NJ
December 1994 Incorporation of UPAFR
December 20, 1994 Simbang Gabi (Christmas Novena Mass) St. Joseph’s Church
West Orange, NJ
October 23, 1994 Reception for Dr. Emil Javier (President of the University of the Philippines) U.S. Army and Navy Club
NY
September 17, 1994 Pistang Pilipino (Philippine-American Festival). Meadowlands Convention Center
Secaucus, NJ
June 11, 1994 “An Afternoon of Philippine Music and Standard Airs” Monmouth County Library
Manalapan, NJ
May 15, 1994 ASTA International Conference Sheraton Hotel
New York, NY
May 7, 1994 Premiere Gala Concert. “An Evening of Philippine Music and Standard Airs.” Morris County Museum
Morristown, NJ
March 15, 1994 International Festival St. John the Apostle Church
Linden, NJ
January 16, 1994 University of the Philippines Alumni Association of NJ General Assembly and Election of Officers JFK Hospital Conference Room
Edison, NJ
January 15, 1994 Concert with Kayumanggi Chorale Group St. Peter the Apostle Church
Parsippany, NJ
January 2, 1994 New Year Mass Mt. Carmel Church
Boonton, NJ
December 23, 1993 Simbang Gabi (Christmas Novena Mass) Our Lady of Fatima Church
Piscataway, NJ
October 1993 Concert with Paaralang Pilipino Rondalla Ukranian Center
Jersey City, NJ
Summer 1993 Performance at law school graduation party Boonton, NJ
October 1992 The UPAFR was formally established.

 

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