Get ready to sing along, laugh, and embrace the magic of the season when Manila’s most dazzling holiday concert – A Season of Joy: Christmas Concert at The Pen 2024 – returns with sparkling renditions of favorite holiday carols and orchestral pieces from Broadway showstoppers, Hollywood blockbusters and beyond on Sunday, December 1, 2024!
Philippine musical theater star and Aliw awardee Bituin Escalante and Hong Kong Disneyland actor, singer, and musician David Ezra join the Manila Symphony Orchestra at The Lobby of The Peninsula Manila for this family-friendly concert that is among Manila’s most beloved holiday traditions.
National Artist for Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab
With National Artist for Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab at the helm as musical director and conductor, this year’s annual festive season concert promises to be festive and bright.
Joining Bituin Escalante, David Ezra, the Manila Symphony Orchestra, and Maestro Ryan Cayabyab are the Ateneo Chamber Singers.
“We are delighted to have this wealth of Filipino talents at this year’s Christmas concert,” says Kevin Tsang, Managing Director of The Peninsula Manila. “Together, they will bring the holiday spirit into the hearts of our audience through music celebrating the joy of the holiday season and provide a festive finale to the year.”
“Our holiday musical program offers an opportunity to enjoy the music by some of the best musical talent from the Philippines such as Maestro Cayabyab whose much-loved Kumukutikutitap captures the sparkle and whimsy of Christmas and Francisco Dandan whose Pasko na Sinta Ko is a sentimental holiday favorite, and beloved composers like John Williams who wrote the score of Superman, They’re Playing Our Song’s Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach of Say a Little Prayer, Leroy Anderson of A Christmas Festival, and many more.
Of course, Christmas Concert at The Pen 2024 wouldn’t be complete without George Frederick Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus from his classic oratorio, Messiah. Since its debut nearly three centuries ago, Handel’s Messiah reigns unchallenged as the ultimate celebration of holiday joy. This year, experience the larger-than-life “Hallelujah” chorus in all its splendor as Maestro Ryan Cayabyab conducts the Manila Symphony Orchestra, Bituin Escalante, David Ezra, and the Ateneo Chamber Singers in this beloved classic
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at The Peninsula Manila! Last year’s performance was entirely sold out, so don’t miss your chance to celebrate the season with Christmas Concert at The Pen 2024 this time around.
Christmas Concert at the Pen 2024
Christmas Concert at the Pen 2024 will be held on Sunday, December 1st 2024, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, at The Lobby. There is a P 75,000 consumable fee for a table of 10 (with a set deluxe festive merienda) or P 30,000 for a table of four (with a set deluxe festive merienda) at The Lobby.
Tables for four are also available at The Upper Lobby for P 20,000 (with a set festive merienda) or P 5,000 per person (with a set festive merienda)
Prices are in Philippine Pesos which include VAT, service charge, and applicable local taxes.