MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Asia's Queen of Song performs with the WSO Winnipeg, MB - May 15, 2014 - Pilita Corrales,known as Asia's Queen of Song, will perform withthe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra tonight at 8:00 pm at the Centennial Concert Hall.

Filipino performerPilita Corrales hasbeen wowingaudiences around theworld since the 1950'sand is well known forher versatility insinging, acting,modelling, hosting andbeing an entertainer. She was the very firstFilipino artist toperform at CaesarsPalace in Las Vegasat the personal

initiation of Sammy Davis, Jr. and has recorded atleast 128 albums. In 2012, she became a judge forThe X Factor Philippines. For this concert, she will sing in Spanish, Filipinoand English. A few well-known songs in Englishinclude Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On andLeonard Cohen's Hallelujah. She will also performsome of her original songs such as Pipit, Matud Nilaand Paano.

MEDIA CALL: Thursday, May 151:30 pm - 2:00 pm

MEDIA: For more information or toschedule an interview, pleasecontact: Sarah Panas,Marketing & CommunicationsCo-ordinator, WinnipegSymphony Orchestra, at204.949.3970 orspanas@wso.mb.ca. Download the 2014/2015season guide here. The WSO is integral toWinnipeg's rich cultural life,delighting more than 100,000audience members each yearwith innovative programmingand musical excellence. TheWSO presents educationalprograms for more than 25,000students annually and toursoutside the city reaching out tocommunities across Manitoba.

"If there is anybody who deserves to be called atotal entertainer, it is Pilita Corrales." -Asian Journal The proceeds of the show will be used in the variouscharitable initiatives by the Rosalinda NatividadCantiveros Foundation and by the reconstructionprogram of HELPfund, a calamity fund of theManitoba Council of Canadian Filipino AssociationsInc. (MaCCFA). Pilita Corrales Special!Thursday, May 15 - 8:00 pmCentennial Concert HallJulian Pellicano, conductorPilita Corrales, vocalist For Tickets please contact the WSO Box Office at204-949-3999. Special Promo: Buy three tickets and get one free!

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