College Personnel Concert: Saves the Best for the Finale Blast

Being the last to perform in a competition gives the two sides of the stage – the advantage to prepare and the pressure to outdo preceding performances. 
In the case of the college personnel, the challenge of performing last on the list was taken with sass and confidence. The college unkabogable concert was staged on December 14 with the theme “This is Our Moment: Celebrating the Memories of the ’80s and ‘90s. It was also the birthday of the college president – Fr. Jonathan R. Domingo, OMI. 
The much-awaited college concert capped the highly contested three-part concert series first performed by the Non-Teaching personnel on September 8. This was followed by the IBED personnel concert last October 29. The college concert opened with the goose bumps-sending Doxology interpreting the theme song of the 1995 Papal Visit in the Philippines – Tell the World of His Love. Music of the ‘80s and ‘90s fired up inside the Bulwagang Genoveva Deles-Jaranilla immortalized by the college divas and divos. 
Danceable tunes filled the air with a kaleidoscope of ‘80s and ‘90s fashion and vibe – Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Gary V., Francis M. and a host of music icons of the 2 decades that paved the way to global music explosion. The concert ended with the singing of the NDMC 80th Official Jingle – Grateful and Great. The declaration of the NDMC 80th Concert Grand Winner will be on February 17, 2022. P80. 000.00 cash prize awaits the grand champion.  The best performers of the three concerts were also declared who will have a repeat performance for the Best Performer Award on February 17. They shall be joined by the OMI fathers who will render special entertaining number on Oblates’ Day capping the NDMC 80th Anniversary celebration.

The Best Performers are the following:

• NTP: Edlyn Villasis – Tennessee Waltz (1940s) 
• NTP: Virgie O. Gilera – “America” Westside Story (1950s)
• IBED: Grace V. Bulleque – Unchained Melody (1960s)
• IBED: Lynette V. Cabañog – Cabaret (1970s)
• COLLEGE: Blight Echavia – Nosi Balasi (1980s)
• COLLEGE: Benedict C. Vicente – Mga Kababayan (1990s)

Ms. Baby Morente, Mr Reynante Catulong and Fr. Stephen Ondoy , OMI composed the esteemed panel of judges.
The “Underneath the Stars” themed birthday celebration followed after the college concert. Fr. Jonathan took the center stage as the personnel sang a birthday song and gave him gifts. 
For his part, Fr. Jonathan thanked everyone and wished the college personnel to bag the concert championship – to the shrieks and applause of the participants.

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