{"id":22838,"date":"2025-10-10T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motivated-pink-bison.62-72-44-115.cpanel.site\/?p=22838"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:49:49","slug":"echoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motivated-pink-bison.62-72-44-115.cpanel.site\/?p=22838","title":{"rendered":"‘ECHOES OF CROATIA IN THE PHILIPPINES’\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘ECHOES OF CROATIA IN THE PHILIPPINES’\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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The Far Eastern University Center for the Arts and the FEU Institute of Arts and Sciences (IAS), in partnership with the soon to open Embassy of Croatia in Manila, proudly present “ECHOES OF CROATIA in the Philippines.”<\/span><\/div>\n
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Set your eyes and ears on \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude07\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee,\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
a 14-year-old Filipina prodigy and Croatia\u2019s Got Talent 2023 winner, as she captivates you with her stunning voice alongside internationally acclaimed Croatian artists \u2014 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf8\ud835\uddee \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf8\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9\u010d\ud835\uddf6\u0107 (mezzo-soprano) and \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf7\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc (pianist, educator, and chamber musician).\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Experience an afternoon filled with harmony that bridges nations on<\/span><\/div>\n
October 14, 3:00 pm at the FEU Auditorium.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Chriztel Renae Aceveda, a 14-year-old soprano originally from Pampanga, Philippines, has been living in Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia since 2020. She first captured the hearts of the public with her interpretation of a traditional Me\u0111imurje folk song on Supertalent, and has continued to delight audiences across Croatia ever since. From the age of five, she showed a passion for music, singing karaoke with her mother. In Croatia, she quickly embraced the local culture, especially the region\u2019s musical heritage and traditional attire. Chriztel is an 8th-grade student at Primary School Sveti Martin na Muri, a member of the school choir and part of the local cultural and artistic society HKUU Sveti Martin. She studies voice in the preparatory program of the Vara\u017edin Music School under the guidance of Blanka Tkal\u010di\u0107. Her performances of authentic Me\u0111imurje folk songs have been compared to the legendary “Aunt Liza”, and her emotional expressiveness leaves audiences breathless. She has performed at numerous traditional music events, charity concerts, and public festivals, including collaborations with Croatia’s folk music icon Lidija Bajuk. She won the Supertalent show, the Prvi glas Zagorja contest, the Mali MEF Grand Prix, and first prize at the Bre\u017eice Festival in Slovenia. Through her singing, Chriztel celebrates her second homeland\u2014Croatia\u2014while remaining proudly connected to her Filipino roots.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Blanka Tkal\u010di\u0107, mezzo-soprano, was born in \u010cakovec in 1978. She attended the Vara\u017edin Music School and studied voice with Darija Hreljanovi\u0107, later continuing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz under Ulf B\u00e4stlein. She holds both a diploma and master\u2019s degree in lied and oratorio and specialized further under renowned mentors such as Silvia Bazzoni-Bartoli and Lidija Horvat-Dunjko. Blanka has performed widely in Croatia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Estonia, Czech Republic, Russia, etc.), with prestigious orchestras such as the Zagreb Philharmonic, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Johann Strauss Capelle, and Paris Chamber Orchestra. Her repertoire spans oratorios, masses, and operas\u2014from Mozart\u2019s Requiem to roles in operettas like The Merry Widow, Countess Maritza, and Die Fledermaus. She is also an acclaimed pedagogue, teaching voice at the Vara\u017edin Music School and working with Opera BB under maestro Vladimir Kranj\u010devi\u0107, with whom she has sung roles in operas by Pergolesi, Menotti, Rossini, Donizetti, and others. She is a member of the Europeisches Musik Zentrum Wien.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Danijel Oto, pianist, began his piano studies at the age of 12 and entered the Zagreb Music Academy at 18 under the tutelage of Vladimir Krpan. He graduated in 2009 with top honors and has continued his development through masterclasses with renowned pedagogues such as Franco Scala, Peter Eicher, and Konstantin Krasnitsky. He has performed in prestigious venues across Europe (Vienna, Paris, Rome, Zurich, Zagreb, Belgrade), recorded for Croatian Radio and Television, and collaborated with prominent artists. A sought-after chamber musician and official accompanist at international competitions, Danijel is regularly invited as a jury member in piano competitions across Europe. Since 2008, he has been working as an accompanist and piano teacher at the Vara\u017edin School of Music, and he is currently also an assistant at University North (Department of Music and Media). His students have won over 200 awards at national and international competitions. He is also a regular faculty member at the Gro\u017enjan International Summer Piano School.<\/span><\/div>\n
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concert all set on October 14<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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