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Stephen Y.S. Shey, violinist
Kanako Nishikawa, pianist
CD Photo: Reme Grefalda
Recorded and mixed at Wellspring Sound, Acton, MA USA
Produced by Shey Studio & QBd Ink: Friends of the Performing Artist, Washington, D.C.
Musical scores, courtesy of The National Philharmonic Society of the Philippines
CD Release 2004
Inquiries re availability at SheyStudio@aol.com
U.S.$18.00 (postage & handling not included)

"It seemed rather odd that Shey, an American of Chinese descent, should be promoting and popularizing Filipino compositions in the US, but in brief remarks, he confessed he became enarmored of Filipino works when he first heard Hating Gabi a composition by National Artist Antonio Molina. Shey’s engaging personality shone through in his mischievously witty sallies which underscored his partiality for our compositions. Whenever he was asked, "What time is it?", he would invariably reply, "Hating gabi."

“Before embarking on the Filipino works, arrangements of which were by Redentor Romero, Shey rendered the allegro movement of Beethoven’s Sonata in F Major and Kreisler’s Praeludium and allegro in clear, precise tones which demonstrated a sure technique drawn from solid basic training.

“A. Molina’s Hating Gabi, H. Rubio’s Salamism, Cavatina by N. Abelardo (after whom the CCP main theater is named), S. Suarez’s Katakataka, and Matud Nila (authorship of this is being contested) proved that lyricism is a common gift of the classic Filipino composers, as are gentleness, romanticism and passion which Shey eloquently conveyed with deep feeling and sensitivity, the exquisite melodies inherent in the compositions surfacing, particularly in Hating Gabi and Cavatina. Bayan Ko by C. de Guzman (from the zarzuela Walang Sugat), our stirring second national anthem, evoked strong feelings of patriotism and love for a now beleaguered, perturbed country. It drew lusty applause to which Shey responded with a delightful, sparkling Chinese Spring Song. "

—Sundry Strokes by Rosalinda L. Orosa, columnist; excerpt from her review of the Jan. 2, 2004 Concert by Stephen Y.S. Shey at the James B. Reuter Theatre in Quezon City, Philippines, Philippine Star Jan. 10, 2004

[Portrait of Stephen Shey]

OOV Bookshelf 2004

OCTOBER 2004 FEATURE A Carnivore's Inquiry by Sabina Murray Filipino Women Writers in English: Their Story 1905-2002 by Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz Miracle Fruit: The Poems of Aimee Nezhukumatathil A Child in the Midst of Battle by Evelyn Berg Empie and Stephen H. Mette Sarabihon Volume 2 edited by T. Erestain Missing Mangoes: For Filipinos And Those Who Love Us by Marcelline Santos-Taylor Rosario de Guzman-Lingat, 1924-1997: The Burden of Self and History by Soledad S. Reyes JULY 2004 FEATURE Communities at the Margins: Reflections on Social, Economic, and Environmental Change in the Philippines edited by Hiromitsu Umehara & Germelino M. Bautista Cuentos Filipinos by Jose Montero y Vidal Hinabing Gunita (Woven Memories): Filipinos in the UK, an oral history project Edited by Jamie Tapales Oakes, Carmila Legarda Alcantara, Maria Gonzalez, Candy Quimpo Gourlay, and Ed Maranan Menage a Trois with the 21st Century by Eileen R. Tabios Remembered Songs and Other Stories by Norma Miraflor Uyayi by Chinchin Gutierrez Novemberly by Theo Gonzalves The Art of Harana—Serenades for Guitar by Florante Aguilar Kundiman ng Katipunan by Elynia S. Mabanglo Stephen Y.S. Shey MARCH 2004 FEATURE Dream Jungle by Jessica Hagedorn Marginal Bliss by Carlomar Arcangel Daoana Behind the Blue Canvas by Eileen R. Tabios Ulos: 4 na Dula by Arthur P. Casanova Mga Kuwentong Maranao by Frank G. Rivera Wife or Worker: Asian Women and Migration edited by Nicola Piper and Mina Roces World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability by Amy Chua Smaller and Smaller Circles by Felisa H. Batacan