Maasinhon Trio Held A Concert At The Plaza

Nov.23,2011

In Gratitude Of Support
Maasinhon Trio Held A Concert At The Plaza
by Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City,Southern Leyte-The Maasinhon Trio who have just arrived a few days ago after their triumph in the singing competition in Manila held an evening concert at the Anatalio Gaviola plaza here during the recent Friday.

The singing trio whose group was formed sometime in the 1990s is composed of Bonifacio Leonor Salubre,Licinio Telen Lolo and Andrew Mori Sanchez. Their decisive participation in the Filipino Got Talent was anchored on the fact that ABS-CBN's nighttime program was a showcase of a wide variety of talents throughout the archipelago.

According to Lolo there were 500 participants from different places of the country who subjected themselves for audition at the ABS-CBN studio in Quezon City.

Nevertheless, the kind of selecting participants for the daily evening show was on how a group or an individual rendered his/her chosen song or whatever talent a contestant has for consideration.

He disclosed that of the aforesaid numbers,only 36 participants composed of either solo or team were finally chosen. And the local Maasinhon Trio was one of them.”There were only 6 participants either in group or individual who would vie in every show”,Lolo said.

The Maasinhon Trio upon their arrival en route to Tacloban airport were warmly welcomed by the Maasinhons and some Southern Leyteños who have given their full support during the Grand Final.

A Mass was offered on their behalf officiated by Rev Arniel Vallinas,Main Celebrant and Garnet Jhon Quirong Executive Pastor,OLAP-Cathedral. It was attended by supporters,friends and relatives. After their spiritual rendezvous inside the Spanish-built Cathedral there was a motorcade of vehicles loaded with fans.

Aboard the convoy of vehicles were also some City Hall employees and officials,Provincial Capitol employees and officials and some Couples for Christ members. The car where the Maasinhon Trio were on board has led the motorcade towards brgy. Ichon in Macrohon then back to the city plaza.

Majority of the songs that they have sung were originally rendered in vocal solo by its respective artists. But the Maasinhon Trio have made it more pleasantly cool and entertaining with the harmoniously blending of their voices to the great delight of the audience.

“Kining among mga kanta,amo ning halad kaninyo isip nga among pasalamat sa inyong pagsuporta kanamo”,matod pa ni Licinio.”Kung mohatag mi'g kuarta kada usa kaninyo dili gyud moigo ang among premyo”.(The songs that we are singing to you are a kind of offering as a sign of our profound gratitude for giving us your full support. If we give you money from our winning prize it would not be enough for all of you here.)

Some of the songs that they have rendered in trio were “You're Amazing”,”Forevermore”, “Guitara” and "Aso"(Smoke)both composed by public school teacher Cipriano Mikin,their original entry to the Bohol Music Festival held in 1996 in Tagbilaran City,“Somewhere Over The Rainbow”,Bituing Walang Ningning,Kay Ganda Ng Ating MusikA,Nais Ko,Wag Nalang Kaya,Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko,Say You Love Me,Dance With Me and Dahil Sa Iyo.

The Maasinhon Trio have also belted out solo love songs individually. When they told the audience that they are going to leave, the latter responded in the negative and instead requested for encores which the former dutifully obliged. Two local bands have also joined in the concert like the Hybrid Monkeys and Yawtakis who won second place in 2010 Leyte Idol Grand Final(band category) held in Tacloban City.

Actually,if we think of their recent winning the 2011 Filipinas Got Talent Third Season Grand Final,the Maasinhon Trio's championing is long overdue. It should have been earlier. This group which was formally formed sometime in 1996 when they were one of those who have participated in the 1996 Bohol Music Festival held in Tagbilaran City. The contestants were required to render original compositions from various Cebuano Composers. No cover, remake or imitating songs were allowed during the competition.

Nevertheless,their becoming a champion as fate would have it,needs a timing with the conception of a TV program the Filipinas Got Talent. It awaits a kind of show that's unique in some aspect of selection and participation from interested parties. The competition's judgment by selected judges was stiff that every participant must perform to the best of their ability. That’s why interested contestants should prepare themselves by rehearsing and practicing regularly for months to get a chance of being chosen as one of them during the final auditions.

WE are happy for the Maasinhon Trio. More power to you and more success. At last,they have finally found their niche,where their singing talent could be fully used meaningfully for a more productive endeavor.

A big thanks above all to the management of ABS-CBN for conceiving a program of talents so that talented Filipinos of various genres can show their wares to the televiewers worldwide for entertainment and enjoyment.

On the other hand,the province of Southern Leyte is one of the provinces in the archipelago where talents in singing and acting are found. However, what they've lacked is the proper venue for exposure in which they could be discovered to make their respective talents be improved and refined to its full potential of being either singers in recording companies or artists in theater or film.

Their being complacent for remaining in their respective places of birth or residency will just make their talents stagnant that would gradually retrogress into decay. What a waste of talents!

Earlier during the concert Maasin Mayor Maloney Samaco congratulated in his short speech the Maasinhon Trio for their triumph in the recent third season FGT Grand Final. After his talk ,photo sessions together with some City Councilors and the Triumphant Trio took place at the makeshift stage for posterity.
(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)